12 Delicious Street Foods in Pune: Famous Places to Visit!
Pav bhaji: Pav bhaji is considered as staple street food of Maharashtrians. This famous street food is enjoyed by everyone alike. It consists of buns fried in butter and vegetable curry with loads of spices. It is a complete meal in itself, both tasty and healthy. The fried buns are served with the spicy curry with a dash of lemon sprinkled on the curry and with some grated onions. You can cut down on the butter if you are a health freak and count your calories.
Vada Paav: There is a saying that you are not a true Maharashtrian if you do not know what Vada Paav is. This snack has a special place in the hearts of everyone belonging to the state. You can find this snack on a roadside vendor to a 5 star rated restaurant. This snack consists of deep-fried potato dumpling sandwiched between a soft bread accompanied by tangy green chutney and fried green chilies. This snack is also called as Bombay Burger.
Sev Puri: This snack is also widely available on every chaat menu. This snack is similar to that of Pani puri except that the flavored water is not used. Here, the round-shaped hollow puri is stuffed with spicy mashed potato along with tomato slices and onions, and semi-solids such as green chutney and tamarind chutney and topped with sev above it. Some people love this with curd in it which they call it as Dahi Puri.
Misal Pav: This spicy snack originated from Nashik is quite famous for its unique taste. This snack is served as breakfast, evening snack, or as a full meal in Pune. This snack consists of Misal (a spicy curry made from sprouted lintels), served with a pav (Indian bread). The final snack is topped with sev, a dash of lemon, onions, and also crushed papad on it.
2. Keema Pav:
This snack is quite similar to Vada pav or Pav Bhaji; the only difference is that the bhaji or the curry served in here is non-vegetarian. This snack is served with spicy mutton kheema topped with a dash of lime and sev if desired along with the Indian bread and chopped onions and green chilies. If you are bored with eating vegetarian pav bhaji, then this snack will definitely satisfy your cravings.
