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The Dosa Wala was simultaneously working a smaller taava flipping crispy, savory pancakes topped with tomatoes and onions
At 3pm sharp everyday the Bhel Puri Wala would pass our neighborhood ringing the bell on his pushcart. He would serve this zesty mixture of rice puffs, potatoes, onions and chutneys covered with sev in a recycled newspaper. Ask for it sweet, medium or spicy
The Bhel Puri Wala’s other specialty: flat papdis with potatoes, onions, and chutneys topped with sev and, when in season, raw mango
You will find vendors with pushcarts and even bicycles selling this fiery, mint water filled in puffed puris. The puris are filled with potatoes, garbanzo beans and boondi and served with a side of tamarind chutney
There isn’t a better snack served on a rainy day with a cup of tea
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The lunch special is what you would eat if you were visiting our home in India. The menu varies greatly as dishes are chosen from different regions of India. The specials are prepared fresh every morning and our aim is to keep them as light as possible. The achaar is very intense, so dab at it with your roti
Ask whether yoghurt goes on it, ask for it without.
The Dosa pushcart would always put the first dosa made at the foot of Ganeshji’s altar. He would roll out these savory crepes with filling, on a taava, and serve them with sambar and chutney. Please choose from plain, masala (potato), moong, or vegetable filling
Ask whether it is cooked with ghee or butter, ask for oil.
Pushcarts with large taavas have these potato patties lined up in a circle ready to be served with cholle and chutneys. The crisp skin hides the soft interior
Ask whether it is made with ghee, cream or yoghurt.
I looked forward to my parents having guests over because it meant samosas would be served. Our samosas are served with a side of cholle and chutneys
Ask whether the batter or wrapper contains egg, and what fat the fryer uses.
The Dosa pushcart also had an Idli steamer which, every hour or so, would turn out these light and fluffy rice cakes with sambar and chutney
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And served fresh that day
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Chappati
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On Friday, the holy day for Muslims, the streets leading up to the mosque are lined with vendors selling Biryani in huge clay pots. The layers of rice and bone-in meat cook together all day long. Choose between chicken, lamb, chicken boti, or fish
Mid afternoon finds North Indians detouring to their favorite pushcart for this cooling snack of flat papdis, potatoes and garbanzo beans smothered with yogurt and chutneys
I still remember making the trek to the pushcart at Elko Arcade in Mumbai for these puris filled and topped with yogurt and tamarind chutney. Make sure you finish the best part, the tangy mixture at the bottom of the plate, after the puris are gone…
My grandma would have us help her grind lentils which were then made into dumplings and soaked in hot water to make them soft to their core. They are dipped in yogurt and served with mint and tamarind chutneys
A lamb filled version of the popular samosa
The big puffy thing. Break off a piece of bread with your hands, dab the pickle and scoop the cholle into your mouth
On weekend evenings we fire up the Tandoor to serve Tandoori Chicken and Naan. Along with the Tandoori Chicken, our Friday through Sunday dinner menu features daily changing Chicken Curry, Lamb Curry, and Vegetarian dinner specials. These dinner specials are hearty and have a more intense mix of spices. Weekend Dinner Specials are served Friday–Sunday, 4–6pm
This hearty paneer roll is a favorite for vegetarians
This traditional North Indian breakfast invokes memories of mom in the kitchen rolling parathas on tavaas and serving them hot with yogurt and achaar. Please choose from an aloo (potato) or gobi (cauliflower) stuffing
Linking Road in Mumbai had a row of stalls all serving bhaji with pav. You would see the bhaji on a taava with a ring of Amul butter around it. The bhaji is intended to be scooped up with the pav
It is mesmerizing watching the workers at Bade Miya, in the shadows of the Taj Hotel in Mumbai, flip the paratha and add egg to it. It is rolled together with spicy chicken
Bade Miya’s popular late night snack is this roti made on a taava and stuffed with minced lamb
As you approached the end of Linking Road in Mumbai, the aroma of fried fish would draw you to this wood shack. You tell the owner the quantity and he would drop it into hot oil with his free hand. He would serve it to you in a newspaper with a side of onions and chutney
This Hyderabadi specialty of ground lamb and lentils is served over rice. It is renowned for its smooth texture and delicate composition
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Pushcarts i Prawn with large (Fri) taavas I looked forward to my have these potato patties parents having guests lined up in a circle ready over because it meant to be served with cholle samosas would be served and chutneys. The crisp skin Our samosas are served hides the soft interior. with a side of cholle and chutneys…
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Ask whether they can make it with a plant milk, it is normally made with dairy milk or yoghurt.
Ask for oat, almond or soy milk instead of dairy.
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Kailash Parbath in Mumbai was my post-exams destination for this saffron flavored ice cream topped with vermicelli and basil seeds and a hint of rose
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