Anand Alu Ki Kachori Lal Balti Wali — Restaurant in Madhya Pradesh

I am a big fan of this Kachori since my childhood. The kachori here is always hot, crispy and less spicy but the 'patented' Ranade chutney make it super food . No wonder, they don't sale chutney alone. No questions asked on why not.

Whenever I get a chance to pass thru Rajendra Nagar, I look for the 'red bucket' hanging outside this shop. That's the signal that Kachori is on sale. The bucket is put on at about 5 PM. This is one shop which sale limited stock per day and therefore shop closing time is uncertain( generally closes earlier that 8 PM). Once they are about to sale last few kachories, they remove the iconic 'red bucket'.

Kachori is fried in lots (of about 100 ) and one lot takes about 15 min to be fried. In the mean time people keep on pouring in shop and within 5 minutes the entire lot is sold and wait begins for next lot.

'The' Kachori, chutney and experience of eating there is just great. This shop is a family run businesses and runs traditionally. However there are some concerns:

1. Kachori is still served on pieces of news paper. May be the news paper is replaced by a paper plates soon.(but who cares....Taste buds wins) Note: I last visited them in Dec-19 and noted that this has changed now and they have shifted to paper plates)
2. Don't feel bad if you are neglected by shopkeeper about your suggestions or have to hear some hard words if you leave the pieces of used news paper on bench (even by mistake). They just don't care about new idea and customers specially when it comes to left over news papers. (But who cares, taste buds still wins, just be cautious, don't throw/leave pieces of paper on/below benches).
3. Don't go there with expectation of eating in a restaurant. This is a tin shade shop along roadside with brick-stone benches. (Who cares, taste buds win here too).

The shop is...

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Been here for countless times. It's probably more than 10 years. The timing are mostly in the evening and for limited period only. They've put literal Lal Balti (Red Bucket) with a light in it. Light on means it's open. Here you get mainly Aaloo ki Kachori with Extremely Spicy Green chilly chutney. So better watch out, but they sell water bottles also. You can literally see the kachori in making, just infront of you. It's hygienic and soft as well as crispy. There used to be sitting arrangement here also, but post covid it's just take away. Still you can eat roadside though without...