I have been living in the city of dreams, Mumbai, for nearly 23 years and consider it a melting pot of varied people, their cultures, and food. Mumbai never mourns, every day in the city is a celebration and the month of Ramadan is just an addition to this. Yes, the Muslim community all over the world is practicing a month of fasting-which ends with Eid-where they come together and pray at mosques, binge on sumptuous feasts after a full day of no food, and visit friends and family.
While the Muslim community prays, fasts and feasts, what this month brings for us, foodies, is a month-long food festival. Pop-up stalls and food vendors set up for iftar – the breaking of the fast – serving melt-in-mouth kebabs, roomali rotis, fresh fruit drinks, sweetmeats, and much more. Earlier this week, we planned a (virtual) food walk around Mumbai’s famous Mohammed Ali Road. Located near Masjid Bunder in southern part of the city, the usually chaotic bylanes of this road transform into a khau galli a.k.a a food lover’s paradise, around this time. We visited two major khau gallis there: Minara Masjid and Bohri Mohalla.
Feast your eyes on the pictures we clicked in these gallis. Beware, a mere glance can compel you to visit the bustling street right away.
The Variety of Chicken Tikkas
Kalegi with Roomali Roti
Malai Tikka
Maalpua
Mawa Jalebi and Rabdi
Falooda
Mutton Bhuna with Butter Pav
Falsa and Khas Sherbet
