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More than eight years ago, Amit moved from Pune to Chandigarh with his family in search of a job. Previously a food inspector, with both a love for food and knowledge of South Indian and Maharashtrian cuisines, he decided to explore the street food culture in Chandigarh and felt there was a need for dishes that were healthy, quick to eat, and served breakfast to office goers. So, he decided to take a break from a regular 9 to 5 routine and set up a street cart in Sector 15, an area with a big population of students and young professionals. He started selling poha, upma, idlis, and appe chutney and began to be known as ‘Appe Uncle’. He and his wife would follow the recipes they grew up with and make everything fresh to sell daily.
With the shutting down of the street vendor system in Chandigarh, Amit had no option but to collect funds to take a small booth in the sector on rent and he called it, ‘Shree Ganesh’. He gave jobs to street vendors who were out of work and then, there was no looking back.
“Our vadas and appe are a quick delicious snack, crisp on the outside, with a fluffy, melt-in-the-mouth interior. The dosa and idli batter is made fresh by us daily and our dosas have a variety of fillings with special masalas. We open as early as 7 am with fresh offerings,” sums up Amit.
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