If you&rsquo;re a Malayali, it is not possible that you can do without your achappams and unniyappams. Or that the very thought of shukto cooked with panch phoran doesn&rsquo;t make your mouth water, if you&rsquo;re a Bengali.
Also read <a href="http://www.mid-day.com/articles/around-mumbai-in-6-diets/15241068" target="_blank">Around Mumbai in 6 diets</a> <a href="http://www.mid-day.com/articles/asap-mumbais-fast-food-map/15241083" target="_blank">A.S.A.P: Mumbai's fast food map</a> <a href="http://www.mid-day.com/articles/five-lively-food-streets-in-mumbai/15241089" target="_blank">Five lively food streets in Mumbai</a> <a href="http://www.mid-day.com/articles/recipes-india-on-a-plate/15241088" target="_blank">Recipes: India on a plate</a> <a href="http://www.mid-day.com/articles/recipe-make-the-perfect-marzipans-for-easter-heres-how/15241087" target="_blank">Recipe: Make the perfect marzipans for Easter</a> <a href="http://www.mid-day.com/articles/the-biryani-bites-back/15241085" target="_blank">The biryani bites back</a>&nbsp;
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2014/jun/15D141117.jpg" alt="" /> Nigel Xavier interacts with cutomers who throng the Arctic Circle cold storage that sells all kinds of meats and (above right) Goan masalas and pickles at Fatima cold storage Pics/Suresh KK It&rsquo;s easy to find these spices and snacks if you live in Kerala or West Bengal respectively, but when you&rsquo;re in a place like Mumbai where Maharashtrian, Gujarati and Punjabi fare takes precedence, where do you go looking for them? We scouted the city and found a couple of stores selling authentic Malayali, Bengali, Goan and Sindhi specialities, which cater to most of your culinary needs, if you belong to any of these communities.
Sindhi Name of shop: Prakash Papadwala Where: Outside Sindhu Halwai, near Vrindavan restaurant, 3rd Road, Khar West Specialities: They offer a variety of Sindhi foodstuff such as nakul (a fried snack made of sev and sugar-coated), wadiyan (sun-dried spicy nuggets made from urad and moong dal, added to gravies and pulao), makhana (roasted, starchy white seeds used in dishes) and kachri (sun-dried, deep-fried snack made of rice flour).
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2014/jun/15D145174.jpg" alt="" /> (Clockwise from top-left) Prakash Papadwala&rsquo;s famous aloo patties, spicy papad, onion pickle and Sanjri. Pic/Atul Kamble Name of shop: Shankar Papadwala Where: The pavement near Punjab Sindh Paneer Centre, Durga Niwas, near Khar Telephone Exchange, Khar Pali Road, Khar West Specialities: Don&rsquo;t miss their famous aloo, dal and paneer patties, Sanjri (a variety of dried flowers), onion pickle, spicy aloo papad and dried bhindi (to be deep-fried before consumption).
Bengali Name of shop: Dashakarma Bhandar Where: Chembur Naka market, where you also get vegetables and fish varieties traditionally consumed by Bengalis Specialities: (clockwise from top) Mustard seeds, garam masala, posto seeds, white jeera, dried chillies, bay leaves, black jeera, panch phoran. The ghee (in bottle) is used as a cooking medium Name of shop: Mukherjee Pooja Bhandar Where: Shop no 1, Shakti Kripa Building, near Sumariya Electronics, Parsi Agiary Lane, Jambhli Naka, Thane West Specialities: Khejoor (dates), bori (vadi), kasundi (mustard paste), chanachur (Bengali farsan), aamshotto (sweet made from mango), naroo (coconut and jaggery laddoo), aloo dom masala, moori (puffed rice).&nbsp;
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2014/jun/dashakarma-bhandar-chembur.jpg" alt="" /> For all your &lsquo;spicy&rsquo; needs, Dashakarma Bhandar has it all. Pic/Dhiman Chattopadhyay
Goan Name of shop: Arctic Circle cold storage Where: C4/5, Garden Colony, Near Canossa Girls Convent, Soonawala Agiary Lane, Mahim Specialities: Nigel Xavier, the owner of the shop, tells us that the clientele includes 60 per cent Catholics and 40 per cent from other communities. It is a one-stop-shop for hardcore non-veg lovers to get their fill of chicken, bacon, ham, salamis and pickles. They also stock boneless pork, costa goa sausages and cafreal masala among other items. Name of shop: Fatima cold storage Where: Shop No 2, St Michael&rsquo;s Bhavan, LJ Road, Mahim Specialities: Pickles and masalas including Bombil balchao, Ambot Tik masala, Vindalho masala and Goan pork sausages
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2014/jun/15D141126.jpg" alt="" />
Malayali Name of shop: Benny&rsquo;s South Indian store Where: Sector 9, vegetable market, Vashi Specialities: Reddish-brown meen chattis (or mud pots), that are used traditionally by Malayalis to make several dishes such as netholi manga curry.
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2014/jun/kerala-snacks-1.jpg" alt="" /> (Clockwise from top) Jackfruit chips, Unniyappams, Kaliyadakka/ Cheedas, Achappams and Kuzhal appams. PicAnu Prabhakar Name of shop: ABBA &ndash; A South Indian Super Bazar Where: Sector 9, off vegetable market, Vashi Specialities: The store stocks up on authentic Kerala pickles (made from fish, ginger and tender mango among others) and snacks like Jackfruit chips and Kuzhal appam. Name of shop: Shri Valli Traders Where: Sector 17, Vashi Specialities: The shop is not strictly Malayali &mdash; Shri Valli&nbsp; sells popular snacks and delicacies from all over south India. You can buy your Unniyappams, Achappam and Kaliyadakka/Cheedas here.

Mumbai is a hotpot of different cultures and cuisines. While one can easily find ingredients for Gujarati and Punjabi dishes, the same cannot be said about other cuisines. We scouted stores that specialise in this endeavour

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