Mumbai Tawa- Just Tawalecious” Despite the sudden mushrooming of American fast food joints across Indian metros, churning out their monotonous fare of burgers and French fries and insipid coffees, the grassroots level street food and dhabas will always be there. What is street food really? Well, the most authentic cuisine of India is its street food . Street food in Mumbai is been a daily ritual that begins long before dawn with the chaiwaalas.