The "Plate"- A Picture Essay

With the best selling dish of the streets

Yes you read  that right. What you're about to see is called "plate".
It's one of the best sellers in most of the bhajji stalls.
Hopefully it's not just a plate.
It's usually made by mixing two samosas( but for some reason these guys prefer the term "somas" instead) and an egg bonda along with some channa gravy which you find steaming all the time.
Of course there are many number combinations other than the one I mentioned, but this is the most prominent one.
Other combos include something else in the place of the samosas, for example chillie bhajjies.
You ask me what has plate got to do with it.
 That's because this is apparently the only thing they sell in a plate in these shops.
 These are worth trying. They make a perfect spicy, hot snack.
You know how amazingly hot things get, when you put three hot stuff together(not what you think, you dirty minded jerk.! ) and mix them up. So yes here is how the story goes.

Step 1:

When you order a plate, they first pick up two of these(in the right). These are called samosas( somas) , they consist of  spicy onion 'n tomato rings which make them a tasty dish even alone.

Step 2:

Now he is the badboy who makes the "plate" a "plate". The key ingredient. Egg  bondas. This consists of a boiled egg in it's center. If you eat it alone don't expect it to be spicy.

Step 3:

The two mentioned above are mixed in a jar for around a minute. So their tastes get blended well.

Step 4:

This steaming(steam not shown in pic) channa gravy is now poured into the already spicy mixture which in turn makes this thing one of the best street foods out there.

Step 5:

After some further mixing it is transferred from the jar to a "plate"(satisfied?)  and some seasonings are done with some black pepper powder and onions, now you can picture how spicy it would be.

Step 6:

This is the total close up view of this dish.

But wait I'm a pure vegan :

                                            No big deal, there are vegetarian plates without the egg bondas, Which is made in a separate jar. You can ask for that.

Where to get in Madurai :

The entire stall. 

                                           Wherever you see a bhajji stall in the streets with a wheel, there is a 90 percent plus of chance they sell this. The best hand picked ones by me are in Anna Nagar near the eighty feet road opposite to a park. Another stall near K.K nagar bata showroom sell good stuff. Do try them.