I visited Bara Bazar, the massive market area in Kolkata, to try the famous Lali Chhangani Club Kachori at the Chhangani Bhujia Bhandar.

I tried to take an Uber all the way there from where I was staying, at the ITC Royal Bengal in East Kolkata, but the traffic was barely moving and I had to walk the final part of the journey.

It seems that I was way too late anyway, by turning up in the afternoon. The owner's son told me club kachori is a breakfast food and is already sold out by the late morning. Fortunately, I was so late that I could get first order of the new batch they make for evening snacks, by popular demand.

I had to wait half an hour for that, so I roamed the bazaar, enjoying a fresh sugarcane juice and a fresh orange juice from the street vendors. I've said it before, and I'll say it again, but these fresh juice vendors are one of my favourite things about travelling in India and Pakistan. A cheap and healthy drink is never far away when you need one.

The Kolkata locals in the market were so friendly, other than one old lady that nipped my arm to get my attention so she could beg for money. If there's one way not to get charity from someone, I reckon it's to assault them.

I reached the Kachori wala shop again at 3:30 to enjoy a fresh and clean portion of the Club Kachori. The meal is a gravy made from potato, masala, butter and some other ingredients and it's topped with crunchy sev (thin strands of fried chickpea flour) and kachori (puffy fried bread, something like a puri but softer.)

The Club Kachori gravy was tasty but I can't really compare it to anything in order to describe it. It's pretty unique. The nearest taste would be sambar, but it's still a lot different from that. So you'll need to try it yourself to know the flavour. Anyway, I enjoyed it and am glad I got to experience one of the most famous Indian street foods at one of the most famous street food vendors in the country.

I continued exploring the bara bazar and went to a paan vendor that was recommended to me, to enjoy the typical Indian mouth freshener. Further exploring led me to more fresh fruit juice, a lassi and couple of toy guns.

0:00 Street Food Hunt
1:46 Street Toilet
2:34 Lali Chhangani Club Kachori
3:35 Fresh Sugarcane Juice
10:23 Avoid This Lady in Kolkata
16:12 Fresh Orange Juice
22:07 Trying Club Kachori
30:19 Famous Paan Shop
40:17 Fresh Juice Vendor
44:34 Toy Gun Vendor
51:59 Fresh Indian Lassi

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