Purepur Kolhapur is a restaurant chain offering Maharashtrian/Kolhapuri cuisine at their various outlets in Pune and some in Mumbai. We have been frequenting the one at Erandwana, near Mehendale Garage, for some years now and generally coming away satisfied with their tasty thalis and efficient service.
My younger son is especially fond of their offerings and recently I had an opportunity to visit with both my sons, my wife being away on a business trip. We reached early and found the place all to ourselves despite being a sunday evening, probably the effect of shravan, the season when quite a few stop eating non-veg.
The popular items on the menu are the mutton fry thali, mutton masala thali, chicken fry thali and the chicken masal thali, priced in the range of Rs 210~240. Each thali comes with a portion of mutton or chicken, dry or with gravy depending on whether you opt for the fry or masala. The mutton thalis come with a small bowl of kheema curry while the chicken is accompanied by egg curry.
The standard accompaniments are the two rassas- pandhara (white) made using the meat stock and tambda (red), both with coconut base and they go well as soup/starter or as a thin curry with the rice pullao. The rassas are unlimited while all other items are limited. The rotis (or ghadichya polya) served hot and with ghee are a good change from the tandoori rotis that one is used to with moghlai food.
The Chicken Masala Thali
We ordered the chicken fry and masala thalis with a separate, additional plate of the mutton keema with extra rotis. For those not upto a full thali, all the items are also available on "plate basis" in the price range of Rs 80~150. The food arrived promptly and we tucked in with our usual gusto. There is a general impression that kolhapuri food must necessarily be spicy although thats not really so. The stuff we generally order at Purepur is reasonably mild, suits our palate and hence remains a popular choice in our family.
However, on this last visit I somehow felt that the place could do with a revamp. It's a functional eating joint and the decor is modest but the place now requires some maintenance, perhaps a fresh coat of paint and a bit more attention to hygiene. I haven't been to the other outlets of this chain so I'm not sure how they compare but the next time I visit Purepur Kolhapur near Mehendale Garage I am certainly hoping for improvements. Else there are other options for this cuisine, though it would be a challenge to convince my younger son to try something new !
My younger son is especially fond of their offerings and recently I had an opportunity to visit with both my sons, my wife being away on a business trip. We reached early and found the place all to ourselves despite being a sunday evening, probably the effect of shravan, the season when quite a few stop eating non-veg.
The popular items on the menu are the mutton fry thali, mutton masala thali, chicken fry thali and the chicken masal thali, priced in the range of Rs 210~240. Each thali comes with a portion of mutton or chicken, dry or with gravy depending on whether you opt for the fry or masala. The mutton thalis come with a small bowl of kheema curry while the chicken is accompanied by egg curry.
The standard accompaniments are the two rassas- pandhara (white) made using the meat stock and tambda (red), both with coconut base and they go well as soup/starter or as a thin curry with the rice pullao. The rassas are unlimited while all other items are limited. The rotis (or ghadichya polya) served hot and with ghee are a good change from the tandoori rotis that one is used to with moghlai food.
We ordered the chicken fry and masala thalis with a separate, additional plate of the mutton keema with extra rotis. For those not upto a full thali, all the items are also available on "plate basis" in the price range of Rs 80~150. The food arrived promptly and we tucked in with our usual gusto. There is a general impression that kolhapuri food must necessarily be spicy although thats not really so. The stuff we generally order at Purepur is reasonably mild, suits our palate and hence remains a popular choice in our family.
However, on this last visit I somehow felt that the place could do with a revamp. It's a functional eating joint and the decor is modest but the place now requires some maintenance, perhaps a fresh coat of paint and a bit more attention to hygiene. I haven't been to the other outlets of this chain so I'm not sure how they compare but the next time I visit Purepur Kolhapur near Mehendale Garage I am certainly hoping for improvements. Else there are other options for this cuisine, though it would be a challenge to convince my younger son to try something new !
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