Hey…
I hope all of you are doing well…
Being a typical Indian kid,
we all carried lunches as soon as we started school,
and that is where we were exposed to experiences,
new things that we didn’t see before,
flavors that were new to the palate,
never ever tried before,
in this life…
So,
what we used to do as kids,
when the recess hit,
we used to gather at a selected seat,
and open our lunches at the same time and whatever each one of us felt appealing we took a bite out of,
and after that,
it was like clockwork,
we used to try a bite or a nibble of food and then took more bites out of the things that we liked…
One of the things that I remember,
that’s very dear to my heart has been Pulao…
It’s a steaming mixture of rice with vegetables of choice in it,
which was my all-time favorite,
all of my friends loved it too,
So,
I barely got a bite,
it was rarely that it was made,
and that too when That lunch box opened,
and I took out a bite,
it was then snatched out of my hand,
like it wasn’t even in my hand to start with,
there were some fights,
some persuasion,
sometimes it was admitting defeat,
sometimes it was a win because they brought something good,
and then someone else used to make them run for their food…
Simple and happy times…
Another one was chickpea stir fry,
My mom used to prepare this in two boxes,
because whenever I used to take this one,
I BARELY got a bite,
I mean BARELY even a single bite got into my mouth..
It was so mouth watering that one of the lunch box used to just disappear,
as soon I told them,
what I brought today,
so,
I used to hide one of the boxes well under my books and told them I only brought one lunch today and they used to feel bad,
telling me that,
I can have their lunch,
but,
it was worth seeing their expression,
as I pulled out another one of them,
from my bag,
hidden from everyone..
Whenever the taste of the Pulao or chickpea stir fry comes to the mind,
all of a sudden,
the memories hit back like a wave hitting the seashore,
again and again,
reliving the days of my childhood,
in an instant,
as a flashback of all the fun we used to have…
To all of the good times spent together,
I hope all of them are doing well and are living a blessed life…
Happy weekend to all those celebrating..
Cheers 🥂
Love Waakiye 🤍
Waakiye 