We looked for the perfect kachori in a city that loves its vada pav. This writer has been missing the joys of eating crispy fried dal kachori, some home-cooked dal baati churma and rich rabdi from her hometown in Mount Abu for a few days now. We came across a reel on Paitruk, a cloud kitchen that makes Rajasthani snacks in Andheri and promised (as all reels do) the taste of real Rajasthan.

So, on a busy production Saturday, we called for some “thet” Rajasthani snacks to keep us motivated. We ordered the Rajasthani Bucket (R195) because it promised variety. Pyaaz kachori, dal kachori, aloo bada, and mirchi vada—just what one would order in the monsoons, but we didn’t mind. It had classics our grandparents indulged us with. The kachoris were flaky and crispy and had adequate filling. The dal kachori could be mistaken for something right off the streets in Ajmer, but we found it unusually spicy—even for our Rajasthani palate that is used to the high spice levels in our meals.