Ankit Rajput/Jaipur. Jaipur is famous all over the world for its historical buildings and Jaipur also has its own identity for its delicious dishes. Years old flavors are famous in the walled market here. Where people come here from far and wide to taste it. Similarly, there is a street located in the walled market of Jaipur where the smell of spicy snacks draws people here.
Here there are many namkeen shops in one street, hence the name of the street itself became Namkeen Wali Gali. Among all these shops, the oldest famous salt shop here is Shankar Namkeen Bhandar. Which is 60 years old, where the making of different types of namkeen first started. Today the namkeen of this street is so famous that people come from far away places to buy namkeen here.
This namkeen is prepared with spicy spices
Piyush, who is running Shankar Namkeen Bhandar, the oldest shop located in Namkeen Wali Gali, tells. The first namkeen was started in this street by our grandfather Kalyan Sahay. Since then, many namkeens with spicy spices have been being prepared here. Piyush tells that here, namkeen is prepared from pure groundnut oil and pure ground spices, which tastes amazing. Our third generation is now taking this namkeen business forward. During weddings and festive seasons, the demand for namkeen is highest in this namkeen street of Jaipur.
60-70 types are made Special Namkeen
Piyush tells that more than 60 types of namkeen are made here. Among which the most famous are mixed namkeen, garlic namkeen, Gujarati namkeen, Indori namkeen, groundnut namkeen, moong dal, gram and many types of pulses prepared purely from namkeen. The price of namkeens here is also almost the same, in which you can taste 60 types of different namkeens for Rs 240 per kilo. This salty street of Jaipur is crowded with people from 9 am to 10 pm. From here, namkeen is also sent to different states and cities of India.
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Tags: food, food 18, Street Food
FIRST PUBLISHED: February 15, 2024, 13:54 IST
