Being a first time visitor to Indore, I had recommendations from colleagues and friends to visit 56 shops and Sarafa food bazaar. While roaming around in the Sarafa jewelry bazaar during day time, we found it too noisy and crowded and decided to skip the night food bazaar there. But our airbnb host insisted us to visit the night food bazaar at Sarafa and I could never be enough thankful to her next day.
This always crowded, flooded with varieties of food market comes into existence everyday after 8 pm but the best time to visit is after 10 pm when every food stall is settled at its best in narrow streets of Sarafa bazaar and spirit is at its best. This legendary night food bazaar has became an identity of Indore and trust me, you will never be disappointed, no matter what your food preferences are. And let me tell you, its not routine snacks bazaar you would have visited in your home town or city market.
Yes, I am talking about varieties, that do not include typical dosa, pav-bhaji, paratha and biriyani. They are already there being part of food group but what I am going to present is really unique from Sarafa……Keep your taste buds in control because pictures here will just serve to the eyes and not to the tongue :-). And yes, real taste will soothe your taste buds for lifetime.......
This is how we started.....yes, desi ghee ka cheese sandwich :-)....Every contact of my WhatsApp Status asked me what was it and how was it......Before you ask the same, scroll down :-)
Yes, this was cheese sandwich of desi ghee......Super yummy will be the right word to describe it in single word.
Never heard or read about it .......
Fafda chaat.....Preparation in progress
And its ready to gobble...yes, thats what we did :-)
Again, never heard about it
And it came out so well....fried but tangy, a perfect winter night snack
Churra Papad - Yes, Bambaiya item but with Indori touch.....expensive but worth trying
Every third food stall serves this tempting Bhaji-pav and believe me, they all are crowded...
Cheese paratha preparation in progress......I kept counting calories and finally decided to treat myself :-)
This is how those narrow streets of Sarafa look at night when almost 3000 people (local and tourists) come up with thirsty taste buds....
Jaleba - big brother of Jalebi.....we bought just half of it and we were three people. Hope that gives you an idea :-)
Malpuda - calorie bomb but hey you are on vacation :-)
Yes, they will make same as it looks in picture and believe me taste is much better than looks :-)
Coconut Crush - one more new item for me....Nutritious and delicious....had two :-)
Bhutte ki Kees - super yummy, local snack variety from Indore. White corns grated and cooked in milk and served with chaat ingredients......
Some more sweets? Would you be able to control yourself after seeing those cricket ball sized Gulab jamun and piping hot Gajar ka halwa?
My tea lover soul was at peace after seeing this.....Tried almost everything on menu
Wintery night....you and me and tea in hand...yours is chocolate but I like cardamom....
Orange pan......could not resist to click before trying it :-)
Even meetha pan was mouth watering
And there it ended, at 2 am, after almost 3 hours of celebration :-)
Don't blame me if you have decided to visit Sarafa after this visual treat......Diet plans can always follow "next week".....:-)
