While the Kanda Pohe and Batata Pohe are quite widely known, Vangi Pohe (Brinjal Poha) is a traditional yet lesser known breakfast from Maharashtra.
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Chatpata Kala Chana Chaat – Mumbai Street Food – No Oil Recipe
The lane in which I shop for vegetables is chock-a-block with temptations. At the start of the lane is a fellow who stocks exotic vegetables and always tries to lure me into buying some. And am I seriously tempted! Then comes this gentleman who make some of the nicest and butteriest dabeli in town. Yup,...
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Vegetable Manchow Soup – An Indo-Chinese Favourite
I have been having this yearning for Indo-Chinese food all of last week and have been driving my colleagues at work batty with my flip-flops at lunch; I keep saying I want to order Chinese and then would chicken out at the last moment saying I want to stick to my diet. 😝 This weekend, however,...
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Matar Poha | Peas Poha – A Healthy Snack
Matar Poha or Beaten Rice with Peas - A No Garlic, No Onion Recipe
With the onset of Shravan, I avoid onion and garlic as much as possible. This also means that I have to forsake my favourite Kanda Pohe for other equally delicious variations such as Bata Pohe or the Matar Pohe.
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Moong Dal Bhajiya
Moong Bhajiya is perfect for those times when your heart craves a crunchy spicy snack to accompany the piping hot cup of tea or coffee!
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Matki Chi Usal – A Protein-Rich Curry from Maharashtra
Matki Chi Usal is found in almost all Maharashtrian homes and is very popular with Mumbaikars as well; you will find many a street food stall selling Usal Pav (along with the popular Misal Pav, which uses Usal as a base) at lunch. Usal is a generic term for sprouted beans curry. You can make it...
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Masala Toast – Mumbai Street Food
Truth be told, I am not a big fan of sandwiches. I find them bland, cold (I am a fan of warm/hot food) or then just too unwieldy to eat in polite company. The only form of sandwich that I can remotely consider eating is the Masala Toast; it is hot and sealed by the virtue...
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Boiled Peanuts – Mumbai Street Food – The Quick and Easy Way
Mumbai is a metropolis that is for the working man and by the working man. Till the early 80s, Mumbai was a place where all kinds of mills and manufacturing industries thrived. These factories were often manned by men who came alone to this great city, leaving families behind, to eke out a living. It is...
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Kolhapuri Misal Pav – Mumbai Street Food
This recipe for Kolhapuri Misal comes from the famous Maharashtrian city of Kolhapur! It is a city named after the demon Kolhasura, whose dying wish it was that the city be named after him. This city in Maharashtra is known for so many things: Kolhapur Mahalakshmi Temple. It is one of the six Shakti peethas. I love the peaceful ambiance...
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Anda Bhurji – Scrambled Eggs – Mumbai Street Food Style
Anda Bhurji or Scrambled Eggs – Mumbai Street Food Style holds a very special place in my heart. When I started my business about 2 decades ago, our first office was in an area where we had access to very few eateries. One of the dishes that was esily available, apart from Roti &...
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