“You miss Bhel Puri? Then make it at home!”

Really?! I’m sure every Mumbaikar will agree that this is one of the most preposterous recommendations anyone can make. 1: street food is not street food if made at home. 2. Bhel Puri cannot be replicated anywhere other than the streets of Mumbai. No one knows where it originated, but in Mumbai we have a habit of owning up anything that is remotely anaath or najayaz. Pav Bhaji, Bhel-Puri, Pani Puri, Vada …