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| [Mumbai] My Favourite Vada Pav | Views: 714 |
| Mar 05, 2007 2:01 am | | [Mumbai] My Favourite Vada Pav | # |
Vikram Karve | | MY FAVOURITE VADA PAV
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VIKRAM KARVE
My favourite Vada Pav is CTO Vada Pav at Ashok Satam’s stall on the Flora Fountain (Hutatma Chowk) side of the Central Telegraph Office (CTO) in Mumbai.
The Vada is served freshly fried piping hot and is crisp and crunchy on the outside. That’s how a good Vada should be from the outside, nice and crisp, not soft and soggy like most of the fare dished out elsewhere.
The moment you bite the sharp zesty effect of the spices and greens hits you – there is an abundance of tangy greens in the tasty fusion inside : green chillies, coriander, curry patta, ginger-garlic. Don’t chew, just roll your tongue and press the hot stuff against your palate and let it dissolve. You’ll feel stimulated for sure! It’s not only mouth watering; it may be even nose-watering too if you have a delicate tongue. So might as well put the vada in a pav and savour the CTO Vada Pav gazing at the Hutatma Memorial, the Fountain and nice faces in the crowd rushing by to and from Churchgate.
Can anyone tell me where I can enjoy a good Vada Pav in Pune? I’ve tasted a few so far, even the famed Joshi's, Diwadkar, Rohit et al, and found them quite soggy and insipid compared to the Mumbai's CTO Vada.
VIKRAM KARVE
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| Mar 05, 2007 4:54 am | | re: [Mumbai, Thane] My Favourite Vada Pav | # |
Mr.Mojo Risin | | My Personal Favorite has to be the great 'Kunj Vihar Vada pav' apposite thane S.T.Stand...
The place is always jam packed..since its in the vicinty of the railway as well as the S.T.stn..
The USP is the huge sized pav along with the chutney.
Nice hot, huge and crisp wadas as served in between em..
We had named it as India's answer to big Mac before the McD's stepped in our country...lol..
Along with a glass of lassi it's a meal for most ppl frequenting the place.Private Reply to Mr.Mojo Risin |
| Mar 05, 2007 5:06 am | | re: re: [Mumbai, Thane] My Favourite Vada Pav | # |
Meeta Panicker | | Fav vada pav is from outside mithibai near dhiraj stall, maska vada pav with green chillies and hot chai... Private Reply to Meeta Panicker |
| Mar 05, 2007 5:14 am | | re: [Mumbai] My Favourite Vada Pav | # |
Ajeet Kalbag | | Hi,
My personal fav is the wada pav stall outside kirti college, dadar. Crunchy, hot and with a tangy and spicy chutney. Amazing stuff. You should try it!! Private Reply to Ajeet Kalbag |
| Mar 05, 2007 5:59 am | | re: re: [Mumbai] My Favourite Vada Pav | # |
Savita Govilkar | | Hi,
My favourite is the one which is served on gadi just out side Apna Bazar gate at Indian Oil Junction, 4 Bungalows. The one out side N M College is also good. But I think the one at Apna Bazar is a little better. I think the ingradients in the chutney are fresh. Cheers Private Reply to Savita Govilkar |
| Mar 05, 2007 7:28 am | | re: [Mumbai] My Favourite Vada Pav | # |
Sanjay Rao | | I have tasted the fare at all these places....all are very good...every one has its own USP!!!
There are two places which I feel are worth a mention:
1. Vada pav opposite Chembur Post Office.
2. Sanju,s vada pav, which earlier was located at Ambedkar Garden, Chembur. Now he has relocated to N.G. Acharya Marg, Chembur (at the Subhash nagar junction).
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| Mar 05, 2007 9:00 am | | re: re: [Mumbai] My Favourite Vada Pav | # |
Chanchal Roy | | As regards Wada Pav.. Thane Rocks!!
Numero Uno by any standards : Rajmata Wada Pav on Ram Maruti Road. Absolutely awesome!
2nd : Shraddha near Ghantali Mandir
3rd : That thela near "Satyam's" - home made stuff!!
4th : Kunj Vihar opp ST stand - big sized!!
Forgotten the names but I actually have a top 10 for Thane!Private Reply to Chanchal Roy |
| Mar 05, 2007 11:42 am | | re: re: re: [Mumbai] My Favourite Vada Pav | # |
Virendra Ahluwalia | | Hi vikram,
A friend of mine from Pune says the best vada Pav in pune is at Pune camp on a cart outside Parsi agiary near
Dorabjees(off bootee street). Try it and let me know if its any good.
Rgds
VirenPrivate Reply to Virendra Ahluwalia |
| Mar 06, 2007 12:25 am | | [Mumbai] My Favourite Vada Pav | # |
Sanjay Lad | | I am with Ajeet here...
The one in the Kirti College lane...Ashok is the name of owner, its the best I have had so far...also his Bhajjipav is fantastic...You have to be lucky to get the Bhajjipav as it finishes as soon as the crisp hot potatopakodas are out of the frying pan.
Good idea to order about 5 so that you dont have to wait for eternity...
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| Mar 06, 2007 3:10 pm | | re: [Mumbai] My Favourite Vada Pav | # |
Dr Anirudh Badade | | I prefer nusta batata vada without any pav. And I like vadas which have a very thin batter coating wth some crispy areas. And a nice filling inside.
Mumbai-Pune Expressway has superb batata wadas --- 1) while going to Pune at the food mall, and
2) while coming back to Mumbai there's Datta.Private Reply to Dr Anirudh Badade |
| Mar 06, 2007 10:38 pm | | re: re: [Mumbai] My Favourite Vada Pav | # |
Rhea | | only at Shree Datta on the way back to Mumbai on the expressway from Pune. mmmmmmmmmm!! Private Reply to Rhea |
| Mar 07, 2007 10:08 pm | | [Mumbai] My Favourite Vada Pav | # |
Sanjay Lad | | I also remember this batata wada I had at Chondhi naka near Kihim Beach...Albaugh.
It was different then usaual as he rolled the filling in a thin layer of red chutney before dipping it in the batter, that gave the wada a nice bite you could feel on your palate.
It was just wada though..no pav :)Private Reply to Sanjay Lad |
| Mar 09, 2007 2:07 pm | | re: [Mumbai] My Favourite Vada Pav | # |
Dr Anirudh Badade | | And best to cut out the horrendous red dry garlic chutney sprinkled as a ritual over the holy vadas. Private Reply to Dr Anirudh Badade |
| Mar 30, 2007 1:22 pm | | re: [Mumbai] My Favourite Vada Pav | # |
Sean Singh (sean@vsnl.com) | | Aah, Vada Paav . . . . my favorite quaint-essential Bombay snack.
The best ones I have had are from -
1. One small non-descript joint called 'Sangam' just out of santacruz station on the east side. Fresh crispy wada and Really clean sweet smelling bread (without any black spots.)
2. A small wooden stall right outside Chembur Gymkhana in Subhash nagar, chembur. Always crowded, authentic, rustic, cheap, clean and very satisfying. That great taste.
3. That famous guy outside Mithibai college, his butter wada pavs with onions and sev is awesome.
4. A joint called either 'sadguru' or 'Saikripa' right outside Vashi Station in the food court selling Jumbo wada pavs, with a dash of onions, and a superb garlic chutney . . . great.
5. A very old and popular joint in Thane on the street that has all these famous branded garment shops, I dont know the name of the street but its got your Crocodiles, Arrows, Benettons, woodlands and all, this one is on the left side of the 1 way street and the street ends on the main station road, sorry about the address but the wada pavs are excellent, the way they should be, the real ones.
6. Chandan - used to be a favorite long back in chembur opposite Natraj cinema but I dont know whether he still exists now. His vashi branch is not half as good.
7. Of course, Datta on the Bombay Poona expressway.
8. And that cool authentic maharashtrian joint (dont remember the name) on the old Bombay Poona highway right on the turning junction of the Goa highway which has a lot of other good stuff like kothmir wada, Thalipeeth etc. His wada pavs are fantastic.
9. Ramakant on the old Bombay Poona highway still rocks because of his dominantly garlicy flavour.
And man, how I love the garlic chutney . . . I like my wada pavs dry loaded with the lahsun chutney.
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| Mar 30, 2007 2:03 pm | | re: re: [Mumbai] My Favourite Vada Pav | # |
|/i/ek |/ijayan|=- | | yup, my friend...
chandan still exists...but seems like the quality has gone down...but his jumbo-sized samosas still rock...
the one outside the post office is one of the best i've tasted...Private Reply to |/i/ek |/ijayan|=- |
| Mar 31, 2007 2:50 pm | | re: re: re: [Mumbai] My Favourite Vada Pav | # |
Dr Anirudh Badade | | Outside the post-office meaning Chembur post-office? Yes thats very popular. He gives nice bhajis too -- the small ones (? moong). Never tried this Subhash Nagar fellow. But there's also one deep inside tilak nagar at Chembur -- anyone will guide you to him.
Its remarkable that so many people have mastered the art of batata vada making -- yet all of them are different. Private Reply to Dr Anirudh Badade |
| Mar 31, 2007 3:22 pm | | re: re: re: re: [Mumbai] My Favourite Vada Pav | # |
|/i/ek |/ijayan|=- | | yes, outside chembur post office...
sorry, forgot to mention that...
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| Apr 02, 2007 5:44 am | | re: re: re: re: re: [Mumbai] My Favourite Vada Pav | # |
Prasad Deshpande | | Babu's Vada Pav at Dadar TT though it is available only in the evenings. Private Reply to Prasad Deshpande |
| Apr 02, 2007 5:55 am | | re: [Mumbai] My Favourite Vada Pav | # |
Suman Tripathy | | Still like the one's available at Karjat station, enroute 2 Pune ( though of late the quality has gone down ). But i find, that the ones available on Deccan Queen & Pragati ( going 2 Pune ) r good these days ! Private Reply to Suman Tripathy |
| Apr 02, 2007 7:45 am | | re: re: [Mumbai] My Favourite Vada Pav | # |
Sameer Pimpale | | i agree with ajit and sanjay about the vada pav near kirti college. thin batter, crispy and serves it with lasoon chatni. He also adds 'chura' (fried batter)to it. mmmmm awesome. You also get good vada pav inside aarey colony. Every order is freshly prepared. Vada-usal combination is just amazing.
njoy,
Sameer Private Reply to Sameer Pimpale |
| Apr 03, 2007 4:17 am | | re: re: re: [Mumbai] My Favourite Vada Pav | # |
Chanchal Roy | | Sean .. the one in Thane you mention is the Awesome "Rajmat Wada Pau" on Ram Maruti Road..
They define wada pau's...Private Reply to Chanchal Roy |
| Apr 03, 2007 7:39 am | | re: re: re: re: [Mumbai] My Favourite Vada Pav | # |
Tasneem J | | One of the better vada pavs I had was at Aksa beach. Theres this lady who makes fresh vadas when u place the order. And she also makes awesome chai to go with it!!
Morning breakfast after an early morning boat ride. Simply super start to a day!!Private Reply to Tasneem J |
| Apr 16, 2007 2:07 pm | | re: re: re: re: re: [Mumbai] My Favourite Vada Pav | # |
Vishwas "GAME BOY" Kasat | | Most of them talked about town side...now lets come down to suburbs...
1. Vada Pav wala in Evershine nagar (malad link road) near Shimmer Lounge (ex Jharna)
2. One at MG Road (Goregaon) named Trishna
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| Apr 19, 2007 8:12 am | | re: re: re: re: re: re: [Mumbai] My Favourite Vada Pav | # |
Prem Jaiswal | | boss, vadapav out of NM college is amazing....:)
Prem.Private Reply to Prem Jaiswal |
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