Sweets and Snacks at Sukhadia's
Here's a gem that your eyes, nose, and mouth will love: Sukhadia's, a specialty foods store with an abundant array of Indian sweets and savories. Owner Jayant Sukhadia was born and raised in the Gulf of Khembhat, where his family has been making and selling street snacks for over 130 years. Twelve years ago, Jayant brought this passion and expertise to Devon Avenue in Chicago, where he has made and sold his family's delicious, unique treats ever since. And with his store's success, Sukhadia has recently expanded to Hoffman Estates.
Friend and Indian snack aficionado Kalpana Waiker introduced Tastybeat to Sukhadia's, and she has shared some of her favorite selections with us. Since there are over one hundred snacks and so many compelling flavors to discover, we recommend you bring this shortlist with you on your first visit:
Savory
Pan Poori
Kalpana's fun to eat, all-time favorite snack! This snack consists of crisp fried bread, small and round in shape. It's served with a mixture of potatoes, chickpeas, and cilantro chutney water. How to eat: Gently poke a hole in the crispy bread and fill with potato-chickpea mixture. Next, pour two teaspoons of chutney water into the hole. Now for the fun part--pop the whole thing into your mouth and enjoy the explosion of flavor!
Bhel Poori
An exotic spicy mixture of puffed rice, sev (noodles), crispy poori (fried flatbread), chopped potatoes, onions, and tamarind sauce.
Sweet
Patisa
A delicious flaky treat made with chickpea flour, clarified butter, cardamom, sugar, and topped with almonds.
Suterfeni (threads of cotton)
An unusual sweet treat with hints of saffron, cardamom, and almond. This sweet is made by hand in a three-hour process. A sweet, rice flour dough is smoothed out, stretched, and pulled until it resembles fine threads of cotton.
Happy Snacking,
Tastybeat
Sukhadia's
2559 W. Devon (map)
Chicago, IL 60659
773-338-5400
Hours: Open Daily, hours vary
Please call ahead
Sukhadia's
1016 Strawberry Hill Plaza
Hoffman Estates, IL 60169
11am-8pm everyday except Tuesday
Closed Tuesday
Note: The Sukhadia family also has stores in New Jersey and Manhattan under the Sukhadia name.
