Chintaman Ganesh is a place in Ujjain which has its uniqueness. Every year, a large number of people from the local area and other states come to visit Shri Chintaman Ganesh Temple in Chintaman Ganesh, Ujjain. The positive and holy vibes of this place amuse the pilgrims who visit here. You can also try several snacks here after visiting the temple. Here are the top 20 must-try snacks in Chintaman Ganesh, Ujjain.
1.Samosa
Samosa is a deep-fried crispy snack that tastes fabulous with chutneys. It is made in almost all restaurants and chaat shops in Chintaman Ganesh. Its crust is hard and crisp with a stuffing of mashed potatoes inside. Mashed potatoes are mixed with peas, spices, and salt to give samosa a spicy and a salty taste.
2.Bread Pakora
Bread pakora is a snack that you can also try if you want to satisfy your hunger near Chintaman Ganesh. It is made from deep-frying gram flour-coated bread stuffed with mashed potatoes. These meshed potatoes are mixed with spices, peas, and salt. It is soft from the inside and outside. It is served with chutneys giving it delicious flavor.
3.Modak
Modak is the favorite dessert of lord Ganesha. It is available near Chintaman Ganesh Temple to offer to lord Ganesha. You can also try it if you have little hunger. It is a shaped dumpling snack with having an outer shell made of maida flour and inside is filled with mixture of dry fruits, coconut, and jaggery.
4.Poha
Poha is the snack that is available throughout the Ujjain. It is the most beloved food of Ujjain. You will easily find vendors and restaurants selling poha near Chintaman Ganesh. It is made with boiled, beaten rice, and other ingredients like groundnut seeds, fresh curry leaves, onion, and tomatoes. It is a light-spiced and nutritious food. The taste of Ujjaini poha is unique.
5.Sev Chaat
You can see the vendors and stalls selling sev chaat in the streets of Chintaman Ganesh. Sev chaat is a sev-oriented chaat with other ingredients like tomato, onion, fresh coriander leaves, pomegranate seeds, salt, and spices. It is a juicy and crunchy chaat with a tempting taste.
6.Shakes
During hot and sweaty weather, you may get thirsty and want something tummy-filling and thirst-extinguishing. There is a shop selling fresh and healthy shakes.
7.Gol Gappe
Gol Gappe is an all-time favorite chaat of most of the people. These are round and crispy shells served with filling spicy and salty water inside them. Ujjaini gol gappe are unique in the sense that an additional filling of chola chaat is also filled inside them which makes them spicier. You must try them if you want something spicy for your snacks.
8.Papad
Papads are crispy snacks with salt and red chili powder sprinkled on them. These can serve as lightweight and yummy snacks.
9.Soda
You get thirsty and want something chilled and electrifying; you must drink a glass of soda. Soda is readily available during hot summers in Chintaman Ganesh.
10.Chow Mein
You can have Chinese food as well in Chintaman Ganesh. Chow mein is the most common Chinese food loved by Indians. It is a noodle-based dish having spices and chopped veggies like capsicum, onion and green chilies. It is a hunger satisfying snack with excellent flavor.
11.Chilli Potato
Another Chinese food that you can have in Chintaman Ganesh is chili potato. Chili potato is made from chopped potato sticks that are coated with corn flour, and then deep-fried. These deep-fried potato sticks are mixed with red chili sauce, red chilli powder, a few veggies like capsicum and onion, and honey. These have a lovely sweet, spicy, and tangy flavor.
12.Chips
You can find several shops in Chintaman Ganesh that have varieties of chips. Try these if you want to have lightweight snacks.
13.Chai
Chai is a famous Indian hot drink. If you are a chai lover, you can see several stalls selling chai in Chintaman Ganesh. You can enjoy chai with other snacks like samosa or bread pakora.
14.Imarti
Imarti is a flower-shaped Indian dessert that is commonly sold in the streets of Chintaman Ganesh. It is similar to jalebi but less sweeter than Jalebi.
15.Cold Drink
Cold drinks are an excellent option to beat the hot weather and extinguish the thirst during a visit to Chintaman Ganesh. You can try cold drinks from Coca-Cola, Maza, Limca or Fanta.
16.Fruit Chaat
Fruit chaat is a healthy snack option in Chintaman Ganesh. It is made from different kinds of fruits, sweet potatoes, a little bit of salt, a few drops of lemon juice, and spices. It has an excellent sweet and tangy flavor.
17.Laddu
You can find several varieties of laddu in Chintaman Ganesh. These are available to offer to lord Ganesha. If you urge for something sweet, you can also have these laddus.
18.Tikki
Tikki is a kind of chaat that vendors sell in Chintaman Ganesh. It is a patty made from mashed potatoes and spices. It is served by adding tamarind chutney, green chutney, salt, and spices. It has a yummy, salty, and tangy flavor.
19.Sabudana Khichri
Sabudana Khichri is one of the popular khichri in Ujjain. There are several local vendors and restaurants that serve this khichri in Chintaman Ganesh. It is made from boiled sabudana, which is mixed with onion, tomatoes, fresh herbs, salt, and spices. It is a healthy chaat to be taken as snack.
