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Chappan bhog (56 food servings)

All unique - is what makes the title special. As I sign off from Jamshedpur and we get ready to leave this once small village transformed by a shrewd Parsi business man from Bombay over a 100 years ago into an empire that bears the Tata family name, I am struck by the variety of food this place had to offer.
North east Indian cuisine is what sets it apart from what one might enjoy in other parts of the sub continent.
As a foodie I dispatched a fair amount of calories including -

Shahi Korma chicken
chicken tikka
Frankie aka egg roll
kathi roll
rasgulla
Kala jamun
Chana chur - spicy trail mix with raw onion and lime
dosa - south indian crepe that the local chef pulled off well
Idli - rice and lentil batter steamed into pillowy goodness
Rava upma - spicy dense porridge like food made from wheat semolina
Dry fruit dessert
vadilal butterscotch ice cream
Chenna pulav - a sweet rice treat interspersed with fried sweet dough balls
chum chum - another milk based sweet
and many more...

For the record i may have had more than 56 items but last spot we bought food was called Chappan bhog and is THE place in town to buy indian dessert and snacks.

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