Daal Baati

I do not think I ate Daal Baati at enough places to comment on this dish with authority. However, this Daal Baati drew me there couple of times in spite of the place being over crowed and not as great food to motivate myself driving down 15kms even on the weekend.

The place is Hotel Village in Amanora township, Hadapsar.  Its buffet with all kinds of food stalls. Daal Baati is classic Baati socked in desi Ghee. The helper crushes the Baati in a steel bowl pouring warm Daal and couple of spoonful of desi Ghee over it. Sprinkle some Churma over it & taste is awesome! It’s funny to see this counter placed between Zunka Bhakar counter at one side and Hakka noodle-Manchurian counter on other side with 1 attendant for all 3! But then I was very focused with my goal & had emptied 9-10 bowls of Daal Baati. 

Bedekar Misal

After writing about few Misals around, I ought to write about this one. Has been pride of downtown Pune for few decades now. I can’t wait in long queue especially on holiday mornings here, take away is preferred (queue is smaller!) and parcel is given at backdoor. Location is Mujabacha Bol, Narayan Peth, Pune. Location link below will help you. It is very near to Ranka Jeweler shop on Laxmi road.

Out of Misals I have written about, I feel this one is richer in terms of number of ingredients.  It has mixture of pulses, potato subzi, roasted rice flakes, Sev, onion & coriander as a base. Curry added on top (Tarri) has very unique hot & sweet taste. Tarri also have pieces of pumpkin. This bit is unique (can also be seen as odd) I met few people who don’t like this missal as there is a trace of sweet taste. It is different and I like it! Misal is not a sweet curry for sure but bearable hot so one can enjoy taste of ingredients.  I feel the variety comes together well to make it popular Puneri Misal.