Look at the hot griddle full of chicken fry! White curry, this is very unique! And all combined creates Pav Bhaji. Oooh! A lot of cheese, full of spices, red chili.
Buongiorno guys, it’s Max Ginestra. I’m in Ahmedabad. I’m in the middle of the market. Today, we’re gonna be walking around the city, trying some local specialties, and tonight we’re going to their famous Manek Chowk street food market. Andiamo!
Let’s have some breakfast Do you make Jalebi? I love the shape I never tried it before This place is very popular for Jalebi and Fafda. This is ghee? Sugar? Sugar Okay Oh, ghee inside and sugar there.
Okay They cook it in ghee. It must be so flavorful and rich definitely I don’t know what it is. It smells like, yeah, rose. Maybe that’s the secret ingredient Full of sugar Oh my God! Showered in sugar Look at that!
The kitchen! Let’s take a look! What’s the name? Papra Papra Okay Look how he does it Oh, he dips it a second time in the oil to fry them very well Oh, thank you. This is beautiful!
Oh, wow! Isn’t it the most beautiful thali you’ve ever seen? And so colorful! All vegetarian This restaurant is very old It’s 120 years old It’s the first-ever thali restaurant opened in Ahmedabad and Mahatma Gandhi came here. Okay, I kind of feel overwhelmed So now what I want to do is just start introducing them to you Here we have some potato curry This is a chickpea curry This is maybe potato and other veggies This is maybe sambar This is called sev usal Sev are the little crisps that you see on top made from lentil flour This is called Patra which is kind of a vegetable roll with tamarind so it is a bit sweet.
This is very famous, it’s called Khaman dhokla I think it’s made with chana dal and gram flour This is of course the famous puri Then we have samosa but the filling is unique to the Gujarat state And I don’t know how to differentiate them but one is Gota and the other one is potato vada. Let’s start with Patra Look, covered in ghee and coriander It doesn’t really look appetizing but it’s very famous among the locals. It’s pretty dry It’s a bit spicy I can taste the touch of sweetness but honestly, this is not my favourite. Moving on Hopefully, I’m doing it right huh I just scoop it up and oooh, peas inside peas, tomatoes Buon appetito You can really taste the crunchiness of the Sev, coriander It’s pretty spicy That is pretty spicy Really interesting Let’s get this curry with chickpeas, coriander, lots of spices, thick gravy It’s rich in flavour There is coriander that gives quite a nice refreshing touch It’s nice Another famous thing I have to try The Khaman dhokla It’s kind of a sponge cake It’s a bit moist This is like a sponge cake Savoury, not too savory actually One more thing This beautiful vegetarian samosa Let’s open it up Look at the peas I think, curry leaves I guess potatoes as well. Okay, let’s give it a bite It is so hearty Even though it’s full of veggies, it’s fried, doughy, actually, it’s pretty light.
It’s not too greasy. I like it As we just witnessed the preparation of their famous Jalebi Let’s try it out You can really taste the ghee And somehow it’s a bit citrusy There’s saffron in it Even though they completely soak it up in sugar It’s not too sweet See, when you have the thali, you’ve got so many different types of dishes, spices, flavours and you really get to taste the homecooked food, regional cuisine You get the Gujarat state on a plate What an amazing breakfast! What a great thali! Alright, let’s go for more! Hello!
Samosa Samosa and kebab Crispy samosa, just fried, stuffed with mutton keema And they also make samosa kebab I can see them at the back And now I guess he’s going to fry them as well See, that’s the mixture made with mutton, spices, coriander, and flour and he’s portioning them Small portion Yeah This is something that you cannot miss in Ahmedabad This is super deep fried, extra deep fried They look so crunchy Thank you so much All right Beautiful! Look at this lovely triangle stuffed with mutton keema, a lot of spices Oh, they look so crispy Okay, let’s give it a bite Look at the filling oh It’s actually pretty light Super crispy Spicy You can really taste the chili and the coriander Good! Really really good! Oh, it was so crispy You can taste the red chili in it It’s really nice And what they’re also famous for These little kebabs made with the mutton, spices and they are super extra deep-fried They look very crunchy That dissolves in your mouth Like the filling is creamy kind of Look at the spices Let me open it See The onion, chili, coriander I think there is a secret recipe kind of Garam masala, mixed spices See, right in the middle of the market This is something that you cannot miss It’s full of hungry locals getting their takeaway ready for dinner. What else do you want?
Thank you See you next time Oh, so nice! They kindly offered us the samosa and the kebab Please, if you are ever in Ahmedabad, just pay a visit to them Thank you so much See you next time Bye Andiamo! Let’s go for more Bye This is crazy! I mean, look! It’s full of people selling clothes Oh, look at the cakes Andiamo!
Hello! What do we have here? Chicken masala Chicken masala What is this? Paya Oh, Paya! Goat leg Okay Manchurian Manchurian Chicken Manchurian Green chicken Hara Bhara Green chicken White chicken White chicken Dry fruit All right, that’s interesting Look at the hot griddle full of chicken fry Oh, that’s marinated chicken The marination, yes, it makes the difference Now, he’s going to add the gravy Oh, the oil actually Masala oil It is cooked on coals, not on gas Oh, yeah!
Full of coals Original taste Yes White chicken White curry This is very unique! Foreigners like it Wow! Thank you so much Look at our beautiful dinner! Look at what we’re having This gorgeous chicken tikka masala Look how thick the gravy is With the special Gujarati spices This is very interesting, I’ve honestly never seen it before but I know that this restaurant is famous for I think there is a kind of curd or something or yogurt and fruits I believe for what the guys said Another dish they’re known for is the chicken fry covered with the same gravy as the chicken tikka. We saw the preparation before Look how oily It’s full of red chili and other spices What I want to start with is this Chicken tikka masala Let’s grab a piece of my fresh roti, a bit of chicken and gravy Look Buon appetito Actually not too spicy Just a tiny bit It’s pretty elegant, rich, creamy Oh, wow!
This is nice! Really good! The aroma from the chili is what you come to India for. Now, I really want to try the white chicken Let’s call it like this Let’s grab a piece Let’s put it between my roti, a bit of the gravy Let’s try it out Oh, wow! There is coconut in it Super aromatic, flavorful, rich, thick gravy and a tiny bit sweet.
This is really really good Let’s go for the chicken fry, the last one, cooked on the hot griddle Perfectly cooked, covered in gravy Look how charred it is here Alright, let’s give it a big bite It’s definitely a bit oily It’s rich, perfectly cooked Charred Smoky, a bit tomatoey It’s not spicy at all Mamma mia! Now, what I want to do maybe is illegal, I don’t know Is to put a bit of the gravy on top then grab some of my fresh roti and a bit of onion Let’s do it like this, a little more gravy Let’s give the ultimate big bite Mamma mia I’m in heaven The owners just gave us some prawns fried with masala, right? Okay Let’s try our beautiful masala prawns fry I haven’t had prawns in a while so I’m very excited and they look incredible Buon appetito They pop in your mouth and the masala are very well balanced, they don’t overpower the flavour and the coriander on top gives a very nice and fresh kick That was surprisingly good Thank you so much for your hospitality The food was Very good The best Yes Thank you Bye guys, thank you for your hospitality Okay, andiamo! Now, we’re going to the famous night food market which is called Manek Chowk We have arrived at the night food market called Manek Chowk and you can see, look, the stalls are coming now At a certain time, this little square gets packed with food stalls and chairs and tables in the middle Actually, it’s not ready yet See, all the Tuk Tuk bringing people, items Oh my God! It’s getting busier and busier I can wait for what this market has to offer Now, we’re going to try one of the most popular foods in the market Look at the stall, how busy it is Andiamo!
Can I have one Pav Bhaji? Please Thank you Oh my God! Look at the brick of butter So, he’s breaking it He put some chopped onions Then some spices, a lot of red chilies, more spices, more masala He adds some water Coriander and he mixes everything Then the mixture that he added afterward That’s made with veggies, potato, coriander, tomatoes, and peas And all combined create a special mixture called Pav Bhaji One of the most iconic street foods in India Thank you We just received the Pav Bhaji Look at here This lovely creamy mixture with tomatoes, potatoes, onion, peas, coriander, and this lovely creamy butter Look! Oh, it’s melting Mamma mia! Served with this gorgeous bun completely soaked up in butter and tomato as well as this lovely I think it’s chili, red chili, and onion with some tomatoes So what I’m going to do now is mix it with the help of my spoon putting some of it on my bun Oh my goodness!
Buon appetito! Ooh, it’s super creamy, it’s not spicy at all, very tomatoey Let me try the chili, a bit of onion A bit more salty because of the chili It’s not too spicy and a bit sour Very good! Another iconic dish and stall of the market is Ghotala dosa Come here Let’s come and check Brick of butter Green peppers Tomatoes Cheese, greens Oooh, a lot of cheese! A lot of cheese You can’t eat this one alone Yeah! Full of spices, red chili I will have to run a 100 kilometers marathon after this.
Water and boom! He mashes everything It’s getting thicker and thicker That is massive! More cheese Oh, right! That’s for more than one portion Okay, for a moment I was worried So, actually, they use this dosa just as a base to make the mixture After waiting for quite a while, we just received our Ghotala dosa We just saw before the preparation This is the creamy mixture Very thick with lots of cheese, veggies, spices, and red chutney. Here is a classic dosa What we need to do is just break a piece of dosa and dip it in the gorgeous mixture Let’s be generous with it and let’s try it out Oh my god, it’s so cheesy!
What you taste is just cheese, chili. The dosa is really nice The guys, our friends, that we just met they’re so cool. They’re from Ahmedabad. People from Ahmedabad, they’re very friendly Enjoy your meal guys This is very good by the way, there’s a lot of cheese. If you come to Ahmedabad, especially at the night market called Manek Chowk You must try the famous Ghotala dosa Okay, we ordered something refreshing since I’m sweating Oooh, yes!
Mango and the famous Jamun shot Plum shot As you can see they put some salt around Oh, it’s cold but it’s good Oh, shot? In one go? It’s actually a bit sweet, it’s pretty good, it’s very refreshing Do you know where I’m feeling pain now? Here Around my eyes This is what we needed to end our Ahmedabad street food tour Okay, that’s it for today Thanks a lot for watching See you next Sunday CIAO 🙂
