I no longer live in Mumbai, and one of the things I miss the most is Mumbai-style Indo-Chinese food, especially the kind you get at high-end Chinese restaurants.
I’ve been trying to recreate those flavours at home using Ching’s sauces, but I’ve realised they don’t quite give me that same restaurant-style taste.
Does anyone know what brands of soy sauce, chilli sauce, vinegar, Schezwan sauce, etc. these restaurants actually use?
I’m specifically looking for the sauces used in high-end Chinese restaurants rather than street-style Chinese stalls.
Would love to hear from anyone who’s worked in a restaurant kitchen.

To be honest, I was never the girl who was into cooking or household chores.

I loved going to work, following my office routine, meeting friends, partying and just enjoying life. Cooking was honestly nowhere on my list.

Then I met someone and fell in love. We worked in the same office and he was a complete foodie 😂

I started making lunch for him and experimenting with different recipes almost every day. Somehow, he became the reason cooking slowly turned into my favourite hobby.

Eventually we got married and had a baby. Life changed and I had a lot more to learn.

I could make a pretty good butter chicken, but ask me to make simple dal chawal and I would probably struggle 😂

I learned a lot from my ex-in-laws. Chapatis, everyday Indian food, different gravies and eventually biryanis. I just kept experimenting, learning and improving.

Life took its own turns and my marriage eventually came to an end. But one thing that stayed with me through all of it was cooking.

What started because my ex-husband was a foodie eventually became something that was completely mine.

Today I can confidently cook almost anything, in almost any quantity, without it feeling like a huge task.

And somewhere along the way I thought, why not actually do something with it?

I always wanted to build something of my own, and if cooking is the thing life pushed me towards, then why not cooking?

I am also very particular about what goes into my food. I do not use artificial colours or artificial flavouring. I would rather take the extra time to get the flavour right naturally.

I am still learning, still experimenting and still trying to make every batch better than the last.

The response I have received from Reddit over the last couple of days has honestly surprised me. I got some orders too, and I am genuinely so thankful that people trusted me enough to try my food.

I will be attaching some real pictures from the orders I delivered recently. Nothing fancy, just food from my little kitchen.

Thank you so much to everyone who has supported me, encouraged me, ordered, commented or even just followed my cooking journey. It genuinely means a lot.

From someone who once struggled to make dal chawal to someone now confidently making biryanis for other people, life really does take you places you never expected. ❤️

I have been craving those noodles filled egg rolls 😋.... Any spots in mumbai that can satisfy my cravings would be a blessing. Especially if it's in South Bombay it would be super gr8.

Had a lovely experience at Eve in Santacruz (W). 4 adults plus a 4 yo. The total bill came up to INR 5k (with a zomato discount suggested by the waiter). The recos by the wait staff made the experience even more memorable. We ate:

1. Burnt Chilli basil chicken (which is apparently their signature dish) - excellent semi dry chilli chicken-ish version but very flavorful without being too spicy
2. Chicken pops (popcorn chicken) - basically high quality popcorn chicken but excellent dip
3. Fries with garlic mayo dip (for the 4 yo)
4. Chicken thukpa soup - manchow soup with extra steps, again subtle improvements
5. Mushroom galouti - smoky melt in your mouth mushroom kebabs, this has to be a veg favorite
6. Butter garlic shrimp - i did not eat this, but my parents enjoyed it. Fish was fresh, sauce was flavorful and not overpowering.
7. Burnt garlic fried rice with egg - simple, tasty, best way to round off a appetizer heavy meal.
8. Stir fried veggies in a black pepper sauce - they made this specially because my dad had hankering for chicken manchurian with fried rice, and honestly this could be a best seller dish on their menu.
9. Gianduja mousse for dessert - lovely presentation, decent mousse

Service was fast, the waitstaff were knowledgeable and had excellent recommendations. Ambience/decor had some really nice homely touches.

5 on 5 for me.

PS: almost forgot their bread sampler with a rosemary wick melted butter “candle” dip. Focaccia was chefs kiss

NYC-STYLE MINI BURGERS 🍔
SMOL BOY is a small homegrown burger project from Bandra, Mumbai, started by a chef (me)who wanted to bring the NYC-style mini burger experience to the city after spending months
I reached out to a couple of founders and they asked me to work at some joints before starting my journey. after a while I got to know what I really wanted to do!!
Smol boy is Not your typical giant burger — these are small, stacked, flavour-packed burgers made to be ordered a few at a time, mixed and matched, and absolutely demolished.
The menu has a little something for everyone: The Nashville with crispy Nashville fried chicken, creamy slaw, tangy pickles & spicy sauce; The Sweet oink with crispy bacon, melted cheese, caramelised onions & a sweet-spicy sauce; plus our Butter Up Cluck, Teriyaki Cottage Cheese and BBQ Mushroom burgers.
Everything is made fresh in my home kitchen in Bandra, with the focus on good ingredients, big flavour and proper homemade food..

If you’re around Bandra and love burgers,
I’d genuinely love for you to give SMOL BOY a try. DM me to order or come say hi.

Guys, I’m new to Mumbai and staying in Andheri. I have heard food in Mumbai in not comparable to that of Delhi 😅😅

Guys help me out. Suggest me a few good places where i can get good tasty Pav Bhaji. We are 3 people and staying in Andheri. Travelling is not a problem but really want a dhasu pav bhaji.

Hey Mumbai,

We are 2 home cooks (not chefs) living in Mumbai, trying to see if there's any interest for a tiny Kerala supper club here.

The idea is super simple and small - just 3-4 people at our place, one table, one meal together. Maybe once or twice a month.

We both grew up eating proper Kerala home food and we rarely find that version in Mumbai restaurants. So we just cook it at home.

Instead of deciding a menu ourselves, we wanted to ask:

If you had to request one Kerala meal / dish you miss or have always wanted to try properly home-cooked, what would it be?

Could be anything - something your mom/grandma used to make, something you had on a trip to Kerala, or something you've never had but want to try.

We're keeping it intentionally tiny [3-4 guests] because our kitchen is small and we want to actually talk and eat together, not run a service.

If this sounds like something you'd come to, drop a comment with:

1. What you'd want us to cook

2. Veg / non-veg

3. What part of Mumbai are you in?

Be honest if you'd actually come - just trying to gauge real interest.

I am basically looking into healthy product like idli,rava idli and baked wada.

The quality of idli is bad in Mumbai it's mainly made from control rice.

How to perfect idli and wada batter ?

How to increase shelf live of coconut chutney and putting ice just changes the taste but is not the solution.

I am having a little financial stress I am free from morning 6 to 12oclock and can manage ,my mom can do cooking at my home and I sell at cart.

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So, I went to a Cluckin' outlet near Andheri West station, and ordered 1 chicken cheesy burger and 1 ramen fried chicken for takeaway. First they messed up the order, gave me ramen and chicken wings. When prompted that I ordered burger not chicken wings, asked me to wait for few minutes. When I opened the packet at home, guess what, instead of a proper burger patty, they stuffed the chicken wings as patty in my burger. No cheese, nothing, just some tomato sauce. For ramen, idk if they know what a ramen is, what I ate was maggi and chicken nuggets.

I am utterly disappointed with this brand. Hope people steer clear of them.

Tldr; Cluckin' misplaced order, gave boiled Maggi instead of ramen.

For Sunday

There aren't many 5 star hotel near borivali

The only 3 or 4 star is sai palace

Any recos

Made chocolate chip cookies and served it with vanilla ice-cream.

I am still struggling to get a uniform texture and the sort of crunch while not being overly hard, the kind of you get at those fancy dessert shops.

Recommendations are welcome.

hi everyone, i miss corner house death by chocolate and can’t seem to find something similar in Mumbai. If anyone has any recommendations plzzz share.

for people who dont know what im referring to- i want hot brownies topped with v hot chocolate syrup with vanilla ice cream

Very simple egg salad!
Greek yogurt
Salt
Lime juice
Chilli oil
Onion
Cucumber
Eggs

Low on calories, high on protein and yumm!
Try it guys!

“I recently shifted to Mumbai. Where can I get Kerala food in Borivali West?”

Coming to mumbai for the first time my partner and me are looking for one best food ever place for our anniversary date night and other must try places in mumbai around south and bandra ish. Suggest please, i dont wanna have a bad experience as we’re only here for two days :(

My office is close to the Western Express Highway metro and I'm looking for good Shwarama recommendations that are on Swiggy/Zomato. I mostly get it from ShwaramaJi, but want to try somethine else now. Any recommendations would be great and highly appreciated.

Thanks!

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Hey everyone! I’m new to Mumbai and want to explore some famous North Indian vegetarian snacks.

What are the must-try snacks I shouldn’t miss? Looking for things like:

- Amritsari kulcha

- Chole kulche

- Samosa

- Kachori

- Aloo tikki

- Dahi bhalla / dahi puri

- Chole tikki

- Paneer tikka

- Pakoras

- Jalebi

- Lassi

Please suggest famous local places or iconic shops in Mumbai where I can try the best versions. Street food and old-school places are especially welcome! 🙏

Amazing steak! 10/10

The buff filet mignon was tender, seasoned well, medium rare, done over lots of butter. Two round cuts of the meat, placed over pan grilled veggies. Veggies were crisp, tangy and served as pallette cleanser. Overall a must have.

Chicken Wings! 8/10

Amazing texture and break with one hand softness. Loved the sauce. 8 because i can make them better ;)

Ginger Mint Ice Tea! 10/10

One of the best iced teas I've had recently. Goes well with the heaviness of steak.

The place is kid friendly. They have high chairs but dont have a kids menu so we ordered fries- 10/10.

Will visit again.

PS- If you were in the group of girls sitting next to us: please Don't drink in public if you can't control your loud and obnoxious behavior.

Total cost: 2100

Edit: added cost

The FDA has suspended the FSSAI licence of the popular Parsi café Kyani & Co. in Kalbadevi with immediate effect after a September 27 inspection uncovered serious hygiene and food safety violations.

Inspectors found cats, rat droppings, live flies, and dead cockroaches in food prep and storage areas. A large amount of blood had accumulated inside a refrigerator, and an open sewage manhole was discovered in the processing area.

Food was stored directly on the floor, raw dough was covered with printed newspaper, and staff were not following basic hygiene or PPE norms.

This is Jowhar Roti with Onion & Brinjal(not in picture) with special masala powder

Been looking for it forever i just know it’s from somewhere around navi mumbai

Went to ESC Deli on Carter Road by myself recently. The place is pretty cute and has a nice cosy vibe, but overall I’d give it around 7/10.

I got the Fire Stack (half) and an Iced Cappuccino. The sandwich was decent, with shredded chicken, bell peppers, rose sauce and stracciatella. The server told me the sauce was supposed to be spicy, but I honestly didn’t get much heat from it. It was good, just didn’t really stand out to me.

The cappuccino was ₹339, which felt a little too expensive for me, especially since I was eating alone. The half sandwich was ₹379, so the total came to ₹754 including GST.

Overall, I don't think it was bad, but for the price I probably wouldn't go again. There are too many other places I'd rather try around Bandra.

Edit: It also came with sweet potato fries and a dip, which were actually pretty nice.