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Pancham Puriwala, an iconic eatery in Mumbai’s Fort area, has had to restrict its menu due to a liquified petroleum gas shortage. (Photo by Soumyajit Saha)

MUMBAI — As the weekend loomed, Pancham Puriwala, an iconic eatery in Mumbai’s Fort area that runs through 15 cooking gas cylinders every week, had just two left.