neighboorhood scenes

Some snaps from an afternoon walk around Matunga's eastern and western sides...

Hindu Temples in Matunga



Pani puri stands on the sea shore- an essential Mumbai snacks- and a bit hard to describe. Pani Puri roughly translates to "fried crisp shells with water" and is made of a fried round puri ( which tastes like a thin  crisp pancake/potatolike chip) filled with a mixture of chopped onions, cooked potatoes, sweet and hot spices, and a greenish water with chiles. Once the pani-puris are assembled by the walla,  the entire puri is put into the mouth at once! My favorite version of this snack is dahi batata puri, which is essentially 'pani puri' leken (but) with made with dahi- yogurt and with batata potatoes, and topped with sev.  

Hot corn cooked to order anyone?

These guys grill corn over dark coals while you wait, smearing the toasted corn with a salt-lime mixture, then handing it over wrapped in a leaf. I had one while watching the sun set over the beach by Shivaji Park, and then gave the nearly- finished cob to a monkey, who grabbed it with both hands and walked off on his two hind legs to finish the treat!