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<\/a>\nMy favorite of the day was this Tokri Chaat (aka katori chaat). Glossary: chaat is an Indian snack featuring crispy fried dough, potatoes, onions and other veggies, yogurt, chutneys, herbs and spices but the number of variations is legion; tokri means basket, katori means bowl. In this case, the basket is made from fried shredded potatoes…
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<\/a>\n…laden with cubed boiled potatoes, mung beans, tomato, chickpeas, sev (crunchy chickpea flour noodles) all swimming in the aforementioned savory nectar of deliciousness.<\/p>\n
Our destination in part involved sampling some of the many sandwiches on offer. There are countless delicious breads indigenous to India, but these two carbobombs borrow heavily from their American counterparts. As I said, I\u2019ll do a return visit to this neighborhood. And I don\u2019t even need a passport! Instagram Post 3\/24-26\/2020 We journeyed to the far east \u2013 the far east of Queens, that is, a stone\u2019s throw from Nassau County \u2013 to explore a South Asian neighborhood familiar to my dining pals but relatively new to me … Continue reading
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\nThe first comes from the Breach Candy Special Sandwiches section of the menu \u2013 Breach Candy is a posh neighborhood in South Mumbai. To my eyes, the triple decker Mumbai Grilled Sandwich would appear to be India\u2019s answer to the Dagwood Sandwich, at least in terms of architecture. Standard issue potato chips.
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\nThe top layer consisted of green pepper and red onion; the bottom, sliced boiled potato; melted Amul cheese, a pasteurized processed cheddar product, and coriander chutney all around. I opined that the bread-to-filling ratio seemed out of proportion, but my expert guide and sandwich stacker who has first-hand experience with the real deal assured me that on the streets of Mumbai, sauces are applied more liberally so we took matters into our own hands. Don\u2019t know if Dagwood had such problems.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nThis Mumbai Vada Pav (pronounced pow) from the Mumbai Xpress Specials section of the menu is a fried potato patty with a bit of red onion for kick, covered with tamarind and coriander chutneys and sprinkled with spiced garlic masala served on a burger bun. Total starcho if you\u2019re into that sort of thing.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nThis is muthiya (rhymes with shukriya, a Hindi word for thank you \u2013 sorry, I couldn\u2019t resist). A Gujarati treat, these pillowy little dumplings are made from grated bottle gourd and onion mixed with seasoned flour, steamed and then saut\u00e9ed with mustard seeds and sesame seeds. Topped with chutneys, they weren\u2019t bad.<\/p>\n
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\n(*All right, all right! It\u2019s moo-TEE-ah.)<\/em>
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