Chappan Dukan is a renowned eatery lane in Indore, which is also known as Disney land for foodies as it looks like a long food court which stretches in length showcasing the most yummy dishes which are sure to tickle the taste buds of food connoiseurs. It is a must visit place for all foodies where one can find all the street foods.
Chappan in fact stands for 56 number in English and Dukan means shops that means there are total 56 small shops serving all famous South Indian, North Indian, Veg and Non veg delicacies.
This market is abuzz with a large variety of food items like momos, poha, jalebi, dosa, bhutte ka kees, fire pan, hot dog, coffees, tea, milkshakes, chaat, pani puri and other non-vegetarian cuisine.
From thelas of pani puris to a bowl of Noodles, you get every bit of taste along the lane of Chappan.
Chappan Dukan History
You must be wondering why it is named as Chappan Dukan, well when this market started, there were actually 56 shops. Today, if you count the shops you will find exactly 56 shops here.
This market is now transformed beautifully which catches the eyes of beholders towards it. It is a favourite place of local people to hangout.
The top 7 dishes of Chappan to savour upon are:
Pani puri
Pani puri is famous across India for its chatpta taste. The tangy water with potato filling is yummy at Chappan Bazar.
Fire Paan
You all must be acquainted with banarsi paan but have you ever heard about a paan which contains fire? Yes, Chappan serves fire pan which definitely is a must try thing in Chappan. You can get a wide variety of pans and mouth fresheners here. Milap the pan destination is one such shop where you can have best fire pan.
Pav Bhaji
A famous street food of Mumbai. This dish is served with some Indori touch to you at Chappan.
Johny Hot Dog
A combination of aloo tikki and pav in one. It is a Tikia of mashed potato which is wrapped in a bun and spiced up with Chuteny. You can find this hot dog at shop no 51, 52 and 56.
Garadu
A must try thing at Chappan. It is a typical street food of MP.
Garadu is a type of yam, whick looks bit like sweet potato. It is deep fried in oil and then served with indori jeeravan.
Samosa and Poha
Chappan brings a mouth tempting famous Indori Samosa with Chatpati – Red Chuteny and sparkel of Namkeen. It is dish which you need to satisfy your hunger and a snack which doesn’t need any introduction as it is famous across India as Indori Poha. Poha at Chappan is a perfect filling breakfast in a love list of every foodie.
Anjeer Dryfruit Katli and Gur Patti
Who wants cherries on top of a cake, when you can have a dessert filled with the goodness of Anjeer. An enticing sweet dish containing anjeer and other dryfruits, nuts and figs available at the sweets shops at Chappan. Another traditional sweet dish prepared using a blend of jaggery and peanuts is gur patti which is available at 56 Dukan. This dish is very famous amongst children.
So this time you visit Indore, try out visiting Chappan Dukan to tickle your taste buds with the best known cuisine.
