WHERE TO BUY PAPADS AND OTHER SINDHI GROCERIES IN MUMBAI Courtesy - mumbaiboss Ashok Papadwala Mirchandani sells the spiciest “Amritsari” papad we’ve seen in the city; about half of it is cumin and black pepper. He has 12 other varieties of papad (Disco papad and Poona papad, anyone?) and is happy to explain the nuances of each. Try his gawar kachrie; dry chilli curd (chillies that have been stuffed with yoghurt and dried); ready-to-fry dried potato wafers; and Sindhi mung wadi. Skip the bhee, better stuff is found at Vashi Papadwala in Khar. Outside Kailash Parbat, First Pasta Lane, off Colaba Causeway, Colaba. Tel: 93235 07147. Open Monday to Saturday, from 11am to 7pm; Sunday, closed. Prakash Papadwala Shankar Stores, known to Sindhis as Ochi Passari, is the only Papadwala-style pavement shop that has managed to move to a grocery store format. But naturally, they sell generic food products in addition to Sindhi items, and they’re more expensive. Across the street, Prakash Papadwala offers similar goods for cheaper prices. Sindhis come to him to buy “B Pipermint” and pudina arag, both edible tinctures used to treat indigestion. He also sells two confections that make the most of that beloved Sindhi combination of fried besan and sugar – sev chikki, and nakul (small gathiyas coated with fine, frothy sugar). Opposite Shankar Stores, outside Sindhu Halwai, near Vrindavan restaurant, 3rd Road, Khar (West). Tel: 93232 90672. Open Monday to Saturday, from noon to 8pm; Sunday, closed. Vashi Papadwala Vashi Kishinchand Laungani sells some excellent bhee and dodi (fresh lotus seeds). In addition to all the Papadwala goods, he also offers ready-to-fry samosas from (popular Sion eatery) Guru Kripa, and heart-shaped, stuffed potato patties. On the pavement in front of Punjab Sindh Paneer Centre, Durga Niwas, near Khar Telephone Exchange and Citywalk Shoes, Khar Pali Road, Khar (West). Tel: 93230 81472. Open Monday to Saturday, from 2.30pm to 9.30pm; Sunday, closed. Shankar Papadwala Vashi’s younger brother Shankar set up his Papadwala shop on the same pavement. At his stall, snag dried drumstick flowers; brine-based, mustardy onion pickle; spicy alu papad, and wheat laddus. His round, stuffed potato patties sell pretty well too, about 100 packets per day. On the pavement in front of Punjab Sindh Paneer Centre, Durga Niwas, near Khar Telephone Exchange and Citywalk Shoes, Khar Pali Road, Khar (West). Tel: 93209 17563. Open Monday to Saturday, from 1pm to 9pm; Sunday, closed.
Posted on: Sun, 16 Jun 2013 00:33:07 +0000
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