Its All Coming Back To Me Now
Warning : Veggie readers might find this post a but offending. Apologies for the same.
My dad is a hardcore non-veggie. Probably the reason why I am a hardcore non-veggie. When I was leaving Delhi to start off my new life as a student in Bombay 4 years ago (which now seems like an eternity), I decided that I would try and give up the non-veg. I didn't drink, I didn't smoke (both of which I still don't; which is quite a miracle in itself); the only 'sin' I thought I committed was eating non-veg. But that is something which I could not give up, thanks to my dad.
My dad is a hardcore non-veggie. Probably the reason why I am a hardcore non-veggie. When I was leaving Delhi to start off my new life as a student in Bombay 4 years ago (which now seems like an eternity), I decided that I would try and give up the non-veg. I didn't drink, I didn't smoke (both of which I still don't; which is quite a miracle in itself); the only 'sin' I thought I committed was eating non-veg. But that is something which I could not give up, thanks to my dad.
Probably the best place for a non-veggie these days is KFC. I think they understand what chicken lovers love - chicken! (duuuh, obviously :P ) Today, a couple of my friends and I decided to quench our thirst of meat. So, we started out on our quest for KFC. Instead, we ended up at this shack called 'Rajinder Da Dhaba' (Mind you, Delhi is 'the' city of dhabas). The food was amazing; not to mention dirt cheap. What would have costed around 800 bucks at KFC was ours for 200.
Anyway, the point of this post is not to gloat over my love for chicken. Rajinder Da Dhaba seemed kind of familiar to me. Which is when I realised that my dad used to take the little old me and the rest of the family out there for dinner all the time; a good 10 years ago maybe. Back when my dad was here in Delhi; back when I was here in Delhi. Then things changed - my dad was transferred all over India and I went to Bombay, leaving behind my home. The nostalgia today tasted better than the food. Maybe Delhi is not such a bad place after all. :)
Anyway, the point of this post is not to gloat over my love for chicken. Rajinder Da Dhaba seemed kind of familiar to me. Which is when I realised that my dad used to take the little old me and the rest of the family out there for dinner all the time; a good 10 years ago maybe. Back when my dad was here in Delhi; back when I was here in Delhi. Then things changed - my dad was transferred all over India and I went to Bombay, leaving behind my home. The nostalgia today tasted better than the food. Maybe Delhi is not such a bad place after all. :)
This entry was posted on Wednesday, May 24, 2006 at 10:42 AM.
Wednesday, May 24, 2006 11:36:00 AM Posted byGood you have started consoling yourself now!! Its your only hope to ok about not living in mumbai!!
Wednesday, May 24, 2006 5:17:00 PM Posted by
I love these DHABAS In delhi.
OR maybe i love Delhi for these Dhabas.
There are many memories to my trip to DELHI. On our way to THE TAJ MAHAL I distinctly remember, this (Taxi driver Cum Guide) stopped at a DHABA....it was a winter morning,,the BUTTER MILK and Parathas with a lots of ghee and Yummy CURDS....Loved it all
Loved the charpai(A place we sat ) to eat this morning breakfast...
GHB Thanks for reminding me those
MAKke kee roti ...sarson da saag...
ke din.
Thursday, May 25, 2006 1:23:00 AM Posted by
see!see! i told ya delhi is good! there are plenty of inexpensive places in Delhi...Contact me to know ;)
BTW, Chicken in all the dhabas RULE!!! ::slurp::
Friday, May 26, 2006 3:36:00 AM Posted by
dude dhabas rule be it veg food or non-veg food.fuck kfc!!!!
Friday, May 26, 2006 6:01:00 AM Posted by
o yea! i love the seedy ole dilli dhabas! there was this place near where i stayed, which sold a whole tandoori chicken for Rs 75!!! wow o wow o wow!
;-)
Friday, May 26, 2006 7:10:00 AM Posted by
Hi, handsome.
A question: Do you know what the ratio of vegetarian to non-vegetarian is in India? I'm curious about this. It's a religious thing? In the U.S. esp. in small towns like the one I live in, prob. one person in 30 is vegetarian.
Of course Christians are traditionally meat eaters. The only christian denomination I know of that is vegetarian is the "Seven Day Adventists".
Saturday, May 27, 2006 9:01:00 AM Posted by
if you get time, come over to my blog. i made up a game
Thursday, November 16, 2006 12:09:00 AM Posted by
where exactly is this rajinder da dhaba in delhi??
i want to go 2.....
Monday, January 15, 2007 4:01:00 AM Posted by
did you know they use ghb in kfc?
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