Aditya Roy Kapur Eats Misal Pav With Students In Pune City

Film promotions are probably one of the best times for fans to interact with their favourite celebrities as the latter become open to some candid face time with their fans. The latest actor who has been spotted spending time and sharing a bite with his fans is Aditya Roy Kapur. Aditya, who has been promoting his upcoming movie Rashtra Kavach Om was seen in Pune city, enjoying a plate of the famous Puneri Misal Pav. The actor was surrounded by students as he dug in to his plate of food. Aditya seemed to be relishing every bite, and this was evident by his expressive gestures. Unwinding amongst youngsters by eating Pune's street food comes as a relief for Aditya who recently expressed the angst that actors have to go through for maintaining their body's fitness. Talking about his journey with regard to food and fitness, Aditya said in an interview to a news website that, the process of maintaining extreme fitness for actors was ‘quite sad’. He said, “It's just having no life. Not being able to eat and drink what you like. It's all quite sad. I don't think it's worth it...I was 102 kilo, went to shape for Fitoor, then again I went up, again I went down.”

The Misal Pav is one of the most popular dishes from the cuisine of Maharashtra that is relished for breakfast and lunch. The spicy snack consists of a curry made from moth beans called misal, which is eaten along with an Indian bread called pav. The dish is topped with sev, onions, lemon and corriander. Other accompanying dairy products that are consumed with this dish, include buttermilk and yoghurt. The sumptuous Misal Pav has many regional variations. The Misal Pav from Kolhapur is known to be spicy, while the one from Pune is milder than the Kolhapuri version. Other different versions of Misal Pav include the Khandeshi Misal, Nashik Misal and Ahmednagar Misal. 

What Aditya seems to be enjoying is a plate of Puneri Misal. This dish is often eaten as part of Misal Pav. It is a very popular snack in Pune, as it’s quick to make, is relatively cheap and has many nutritional benefits. The ingredients of Puneri Misal includes matki usal, potato bhaji, yogurt, chivda, sev and a garnish of onions, tomatoes, and coriander. The Puneri version of the Misal Pav has a smaller pav and has a thicker gravy as compared to other varieties.

There are multiple claims of eateries for being classified as the oldest places serving this favourite snack of Pune - Misal Pav. However, two vintage eateries that absolutely stand out in taste and popularity are the Vaidya Upagar Gruha and Bedekar Tea Stall. Both of these eateries are many decades old with reports of the Vaidya Upagar Gruha being up to 107 years old. If you eat at the Vaidya Upagar Gruha you will get to try not red but green Rassa Misal. The green chilli, ginger, and garlic gravy make the dish spicy and savoury. If you try out the Bedekar Tea Stall you will get the choice to pair bread with Misal instead of Pav. Apart from these two, there are many more vintage eateries that you can try a plate of Misal Pav at.