Food for thought: Where to get Mumbai's biggest Jalebi

I don't know if there's a thin line or a huge difference between sweets and desserts. Are both actually the same? The important thing here is that I always tend to save space in that little stomach of mine for this important meal be it lunch or dinner. If there's little that's going to go inside, it better be something sweet.

Now the good part and the bad part about being Bengali is that you can't see anything beyond Mishti Doi, Sandesh, Baked Rosgulla, and the actual Rosgulla. You can win the world with Bengali sweets and that's a fact. Yes, I do love kulfi, firni, gulaab jaamun, ras malaai, barfi, ice cream, cupcakes, and anything with nutella. Basically I do have a sweet tooth to cut a long story short.

And I don't know if it's just me or is it something faced by all sweet lovers around that the Jalebi doesn't get its proper due when we talk about sweets and desserts. Pata nahi kyu. Aisa lagta hai that it's just there. You might see it at a buffet, or even at a sweet shop. But chances are higher of you going for the chocolate fountain with the sticks like thing. As middle class as middle class can be, won't most of us go for the tried and tested motichoor ladoos nine times out of 10? And then we have the poor fellow jalebi in that corner either waiting to be fried or hoping against hope that someone shells out some money on it.

But not today, today I shall make time for our awesome, sweet, orange and circular shaped friend. And when you come to know about the place that serves the biggest jalebi in town, you just got to make time for it.

There is just something about food and Mohd Ali Road isn't it. You just had to find the place that serves the biggest jalebi in this city over there. How could it be any other place? That's just not possible. They've given us the best of kebabs, mutton bheja, firni, shwarma, malpua. And now, they can proudly stake claim to having the place with the biggest jalebis in town. Were you looking for a a new reason to go to food paradiso? You have one now.

Here's a headsup. And the most important headsup if you're planning to go to N.Lookmanji’s sweets shop at Mohammed Ali Road.

IT SHUTS AFTER 8:30 PM. BANDH HOTA HAI SAADE AATH BAJE KE BAAD. 

So it's not the normal joint at the place that's open in the early hours of the day. How do I know this? Why do I know this? I was there at 11pm last night. Major chop scenes.

But I had to have that jalebi. Couldn't sleep at night. Decided to go there next morning before work. Ek baar jo maine commitment kar di, uske baad toh mein khud ki bhi nahi sunta.

This is a post about Mumbai's biggest jalebi joint. This is not a post about how to get to Mohd. Ali Road. You have Google for that. There is life on the other side of Bandra people. Move out.

This place is a 10-min walk (my speed 5 minutes cause long legs) from the station. Walk up to the main road and you'll see a huge flyover above your head (Flyovers are always above the head. We all know that. I typed this sentence cause I needed words to fit the allignment. You will read the next sentence in this bracket as well. Cause I am that smart)



If you know where Delhi Darbar is, this place is bang opposite. Walk inside and the first thing you will notice are those pink boxes kept one on top of the other. You obviously know what's inside and can't wait to see it.

Now there are jalebis, there might be big jalebis if the guy making it decides "aaj kuch naya karte hai", and then there is this big fellow. The Big Daddy of all Jalebis.

Don't believe me. Take a look. OMG. XOXO #foodie 

BIGGER THAN MY HAND,
BUT SMALLER THAN MY EGO!!!

At that very moment in time, I had two options

1) Adit, sit down and eat it. Office hote rahega. What you have in front of you is a work of art. Do one thing. Order what you came for. Eat it. Go to sleep.

2) Chutiya mat ban Adit. Parcel naam ki cheez hoti hai. Office mein kha le. Akele se toh hoga nahi, toh share bhi kar sakta hai.

Option 2 is the winner

Will gain weight. NEVER 

Coming to the taste: Blessed with abundant amount of ghee that will take your cholestrol level through the roof, N Lookmanji's jalebi's are an absolute winner winner jalebi breakfast, lunch and dinner. Be sure to go for your morning walk the next day.

Garnished with cashews and almonds, you can have your own "Dhara Ad Jalebi" moment for just Rs 113 a piece. Winner winner, jalebi breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Diet ko maaro goli. Head to N.Lookmanji, Opp Delhi Darbar, Mohd Ali Road. Social media likes chahiye ki nahi chahiye tum logo ko?

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