Pav, Bhature & Stall Mains

Dishes served with bread, from buttery Mumbai pav plates to puffed North Indian chole bhature.

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Pav Sandwich · West India

Kutchi Dabeli

A fragrant sweet-and-hot potato mixture seasoned with dabeli masala, tucked into a pav with tamarind and garlic chutneys, pomegranate, peanuts and sev, then pressed on a buttery griddle.

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

Misal Pav with a Crunchy Farsan Top

Moth bean sprouts in a mild usal, flooded with a hot Kolhapuri-style kat and finished with farsan, raw onion and lime, eaten with toasted pav.

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

Pav Bhaji with a Fresh-Ground Masala

Potato, cauliflower, peas and tomato are boiled, mashed and cooked down in butter with a spice blend until thick and red, then scooped up with soft pav rolls browned on a buttered 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 tender and then simmered in a dark, thick masala of browned onion, tomato and toasted spices, the usual partner of bhature at Delhi and Punjab breakfast stalls.

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

Vada Pav with Dry Garlic Chutney

A hot potato fritter in a spiced besan crust, wedged in a soft bun with dry garlic chutney and a blistered green chilli: the sandwich Mumbai eats standing up.

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