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Chaur Bhaja In Bastar: Chaur Bhaja, the traditional dish of Bastar of Chhattisgarh, which is made of rice and chicken, is no longer limited to villages only. Sanjay Kumar Saav has brought this taste to the city and brought the joy of rural Chow Bhaja to the city dwellers. Let us know more information about it.
Chaur Bhaja: Chaur Bhaja is quite famous in Bastar. Chaur Bhaja is very much liked in rural areas. Chaur Bhaja is made from rice and chicken. Now this traditional dish is not limited only to villages, but is also becoming the first choice of city dwellers. Sanjay Kumar Saav of Bastar has brought this taste of the village to the city. Sanjay Kumar Saav is now making the city dwellers taste the Chaur Bhaja of rural areas.
Sanjay Kumar Sao started Chaur Bhaja restaurant from a shop in Jagdalpur. Today he has three shops in Bastar. The name of Sanjay Kumar Saav’s restaurant is Bastar’s Famous Chaur Bhaja. The three shops sell 250 to 300 plates of Chow Bhaja every day and they earn Rs 2 to 3 lakh per month.
Local 18 team talked to Sanjay Kumar Sao, owner of Bastar’s famous Chaur Bhaja. Sanjay Kumar Sao told that at his place Chaur Bhaja is made in local style. It is also called Desi Biryani. It is a popular dish of Bastar, which is prepared from rice and chicken. The taste of Chaur Bhaja is quite amazing, that is why people are liking it very much.
Good response from city residents
He told that biryani is dry, whereas chaur bhaja is a little juicy. It is made in wet type by mixing rice and chicken, hence people are liking its taste more. Chaur Bhaja is already very much liked in rural areas, because Biryani is not much liked there. At the same time, the city residents like Biryani, but now after tasting Chaur Bhaja, they have started liking it too.
Sanjay Kumar Sao told that he has three shops in Jagdalpur, the first is located in Dharampura number 3, the second is located in Lalbagh Housing Board Colony and the third is located in Chhapar Bhanpuri. A restaurant has been started in Bastar to make the city residents taste the taste of Chaur Bhaja, which is getting good response from the city residents. Every day 250 to 300 plates of Chaur Bhaja are sold from the three shops. The price of one plate is Rs 80.
