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Around Town: Inside Chembur’s Delhi Se, which satiated Virat Kohli’s craving for ‘Dilli-jaise chole bhature’, now sells 2,000 plates a day

The Indian Express·Heena Khandelwal·about 1 month ago
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Bombay is the second home for many who grew up in Delhi and parts of northern India but moved to the dream city for various reasons. If there’s one thing they crave for sure, it is the food — especially the fluffy bhaturas hot from the kadhai, served with chole that’s perfectly spiced with onion and pickle on the side. Whether it is comedian Abhishek Upmanyu or cricketer Virat Kohli, nobody has been able to keep this craving at bay. If you see two Delhiwalas in Bombay, give them five minutes and they will start talking about where they have been able to find the perfect Delhi-jaisa food. The statement may be generic but the emotion is very valid. So one fine afternoon when Upmanyu enjoyed a plate of chole bhature in Chembur’s camp area that finally satiated that craving, he put up a story on Instagram: “No 1: Delhi Se. Location: Chembur. Yahan sab kuch mil raha tha. Amritsari choley, paranthe, everything. I only tried chole bhature.…

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