Amritsari Chaat — Restaurant in Mumbai

If you belong to North India and you are missing the authentic street food of North India, you need not worry; Amritsari Chat is at your service. They serve food which tastes like the ones which is found on the streets of Delhi or Amritsar.

Coming to the question of authenticity which is obvious but that also has been put to rest by the management. One of the partners, who manages the Kitchen, belongs to Amritsar and procures most of the spices from there. The kitchen also staff hails from Amritsar hence they don’t have to told how to prepare the dishes in the authentic manner.

This place is located on the road which leads to the rear entrance of the famous Shri Siddhivinayak Mandir. It at a stone throw distance from the famous Rachana Sansad.

Coming to the food, almost all items are drool worthy and to die for.

PAANI PURI: For those who don’t like the Mumbai version of Pani Puri which is stuffed with Ragda [boiled white peas] or sprouts, this is the place for you. These guys stuff the puri with a mixture of boiled potatoes [boiled & cut into small pieces], black chana and sev. The Paani used is also very distinctive and unlike the one commonly available in Mumbai. They use Imli water which is sour [in Mumbai, they add a bit of Khajoor to the Imli hence it is sweet]. The spicy water is really spicy to the core and is the everlasting flavour of the dish; both are served chiiled from via a dispenser; some sense of hygiene instead of dipping the hand in the pot or vessel.

ALOO TIKKI KARRARI: When the Tikki was being prepared, the aroma of it being fried in Desi Ghee wafted through the air and hit my nostrils. They use VERKA Ghee for preparing the Tikki; Verka is a very famous brand of Ghee and one of the best sellers in Punjab. They could have used locally available Ghee which could have led to a slight change in the taste due to the difference in the quality of milk as compared to Punjab, so to maintain authenticity they opted for ghee made in Punjab. True to its title, the Aloo Tikki was Karrari i.e. crisp to the core as you get up north. It was stuffed with a mixture of boiled urad & chana dal, black salt, chaat masala & chili powder. It served topped with sweet chutney, spicy chutney, some mayonnaise & onion juliennes.

SAMOSA CHANA: A crispy Samosa, prepared the way it is done Up North. It was served with a Chhole / Chana which was a garam masala based preparation hence it was dark / blackish in appearance instead of red gravy which uses tomato & onion paste. The Chhole were soft, yummy to taste with right amount of spice and had retained their whole shape inspite of being boiled so well. This dish was also served with the similar topping as the Aloo Tikki.

DAHI PAPDI CHAAT: This dish needs to introduction and was prepared to perfection. In addition to the regular ingredients like crispy Papdi, potatoes, onions & chutney; they also added a nicely soaked Wada, made of Urad Dal. It was topped with sweetened Dahi and garnished with pomegranates.

SOYA CHAAP: I saved the BEST for the last; this was the best dish that I had during my visit here. Soya Chaap is the vegetarian version of the Kebab, is equally nutritious and prepared in a similar manner. Soya Sticks are slightly cut across their width and are marinated for an hour or so in a gravy of ginger, garlic, fresh coriander and onion.It is later grilled in a tandoor to give it a perfect finish & flavour. Served with a side of chutney, mayonnaise & onion juliennes. RECOMMENDED

Service is fast but some dishes [like Aloo Tikki]s take time to be prepared hence we can’t hold that against the management. The partners attend to customers personally & very courteously. They are personally involved in the kitchen as well.

Price wise also this place is pretty decent, some dishes may seem expensive but for the sheer quality & taste factor, I would not hold it against these guys.

If Chaat is your weakness then you should visit this place on the double. You will visit again is...

We visited this evening as my husband's brother, ie my brother-in-law made us take a detour because he was in the mood to eat some 'chaats' as he likes to say, and his wife, my co-sister called them to confirm if 'chats' are available. Somehow we traced this food outlet by foot and my Kannada-Telugu folks loved digging into Punjabi snacks as recommended by the restaurant manager and me, a true-blue Mumbaiite who loves to try cuisine from all over the world. So, the soya-chaap was great and the chhole-kulche too. Dahi-bhalle-papdi chaat was different than what we get in Mumbai. Worth trying. Bill was approx 1k for 4 of us including water bottles and food quantity was enough for the four of us. I gave my MiL and guests a treat. Felt like home! A Punjabi home! 🙏🏽 Will visit again when in the vicinity and recommend...

Sindhi owner is extremely sweet by nature He attends everyone very lovingly.But other guy who is Sardar is absolutely indifferent around his surroundings..For Sindhi sir v have best wishes.... In the terms of meal ,v ordered Bhalla papadi chat ,soya of all varieties and lahsuni kulcha and onions kulcha with chole..Being punjabi i would recommend Bhalla papadi chat ,kulcha chole .but soya chap was not upto the mark .I didnt know about the raste.But as per readers reviews ,i placed an order of two boxes soya chaps which were not liked by children. With great difficulty i finished them

Anyways overall i must recommend to try rest of this restaurant items u would not be...