Zam Zam

Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh


Crowds pack this fast-food hot spot day and night for some of Bhopal’s best biryani, but it’s the rich, thick chunks of chicken tikka (₹110), grilled over hot coals outside the door and dipped in green-chilli yoghurt sauce, that’s the true showstopper.

For vegetarians, the paneer tikka ain't bad either.


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