Neeti Mohan Believes Puchka Is Superior Than Pani Puri; Mohan Sisters Recommend THIS Delhi Spot

Sunday at the Mohan house didn’t feel like an “invite,” it felt like walking into someone’s memory. Kamiya Jani sat down with Neeti, Shakti, and Mukti Mohan, along with their parents, on an episode of Sunday Brunch. The table looked more like a story in dishes: gatte ki sabzi next to rajma chawal, palak paneer holding its own beside aloo dum, jowar roti stacked fresh, dahi bhalla soft and chilled, quinoa tucked in quietly, and gujiya waiting like a sweet full stop. 

Sunday Brunch That Turned Into A Street Food Memory Lane

Somewhere between second helpings and passing the dahi bhalla, Kamiya Jani, our Editor-in-Chief, asked where they lived in Delhi and what street food they liked there. Rohini, they said, almost in chorus. And just like that, Delhi walked into the conversation. 

Their mother leaned forward slightly when Matar Kulcha came up, as she could still see it. Neeti Mohan picked up from there, remembering how you didn’t “plan” to eat it. You just ended up standing there, plate in hand, because there was always a guy around the corner. 

And then the conversation moved towards golgappas, obviously.

But not in a vague, “Delhi has great golgappas” way. She talked about the Bengali Market and said how the Suji golgappas there are iconic. They kind of crack just right and they are a variety of golgappas you definitely do not forget. It wasn’t nostalgia for the sake of it; it was precise and almost sensory for Neeti. 

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‘Puchka Is Superior’: Neeti Mohan’s Bold Take

Then Neeti swerved the conversation completely to Kolkata.

She didn’t ease into it or soften it for Delhi loyalty either, she just said it. The puchka there is superior. Period. She explained it the way someone does when they’ve actually stood there, eaten it, and thought about it later.

The flavours hit differently! 

She brought up churmur too, almost like an afterthought. That messy, mixed, chaotic version of everything is what Neeti loves. That entire street food rhythm in Kolkata, has a special place in her heart, and it clearly showed.

Because this wasn’t about which city wins, it was about how one street in Rohini and another in Kolkata can both stay with you, and how, years later, they show up again over lunch, uninvited, and yet, completely intact.

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Watch the fun Sunday Brunch episode on the Curly Tales app or the Curly Tales YouTube channel. 

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