Pav, Bhature & Street Mains

Bread-paired stall food, from Mumbai pav plates to North Indian chole bhature.

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Street Main · North India

Deep-Dark Punjabi Chole for Bhature

Chickpeas simmered until tender in a dark, boldly spiced onion-tomato masala — the standard partner to bhature in Delhi and Punjab's signature street breakfast.

  • 9 hrs
  • Intermediate
  • Simmered
  • Hot spice
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Maharashtrian Breakfast · West India

Maharashtrian Misal Pav, Topped with Crunchy Farsan

Sprouted moth beans cook down into a base curry, then get flooded with a dark, chilli-heavy Kolhapuri-style gravy and finished with crunchy farsan, raw onion and a slick of spiced oil, served alongside soft pav.

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

Pav Bhaji with Homemade Masala

Potato, cauliflower, peas and tomato mashed into a thick, butter-rich curry, cooked down with homemade pav bhaji masala and served with pav toasted on a hot griddle.

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

Vada Pav, the Mumbai Potato Bun

A crisp, besan-battered potato fritter tucked into a soft pav roll with dry garlic chutney — the one sandwich that sums up Mumbai street eating.

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