Post entertainment reporter Raakhee Mirchandani is in Bombay/Mumbai for the next two weeks – we’ll be posting her reports daily (or close to it..one never knows when her connection will be up or down.)

courtesy of McDonalds India

It’s hard to adopt the Supersize Me attitude towards the Golden Arches

in Bombay. They have waiter service. And people come here on dates. No kidding. Every location I’ve been to – at least six so far (i’m

completely addicted to the wide variety of vegetarian options) is

teeming with young 20-somethings holding hands, nestled in a booth while staring lovingly at each other over their sesame buns.

The scourge of well, everybody back home, in India, the fast-food giant serves up some of the most delicious food you can eat here. With some major Indian flair.

I’m talking Maharaja Macs, the Indian version of the Big Mac which includes a chicken patty (beef is banned at all the locations in the subcontinent) with spicy tomato ketchup, McAloo Tiki, a potato patty with chutney on a sesame burger bun, Shahi Paneer, a puff pastry shell topped with chunks of Indian cheese in a flavorful Shahi sauce.

Then, there’s my favorite, the McVeggie Burger, a crispy patty with vegan mayonaise and spicy ketchup. There’s even a Paneer Salsa wrap, essentially a Chipotle-style burrito and, on the side, potato wedges (fat, spicy fries).

McDonald’s India [website]

– Raakhee Mirchandani