This Vile-Parle delivery kitchen is serving a fusion of pan-Asian and South Indian dishes

When the world shuttered last year Vile Parlebased Mihir Sheth started spending more time in the kitchen putting his seven years of experience in the FampB industry to use Little did he and his wife Paran then know that in between YouTubeing recipes for dinner they would end up whipping up a fun vegetarian dining concept called Sambar amp SoyRasam ramenThe home delivery kitchen puts together oneofakind menus that in their words range from rasam to ramen and everything in between No we donrsquot mean schezwan dosa Every weekend they offer alternating menus of south Indian and panAsian fare The innovative offerings are inspired by but not strictly limited to the two culinary traditions For instance think dan dan noodles Sichuan poached wontons and Malabar crisps But also imagine rasam ramen bowl Kerala kappa tapioca sliders chilli cheese paniyarams and more As someone who has managed three brands for a leading hospitality organisation including an Asian QSR and a modern Udipithemed concept Sheth shares ldquoI wanted to offer an element of familiarity in the menu while introducing something unique yet comfortingrdquoDIY uttapam tacos with sweet potato gassiAnd comforting it is as we found out when we dug into their smartly packaged meals on a hot summer evening We liked that the duo had sprinkled in a few additional DIY elements as opposed to just eating out of a box mdash it helps the guests get more involved Paran points out A cute note shared instructions for heating and pointers on assembling the DIY dishes We started off with the cool and crispy dynamite avocado tacos R400 that make for perfect sides with a round of drinks The idea to pack the hard shell tacos and the filling separately ensured they remained crispy a technique they thankfully applied to all the DIY dishes It was fun to put together the DIY uttapam tacos with sweet potato gassi R450 and the dal vada pita pockets R450 which brought back memories of chaat parties The coconuty gassi a genius gunpowder sour cream along with fluffy uttapams made for a hit combo while a smooth podi tahini elevated the slightly dry dal vada pita pocketsDal vada pita pockets with salad chilli jam and podi tahiniFull marks for the sesame peanut sauce and chilli oil that made the dan dan noodles R450 an umamihit save some sauce to slather on bread later Those looking for a healthy bite can indulge in the soy edamame rice R400 but ranking high on the comfort factor would be the rasam ramen R450 Heat up the spicy rasam and swish it into a bowl of noodles crispy veggies and flavourbomb vadas Sweltering heat damp monsoons or just a low day itrsquos the perfect pickmeup for all seasons Paran tells us that theyrsquore planning to set up a monthly menu soon and will also accept catering orders Give it a shot wersquod sayMihir and Paran ShethLog on to sambarandsoy on InstagramCall 9820668494