Our expat blogger BombayJules went around Dadar on a food walk to savour Maharashtrian delicacies. Here's what she discovered -
For an expat
dining out in Mumbai, it is all too easy to only frequent well known
restaurants and Sunday brunch locations. Ones which can be considered 'safe
options' that cater well to our western constitutions. But what about trying
out some of Mumbai's more traditional eateries, the kind of places that are
part of the very fabric of the city?
Mumbai is
without doubt, the most cosmopolitan city in India - but it is also the most
itinerant. Over many decades, millions of people have flocked to the city
from rural villages all over India, each one bringing their own traditions,
faiths and recipes. Nowhere else in India will you find such a variety of
regional cooking; rich meat curries from the Punjab; coconutty prawn curries
from Kerala; vegetarian thalis from
Gujurat; Irani influenced Parsi berry pulaos; the Portuguese balchaos of Goa.
The list is endless. The most well known of these food styles can
be found at the best Indian restaurants in town. But in order to get right
under the skin of itinerant Mumbai you have to dig a little deeper - by going
right to the soul of the community.
