MasterChef Australia couple Sarah Todd and Declan Cleary have been travelling across Delhi and Mumbai, savouring pani puri, vada pav, chole bhature at dhabas and roadside stalls.
Indian cuisine is rooted in fresh ingredients, rich spices with antimicrobial properties, and time-tested cooking methods. We are not a freeze-and-serve fast food nation.
An affordable snack for the working class, vada pav is said to have originated in central Bombay at the hands of Ashok Vaidya, who ran a food kiosk at Dadar train station.
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