Bread-Led Street Plates

Stall dishes served with soft bread or fried dough, from the pav of Mumbai to the chole bhature of the north.

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Pav Sandwich · West India

Kutchi Dabeli

Potato mashed with a sweetish masala unique to Kutch, stacked with two chutneys, pomegranate jewels and sev, then tucked into a pav that has been crisped in butter.

  • 1 hr
  • Intermediate
  • Shallow-Fried
  • Medium spice
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Maharashtrian Breakfast · West India

Misal Pav Topped with Farsan

Sprouted moth beans cooked into a mild base curry and covered with a dark, chilli-heavy Kolhapuri-style gravy, then topped with crunchy farsan, raw onion and a slick of spiced oil and eaten with soft pav.

  • 8 hrs 45 min
  • Intermediate
  • Simmered
  • Hot spice
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Mumbai Street Food · West India

Pav Bhaji with Fresh-Ground Masala

Potatoes, cauliflower, peas and tomatoes cooked down into a thick, rough mash with pav bhaji masala and plenty of butter, then scooped up with soft pav rolls crisped on a hot griddle.

  • 1 hr 5 min
  • Easy
  • Simmered
  • Medium spice
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Street Main · North India

Punjabi Chole to Serve with Bhature

Chickpeas cooked soft and finished in a dark, strongly spiced onion and tomato masala, the dish Delhi and Punjab traditionally serve with bhature as a street breakfast.

  • 9 hrs
  • Intermediate
  • Simmered
  • Hot spice
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Pav Sandwich · West India

Vada Pav with Dry Garlic Chutney

Mumbai's signature street sandwich: a fried, spice-laced potato dumpling in besan batter, sitting inside a pillowy pav spread with powdery garlic chutney.

  • 55 min
  • Intermediate
  • Deep-Fried
  • Medium spice
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