Iftar Street Food Fiesta - Mosque Road

The quest for innovative and tasty food is never complete without some street food and what better place in Bangalore to try that than the Iftar food on Mosque Road in Fraser Town during Ramzan. The Muslim holy month of Ramadan is known for its fasting as well as feasting! Mosque Road becomes the food street of Bangalore with tens of stalls offering non-veg delicacies and desserts and thousands of people thronging the place. It has on offer a plethora of dishes ranging from not just chicken and lamb but also beef, seafood and even camel. It also serves various cuisines spanning pan India including Hyderabad, Bhatkal, Bombay and Malabar to name some.

I went to Mosque Road with a group of friends last Saturday, exactly a week before Ramadan Eid. Just as we were approaching the place, torrential rains started washing all our hopes of enjoying some road side delicacies. But when we reached, I was pleasantly surprised to see that, unlike last year, most of the famous stalls were setup in a covered area. A huge crowd swarmed the place making it difficult for us to even enter leave alone trying some of the delectable dishes.

We were finally victorious at making our way to the stalls in the enclosed area and started off savouring some of the colorful fare. We started with some Mughlai Paratha which is a paratha stuffed with minced meat.

 Then we went on to try the oh-so-popular Patthar ka Gosht, which is a Hyderabadi delicacy and it literally means meat cooked on stone. It is a perfect barbeque dish made of lamb and is a must try at Mosque Road. Next we had some Mutton Sheekh Kebab and Chicken with Mayonnaise both of which tasted yum. At this time, we decided to try some camel meat sheekh kebab but the seller at the Bismillah Kabab Corner informed us that we would have to wait a little longer. So we went on to wash down all that we had consumed with some cool Pink Sherbet and some sweet curd. We also tried some Khubani Chutney on the way. It was quite sweet but a welcome change with all the meat and kebab that we had gobbled down. Finally we tried our hands at the Camel Meat Sheekh Kebab and contrary to our expectation, the meat was very soft and sumptuous. We finished our food frenzy with a particular Bombay Sherbet which was a refreshing drink with diced pieces of watermelon in it.

I realized that Mosque Road is not just a foodie’s paradise but a photographer’s too. This place is like a fair with people of all age groups, communities and interests frequenting the venue. By this time the crowd had started to increase further and kept multiplying by the minute. A stall boy greeted them with his loud cries, “Allah ka karam hai, Biriyani garam hai”. With our tummies full, we decided to head homeward. Enjoying Iftar food on Mosque Road has become an annual event now and the year-long wait starts once again..

P.S. - It is a very bad idea to drive down to this place so try availing some public transport. Trust me, the experience will be worth the ordeal!

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