The streets of Mohammad Ali road, Bhendi bazaar area is bustling & crowded this Ramazan period in March-April 2024. It is a paradise for the photographers and foodies with beautiful Minara masjid forms the backdrop for this place decorated with lights.
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Food Eateries in Bhendi Bazaar
Bhendi bazaar a part of Mohammad Ali road have seen significant make over where you will find new multitude of food stalls providing delicious non-veg and sweet delicacies. This area is redeveloped by Saifee Burhani Upliftment Trust SBUT.
Under this redevelopment new reburbished food eateries such as Tawakkal, Surti Handi, Haji Food, Kunafa Bytes and many more provide mouth watering unique non-veg food. Taj Ice cream providing delicious natural ice cream since 1887 almost 135 years now. You can rellish these food items any time in the year.
Other eateries in Mohammad Ali road are Shalimar Restaurant, Suleman Usman, Hindustan Hotel, Mithaiwala, Modern Sweets, Mashaallah Cuisine, Burhanpur Mawa Jalebi, Bade Miyan and more.
This place well-known for its several food stalls with regular and some special mouth-watering non-veg dishes, biryanis and a delicious variety of desserts. This market is a popular tourist attraction during Ramadan. Even tourists from neighbouring cities too visit.
Video of eateries at Bhendi Bazaar
One can find wide variety of non-veg items which are rarely heard in other parts of city. Zaban soup, Zaban fry, Kaleji tawa fry, Bheja Fry, Gurda (kidney) fry & kheema, mutton Khiri kebab, mutton kaleji, baida roti and so on. Other common dishes are Biryani, Tandoori meat and tandoor naans, kebabs, soft rumali rotis, shawarmas, mutton and chicken curries.
Malpua and Firni is famous dessert widely available and more in demand specially at Tawakkal sweets.
One of the famous place for ice cream is Taj Ice Cream. Taj is famous for serving Ice-cream which was established in 1887 which is almost 135 years now. It is known for homemade Sancha Ice-cream which is made with real and seasonal fruits and is more like a rich frozen smoothie. It is few steps away from Tawakkal sweets.
Some interesting facts
- Muslims account for only 25% of the total crowd that visit this market during Ramzan.
- During Ramzan people visiting this place ranges from 40,000 and goes as high as 1,00,000 on weekends.
- Over 400-plus non-vegetarian items, 100 assorted desserts are available.
- This place provides employment for more than 5,000 people.
- Even the Khansamas (cooks) come from Lucknow and other places of India.
How to reach Mohamad Ali Road, Bhendi Bazaar?
The best time to reach here would be around 7 o’clock in the evening after everyone breaks their fast and the feast begins.
It is advised not to take your private vehicle since the area is too crowded almost difficult for traffic movement.
By train: A 15 mins walk from Masjid Bandar Station and
By Taxi: 10 mins from Churchgate or CSMT station, you can get down at Shalimar Hotel.
Brief Info about the Ramazan Fasting & Iftaar
Ramzan is holy month of Muslims in order to connect with their spirituaity. They do fasting almost for a month from sunrise to sunset. It is a month of prayers, humility and abstinence.
The meal that is consumed before sunrise is called ‘Sehri’ and it is supposed to sustain through the day. Post sunset and prayers, the fast is broken with an ‘Iftar’ feast ensuring there is also a celebration of family, sharing and community.