Pure Pur Kolhapur!

I had initially sampled food at Pure Pur Kolhapur near Kothrud in Pune and had fallen in love with the place. I had heard rumours of the place having a branch in Mumbai somewhere in Parle East but no one had been able to give me exact directions and even the internet had proved incapable of leading me any closer. Today, Yash was supposed to take us to a Kolhapuri restaurant in Parle called Asal Kolhapuri but to my great joy I figured out on reaching there that he had got the name wrong. It was Pure Pur Kolhapur in all its spicy glory complete with the Kolhapur Zero kilo meter milestone.

Pure Pur Kolhapur is a small place and has 4-chair seating counters in its ground and mezzanine floors. The ceiling height is unfortunately the same for the ground and mezzanine levels - you really have to bend over if you are more than 4 feet in height. The food was expectedly very good and very spicy. I ordered the Mutton Fry Thali which comes with a plate of mutton fry, a plate of mutton keema, an option between 1 bhakri and 2 chapattis, go for the bhakri for a different taste, and a plate of pulao. You also get unlimited helpings of the Taambda and the Pandhra Rassas or red and white gravies. The food quantity is perfect for an afternoon meal on a working day and is very delicious.

One can also order the dishes separately as plates as we had done in the Pune outlet. You can order whatever you feel, thali or a-la-carte like but do definitely go for a taste of the spicy food from the Southern Maharashtra heartland.

How to get there: Pure Pur Kolhapur is in Parle East next to the station. After you cross the road leading to the station, it is on the right turn just after the road leading to the ICICI Bank Parle East branch.

A meal for 2 at Pur Pur Kolhapur would cost you approximately Rs 300/-