Dabeli is the literal translation of pressed. The dish gets its name from the unique spicy tangy blend of indian spiced vegetables, sandwiched between slit pav (indian local bread), which is pressed on a tava (indian flat pan) and cooked in liberal amounts of butter. This dish originated from indias western province of gujarat, but has become increasingly popular as a mumbai street food snack. Hawkers can be seen often with dabeli carts in the by lanes of mumbai with a huge plate, filled with the dabeli masala, and a large tava to cook the dabeli. The dish is best enjoyed as an evening snack, with a cup of hot tea.
