Saturday, October 18, 2008

Banaras....One Stop....!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Disclaimer: the below stated views and advices are purely mine. No one is to blamed for it if any disagreement occurs on any issue....hehehehehe.......

to hua yun ki aaj babut dino baaad "golgappe" khaye...sankat-mochan k paas waale...aaahaahaa.....muaaahhha........kya kehna janaaab.......so laga ki kyun na kuchh likha jaye about "One Stops" for various such chatpate and other stuffs (obv related to khaana-peena) in Banaras/Varanasi/Kashi.......last 2 years mein Banaras ko khoob jee bhar k jiya hai aur khoob mauj maare hain isi bahaane........came to know many new+great+amazing things/facts about this wonderful n b'ful place......" Kaashi Nagari"--------it simply rox----------------
to shuruaat karte hain subeh se.........ab subeh-subeh " garmaa-garam Chaay" mil jaye to aay haay kya kehna miya......

Chaay :
**Chowk pe agar chaay nahi pee to kya piya......ahaahaa....purve mein chaay aur saath mein parosi hui shaandaar Toast..makhhan maarke...check it out at 6 a.m. kisi bhidin...u'll luv it.....( Thanx to Arpan for taking me that wonderful place ).....
**Agar L.C ki chaay nahi pee hai to turant jaake pee lo...Special waali....it costs Rs. 3...u'll wish to have 2-3 cups more....do have the kachaudi and samose with it........well as per my view : LC ki especial chaay is "the best".............

Jalebi+Kachaudi :
ohoho....yummmy-yummmy.....bas utho aur lanka tirahe pahunch jaao.....ek chhoti si gumti types dukaan dikhegi jahan ek taraf "jalebiyan" tal rahi hongi..doosri taraf "kachaudiyaan"...aur teesri taraf ek pyaari si "gaali" ki bauchaar chal rahi hogi...maano log jalebi-kachadui se zyada pasand se wo(gaali) kahne aate hain.....aaye-haaye kya kehne banaras ke....and one thing is sure, u will love the jalebi-kachaudi.....do go there and have them if u haven't till now.....

Lassi:
Aaaaaah....garmi ka mausam ko aur agar "thandi-2" "malaai maarke" lassi mil jaaye to kya kehna janaab......muaaaah......walk down from Lanka towards Naria and in the mid-way u will find "Banaras Sweet House"....there comes a shop where u'll see a electromechanical structure (made up of somewhat a D.C. motor and mechanical stuffs) to prepare the Lassi.....hehehe.....do have a taste of it...........aaaaan...one more shop...apna "Pehelwaan Lassi Waala"....name speaks a lot in itself.....hihihih...hai na...!!!!.....well this "Lassi" is also very special kinda as u'll find few additional stuffs in it..." the Malaai and Rabdi"......muaaaah.....so Banaras mein ho aur Lassi nahi pee hai abhi tak to turant jaakar lassi pee lo ( English version : If u are in Varanasi and haven't
till yet tasted Lassi then immediately go and have it...its really tasty...u will love it..)....hehehe.......

Ab bahut meetha-2 ho gaya...kuchh chatpataa bhi ho jaaye.....hehe....will return to "meetha" again......haan....to ab......jab bhi CHATPATE khaan-paan ki baat ho rahi ho aur CHAAT-GOLGAPPE se pehle koi naaam zubaan pe aa jaye....hehehe....sochna bhi mat aisa...."paap chadhegaa"...hihihi.....:P:P.....
well before starting this...one very surprising fact.....many of my college friends(not of Varanasi) didn't hear of "Tamaatar Chaat" before coming to Varanasi....Amazing...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Golgappe aur Chaat:
......aahahaha.....jab sochkar hi itna achha lag raha hai to fir khane mein kitna mast lagta hoga.....hmmmmm.......socho-socho......hehehe....check it out at (1): Sankat-Mochan turn....the crowd over there is sufficient enough to speak of its popularity and the "Quality"........Do taste the "Tamaatar Chaat+ Chatpate Golgappe"....u will luv it.....but haan one thing to be kept in mind...do reach by time ( around 6:30-7:00) else sab "Jai Siyaa-Raam Ji Ki"....hehehe.....(2) Kashi Chaat Ghar at Gowdowlia.....a lot of varieties are over there and the especial one being again "Golgappe"....(Thanx to a small girl for me telling the most especial one of that particular place...:):)...)

left ponits are : ....thandai....mithaai...brownie...chaat(tikki chat,tamatar chat,papadi chat) and golgappe....bhelpoori-sevpoori....pizzaz...momoz...meetha paan....and many more to be explored in the coming years.....hehehehe....