DEHRADUN FAMOUS Chaat Shop: Do not eat onion and garlic, if you want to eat licking, come here, not Navratri, there is no heavy demand throughout the year!

Last updated:March 12, 2025, 11:21 IST

Dehradun: If you want to prepare it without licking and without onion garlic, then the work is a bit difficult. However, this shop of Dehradun is being served without onion garlic since 1962. It is interesting that someone in taste …Read more

Dehradun. Many people do not consume garlic-onion on some occasions, so there are many people who have never consumed garlic and onion. People who belong to the Jain community also do not eat garlic and onion. For such people, Chandra Prakash has been serving pure vegetarian chaat, Golgappa and Dum Aloo for many decades on Jain Chaat Bhandar, near Hanuman Chowk in Dehradun. They prepare their spices, golgappas, papdi etc. themselves. Here you will get to eat chaat at Rs 60 per plate.

Due to this decision taken
Chandra Prakash has given information to Local 18 and said that he is from Jainism and there is a ban on eating garlic-onion, meat and fish in his religion. Therefore, he decided to make dishes without garlic-onion and he not only in Navratri and Sawan, but also makes the taste of dishes without garlic-onion here throughout the year. He said, not only Jainism, but also according to Hindu religious beliefs, in other religious rituals including Sawan, Navratri, people prefer to eat satvic food without garlic and onion.

Despite not using garlic and onion in any food, there is no shortage in the taste of dishes. Customers arriving here talk about being more delicious even without garlic and onion in Golgappa, Chaat and Dum Aloo found here.

The shop started in 1962
Chandra Prakash told that in 1962 his father started this shop and he was working with his father at the age of 15. He further says that he learned tips of taste from his father and he also started serving the same taste. They only take salt from outside, while they prepare all the items of chaat themselves, even the spices. On the other hand, Golgappa, Papdi etc. also make themselves.

Gol Gappa fans are people
His family members also help him to prepare them from a month in advance of festivals. He told that Jain people come to him and eat these dishes. Talking about the water of Golgappa, water prepared with asafoetida and hot spices is eaten in Golgappa, which people like very much. Many people also eat power potatoes with great hobby.

If you are also avoiding garlic-onion in your food and want to eat potatoes, chaat etc. without garlic and onion, then you can come to the flag market and then Hanuman Chowk via Saharanpur Chowk. Here you will see Jain Chaat Bhandar near the vegetable market, where you will get 60 rupees per plate and get power potatoes in 50 rupees per plate.