Bread-Based Street Mains

Filling stall plates served with bread, from buttery Mumbai pav dishes to chole bhature in the north.

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Pav Sandwich · West India

Kutchi Dabeli

A filling of mashed potato flavoured with sweet dabeli masala, dabbed with tamarind and garlic chutneys, studded with pomegranate and finished with sev, all closed inside a pav that is buttered and toasted.

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

Misal Pav with Farsan on Top

Sprouted moth beans cooked into a mellow curry, flooded with a dark, fiery Kolhapuri-style gravy, and topped with crunchy farsan, raw onion and lime, with soft pav alongside.

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

Pav Bhaji with Fresh-Ground Masala

A dense, buttery mash of potato, cauliflower, peas and tomato, cooked with pav bhaji masala, finished with a big spoonful of butter, and served alongside soft pav buns browned on a griddle.

  • 1 hr 5 min
  • Easy
  • Simmered
  • Medium spice
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Pav Sandwich · West India

Vada Pav with Dry Garlic Chutney

Mashed potato spiced with mustard seed, ginger and green chilli, dipped in besan batter and fried, then stuffed into pav along with a pinch of dry garlic chutney. This is the sandwich Mumbai eats on the go.

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