9 days of fasting, prayer and Satvik food have come to an end. If you are heading out with your family to enjoy delicacies from the streets of Indore, we would like you to explore this super delicious and extremely well-kept café in Indore that serves the best, authentic streetside flavours with utmost thought to hygiene and food standards as issued in the times of the pandemic.
Interesting history of Bambaiya pav bhaji, and what makes it unique?
This Maharashtrian delicious food is served at almost all the big hotels and roadside dining bases. It is a thick curry made with seasonal vegetables, potatoes, tomatoes and onions, served with pav. The word ‘Pav’ comes from the Portuguese word for bread and ‘Bhaji’ in Marathi means vegetable.
Pav Bhaji is said to have started as a midnight meal for textile workers in the state of Maharashtra in the 1850s. According to the story, the mill workers would get angry when they returned home from work late at night and asked for dinner. Thus, in order to make an edible meal, they started collecting the leftover bread, mixing all the vegetables and mashing them. It was an unrefined version of today’s delectable Pav Bhaji, which is enjoyed and eaten today.
Pavabhaji was discovered when the Civil War (1861–1865) in America led to rapid demand for cotton. Therefore, cotton cloth production started happening day and night in the textile mills of Mumbai. Due to the production of clothes on a large scale, the workers had to work day and night in the mills. They had very little time to eat. Street food vendors standing outside the mills also started losing money.
Realizing the fragility of the time, a new dish was discovered. They made many vegetables by mashing them in tomato, potato base and served with pav. It was very tasty and filling, the workers used eat it and immediately return to work.
The best part was, the dish didn’t make them drowsy. People liked the taste of this tasty and spicy dish. In this way, pav bhaji gradually became famous in Maharashtra and later the entire country. Now it is being served from small and big restaurants in the country to five-star hotels as well.
If we talk about Mumbai’s best pavbhaji, then people take the name of Sardar ji’s pavbhaji. This is a famous restaurant built at the junction of Tardeo Road in Mumbai. Here you will get to eat different types of Pavabhaji. Such as Cheese Pavbhaji, Khade Pavbhaji, Jain Pavbhaji etc.
Coming to Indore, providing authentic taste to food-loving Indoris, is Chatori Chachi, a café in palasia that serves finger-licking worthy food!
What’s in store at the pav bhaji fest at Chatori Chachi?
Buttery, cheesy, fresh pav bhaji is waiting for you at the café. Made to match the tastebuds of Indoris, fusion flavours are the highlight of the fest.
Bambaiya pav bhaji
Authentic bhaji with a Bambaiya touch of authentic spices served with soft, hot butter-laden pavs.
Italian pav bhaji
Garlic paav, served with a generous side of pasta in bhaji sauce, made with exotic vegetables.
Pulaav ghotala
Served with tawa pulaav and masala paav, making it a perfect vegetarian ghotala style dish.
Bunny chav bhaji
Hollow pav stuffed with bhaji, topped with cheese, herbs and olives.
Pav Bhaji pizza
A western twist with a desi taste. Pizza base done up with bhaji and topped with all pav-bhaji essentials.
Masala pav
Classic butter tossed pav, coated with masala and served with bhaji
These six varieties of pav bhaji have been curated keeping in mind the unique tastes of each individual, food choices and for those to love to experiment. Make sure you drop by at Chatori Chachi and also leave your reviews.
Why should every ‘saccha Indori’ check out this pav-bhaji fest?
Every ‘sachha Indori’ would agree that taste is the number one factor in deciding where to eat. Well, if you want to avoid roadside ventures in a time like this, or if you have kids at home who are tired of staying back at home, we would like you to try #HDReccomended pav bhaji fest that in a café that has been the talk of the town ever since it launched.
Bring your punters along and enjoy the taste of authentic flavours done up with a lot of love.
Where is the cafe located?
Address: Chatori Chachi LG-11, Navneet Plaza, Old Palasia, Indore.
Contact: 9111886564
