Rozy Paul scoured the city for the best places to shop this ganesh chaturthi and came across interesting sweets and out-of-the-box decor
Rozy Paulu00a0scoured the city for the best places to shop this ganesh chaturthi and came across interesting sweets and out-of-the-box decor
Mango modaks at Mulchand Sweets
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Ganesh Chaturthi is all about welcoming the elephant god with fanfare and pampering your sweet tooth with the traditional modak. But if you are bored of the same ol' variety on offer, check out this 58-year old sweet shop that spoils you for choice with their innovative modaks available in flavours such as Chocolate (Rs 320 per kg), Mango (Rs 260 per kg), Mawa (Rs 220 per kg), Malai (Rs 260 per kg) and Kaju (Rs 400 per kg). If you do not mind letting go of your diet restrictions during the festive season, opt for the yummy fried modaks or stick to low-fat steamed ones. Their other specialties are Boondis (Rs 110 per kg) and Malai Rimzim (Rs 240 per kg), which sell like hot cakes.
At: Centre Street, Camp.
Call: 26347979
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Colourful modaks at Mulchand Sweets |
Disco modaks at Karachi Sweets Mart
Visit Karachi Sweet Mart for their funkily-named Disco modaks (Rs 300 per kg). This unique sweetmeat boasts of multiple fillings of chocolate, barfi and coconut. If you are not satiated with the disco ones, try their coconut modaks (Rs 300 per kg) and flavouredu00a0 range of modaks such as Kaju (Rs 500 per kg), Malai (Rs 300 per kg) and Chocolate (Rs 260 per kg). Their Mawa modak (Rs 260 per kg) and Mango Burfi (Rs 380 per kg) are also must-buys.
At: 16, MG Road, Camp.
Call: 26113366
Mirror balls atu00a0JP Demello
Drop in at JP Demello for mirror balls and multi- coloured metallic balls as well as streamers, vibrant curtains for the back drops, thermocolu00a0 flowers, multi-coloured chains, floating candles, diyas, torans and folding lanterns.
At: 342, Sachapir Street, Camp
Call: 26345834
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Shining metallic balls at JP Demello |
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Festive decor at JP Demello. pics/ Jignesh Mistry |
Orange modaks at Budhani and Sons Waferwala
If you are game to experiment with flavours, head to Budhani and Sons and shop for their Orange modaks (Rs 240 per kg). Their other specialties are Kesar (Rs 240 per kg) and Chocolate (Rs 240 per kg) flavoured modaks, Kaju Katli (Rs 380 per kg) and Kalakand (Rs 240 per kg).
At: Taboot Street, off MG Road.
Call: 26054268
Mirchi lights at Pankaj
Shop for decorative balls, ladis, jhumars, mukuts that light up, mirchi lights and rice lights.
At: Pankaj, Babajan Chowk, MG Road.
Call: 26359509
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