"Chat Ki Baat"- Feature Article

After a really long break from blogging due to tests, we're back! Chat has always been an Indian favourite, but today in this post, its not just chat any more, but the BEST chat ever in Bangalore!

  Located in a humble and small premises in Malleshwaram, "Sri Sairam's Juice and Chats" quite easy to miss, but any foodie passing by would definitely stop with a whiff of its gently boiling masala.

A First-time visitor may end up clueless about what to choose with very intriguing items on the menu that you may not understand. For regulars like us, we know most of the items by-heart so do take our word for the must-try items here!

It's almost a tradition that your first Sai Ram Chat should by default be Chips Masala. Its one of the more well-known items on their menu and rightly so. The amazing combination of flavour and texture is simply amazing and quite unique.

Apart from that, you could try out Bowl Masala, Crazy Chat, Hongkong Chat, Kiss Masala, Disco Chat, Puff Masala, Nippat Masala, Bun Nippat and so on. My personal favourite is the Sev DB Puri which tastes absolutely smashing! And yes, all of these are at very affordable prices (nothing exceeding 25 rupees).

Just because it is a chat-dominated place, you cannot count out the Juices which are very refreshing. Cold Coffee is a crowd favourite and the Masala Coke is worth a shot.
After you're done with your food and drink, don't forget to get your free pani to wash down the spices with a nice flavour to keep in you're mouth till you reach home. It actually is the younger brother of pani puri itself and will leave you with fond memories of the place whenever you think about it!

Do pay a visit!

40/3, 15th Cross, MES College Road, Malleshwaram ,Bangalore.
Timings: 10AM to 10PM
Contact:  +919449880933

Your Personal Recipe Book: Recipe 8: Vegetable Hakka Noodles

Since we showed you how to make the Gobi Manchurian Gravy in our previous post, we thought why not tell you how to make the main dish too so that you could prepare a sumptuous meal on a special occasion for yourself and your family!
   The chinese actually eat a much more bland version of chinese food in one region and a more spicy variant in the other, but from what I've heard, non taste better than the chinese we eat right here! Just some food for thought!
  Oh yeah! Noodles! Here's how to make some!

Ingredients Required: (serves 4 people)
Ginger- 1.5 inch piece
Garlic- 7-8 cloves
Oil- 1/4 cup
Noodles- 200 grams
Soy(a) Sauce- 3 tbsps
Vinegar- 2 tbsps
Green chillies- 2
Onions- 2 medium
Carrots- 2 medium
Capsicum- 1 large
Cabbage- 1/3rd of medium sized
Spring Onion- 7-8 sprigs
Salt- to taste
Pepper- to taste
Water- Loads
Beans, Zucchini, Bean sprouts(optional)

Method:

1. Boil up water in a large vessel and add the noodles to it when it begins to boil. Cook the noodles to desired softness. (It would be best if just cooked through)
2. Strain out the noodles and coat it with some oil and soy sauce and leave aside.
3. Heat up the remaining oil in a wok. Add to it chopped up/blitzed ginger, garlic and green chilly (chopped together will do fine)
4. Immediately add to it sliced onions and saute for a minute before adding salt and some pepper.
5. Proceed to add the carrots which are cut into julienne( narrow vertical strips of 2 inch length). Add salt and pepper and saute for 2 minutes more.
6. Next add the capsicum cut similar to the carrots. The aroma is mouth-watering by now! Keep tossing the veggies, add salt and pepper for the capsicum now.
7. Add the cabbage which is chopped along one direction only. Toss the veggies continuously and add salt again. Quickly add the chopped springs of the spring onion and the noodles to the wok now.
8. Keeping the flame high all along, now would be a good time to slow it down a bit and toss everything in the wok gently. Add the vinegar and keep tossing.
9. Serve hot with a pair of chopsticks (coz eating with a fork is way too mainstream)

So hope you enjoyed our chinese specials! Loads more coming up for you so do stay tuned!