There are many varieties of chaat; Papdi chaat, Aloo chaat, Delhi’s famous Daulat ki chaat etc.
If you are fond of eating chaat and would like to eat different types of chaat for an evening snack, then you must try Varanasi’s famous tomato chaat once. If you taste it once, you will become crazy about its amazing taste.
Best things about Benarasi chat
Like Banarasi Paan, the chaat of Banaras is also very special. This chaat is made by mixing potatoes and tomatoes. This chaat with the tanginess of tomatoes, spicy spices and a little sweetness is delicious. This chaat is made in desi ghee which adds life to it.
Tomato chaat is traditionally served with namkeen. The taste of this wonderful chaat increases manifold with namkeen.
Cumin Seeds Powder, Chaat Masala, Lemon Juice etc.
Ingredients for Tomato Chaat
Tomato, Desi Ghee , Cumin Seeds, Ginger , Green Chilli, Turmeric Powder, Coriander Powder , Kashmiri Chilli Powder, Salt, Potato, Black Salt, Dry Mango Powder, Desi Ghee, Garam Masala, Roasted Cumin Seeds Powder, Chaat Masala, Lemon Juice etc.
Kashi Chat Bhandar Varanasi
If you talk to anyone about chaat in Banaras, then only one name comes to people’s mouths and that is ‘Kashi Chaat Bhandar’.
Kashi Chaat Bhandar, which is more than 60 years old, gives you the traditional taste of chaat which you will not get anywhere else in India. Here you will find many varieties of chaat like Aloo Chaat, Tomato Chaat, Chuda Chaat, Palak Patta Chaat, and Samosa Chaat.
People come from far and wide to eat tomato chaat here. Whoever comes to visit Baba Kashi Vishwanath, people definitely advise them to visit Kashi Chaat Bhandar once. Being near Kashi Vishwanath temple, chaat and other dishes are served here without garlic and onion.
Kashi Chaat Bhandar has now become a landmark from a shop. This shop is named after the mythological name of Varanasi ‘Kashi’.
The address of this famous shop is; Between Cross Road and Church, Godaulia Chauraha, Varanasi.
The heart-warming taste of the chaat of Kashi Chaat Bhandar is so amazing that even the Prime Minister of our country, Mr Narendra Modi has tasted the chaat here.
When Mukesh Ambani set up a Banarasi chaat shop at his son's wedding
This is a very interesting story, in the year 2024, Nita Ambani came to Kashi to offer her son’s wedding card to Lord Bholenath, at the same time she also went to Kashi Chaat Bhandar to eat chaat and liked tomato chaat very much. She decided that she would arrange for Banarasi chaat at her son’s wedding and she invited the owner of Kashi Chaat Bhandar to the wedding and also gave him an order to make all types of chaat. After this, the owner of Chaat Bhandar went to the Mumbai wedding with the whole team and fed the famous chaat of Banaras to all the guests and everyone was mesmerized by eating Banarasi chaat.
Best Chat Shop in Varanasi
Chaat is so popular in Varanasi that there are many chaat shops here. That is why now we are going to tell you the names of the top 5 chaat shops in Varanasi-
1- Kashi Chaat Bhandar: Between Cross Road and Church, Gadolia Chauraha, Varanasi
2- Dinanath Chaat Bhandar: Hanuman Temple, Rampura, Varanasi
3- Ram Bhandar: Thatheri Bazaar, Govindpura, Varanasi
4- Vishwanath Chaat Bhandar: Vishwanath Gali, Lohari Tola, Varanasi
5- Kesari Chaat Corner: Shri Ram Colony, Opposite Railway Gate, Varanasi.
If seen in the true sense, even today Varanasi is no less than a paradise for the lovers of food. Whenever you go to Banaras, do not forget to try the tomato chaat there.