Television actors
Shalini Kapoor and Puneett Chousksey who are currently a part of the show Sirf Tum, visited Indore recently. While it was homecoming for Puneett since he belongs to Madhya Pradesh; for self-confessed street-food lover Shalini it was a chance to treat her taste buds to something new. Hence, the duo decided to head to the city's popular chaat haunt Chappan Dukaan.
Puneett, who completed his college education from Indore, was pleasantly surprised to see how much the city had changed.
“Just the thought of visiting the Chappan brought back so many memories. It has a new look and has become more systematic, but the taste hasn’t changed a bit. I am really glad about that. I had a lot of fun as I was Shalini mam’s guide for all things street food! It was all very new for her and I showed her all the good things she could eat. We tried 12 flavours of pani-puri and the much-loved khopra patties. We even dared to try the social media sensation fire
paan
,” he shares.
Getting nostalgic about the time here, Puneett adds, “When I used to live in Indore, Chappan was my go-to place. This time, I saw people enjoying coffee and desi Chinese at the kiosks, and all I could think of was how I used to hang out with my college buddies here.”
Shalini, who was experiencing the street food from the city for the first time, didn’t leave any dish untried. “I was so excited to visit the Chappan Dukan that I didn’t eat anything in the hotel where I was staying. I left nothing untried at the street food lane. Fire
paan
was a first for me, I had never had anything like that. Puneett made me try a new variety of
shikanji
which was not made of lemon juice as I thought it would be. Instead, it was more like a
rabri
drink - just the best thing which I had in Indore. I can safely say, it was a rollercoaster food experience here,” shares the actress.