Cuisine Bulandshahr
Like any other city of North India, Bulandshahr also patronizes Awadhi and Mughal cuisine. Mughal cuisine makes use of generous amount of spices to make food aromatic and full of flavour. Most popular spices used in cooking are cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, cumin, black pepper, red chilli powder and saffron. Biryani is the most popular of all Mughlai cuisine. The dum style of cooking or the art of slow cooking over a fire is a novel and marvelous cooking technique original to the Mughlai cuisine. The dum style of cooking adds texture and flavor to the food. Dum Biryani, kebabs, qormas, elaborate mutton recipes, are a specialty of Mughlai cuisine.
Spices, dried fruits and nuts are generally used in the Mughlai and Awadhi recipe. Ittr (perfume) is used to enhance the aroma of the dish. Most popular recipes are achari gosht, badami gosht, dum pukht mutton, keema pulao, murgh do piazza, murgh musallam, nargisi kofta, navratan, peas pulao, shahi rogan josh, and raita.
During Eid-ul-Fitr, Muslims in Bulandshahr eat vermicelli and sweet dishes such as sheer khurma, and sweet milk with dried fruits. Saffron is used to flavor sweets, hence the desserts have the delicious amount of aromatic flavours and sweetness. Desserts such as almond seera, badam halwa, phirni and rabdi are super popular among the locals and the tourists. Kesar pista kulfi eaten with faloodas are extremely popular in the summers.
Street Food in Bulandshahr
Good street food is readily available in Bulandshahr. There are many food stalls, chaat centres and kathi-roll centres in Bulandshahr. People of Bulandshahr enjoy good food. Evidently there are many restaurants and hotels that offer delicious and varied cuisines 24x7. To make your search for food in the city much easier, here is a food guide that will direct you what to eat and where. All these restaurants are very economical. Ansari Road, Krishna Nagar, Lal talab Malviya Marg, Main Road, and Sedpur Road are places where you get the best food.
Achman Restaurant has good pure vegetarian food items. It also offers good multi cuisine food and continental food. There is also the Natraj hotel at Kala Aam and Raj Darbar Hotel at D.M. Road.
For cafeteria go to Quality Cafeteria at Ansari Road, Chowk Bazar. Also go to south Indian fast food chain restaurant at Shikarpur. Here is list of restaurants in Bulandshar:
Alka Motel & Gardens
Kaala Aam, Devipura-1
Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh-203001
Phone no.: (05732) 283 411
www.alkamotel.com
Red Chilli Hotel and Restaurant
Moti Bagh, Kotiyat
Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh-203001
Phone no.: 09808886556
Achman Restaurant
K.P.Road, Amba Enclave,
Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh-203001
Phone no.: 09412128526
Vaishno Chaat Bhandar
G.T. Rd, Sikandrabad
Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh-203205
Phone no.: 9917211838
Civil Lines in Bulandshahr has copious amount of food joints and is haven for any food. Street food is immensely popular and one should definitely sample the authentic ethnic food found here. Aloo chaats, pakora and samosa are among the most popular snacks found here. At any restaurants popular starters include chaats, kachoris, pakora, pani puri, vegetarian kathi rolls and chicken tikkas. These snacks are generally taken during special occasions.
Those having a sweet tooth will rarely be disappointed as the city has numerous popular confectionaries to soothe the palate of those who are looking for sweets. Milk and milk products are abundant in Bulandshahr. Yogurt is also consumed in large quantities. Burfi, Gulab Jamuns and, Jalebi, Kesari Kheer and Rasamalai are delectable and will satiate the diehard foodies. Here is a list of sweet shops in Bulandshahr:
Gupta Sweets
Railway Road, Fateh Manzil, Moti Bagh, Kotiyat
Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh-203001
Pyarey Lal Sweets
Ghandhi Chowk, Devi mandir Wali Gali, Moti Bagh, Kotiyat
Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh-203001
Phone no.: 098 08 141459
Dhabas in Bulandshahr
Dhabas provide wholesome food with rustic flavours. Food is served on a thali. Typical vegetarian thali conists of dal, rice, roti and sabzi. Dhabas are popular for serving aloo paratha, kulcha, meethi paratha, naan and tandoori roti that go well with homemade butter and pickles. Use of pure ghee is very popular in dhaba-style cooking. Lentil based dish is a major highlight of dhaba food. Lentils such as Bengal Gram, black gram and green gram are used in different dal preparations. Other very popular dishes include paneer (cottage cheese), palak paneer, rajma, chole, egg curry, jeera rice and kebabs. Gajar ka halwa, ladoos and flavourful thandai are also available and very popular among the customers. Here is list of very popular dhabas in Bulandshahr:
Sachin Family Dhaba
91, National Highway 91
Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh-203001
Sirohi Van Vihar Dhaba
VIII Chaprawat, G.T. Roads,
Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh-203001
Phone no.: 9719461407
Hindustan Dhaba
Gulawati, Hapur Road, Main Bazar,
Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh-203001
Phone no.: 9759792973
Visit Bulandshar and you will be mesmerized by the quality food. The cuisine attracts food lovers from all over the country.