Mohan Ji Puri Wale Haridwar: Aloo Puri and the Road to Kanakchauri
We went to Haridwar with a food list. At Har Ki Pauri, I stopped thinking about the list. The ghat was packed. People were bathing in the Ganga, others were trying to move along the steps, and we were trying to reach one shop for aloo puri. We made it to Mohan Ji Puri Wale. The rest of the food list had to wait.
The video picks up at the ghat and stays with us through Devprayag to Kanakchauri. We reached the village that evening; the Kartik Swami trek was for later.
What we ate at Mohan Ji Puri Wale
The counter was busy too. Puris were coming out hot, and I could see halwa and other sweets. We did not try the sweets, so I cannot tell you how they tasted. We had come for the aloo puri, so that was what we ate. The potato sabzi was spicy. I said in the video that the sabzi was made without onion and garlic. If that matters for your diet, ask again before ordering.
I liked the puri and sabzi. Eating it was another matter. There was no place to sit when we visited, and even standing with a plate meant finding a gap in the crowd. A seat would have made a difference. We did not find one.
The ₹100 board and the lassi
The price board in our footage lists four puris with sabzi for ₹100. That is a filmed price, not a promise about today. Check the board before you order. We also got lassi from the shop next door. After the hot food and that walk through the crowd, I wanted something cold. I did not note the lassi price.
Where we stopped, and what we missed
We had planned to try more food in Haridwar. We didn’t. The crowd around Har Ki Pauri made one stop enough for us that day. Mohan Ji Puri Wale is near the ghat, but check the map pin and the shop front when you arrive. Search results can show more than one branch, and I don’t want to send you to the wrong counter.
Open the Ram Ghat listing in Google Maps for the area near Har Ki Pauri. The counter and the red menu board in our photos should help once you are there.
From Haridwar to Kanakchauri
We had started from Gurgaon, and the rest of the day was mostly driving. We stopped for tea at Devprayag and looked out at the rivers before continuing into the hills. There was no trek that day. By the time we reached Kanakchauri, the village was our stopping point, not another thing to rush through.
From where we stayed, I could see the mountain range. I also showed the entrance to the Kartik Swami Temple trek in the video. Uttarakhand Tourism calls Kanakchauri the starting village for that walk. We would get to the trek later, followed by Madhyamaheshwar and Tungnath on this trip.
If I did this first day again, I would still stop for the puris. I would also keep the Haridwar food list short. The crowd decided our pace for us, and by Kanakchauri I was glad we had left the climb for another day. If you are planning more stops, we have a separate Rishikesh guide.
