Few days ago I shifted to my new house. I found something
very strange about my new society. Whenever I walked in the compound on in the
corridors, I would here people chatting about one Mr. Gupta and something about
'nashta'. Many times when people said the words 'Guptaji' and 'nashta' in one
sentence, they would lick their lips and wander off. Finally, out of curiosity,
I asked my neighbor who this Mr. Gupta was and why his name had
become associated with something like breakfast.
My neighbour simply laughed at me and suggested
that I visit the house of this Mr. Gupta in the morning. I wasn't sure if she
was joking or not. How could I just drop by somebody's house for breakfast,
when I don't even know that person? A week passed by, and every day I would here
about a new dish such as 'Cornflake Coconut Ladoos' or 'Sitaphal Cornflakes'. I had never heard of such dishes before, but when people would describe it, I would tempted to go to Mr. Gupta's house.
One Saturday I woke up and could smell an amazing aroma. My mouth started
watering. I got out of bed to look for the source of the aroma. I found myself
standing outside Guptaji's house. I hesitated before ringing the bell. I
thought it would be too awkward. But my other senses took control and my hand
levitated towards the doorbell. <Ding-Dong>. Mrs. Gupta answered the door.
She looked at me in a cursory manner. “Yes, how may I help you?" she
asked. I told her that I was new in the building. When I couldn't think
of anything else to say, I asked, "Are you having
breakfast?" She simply smiled and asked, "Yes, would you like to
join us?". I shamelessly accepted the invitation
without hesitation.
She
introduced me to her husband Mr. Gupta, who was busy fighting with
his children for the TV remote. Suddenly Mrs. Gupta came with a tray and
everyone ran towards her, forgetting about the remote entirely. Then, Mrs.
Gupta took the remote to watch her own shows and hinted that I join the rest of
the family for what she called "Remotewala Nashta”. I was offered a tall
glass filled with Kellogg's cornflakes, chocolate syrup, almond and even ice-cream. It was so refreshing! There was also a bowl of 'Walnut Corflakes Choco Balls'. This contained
coarsely ground and lightly roasted Kellogg's Corn Flakes, roughly chopped dark
chocolate, roughly chopped milk chocolate, chopped walnuts, and a bit of vanilla
essence. It was by far the yummiest breakfast I had in my life.
I wanted to come to Guptaji's house for breakfast every
day. But I thought it would be better to just take the recipes from Mrs.
Gupta. She was more than happy to share the same with me. To see Mr.s Gupta's
mouthwatering recipes, go here: https://www.facebook.com/anaajkanashta and https://www.youtube.com/user/kelloggindia
