Thursday, September 13, 2018

.....Banana Leaf ....freshly cut .....

....as  the  train  rumbled  in MAS  Central    late  evening , it was  time  to  scamper  back  to  MAS  Egmore for  onward  connections....undoubtedly  Father  was  the  leader &  we  his  ardent  followers ...he  had an uncanny  knack  of  keeping things  v  interesting  for  us ....his choice  was  the  public transport ferrying  us  to MAS  Egmore  ....SIR , Elephant  Logo Rly  Stn ...the wooden  staircase thr ,thn, were  resounding  &  our  hurried  footsteps wud  be  resonating as  we  climbed  up  to  the  Waiting  rooms ....2200 hrs the RockFort Express  wud depart via  Villupuram  to  Trichy....&  we  had  enough  time  to  hv  dinner  across  the  street.....the  air  thick  in  these  restaurants  with  aroma of  freshly  cooked  food ...&  diligently  we  all  sat  together,  being  served  in  freshly  cut  washed  banana leaves....the steaming  rice  , sparkling  white,  stuffed  in  steel  bowls , to  be  placed  as  a mound as  it  is  served  unpacked....the  hot  Sambhar  ,  Rasam , Mixed  veg  curry  with Appalam & Ghee  tasted  ethereal .....as  the servings  were  unlimited  , thr  was  no  room  for  not  being  satiated ...the 36  hr train  journey  frm  Howrah  to  Madras & wht best  was it  thn  having  a  simple sumptuous meal with equally  sumptuous  stretching  of  limbs.....  

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