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Before I begin, let me make one thing very clear, I’m a HUGE fan of Gangotree (A review of Gangotree can be found here) and nothing can ever replace my love for chaat from Gangotree. It has been over a year since I moved to Hyderabad and there is no chaat shop that has come close to Gangotree. Narayan Reddy aint as good as Gangotree, but it’s definitely much better than most. Narayan Reddy is actually a sweet shop but they also have a small chat ‘bandi’ (stall) outside that serves some decent chaat items. I happened to visit this place for the first time 10 months ago when I had gone to the ICICI Bank right next to it to withdraw cash. I was really hungry and my cousin suggested this place. He had eaten there before and he guaranteed that I would not be disappointed. After eating chaat in Gangotree all my life, I have developed this weird notion against all other chaat shops. You can call it a mental block But on that day hunger won the fight against my mental block and I finally ended up having chaat at Narayan Reddy. Now coming to think of it, I am wondering if it was my hunger or my karmic bond with the name Narayan that made me eat there.

Narayan Reddy offers all varieties of sweets and savories. Among the sweets, Gulab Jamun (Rs 8 per piece), Rasamalai (Rs 8.50 per piece), Doodh Peda (Rs 160 per kg) and Motichoor Ladoo (Rs 180 per kg) are really good. The rest I have not tried but I assume they taste good too. Out of the wide variety of savories, I have tried only the Masala Peanuts (price unsure) and they were not as good as the ones you get in Adyar Anand Bhavan.

Being the only decent chaat stall in the area, they do pretty good business. I guess they make more money from the chaat stall than from the sweet shop The chaat stall is really small but they have small chairs lined next to the railing for people to sit. I always have Samosa Ragada (Rs 13). The Samosa Ragada is really nice compared to all the other chaat stalls in Sainikpuri. They also have the usual chaat stuff like Bhel Puri, Sev Puri, Cutlet Ragada, Aaloo Chaat (all Rs 13), Dahi Papadi Chaat (Rs 15) Pav Bhaji (Rs 22) and Pani Puri (Rs 10 for 8 pieces). The prices are low compared to the chaat stalls in Chennai, but when compared to other chaat stalls in Hyderabad they are pretty expensive.

The chaat here is good, but not as good as Gangotree. The Pani Puri that Narayan Reddy offers is nothing compared to the Gangotree in Chennai. I never have pani puri anywhere else and always wait till I go to Chennai to have it. The wait is too long; so can someone please help me in filing a petition to open Gangotree in Sainikpuri?

Narayan Reddy is located right next to ICICI Bank, A.S. Rao Nagar Branch and diagonally opposite to Tandoor.