- Check it out. It's Trevor James.
I'm in Mumbai, India.
We're going for a full-on food tour,
street food tour of this city.
We're gonna see what we can find.
This is my first trip
here and I'm so pumped.
Check it out.
Mumbai is packed with cuisine
that you're gonna fall in
love with on your first try.
You'll never run out of new things to try
as you explore the city.
I came here to eat
and I found a ton of
awesome snacks and meals
that blew me away.
Travelers always say that
India is sensory overload
and I have to agree
especially when it comes to eating.
(speaking Hindi)
Pav Bhaji is a thick and
creamy vegetable gravy
made mainly with potatoes,
tomatoes, peas, and onions.
It's mashed up before your
eyes on the street side
and you can literally smell
the butter as you walk by.
The vendors add so much as they make it.
It's served with a soup
or soft butter-soaked bun
that you scoop lots of gravy onto.
Oh!
That looks juicy.
Oh, wow.
Thank you.
I'm gonna take a bun.
I'm gonna get some of
that buttery, juicy sauce.
Oh! It's saturate.
Oh! And he just loads it up with butter.
Mmm!
Whoa.
Thank you.
That is unbelievable.
Next, I made my way to the most
famous street food in Mumbai.
The Vada Pav aka the Mumbai burger.
If you're vegetarian, this is your heaven.
It's made with deep fried potato patties
stuffed with cumin,
mustard seeds, tumeric,
coriander, and masala powder
and then it's covered in a mint chutney,
sweet chutney, and a
spicy red chili powder.
Mmm!
Oh, look at this.
This is the Mumbai burger.
Look at that.
Wow!
Whoa!
That is really nice.
You can see that soft potato batter.
It's spicy.
I think they're stuffed
with Indian spices.
I think I taste fennel and cumin in there
and these crisps.
Oh, it's crispy, but the bun is so soft.
And since it was Ramadan,
I came to the must-visit
Mohammad Ali road.
If you come on the eve of Eid,
then you're in for a treat
because you can find a huge selection
of specialty street foods
and the festive atmosphere
is gonna make you hungry.
This is malpua, which is like
an egg saffron ghee pancake.
It's so hot here.
So many people.
And I wanna try this out.
Let's order up.
How much?
(speaking Hindi)
Okay.
This is the Malpua.
Oh!
Wow! Thank you!
This is the egg Malpua.
This is gonna be the oiliest
thing I've ever eaten.
It's like an egg pancake
loaded with saffron.
I think the white stuff--
I think that's like a cinnamon milk--
Oh, it's really hot.
Let's try it out.
Mmm.
Whoa!
Wow!
That is surprisingly really good.
It tastes like eggnog almost.
It tastes like a sweet cinnamon banana
with a hint of cardamom.
Next, I had a recommendation
to try the muttun brain gravy
and the Tandoori quail.
This is absolutely insane here.
We're gonna order up
some Tandoori pheasant.
Look at this.
I have Tandoori chicken here.
Oh, yeah. Get a little lime on here.
Get a little lemon.
And over here, this is
the specialty quail.
Whoa!
That's very good.
- Well done.
- Yeah. It's tender.
- It's well-marinated.
A little smoky.
And that skin is so crispy
This here is like a lamb brain gravy.
Oh. Lamb brain gravy.
Let's try it out.
Ooh!
Ooh!
I don't know if I can roll with the brain.
It's almost like a little fishy.
But I wasn't about to
let that one brain stew
ruin the show for the rest of them.
So, I came to try a
different spicy version
down the next road,
made with garam masala, a lot of tumeric,
and a ton of spice.
Oh, it smells good.
Smells really spicy.
I can smell the tumeric in there.
- One brain?
- One brain, please.
Yes.
Egg brain. That means one lamb brain.
Thank you.
Oh, my.
There's all that garam
masala spice, chili powder,
There's lots of tumeric and I am excited.
I have never tried this before.
Let's go for it.
Mmm!
The garam masala, the
chili powder, the tumeric
all mixed together is really good.
Thank you.
That was really good.
Thank you very much.
Oh, it's so nice!
I never thought lamb
brain would be like that.
Thank you. Thank you.
The next day, I found a street kachori
topped with a sweet chutney, mint chutney,
crisps, dal, and yogurt.
Egg kachori.
Thank you.
(speaking Hindi)
Thank you.
How much?
- 20 rupees.
- 20 rupees.
Okay.
He put a sweet chutney and
a mint chutney on there.
We're gonna try it out.
Mmm!
Oh, yeah!
- Tasty?
- Yeah. Tasty.
It's really nice, actually.
Oh. It's sweet, spicy.
Is this a mint chutney?
Mint chutney?
- Green chutney.
- Green chutney.
(speaking Hindi)
Very nice.
- Yes.
- It's like a sweet, spicy, crispy puff.
And a trip to Mumbai wouldn't be complete
without the famous pani puri.
This crunchy, spicy, tumeric,
water-filled cup of joy
is found all over India,
but I came here to Mumbai to eat it.
I've been waiting so long to try this.
This is the spot in Mumbai to try it out.
It's like an Indian water
bomb packed with tamarind.
Sweet tamarind flavor.
Let's try it out.
So, you can see the green things in there.
Those are moong dal
and these white circular things,
these are crisps called boondi.
They mix two types of water together.
One is like a spicy--
Oh! It exploded.
One is like a spicy tamarind water
and one is sweet and minty.
Mmm!
Whoa!
That is really good.
It explodes in your mouth.
It's super sweet.
I can taste the tamarind in there.
It's a little spicy.
And this pani puri is so crunchy.
It's like a crunchy water bomb.
The water is cool and refreshing.
Later, I found a special
protein-filled chickpea mash
with mustard seeds, onions, and cilantro
at a super busy little street corner.
Yes, please.
So, this is the sev khamani?
Wow.
Okay.
So, look at this.
They give you this.
This is like a legumes
mash with all these crisps.
There's fresh onions, fresh cilantro.
Oh. I have no idea what
this is gonna taste like.
Let's try it out.
Whoa!
That is unique.
- [Man] Very nice.
(speaking Hindi)
(laughing)
The legumes are really, really hearty.
It's like the next level
of mashed potatoes.
You get a full-on hearty flavor.
I actually taste a little
bit of sweetness in there
with some cilantro and onions.
For the final killer meal in Mumbai,
I made my way to a famous thali shop
and experienced a true
home-cooked style thali
in downtown Mumbai,
complete with an assortment
of dishes and desserts,
giving a full-spectrum of sweet, salty,
spicy, bitter, and sour dishes.
And this is covered in ghee, right?
- Yeah.
- Oh, very nice.
Fruit salad.
Is it in a yogurt?
- [Man] No, not yogurt.
Fruit and milk.
- [Trevor] Fruit and milk?
And this one, here?
- [Man] This is ghulam jam.
- [Trevor] Ghulam jam.
Yes, please.
This is a feast. Here.
Thank you very much.
Garlic chutney?
- [Man] Garlic and chutney mix.
Chili mix, chili, bitter, lemon.
Whatever you feel, you can--
- [Trevor] Oh, just dip it right in.
- Yeah.
- Beautiful.
- [Man] You can use your left hand.
- [Trevor] Can I?
- [Man] No, you can--
- [Trevor] Can I use my left?
- [Man] See. Comfortable and easy.
Okay. Thank you very much.
Let's try it out.
Mmm! Oh, yeah.
Mmm!
Oh!
- You like spicy? Take this.
- Take these?
- Yeah.
- Wow.
- [Woman] You like Indian food?
- Yeah. Indian food's really good.
Yeah. It's so good.
This is my first time having the thali.
- You like it?
- Yeah.
I've been looking forward to this.
I've been really looking
forward to trying it.
A lot of flavors on this tahli.
They're all just complete vibrant flavors
and there's no meat.
That's the surprising part.
Every single bite is something new.
A huge contrast of flavors and textures
and you can just mix and match
and every bite is something new.
Oh, rice.
Awesome. I'm just gonna
add some dal there.
Oh, yes.
It's unlimited.
You can just keep eating.
On the rice.
Oh, yeah.
And now, I'm gonna put a
little more dal all over that.
It's so fresh.
The whole thali experience here
at the Friends Union
Joshi Club was amazing
and the thali just had a distinct hearty
and home-cooked flavor.
It was so delicious.
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I've had a marvelous time here in Mumbai.
Awesome food, friendly people,
and I'm moving on to Kho Chen next.
I'm in search of some good food.
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