Ranchi Veg Street Food Tour
Ranchi, the capital ofJharkhand is richly endowed with enviable natural beauty and picturesque environs. It is an industrial hub that has also witnessed an explosion of service industries such as marketing, media, healthcare, education etc. The city also has a happening street food scenario. So let's check out some of the popular vegetarian eating options over here primarily from the Upper Bazar locality.
CHURUWALA
East Market Road, Upper Bazar
It is the city's most famous sweet and snack shop that was started by a family from Rajasthan. Here one can try the belwa kachori with aalu ki sbazi. In sweets there is a good variety like mint and rose flavoured rasgulla, malai ghewar etc. The sattu stuffed thin kachori are fun to have while the soft and luscious rasgullas will leave your yearning for more.
JHARKHAND DHUSKA STALL
East Market Road, Upper Bazar
It is a cheerful makeshift eatery located under a tree and is run by Vinod ji and his son. They sell a variety of fritters at an unbelievably affordable rate. One can try the dhuska, the quintessential Jharkhandi snack along with barra, aalu chop and piyaji. Dhuska is a deep fried rice and lentil cake that is mildly spicy, crisp on the outside and soft inside.
SANJU JUICE STALL
Garden Chowk, Upper Bazar
To beat the heat and exhaustion, one can grab a glass of refreshing beverage at Sarju Juice stall for some mocktails. Here they have an eclectic range of mocktails that sounds fun. One can try the signature non alcoholic drink named Cocktail.
BABA LITTI
East Market Road, Upper Bazar
This hugely famous litti shop is right beside Jharkhand Dhuska Stall. Here one can try a plate piping hot ghee drenched littis with a runny tomato chutney and aloo chokha. Apart from the great taste the interesting part is watching the whole action of cooking and plating live in front of you.
RANCHI CHAAT STALL
Outside Rangreez Gali, Pustak Path, Upper Bazar
This cart is a hit with chaat lovers, especially womenfolk, from the college goers to old one. The fuchka here is quite mouth watering and is clearly the best seller. After having the puchkas do try their kachori chaat which is loaded with stuff.
NEW BARANWAL NAMKEEN BHANDAR
Mahavir Chowk, Upper Bazar
You can check out this shop for sweet and savoury traditional snacks. During winters they sell kale til ke ladoo which is black sesame seeds ladoo and many other things. Lai ke ladoo is one of their most selling items and it is a quintessential sweet from this region
TILKUT WALA
Mahavir Chowk, Upper Bazar
If you have a sweet tooth and are visiting the city in winters make sure that you try some tilkut which is a sesame and jaggery Or sugar based traditional sweet. We liked the freshly made stuff from this place in Mahavir Chowk.
JHARKHAND FAMOUS FOOD CART
Pustak Path, Upper Bazar
Run by genial Mahesh ji for chaat, this is a neat and tidy stall that serves dahi vada and chaat. We would recommend the plain Dahi vada which is served sans any chutney.
MAA SARASWATI KULHAD CHAI
Near Morabadi Ground
This small tea stall is frequented by college students and office goers. Here you get a strong milky tea that is prepared in a clay pot and served in a clay tumbler.
GANGAUR NEXT
Hari Om Tower, Lalpur
It is one of the famous sweet shops in Ranchi whose sweets are much loved for their amazing quality. Here one can try the rasmadhuri and winter special gur ke rasgulle in the cottage cheese sweets category and herbal ladoo and kaju katli in the dry sweets category.
RAMU CHAAT WALA
Opposite St.Xavier College
This place is known for their hot and spicy tikiya chaat which is essentially a spicy, sweet and sour mixture of potato patty, chickpea curry, onions, sev, yogurt and chutney. All throughout the evening it is abuzz with locals.
AMIT BHELPURI WALA
Near GEL Church Complex
The pavement of Main Road is dotted with quite a few small yellow coloured carts selling snacks like bhel puri, sev puri etc. You can look for the one run by Amit and try his mixture chat which is a colourful potpourri of boiled potato, some veggies, snacks and chutneys.
PUNJABI FOOD EXPRESS
Mahatma Gandhi Main Road
It is another popular fast food place where you can try the very interesting dish called the cheese chilli. It is a batter fried cheese cubes cooked in the Indo Chinese style. They are also one of the very few places or perhaps the only place in the city which serves Amritsari Kulche.
SONU BHUNJA WALA
HB Road, Lalpur
If you want to try something filling and healthy then this ubiquitous snack is the best option. The bhunja is a mixture of freshly dry roasted puffed rice, flattened rice, peanuts, corn flakes etc. You can have it mixed with or without onions and seasonings.
BOMBAY CHOWPATTY ICE CREAM
Firayalal Chowk, Main Road
This fun and attractive stall is all about kulfi and ice cream. Here you can try a chilled glass of kaju badam shake. It is optimally sweet and creamy. They have a wide range of options for a post meal sweet treat.
PUNJAB SWEET HOUSE
Mahatma Gandhi Main Road
This place is a haven for all your snack cravings like pakoda, litti, samosa, chaat and different kinds of sweets. Dig into their humongous best seller, the Ganga Jamuna chaat for an ultimate gratification. Along with it you can also try the litti chokha, ganga jamuna chaat and imarti.
KAVERI
G.E.L. Church Shopping Complex
Their veg thali is one of the best selling things at this place. With four kinds of bread, three kinds of curries, dahi bhalle, salad, papad and pickles it is a scrumptious affair.
RATHOD KULFI
GEL Church Complex, Mahatma Gandhi Main Rd
This place serves a wide variety of classic and innovative kulfi. You can indulge in a decadent pizza kulfi which is brownie topped with rabri and chocolate syrup or a classic rabri and dry fruits one.
BHOLA LITTI
Behind High Ct Road, Tulsi Chowk, Doranda
This old stall is an institution when it comes to litti. The litti here was truly irresistible and surprisingly soft in spite of being grilled over charcoal fire. Moreover, due to these attributes it is a bustling litti place even though the price range is high.
B COM CHAIWALA
Near State Bank of India, Kokar
It is a no nonsense tea stall run by a young lad who has just finished his BCOM and is pursuing post graduation along with this business that he is passionate about. Drop in for an invigorating cup of masala tea prepared with hand pounded tea masala and a friendly plus relaxing atmosphere.
GARDEN PAN DUKAN
Garden Chowk
It is a cheerful betel shop that also serves a phenomenal lassi. We highly recommend the thick and luscious yogurt drink that is served in a clay tumbler.
PRAKASH PAAN SHOP
Lalji Hirji Road, Sarjana Chowk
It is a popular paan shop in the locality that serves a variety of paan. You can sneak in for a post meal experience.
