Dubai: Move over salt bae – coconut bae is here!
Yes, social media has discovered a milkshake vendor on Mumbai’s legendary Mohammed Ali Road.
Known for its culinary delights, especially during the fasting month of Ramadan, thousands flock the hundreds of roadside vendors and restaurants in the area, every day, to savour everything from steaming hot spicy payaa (trotters) soup and Khichda (dish of rice, lentils and broken wheat) to kababs and mawa malpua (fried milk pancake soaked in sugar syrup).
Mohammad ali road is a street festival which every mumbaikar should visit during the month of Ramadan 🌙, because it’s not about religions it’s about sweets😍🤤 #RamadanKareem pic.twitter.com/BInKMp5rI2
— I S H A N (@ishanchordia) May 30, 2018
From 6pm to 4am, there is hardly space to move along this long road in South Mumbai. #mohammedaliroad has got over 3000+ individual posts on Instagram for Ramadan.
To quote Instagram user @thewickedsoul: “Mohammed Ali Road does not need an introduction. During Ramadan, Mohd Ali Road transforms itself into an illuminated paradise… for food lovers. A single visit is never satisfactory.”
[VIDEO] Varun Dhawan tells about his old days(Before Actor) visit to Mohammad Ali Road.@Varun_dvn @VarunDhawan_FC pic.twitter.com/BfmcH7tg08
— Varun Dhawan Domain (@VarunDvnDomain) June 29, 2016
Bollywood actor @purab_kohli wrote: “On a food trail to Mumbai’s most loved street for food, Mohammed Ali Road … I remember coming here for the first time 20 years back when I was in school….” Bollywood stars are regulars here, with many celebrating iftar at various food outlets along the road.
And now you have Pappu Juice Wala, whose fruit milkshakes and mango creams look exactly like what the doctor ordered to counter a hot summer evening, with the ability to top up every drink with cream from a distance of about half a metre!
In most others that exercise would have ended up in tears as opposed to an internet trend. The video was posted by Street Food Recipes on Facebook and received nearly a million views!
But, it’s isn’t surprising that such skill exists along a road that has been Mumbai’s foodie haven for several decades.
It was named after Mohammed Ali Jouhar, an Indian independence movement activist, poet and scholar. Located in a pre-dominantly Muslim area, it is known for fast, fresh food that is cost effective and delicious.
From Suleiman Usman Mithaiwala’s phirnis (rice pudding), Burhanpur Jalebi Centre’s mawa jalebis (fried sweet stuffed with reduced milk solids), Noor Mohammadi Hotel’s chicken dish ‘Sanju Baba’ named after Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, who apparently created the recipe, to Bade Miyan’s seekh kabab rolls and hand churned fresh fruit ice cream from the 125-year-old Taj Ice Cream – if you love to eat, then Mohammed Ali Road is a must visit.
@a_shy_stalker posted on Instagram: “One can’t resist ...Maalpua and rabri. You need a battalion to finish this. Trust me!”
To which @sonawane.rohan.ro responded: “No battalion I don’t share my maalpua.” A sentiment shared by most Mohammed Ali Road regulars.
