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Rude food by Vir Sanghvi: A food journey in Bhopal

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Aug 10, 2019 11:03 PM IST

The next time you’re looking for good North Indian food, skip the usual cities and go to Bhopal

Bhopal gets a bum rap. Tell anyone in Delhi or Mumbai that you are travelling in search of good North Indian food and they will assume you are going to Lucknow. (Unless they are Punjabis, in which case they will assume you are going to Amritsar to eat kulchas.)

Rezala, the signature dish of Bhopali cuisine, has many variations in the city itself
Rezala, the signature dish of Bhopali cuisine, has many variations in the city itself
Jehan Numa Retreat is run by the Jehan Numa Group of Hotels, Bhopal’s oldest and most famous hoteliers
Jehan Numa Retreat is run by the Jehan Numa Group of Hotels, Bhopal’s oldest and most famous hoteliers
Bhopal is the one city after Lucknow where both street food and nawabi cuisine are outstanding
The Sehore kachori, which Indore and Bhopal fight over, is eaten with a spicier chutney (Photo: Sehore.nic.in)
The Sehore kachori, which Indore and Bhopal fight over, is eaten with a spicier chutney (Photo: Sehore.nic.in)
The thrill is eating some poha followed by a bite of jalebi and letting the flavours mix (Vir Sanghvi)
The thrill is eating some poha followed by a bite of jalebi and letting the flavours mix (Vir Sanghvi)
Dahi samosa with chutney and sev is famous in the city
Dahi samosa with chutney and sev is famous in the city
The biryani of Bhopal is said to be about how rice absorbs stock to create a gentle taste (Vir Sanghvi)
The biryani of Bhopal is said to be about how rice absorbs stock to create a gentle taste (Vir Sanghvi)
Shahi Tukra at the Jehan Numa Palace in Bhopal (Vir Sanghvi)
Shahi Tukra at the Jehan Numa Palace in Bhopal (Vir Sanghvi)
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