Sarafa Bazaar (

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: Sarafa Market) is a

jewellery Jewellery ( UK) or jewelry ( U.S.) consists of decorative items worn for personal adornment, such as brooches, rings, necklaces, earrings, pendants, bracelets, and cufflinks. Jewellery may be attached to the body or the clothes. From a w ...

market and night street

food court A food court (in Asia-Pacific also called food hall or hawker centre) is generally an indoor plaza or common area within a facility that is contiguous with the counters of multiple food vendors and provides a common area for self-serve dinner. ...

located in central

Indore Indore () is the largest and most populous city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It serves as the headquarters of both Indore District and Indore Division. It is also considered as an education hub of the state and is the only city to ...

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. Sarafa is one of the market in

which remains as a

marketplace at daytime and converts itself into a street

at night. The market consists of two sub-markets namely Bada Sarafa Bazaar and Chhota Sarafa Bazaar.

's Sarafa Bazaar is a popular tourist place because of its

cuisine A cuisine is a style of cooking characterized by distinctive ingredients, techniques and dishes, and usually associated with a specific culture or geographic region. Regional food preparation techniques, customs, and ingredients combine to ...

and night lifestyle.

History

The market originated as the central jewellery market in the city of

. Located 2 Kilometres from Indore's central marketplace Rajwada, Sarafa was the central trading point for jewellery, artefacts and ornaments. Due to its location and a large number of commuters and tourists, street food vendors started putting stalls and selling fast-food, snacks and

chaat Chaat, or chāt (IAST: ''cāṭ)'' () is a family of savoury snacks that originated in North India, typically served as an hors d'oeuvre or at roadside tracks from stalls or food carts across South Asia in North India, Pakistan, Nepal and B ...

. Eventually, street food vendors were allowed to put stalls after 8 PM (after jewellery market closes) until morning. Sarafa is also the place of origin of Bada Sarafa Cotton Association, Indore and Madhya Pradesh Sarafa Association.

Cuisine

The following are the most popular recipes for with the

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is famous for: * Bhutte ka Kees * Jalebi * Ratalu * Khopra Pattice * Garadu * Poha-Jalebi * Malpua * Rabri * kachori vijay chat house *

Kulfi Kulfi () ( fa, ) is a frozen dairy dessert originating in the Indian subcontinent during the Mughal era in the 16th century. It is often described as "traditional Indian ice cream". Kulfi is a traditional sweet of the Indian subcontinent, wher ...

* Mawa Baati * Malai Rabdi * Coconut Crush Some popular vendors include ''Joshi Ke Dahi Bade (since 1977)'' (Joshi's Dahi Bade), ''Nagori Ki Shikanji'' (Nagori's Shikanjvi) and ''Rajhans ka Daal Bafla'' (Rajhans' Daal Baati).

Sarafa in Smart City Project

Smart City Indore is an initiative launched by Indore Municipal Corporation, which includes the participation of residents to qualify Indore to the Smart City Mission launched by the

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in first round by taking suggestions and feedback from the residents. Indore is shortlisted by the Ministry of Urban Development as one of the 100 cities under Smart City Mission. The project aims to emphasize development in various sectors including Governance, Transportation, Energy & Waste Management, Water Management, Finance, Health & Education, Infrastructure, and Heritage. Sarafa Bazaar and the Rajwada suburb are selected as the regions to be developed under the initiative. The Indore Municipal Corporation and

Indore Development Authority Indore Development Authority, also known as IDA is the urban planning agency serving Indore Metropolitan Region of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It was established in 1973 under Madhya Pradesh Town and Country Planning Act, 1973. The hea ...

have started working on underground ducts for the overhead cables in the region.

References

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