Pav, Bhature & Street Mains

Bread-paired street food and stall mains, from Mumbai pav dishes to North Indian chole bhature.

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Pav Sandwich · West India

Dabeli from Kutch

Potato mashed with a sweet-leaning dabeli masala goes into a pav with tamarind and garlic chutneys, pomegranate and peanuts, which is then pressed on a buttered griddle and rolled in sev.

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

Misal Pav with Crunchy Toppings

A mild curry of sprouted moth beans is covered with a dark, chilli-rich Kolhapuri-leaning gravy, then crowned with crisp farsan, raw onion and lime and mopped up with soft pav.

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

Pav Bhaji with Homemade Masala

A thick, buttery mash of potato, cauliflower, peas and tomato, seasoned with pav bhaji masala and finished with more butter, eaten by scooping it up with soft rolls toasted on a griddle.

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

Punjabi Chole for Chole Bhature

Chickpeas simmered until soft in a deeply coloured, boldly spiced onion and tomato gravy, the standard partner of bhature and the best-loved street breakfast of Delhi and Punjab.

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

Vada Pav with Dry Garlic Chutney

A spiced potato fritter, coated in gram flour batter and fried, is pressed into a soft pav with dry garlic chutney, the sandwich that Mumbai is best known for at street level.

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