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However,with uniformity comes experimentation. Here’s a look at five restaurants across the city that serve parathas with a difference. Be warned,these are not for the health conscious. However,one meal will satisfy your taste buds to the highest level!

Pocket Paratha
The pocket paratha is the size of a small,folded napkin. With a side of hardly a few centimeters,at first glance,this square paratha hardly looks filling,but one bite into it betrays its richness. Stuffed with murgh malai tikka,this paratha is good enough for an entire meal. The paratha is slightly heavy on the pocket,but it is nevertheless worth it. For veggies,the pocket paratha comes with paneer tikka. “We are aiming to promote the pocket paratha as a complete meal,” says Ashish Pandey of the restaurant.
Available at: Kwality restaurant,East Street,Camp
Price: Non-veg – Rs 125; Veg – Rs 115

Pizza Topping Paratha
Picture a pizza and all the basic toppings that go on it – tomatoes,capsicum,mushrooms,onions,cheese. Now imagine all these toppings stuffed in a paratha. Though the idea sounds wacky,the paratha itself is quite delicious. “It is our best selling one after the traditional favourites of aloo and paneer parathas,” says Sanjay Motwani of Nandu’s. Priced fairly reasonably,this paratha is a must try.
Available at Nandu’s,Dhole Patil Road
Price: Rs 80

Aflatoon Paratha
This magnanimous monster of a paratha is 12-13 inches across,as big as an extra large pizza. And the restaurant expects you to finish one,all by yourself! This beast comes with a stuffing of cheese,green peas,garlic,tomato,capsicum,red chilli powder,and the most interesting ingredient of all,schezwan masala. “Schezwan masala is typically Chinese. We have merely tried to do a fusion of Chinese and Indian cuisines,” says Almah Sholapurwalla of Kuku da Paratha.
Available at: Kuku da Paratha,Dhole Patil Road.
Price: Rs 70

Mixed Veg Paratha
Everything that can possibly go into a paratha,goes in here. Potato,onion,cauliflower,paneer,dal,chilli powder,you name it,and this paratha has it. “Ours is the proper North Indian taste,” says Amar Haryani,of Manmeet,FC Road. “Usually,Maharashtrian cuisine is slightly sweet and the masalas used are also different. But here,we serve food with authentic North Indian tastes,” he adds.
Available at: Manmeet,FC Road
Price: Rs 55

Missi Rajma Paratha
Missi roti is usually made with a combination of flour and besan. This paratha uses the same basic ingredients and adds to it dried dal and rajma that are ground well. Heavy and rich,this paratha settles quite comfortably in your tummy. The side effect? Eating this makes one very sleepy. “This is one of the most popular parathas at our establishment,” says Pardeep Singh of Chaitanya at FC Road. The best part is that this is also quite pocket friendly.
Available at: Chaitanya,FC Road
Price: Rs 50