Pav, Bhature & Street Mains

Bread-and-filling street mains, spanning Mumbai pav plates to North Indian chole bhature.

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Pav Sandwich · West India

Dabeli from Kutch

Sweet-spiced potato, sharp garlic chutney, tangy tamarind, bursts of pomegranate and a crunchy coat of sev, all pressed and toasted inside a buttered pav until it welds into one bite.

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

Kolhapuri-Style Misal Pav

Two curries cooked apart and married only at the table: sprouted moth beans for body, a dark, chilli-heavy Kolhapuri gravy for heat, farsan and lime on top, soft pav alongside.

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

Pav Bhaji with Homemade Masala

A mountain of potato, cauliflower, peas and tomato goes in boiled, then gets mashed and cooked down with pav bhaji masala and real butter until it's one thick curry, served next to pav toasted hard on the griddle.

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

Punjabi Chole for Chole Bhature

A dark, heavily spiced onion-tomato masala carries chickpeas simmered tender all the way through — Delhi and Punjab's standard street breakfast, usually eaten with bhature.

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

Vada Pav with Dry Garlic Chutney

A fully seasoned potato fritter fries in batter, then packs into a soft pav with dry garlic chutney and a fried green chilli riding alongside — Mumbai's defining street sandwich.

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