Shefali Shah

Shefali Shah Instagram – Food is comfort, it’s remedial, it is home coming and it is love. Each dish is related to a memory that has left an indelible residue not only on my tongue but also my heart. There is food to eat and survive and then there is food that not only satiates my tummy but also my soul.
Like the kachha kairi and kamrak with black salt that the bhaiyya sold outside school that left my voice hoarse but it was absolutely worth it. The coolness that came with holding a phantom cigarette which was not ‘sehat ke liye haanikaarak’ at all.
The vibgyor a kala katta gola left on my tongue. #Kissmi toffee that stayed stuck in my gums spreading sweetness long after the sweet had melted away.
Rooh Afza made milk tolerable and Bournvita had to be eaten not mixed in milk and destroyed. It was mandatory to split a Jim jam biscuit in 2 and lick the red jelly. My birthdays were incomplete without a Monginis cake.
Soft over cooked rice will always be puchku rice.
And ghee mithu bhaat or tup meeth bhaat in any language means comfort. And Ghee gudh roti is contentment.
Licking a well earned quarter piece of lime dipped in glucose powder after a race on sports day in the scorching heat was way better than winning a medal.
There is so much more food for soul I want to share with you but I also want to know what were your favourite treats that till date take you straight back to being a child, full of buttery hope, colourful stains and a crunchy and carefree spirit. | Posted on 28/Nov/2024 18:39:33