Highway To Food Heaven: Dhabas Near Mumbai

Starting out as a very basic pit-stop for truckers on long, tough journeys on the winding highways of our country, today, the dhaba has evolved into a destination. In its new avatar, the dhaba on the road caters specifically to city people, who flock to it for the experience of a traditional style meal. The wholesome, usually North Indian/Mughlai-ish, food served on a thali, set with numerous vaati filled with assorted accompaniments, is almost always washed down with a tall tumbler full of either lassi, chaas, or juice. Whether you choose vegetarian or non-vegetarian foods, they would all have surely been stewed over wood-fires to draw out maximum flavour.