Rest day Mumbai- Day 1 (Part 2)

Mumbai Street Food tour

Mumbai is famous across India for its outstanding street food, but discovering the best hygienic eateries in the big city is not always easy. Not to worry, that’s where we come in! We’ll help you experience the city’s flavours that please the taste buds and go easy on the stomach, guiding you through three of Mumbai’s most renowned street food areas.

We tasted 16 different items (9 veg, 2 non-veg, 3 desserts, 2 drinks) plus water/cold drinks.

Panipuri - a little crunchy ball with liquid filling you eat in one bite.

A deep-fried breaded hollow spherical shell, about 1 inch in diameter, filled with a combination of potatoes, raw onions, chickpeas and spices. It is a common snack and street food in the Indian subcontinent.


Sev puri - is an Indian snack and a type of chaat. It is a speciality that originates from Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Is strongly associated with street food but is also served at upscale locations. This one is made from chick pea flour, tastes like a “nacho”

Dahi (yogurt) Batata (potato) Puri - Dahi Batata Puri - another Indian snack food which is especially popular in the state of Maharashtra. The dish is a type of chaat and originates from the city of Mumbai.

Amui Pav Bahaji - only in Mumbai and Goa - a kind of bread, dipped in a tomato, potato, onion, green pea, cauliflower, with chili all mashed up together.

Mysore Masala Dosa (Dosa - a fermented rice flour pancake with a filling in it.) A popular breakfast dish in the town of Udupi in Karnataka. It is thin crepes made with rice and urad dal batter spread with spicy chutney and potato masala. This dish is usually served with some coconut chutney and sambar.

Ice Cream - mango, raspberry, pistachio, chikoo fruit.


Masala Kachori - with Chutney and ketchup and Deep Fried Tapioca with Lassi

Kachori is a spicy, deep-fried snack made of flour, ghee, and a stuffing of moong dal, onions, or other ingredients.


3 Kinds of chicken - Baida roti, Chicken roll, Chicken kabob.                                                             
Roti is a flatbread that originated in the Indian subcontinent. It's also known as chapati, and is a staple food in many countries. Roti is made from whole wheat flour and water, and is often eaten with curries.  


Jalebi -  is a popular sweet snack in the Indian subcontinent, West Asia and some parts of Africa. The south Asian variety is made by deep-frying maida flour (plain flour or all-purpose flour) batter in pretzel or circular shapes, which are then soaked in sugar syrup


Absolute bedlam on the street food tour in Mumbai, deafening noise level!!!!





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