Mutton Puff
Puff pastry with spiced mutton filling.
Andrew Lekashman
Mutton Kathi Roll
Paratha with spiced grilled mutton (goat) pieces.
Mutton Cutlet Sandwich
Breaded mutton patty in bread.
Mutton Bhurji Pav
Minced mutton scrambled with spices, served with pav.
Mushroom Sandwich
Sautéed spiced mushrooms with cheese in grilled sandwich.
Mumbai Masala Sandwich
Bombay sandwich with extra chaat masala and spices.
Mughlai Paratha
Kolkata specialty; paratha stuffed with minced meat and egg mixture, shallow fried. Rich and decadent.
Mooli Paratha
Paratha stuffed with spiced grated radish (mooli)—slightly peppery.
Mixed Veg Uttapam
Uttapam with multiple vegetable toppings.
Mixed Veg Paratha
Paratha stuffed with combination of spiced vegetables.
Missi Roti
Gram flour (besan) mixed into wheat flour roti; spiced.
Misal Pav
A bowl of misal with red oil at the rim, a dry drift of farsan on top, the pav set beside it. Heat with depth, late crunch, sharp acid, each kept apart until the hand brings them together.
Misal Pav Puneri
Pune-style misal, slightly milder, topped with poha (flattened rice) and farsan.
Misal Pav Kolhapuri
Kolhapur's misal runs on its own kanda-lasun masala and a thin scarlet kat poured back for refills, heat with a roasted base under it. The fiercest reading of misal in Maharashtra.
Methi Paratha
Paratha with fresh fenugreek leaves (methi) mixed into dough—slightly bitter, aromatic.
McAloo Tikki
McDonald's India's spiced potato-and-pea burger, built for a market that eats no beef. The localization bet that rewrote how a global chain reads a local plate.
Masala Toast
The clang gives it away before the smell does: a blackened hinged iron press over a footpath cart, spiced potato and green chutney clamped inside and charred over coals. The press makes it.