Back to old ways again

I have been living in Prabhadevi for the past one month or more. Living alone for the first time since landing in Mumbai, dinner has been a constant source of annoyance. Keep a maid who would come and cook, but wait I don't have a fridge. New ones are expensive and used ones not available near my place or I don't know where they are to be found.

So one day its a Subway, next day its China valley, then Galaxy or its the Thali for 45 bucks at a restaurant called Manoj. Now the last one would have been a better choice only if they changed the menu. Lunch or dinner, its always the same. All 7 days of the week and probably all of the 5 odd weeks I have stayed here. Roti immersed in Ghee, chana masala, mashed potatoes, sambhar dal...... So I got this idea. Dabba le le. Come on, it's not that expensive. But problems again... time. No clue when they would deliver. And the food, greasy, too much in quantity and top of it tasteless. Trying to provide restaurant like food at doorsteps, you achieve neither.

Yesterday, I selected the last of all the ideas I had. There is this restaurant near my house where I see all the taxi walas and probably daily wage earners eat. At 30 bucks they provide you a rice plate. 2 roti, dal , 2 sabjis and raita. I loved it. The sabjis change every day. The rotis are made in front of you and are devoid of ghee. I say again I loved it. Mind it its not what u are thinking. The restaurant is cleaner than most I have seen. So here comes home cooked food for me, right amount, amazing price, good taste and in a clean place.

I remember this restaurant called Mashir hotel, in Serampore. During my college days we used to go there when we couldn't take the hostel food any more. Some lady started the restaurant 20 years ago to manage her finances after her husband died. She served the community of Serampore with home cooked food, in a fresh clean environment and at dirt cheap prices. I hope this new restaurant of mine doesn't disappoint me in future.