Xacuti Pao
Xacuti (complex Goan curry with roasted spices, coconut, poppy seeds) served with pao.
Pav & Pao
Usal Pav
Sprouted legume curry (usal—various beans/lentils) with pav.
Samosa Pav
Samosa in pav bread; triangular fried pastry filled with spiced potatoes and peas, placed in pav with chutneys.
Ragda Pattice Pav
Ragda (dried peas curry) over pattice (potato cutlets), sometimes served with pav.
Pork Vindaloo Pao
Vindaloo (vinegar-chili pork curry, Portuguese-Indian fusion) with pao.
Poee
Traditional Goan bread baked in clay ovens; soft, slightly crusty.
Pav
Soft, slightly sweet bread roll; Portuguese origin via Goa, now ubiquitous. Base for vada pav, pav bhaji, etc.
Paneer Bhurji Pav
Crumbled paneer scrambled with onion, tomato, spices—vegetarian alternative to egg bhurji.
Mutton Bhurji Pav
Minced mutton scrambled with spices, served with pav.
Misal Pav
Spicy sprouted moth bean curry (misal—with farsan/crispy toppings, onion, lemon, coriander) served with pav. Kolhapuri misal is extremely...
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.
Ladi Pav
Cluster of pav baked together in 'ladis' (rows), torn apart to serve.
Keema Pav
Spiced minced meat (lamb or goat keema) cooked with onions, tomatoes, ginger-garlic, garam masala, served with buttered pav for scooping....
Keema Ghotala Pav
Keema scrambled with eggs (ghotala style), served with pav.
Kanda Bhaji Pav
Onion bhaji (sliced onions in gram flour batter, fried crispy) in pav.
Goan Pao
Goan Portuguese-influenced crusty bread roll (poee/pao); used for various sandwiches.
Chorizo Pao
Goan chorizo (pork sausage spiced with Kashmiri chili, vinegar, garlic) in pao bread.
Bun Maska
Soft bun (similar to pav but slightly sweet) sliced and spread with generous butter (maska). Irani café staple, simple but beloved.
Bun Maska with Chai
Bun maska served as accompaniment to Irani chai—traditional pairing.
Bhurji Pav
Spiced scrambled eggs (egg bhurji—with onion, tomato, green chili, turmeric) served with buttered pav.