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0:00-0:27 Introduction
0:28-4:39 Chunnilal Halwai
4:40-8:14 Shree Om Rewari Bhandar
8:15-15:02 Amar Rewari Bhandar
15:03-19:16 Gau Dham
19:17-20:30 Sports Buddy
20:31-23:38 Amit Chaat Bhandar
23:39-25:00 Jai Shree Petha Bhandar
Street food in Meerut is dominated by traditional dishes like kachori, bedmi, jalebi, samose etc. Moreover, like Morena in MP and Gaya in Bihar, this historical city is also renowned for its winter special sweet confections Rewari and Gajak.
Let's discover more about this quintessential winter treat and a few other crowd favourite street food dishes from here. This tour is a continuation of our previous Meerut episode.
The first place of this gastronomic journey was Chunnilal Halwai which we revisited in the evening to try their famous gajar ka halwa which was underway in the afternoon. The special thing about this halwa is the fact that unlike its fancier counterparts, it is made with just grated carrots, milk and sugar and garnished with khoya. To our great surprise, it turned out to be truly divine. We didn't at all miss the presence of nuts or generous amounts of ghee. This is an old establishment that was established after Partition and the recipe of this bestselling winter special dish has remained unchanged. Here we also tried their special masala paneer and white pearls of chenna murki.
The second stop was Shree Om Rewari Va Mishthan Bhandar. Throughout the winter months they prepare a huge array of rewari and gajak, the most interesting of which is the nazuk gajak. It is a crunchy roundel made of freshly made thin and pliable til patti and a stuffing of roasted sesame seeds and nuts. The name refers to its delicate and soft texture. This humble looking sweet is actually a piece of art as one needs a great expertise to make it of the right texture.
The third stop was Amar Rewari Bhandar, another legendary place for the eponymous sweet. They have been selling it for over 70 years. Rewari is a small flat confection made of sesame seeds and jaggery. The workshop was filled with the enchanting aroma of sesame and jaggery.
Meerut also has the reputation of being the 'sports city of India' because of its massive sports industries. So we visited a popular sports center to gauge the all pervasive sporting spirit. Anubhav had a great time playing TT and badminton and hitting the gym.
The fourth food stop was Amit Chaat Bhandar. Like all other parts of Uttar Pradesh, Meerut too is a chaat haven. Our host Gaurav had sung high praises about their extra crispy texture and a bite of it testified to the claim. The lentil stuffed potato patty was insanely crisp and moorish. They had topped it with a plain white pea curry and some spice mix. Every bite was irresistible. Here we also tried some golgappe which was pretty decent.
The last stop was Jai Shree Petha Bhandar whose paan petha was quite good. Meerut definitely matches the vibe of any other popular North Indian cities famous for their street food.
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