Let’s chaat about it

We’ve handpicked some of Mumbai’s most trusted home chefs to help you overcome your craving for chatpata rasta fare, keeping safety and hygiene standards in mind

DIY chaat kits
You can put Mumbaikars under house arrest, but you can’t take their craving for chaat away. Chef Aditi Limaye Kamat sorts you out with a detailed DIY chaat and misal pav kit which she serves with mini laadi pavs baked in her kitchen.

“The kits come with serving instructions and the concentrates have to be finished at the customer’s kitchen. Each box serves two-three people. We deliver via WOW delivery services, Mumbai’s first women oriented delivery service or WeFast,” she adds. They also have DIY pizza, pasta, burger, khowsuey and tacos boxes. This Maharashtra Day, she’s offering shrikhand macaroons (Rs 600 for five pieces) and motichoor bomb cake (Rs 750).
Cost: DIY chaat box (Rs 400 for 25 baked puris and condiments) DIY Misal box (Rs 480 for 12 mini laadi pavs and condiments)
Call: 9987033335
Order: Same day delivery

Pratimaben’s pani puri
At a lunch party 40 years ago, Malabar Hill resident Pratima Shodhan served her friends a chaat spread of pani puri, ragda pattice and pav bhaji.

“They coaxed me to start a food business, and here I am,” the 76-year-old smiles over the phone. She learnt these skills from her Ahmedabad-based bhabhi, who ran a successful catering business.

“I ask for spice levels and make the pudina water accordingly. We send meetha chutney, puris and condiments of aloo, chana and moong.” Her menu boasts of most street food favourites.
Cost: Pani puri (Rs 250/50 pieces); ragda pattice (Rs 175 per portion); pav bhaji (Rs 175 per portion) vada pav (Rs 100 for two)
Call: 02235964511
Order: Deliveries across Mumbai; book 24 hours prior

Shital’s Street Foodgasm

Straight from her studio in Khar, we’ve loved her Gujju winter undhiyu and gol papdi baklava. The sassy home chef is also doing her version of dabeli (Rs 75 per piece), rasta pav bhaji (Rs 200), tava pulao (Rs 250), ragda pattice (Rs 250), spicy masala chutney pav (Rs 100) and decadent falooda rabdi (Rs 300).

Call: 8928268436
Order: Two days prior notice

The Affair by Pramila & Leela

With her mother Pramila Salian, Leelavathi Salian Gupte (inset) offers a tiffin service across the city. Her street food menu includes  idli, sambar and chutney (Rs 90), sada dosa (Rs 80), podi dosa (Rs 90), masala dosa (Rs 90), onion and tomato uttapam with sambar and chutney (Rs 120), veg frankie (Rs 100) and chicken frankie (Rs 140), veg sandwich (Rs 70) and chicken mayo sandwich (Rs 150).

Call: 9867818478
Order: One day in advance

Sindhi fare at Aaliya’s Kitchen

Named after home chef Reshma Ash’s daughter, the kitchen opened in the lockdown and offers a limited menu on weekends. “Mostly I do Sindhi food, but I also add some street-style staples such as our traditional dal pakwans,” says Ash.

Cost: Batata vada (Rs 80 for four pieces and dry garlic chutney); dal pakwaan (three pieces for Rs 160) with dal, tamarind and green chutneys, and onions; misal pav (Rs 120). The food can be collected from Bandra West or at actual costs through WeFast
Call: 9833070363 
Order: Weekends only; last order to be placed before 5 pm on Fridays; for Maharashtra Day, a 20 per cent discount on entire menu is being offered for bookings made until Sunday

Raise a ‘toast’ Aikyam

During the lockdown, Kalpana Bhojwani realised the power of word-of-mouth marketing. One order led to another and she now serves a range of Gujarati farsan such as patra, khandvi, khaman and white dhokla. “We also serve street-style Mumbai sandwiches, pav bhaji, chole bhatura and ragda pattice,” she adds.
Cost: Grilled loaded sandwiches (Rs 160); cheese chilli toast (Rs 80), masala aloo toast (Rs 70) and vada pav (Rs 25)
Call: 8433942907
Order: 24 hours prior

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