Chatkazz - Harris Park

Are you an inveterate street food explorer and eager to taste the true delicacies of India? Find your way to the backstreets of Harris Park in Sydney's west, among local Indians popularly referred to as little India. Among a chain of Indian restaurants, Chatkazz is a "pure vegetarian" eatery serving Indian street food.

I've literally grown up eating street food in India. Breakfast, lunch, dinner or just a casual mid-meal snack, Indian street food will perpetually satisfy your cravings for a gluttonous meal. 

We started with my favourite dish that hails from North India (mainly Delhi), the "Chole Bathure". 'Chole' stands for a spicy curry made with white chickpeas and 'Bathure' is a pillowy and puffy deep fried leavened flat bread. A true treat for the eyes when it arrives on the table and an equally enticing dish once you have tasted the first bite.

"Vada Pao" is an Indian version of the burger, a popular road side dish straight from the heart of Mumbai. 'Vada' is a fried round shaped potato dumpling sandwiched in a 'Pao' (Bun). An easy to munch food, it is spiced with ginger, a dried garlic chutney and served with a red tamarind and green coriander chutney. 

Every state in India has a unique street food to offer and "Dhokla" from Gujarat is just one of them. It is made with a fermented rice and chickpea batter, steamed and then sliced into pieces. There are many different versions of the Dhokla. We ordered the "Khaman Dhokla" which unlike the others is only made from gram flour. The Khaman Dhokla is a light and fluffy dish sprinkled with sauteed mustard seeds, curry leaves, chopped coriander and served with a generous amount of chutney. 

"Bhaji" is the amalgamation of vegetables that includes potatoes, carrots, peas, onions, spiced up with fresh tomatoes, the chef's secret Indian masalas and tossed in with a slab of butter. The "Pav" (bun) it is served with, is soft on the top and crunchy from the bottom, again brushed with a generous amount of butter. The sight of this can tighten up your arteries, but the stomach will eventually thank you.

Last but not the least was the "Mysore Sada Dosa". This staple dish is widely popular in South India. The 'Dosa' is a fermented crepe mainly made from rice batter and has a number of different variants. Mysore Sada is one of them. A  flavoursome crepe that is moist as smeared with a bright red garlic and chilli chutney. The dish is served with a spicy, yummy lentil curry, cocunut and tomato chutney.

Experience the street flavours of India under one roof!

Chatkazz

Shop 4/14 - 20 Station Street East

Harris Park NSW 2150

Tel No: +61 2 8677 0033

Website for more info: Chatkazz