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This diner in Bandra is just perfect for Parsi baos
Updated On: 18 March, 2019 12:20 PM IST | Mumbai | Shunashir Sen
Fancy Parsi baos? Head to a cosy diner in Bandra
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The bao box that will be on offer
It's a catchy name — Bao Wah — and serves as a pun to boot. The reason is that the person who started the brand, Shahriyar Atai, is of Parsi descent, or a bawa (easy to get, that one). That's why the fillings he puts in between the baos he serves are inspired by the community's cuisine. So, you have Irani chicken keema and salli murg bao for example, which — despite a growing number of places serving steamed buns with sundry fillings — make for rare treats in the city.
But patrons who now drop by New York City Diner (NYCD) in Bandra stand a chance of laying their hands on one since Atai has teamed up with Meldan D'Cunha, NYCD's owner, to start a permanent live counter there. The baos that will be whipped up include more than just the white variety made using flour and yeast. There's a yellow one made of turmeric and desiccated coconut. A green one's made with spinach. And beetroot forms the basis for a red one. "But there's a classic white version as well," Atai tells us, which is presumably for patrons who are relatively less adventurous.
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