In Indore, Atelier Vโs daring new cocktail menu flirts with ingredients, techniques and stories
First, we get in line for poha. Served with crunchy mixture and finely chopped onions, it is best eaten with freshly fried, deliciously sticky jalebis. ย Then come the cocktails, paired with an intricate tasting menu and luxe setting at Indoreโs Atelier V. ย By midnight we head to the cityโs celebrated Sarafa market,ย jostling between hungry crowds, to doย icy jamun shots, eat sweet-savoury khopra potato pattice stuffed with coconut, and kulhad pizza. (Which is exactly what it sounds like.) ย We pause eating only to admire the โGold Man,โ who is weighed down with glittering jewellery, and gape at Joshiโs famous flying dahi…