Today was a lazy morning spent talking, reading, sleeping
and we left the house in the evening to go to DilliHaat. It’s a place of
culture and food, a central location in South Delhi. It’s like all places
promoted by the government, artificial and jaded, but then it’s about as close
that you can get to re-creating something.
They had a handloom exhibition, where as usual
everything was over-priced. We did some window-shopping and then met some
friends and spent an evening chatting over momos, sev-puri, kutchi-dabeli, chai
and pineapple (organically grown in North-east India)
The food was ok, nothing great, but the conversation was
badhiya and it was an evening well spent.
Back home and we needed to go to the chemist nearby for
picking up some dispirin. As chance would have it, we saw an aaloo tikki waala
on the way. When an opportunity like this comes up it’s difficult to pass it
up, especially when food is main agenda
for the trip.
And as I mentioned in my last post, the taste definitely
comes from the person who makes it. One look at the guy and my brain did a
somersault before I convinced myself that I need to be more adventurous if I am
to go ahead with my plan.
So we ordered one, and the guy started at it with gusto. The
tikki which was created with love and fried till kingdom come was mashed with
utter ferociousness, some papdi added on top, before it was topped with a
little bit of imli chutney (bhaiyya meetha kam daalna) and generous amount of
dahi and green chutney (bhaiyaa teekha jyaada daalna).
it wasn’t the best aaloo tikki that I have had but there was
that mix of sweet and sour which gave an indication of what is to be expected in
the days ahead. For that I am glad. And I liked it that I didn’t miss eating the
street food on the first day itself…
P.S.:It isn’t street food but I loved the beef that my
mum-in-law made for us. Long time since I had it and even longer since I had
one that was so tasty.
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