Indian Street Food Chaat at Kashi Chaat Bhandar in Varanasi, India

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Indian street food chaat can be compared to little snacks or a small meal. In this video I sample some delicious things at the Kashi Chaat Bhandar in Varanasi, India. First of all what exactly is Indian chaat? Well it's normally a snack or can also be a small meal. Usually chaat is savoury rather than sweet overall, but in reality it's normally such a mixture of different flavors that combine salty, sweet, sour, and everything else in one little dish. Chaat is often an Indian street food, but at the same time you'll find a variety of chaats from high end restaurants to street side stalls, such as the Kashi Chaat Bhandar in Varanasi. So after hearing great things about the Kashi Chaat Bhandar in Varanasi, India, there was no way that I could pass up the opportunity to visit it when I was there. They only begin to open up in the late afternoon at around 4 pm, so it's a very popular local spot for an afternoon Indian street food snack. When I showed up, I honestly had no clue what to order, I had previously eaten quite a few different chaats in Kolkata and in other parts of India, but I wanted to eat the specialty - and each chaat stall has its own recipe - and each region of India has its famous version of Indian street food chaat. So not knowing what to order, I just asked the owner to give me whatever he thought was the best. The first Indian chaat he handed me was known just as the Kashi speciality chaat. It was a mixture of mostly chickpeas, lots of masala spices, probably a generous portion of clarified butter known as ghee, lime juice, and many other secret ingredients. It tasted like refried beans on steroids - the flavor was insanely good - but it was really rich. I would have enjoyed it even more had it been accompanied by a plate of rice or a chapati to cut the richness. Nevertheless it was stunning. The next Indian street food snack I was handed was dahi puri. I had eaten pani puri, which are little hollow chips filled with tamarind water before, but had never eaten the puris filled with yoghurt. This North Indian street food snack consisted of the little hollow chips filled with all sorts of marvelous spices and then stuffed with thick creamy yoghurt, herbs, and more spices. It was basically a shot of flavorful yoghurt and I really loved it. Finally, to complete my afternoon chaat adventure in Varanasi, he handed me palak chaat. Palak mean spinach, but there was only a little bit of spinach in this dish, and mainly it consisted of crunchy chips that were smothered in thick yoghurt, lots of spices, and garnished with cilantro. Each of these Indian street food chaat provided an explosion of flavor and there were so many different diverse ingredients included in each to make them all give you a unique mouthful of excitement. Finally, because the vendor was so nice, he handed me a gulab jamun, which is a very famous Indian dessert, and he gave it to me free of charge Gulap jamun is a curd milk ball that's been soaked in sweet syrup. It's intensely sweet, but wow is it fantastic. If you're ever in Varanasi, India, and searching for some delicious Indian street food chaat, got to the Kashi Chaat (Chat) Bhandar. Hours: About 4 pm - 11 pm daily How to get there: Kashi Chat Bhandar is located across the Gondawar intersection in Varanasi India. It's about a 10 minute walk from the Main Ghat (along the Ganges River
Date: 2019-08-19

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Comments and reviews: 10

Inderneil Roy
No unfortunately I did not have the nerve to visit Varanasi, though some my maternal relatives lives there. I was born and raised in Delhi. I have visited Mumbai, Madhya Pradesh, Goa, and Kolkatta have lived in vrindavan a small town on the highway towards Agra, Taj mahal plus many parts of Himalayas like kullu, manali, Now since 15 Years I am living in Hamburg, Germany which also has various arrays of cuisines because of Port and Dock connection with the world outside.
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himalayaheart
I think the technology is making people dumber and dumber every day, which people can't even get the simple stuff. The simple thing about staying thin is that when you travel you are walking all day and burning the calories that you get from food. When you are traveling you don't stay in the hotel and eat and drink and sleep, you walk every where. That's how you stay thin. Thanks Mark for another new upload.
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Donna Copas
Mark, I am not the bit against anyone's culture or religions, so I would love to go to India. I am curious about two things. I want to know why some of them eat with spoons and others eat with their fingers. Why? I seems to be unsanitary to eat with you fingers as you can never get all the bacteria from under your nails know matter how much you wash them. Please explain Thanks
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superbick superBick
I live in rural alberta with not a good place to eat for 60 miles and then I watch your vids and I am hungrey. But not just the food but the complete package you are showing. Really well done man. I have a big vacation due to me in ext 6 months and am confident that Y will fllow your lead to India. Keep it up and thanks for sharing, Namaste
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Ankit tiwari
after reading comments not just here but other posts. i got to know. people look down to indians. and complain or accuse them. like cooking with bare hands. its a big deal in videos related to india but as soon as i open the thai, indonesian and chinese videos. they are also majority cooking with bare hands. but nobody complains.
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Andy D.
Hi Mark, I have been to india twice about to go back next week. I love the food there it's what makes visiting this amazing country even more special, just would like to know eating street food, have you ever had a bad stomach from it? I have always been a bit cautious myself. Love your videos Andy.
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Chris Lim
Can you please talk about the costs too for the meals. I think it would put into reference the cost of living in those countries. Also it may be embarrassing, but have you experienced any eating at these places. I noticed the flies on the Thanks for your videos
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TheTruth
lol them two behind you look like goons haha, gulab jamun is one of my favourites normally served cold/room temp but if you microwave it for 10 secs its another whole experience the desserts in india are amazing raas malai and sikhund. u must try
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Mark Wiens
Thanks so much I agree that the food quality at street stalls can be as good as fine dining restaurants. but sometimes the presentation and ambiance is nice to have while eating at fancy restaurants. They both have their place, and both are good
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Aris Reza Iskandar
your life just traveling and eating, i hope i can like that T____Tjust want to know, where are u get a lot of money to travel around the world, you work or your earn money from internet? sory for my bad english
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