Wednesday, July 06, 2005

Ragdawalla outside Maratha Mandir

Outside Maratha mandir, Bombay Central there is this shady, sleazy looking, not so appealing stall which sells the most amazing 'veg ragda chana' and 'dahi vadas'

the contents of the ragda chana are

boiled kabuli chana
hot ragda wid potatoes chunks
watana
salt
cummin,pepper masala
mirch masala
mustard oil
saffron colored mix spices n masalas
tamarind chutney
meetha chutney
theeka chutney
lotsa onion
nimbu
coriander
pudina


The way he makes is damn cool, he takes some boiling hot Kabuli chanas from the stove, pours some gravy, slices the big aloo pieces then puts some yellow watana then puts the chutneys, all spices, lil mustard oil, mixes it in styles and then put lotsa onions and coriander n pudina then cleans the bowl from the sides and hands it over...

All served in a China bowl fullto upto da brim, ekdum yummy hot n spicy.... total paisa vasool, cost wonly 5 bucks!!!

warning : not recommended for the weak stomachs and people who swear by the Frangipani and Taj

trivia about Maratha Mandir - This theatre has been playing Dilwale Dulhaniya le jayenge for the last 500 weeks, past 8-10 years and still continues to play..... the tickets are really cheap under 25 bucks.....
Often used by couples and people having affairs for total privacy at unbeliavable costs..... Where else will you get A/c facilty and privacy at the cost of a Moosambi juice :)) and also you can check mail for free at the Reliance internet kiosk :))

7 comments:

  1. Good work, write more about Mumbai.

    Except, I have trouble
    reading white on black in firefox
    and Opera.

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  2. Sat'2

    This is too much!!!! you actually gave the recipe for the same... Man!!!! hats off to ur observation (unless you actually asked the man how does he prepare it) :))))

    Cheerz,
    PP.

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  3. seriously amazing stuff man. this kind of hardcore street food defines bombay. remind me to get you in touch with this person who wrote a piece on 'pyaali' - an indigenous bombay street food item. after i eat ragda chana i can tell you if it it the same as pyaali :) - sounds similar.

    loved the 10 rupee post. in pune now so cant comment too much for 3-4 days due to sad dial-up.

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  4. Nice blog, Satish.

    The Baarish ka Dushman, Local train joke, Dus ka note and BMC posts made for good reading.

    Regards,
    Chirayu

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  5. I want to see a photo of the ragda chana, I want to see the guy who makes it, he may be my chacha from NullBazar, if it is him, I will tell him to give you nasik kanda next time...

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  6. dr. m : I'm trying to work ot a simple all browser compatiblie blog, hang on for a while :)

    preity : are u mad!! he wold never gimme da recipe, he would think I would put up a stall next to him, I juss happen to have good observation skills :))

    solzaire: pyaali i think is da non veg version of "veg ragda chana", pyaali has mutton liver,gurda etc

    chirayu : tnx :), keep reading ...

    anonymous: I dont have a digicam, will get one soon thoda kadki lagela che :), cool would love to meet your chacha, btw they do serve white nasik kanda...i think so ??

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  7. hey...u make me hungry at this hour :( but keep writing as it keeps getting added in my list ;)

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