How pav is turning gourmet in Mumbai

Love for pav

Mumbaikar Sudeep Awchat loves pav and that made him and his brother Acash start Poie and Pao in Mahim in 2023 with a menu solely for pavs with unique fillings

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Mother`s recipes

Their mother Deepa is a true-blue Goan who hails from Mapusa and loves cooking. So, it was her recipes they wanted to present in a more casual or fast-food form

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Goan and Maharashtrian flavours

Some favourites are Chicken Cafreal, Chorizo and Xacuti along with Veg Xacuti and Chettinad. They also have Chettinad Chicken and Kolhapuri Tambda Rassa

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Street food lover

Long before Poie and Pao, Rohan Mangalorkar started Pack-A-Pav in 2014 because of his love for street food and unique offerings

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Hole-in-the-wall concept

Avoiding a sandwich shop-like space, he found a 40 sq ft hole-in-wall space in Bandra to cater to people with pavs that were filling with variety of fillings

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Gourmet offerings

Today, apart from the Soft-Shell crab pav, Mutton Shammi Pav, they also have a version of the classic Vada Pav and Irani Chicken pav

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