10 Favorite Foods|Day 7

Within no time a 'week' has passed since I started with this 31 Day blogging challenge.With the most interesting topic in store for the seventh day I present to you my 10 favorite food dishes.Being born and brought up in Chandigarh, a proud north Indian :), I am fortunate that I belong to not just the 'City Beautiful' but a city which is a hub for almost any cuisine that you may name.With the most jazzy eating outlets available in the city to the most diverse range of foods to pick from I choose to be 'simple' in terms of the food I grab. I am very choosy when it comes to hogging. Healthy is wise :) and I choose to be the same :P. For those of you 'Vegetarians' out there who want to have a great time binging upon some mouth watering food without consuming any much calories,this is the right post to read ;)
My 10 Favorites are...

1.Paneer

Well if you have been consistent with the previous posts that I v written,you will be very well versed with the fact that how much I love paneer :P. So yes,this will top the charts for me. I love it in any and every form however some of the dishes that I really like to dig in be it early morning or the mid night hour are paneer bhurji, kadhai paneer, paneer tikka and chilly cheese.
For all you Chandigarhians the best places to have a good serving of an economical yet yummy paneer dish that I will recommend will be Sindhi's sector 8, 9/11 sector 44, Nagpal sector 22.

2. Tokri Chaat

This is sinful P. I can have this all the time without getting over it. For all those chaat lovers out there this is a must. A very interesting preparation of the normal routine chaat. It's a combination of thick chilled dahi (with a hint of sugar), a chutney made of gur and imli and a green chutney, boiled chickpeas,boiled potatoes, sprouts, pomegranate along with crushed bhalla, papdi,and golguppas.

The only place that I recommend for a great chaat snack is Sindhi's sector 8, however Gulaab sector 35, Guru Nanak Sweets sector 44, Baba Dairy sector 21,Gopal's sector 35 and Bengali Sweets Panchkula (near Fun republic) are great options to have a mouth watering plate of chaat too.

3.Spongy Dhokla

A light yet fulfilling Gujarati delicacy that I am really fond of is a spongy khamman dhokla.  As soon as you take a bite of it, its a mix of sweet and tangy flavors that burst into your mouth. Usually prepared from gram flour it's made spongy by adding a syrup which is a combination of lemon,sugar and water. It's best served chilled. A lot of varieties have come up in the city beautiful recently and I've got my hands on almost all of them but my personal favorites remain the 'Plain' khamman dhokla and the 'Masala' khamman dhokla of Gopal's sector 35.If you haven't tried them yet then you're surely missing on something yummylicious.

4.Red Sauce Pasta

My Sunday afternoon 'brunch' that I love preparing myself by experimenting with a variety of veggies and sauces is a simple yet filling Red Sauce Pasta. I like it authentically prepared with olive oil,basil and a lot of red tomato salsa sauce. You can add as many vegetables as you want starting from olives,baby corn,sweet corn,bell peppers to broccoli,zucchini and even shredded grilled chicken (in case your a non vegetarian). The best pasta servings in Chandigarh are available in Pizza Hut and Dominoes (sector 35). Make sure you try them!

5.Khandavi

Another Gujarati delicacy (no wonder I love it :P as my mom's a Gujju) that I absolutely love is a Khandavi. I am sure, a lot of you might not even be aware if a dish like that exists or not. But once you try it you cannot resist yourself from eating at least a bowl full of it ;) I bet. Gram flour is used to prepare it and the special tadka of sesame and mustard seeds along with curry leaves acts like a cherry on the cake. The new food joint called 'Gulaab' sector 35 Chandigarh, presents an interesting preparation of these rolls with a stuffing of roasted coconut and pomegranate.

6.Poha

If you live somewhere in or around Mumbai then I am sure this needs no introduction.An all time favorite of every Aamchi Mumbai ka aam aadmi is Kanda (onion) Poha with Sev on the top. However I personally prefer it without Sev. It's a delicious evening tea snack for some and a complete breakfast for many. I grab it as a complete meal. There is no place that I will recommend you to have this :P my mom makes the best kanda poha in the world :D. It takes the next level when she adds roasted groundnuts to it which is worth relishing especially during monsoons. Humph! I see some saliva dripping on the keyboard now :P

7.Uttapam

A much known South Indian delicacy that I love is uttapam along with white coconut chutney and red tomato chutney. It is not only very light to consume but is absolutely flavorful too. Some prefer it along with sambhar however I personally love it only with the chutney's. Usually consumed as a snack in north India you will find the most amazing preparations of the same in Jallandhar Sweet's sector 23, Gopal's sector 35 and Sindhi's sector 8.So if you are looking for a tummy filling light mid time meal then uttapam is the best of the lot.

8.Pindi Chole

Believe me they taste much more yum than they appear. An all time favorite north Indian dish Pindi Channa are boiled chickpeas prepared with a lot of masalas.They are usually eaten along with a puri, bhatura, aloo tikki or a tandoori naan in north India.They mean the same to us Punjabi's like the macher bhaat means to Bengali's or an idli sambhar means to a south Indian. :) There is no as such specific place that I love for serving Pindi Chole but yes any sweet shop that you may find on every nook and corner of the city will ace in preparing Chole for sure ;) Try them all!

9.Grilled Soya Champ

This mouth watering dish amazes me every time I eat it. It's a vegetarian leg piece :D An energy booster for sure it's a rich source of protein especially for all you vegetarians out there ;) I love them grilled however people prefer them fried, it sure enhances the flavor but then the calorie count too ;) So make sure you do follow a proper gym regime the next day or take it as a cheat meal from your oh-so-boring routine as I do :)

10.Mushroom Corn Sabzi

Being a mushroom lover you cannot ask for a more delicious combination than mushroom and corn. They really go well with one another. I can not get over it when my mom prepares it in winters :). Piping hot, I like it with a dash of extra red chillies. It is prepared both in gravy or dry however I like the dry preparation with a rumali roti which is a special Indian bread :). 9/11 in sector 44 Chandigarh serves the best preparation of the same.
 Yummy. I am not too sure weather I have done justice to the post or not ;) but sure that I had a gala time writing it :D
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