Great post. I have had some great masala tea which made me feel jittery, mellow or as mellow as possible while a little jittery. Masala tea is also good with a little cardamom mixed in. I like the instant packets from the India store. Masala chai is very good as long as it hasn't been sitting too long so need to go to high traffic chai stall or tiny cafe. I chew on mittai sweet grains of tiny paan together with tiny sprinkles sold as breath fresheners at the Hindi film DVD store which is no more except for cell phone accessories, candy and tea biscuits. This in Little India part of New York City also know as Curry Hill district renaming of Murray Hill. Often go to a spicy chicken fast casual tiny restaurant called "Rowdy Rooster" but they don't have chai. The manager remembers meeting student friends at aunty's chai stall after classes at a top 10 Hotel Management College in Mumba, which was 45 minutes or so by train where he lived. He is a restaurant manager but also pastry chef who worked in the bakery at Juhu Beach Marriott which has 3 swimming pools, 6 restaurants and the aforementioned bakery. I need to ask him about Chai although I think he liked it as a student and being with student friends or just friends. Thanks for the great post on Chai in Benares and the great pictures of the "oldie" men drinking Chai.
Wow! You live!! I am not a fan of masala chai packets, you know. Nor am I a fan of the way Gujarati people make masala chai! It’s been a long time since I was in New York. A very long time!
A Rowdy Rooster bowl is spicy grilled little pieces of chicken on top of greens mixed with bits of onion and cucumber and corn kennels in a traditional green salad sauce over a bed of basmati rice. It is spicy but the greens, cucumber and corn and basmati rice cool it off and it is delicious. There are five levels of spicy at Rowdy Rooster. Three are named Rebel, Rogue and Rowdy and one (hottest one) called ghost hot. The five are made from chilis from 5 regions of India.
Well you have everything you need in Delhi. Little India in NYC is small with a spice shop, sweet shop, 2 authentic clothing stores and pretty large grocery and a lot of Indian restaurants all over the city. And out in New Jersey around Edison there is a lot. But I think a lot of people from India doing well here visit back home in India as much as the can.
Great post. I have had some great masala tea which made me feel jittery, mellow or as mellow as possible while a little jittery. Masala tea is also good with a little cardamom mixed in. I like the instant packets from the India store. Masala chai is very good as long as it hasn't been sitting too long so need to go to high traffic chai stall or tiny cafe. I chew on mittai sweet grains of tiny paan together with tiny sprinkles sold as breath fresheners at the Hindi film DVD store which is no more except for cell phone accessories, candy and tea biscuits. This in Little India part of New York City also know as Curry Hill district renaming of Murray Hill. Often go to a spicy chicken fast casual tiny restaurant called "Rowdy Rooster" but they don't have chai. The manager remembers meeting student friends at aunty's chai stall after classes at a top 10 Hotel Management College in Mumba, which was 45 minutes or so by train where he lived. He is a restaurant manager but also pastry chef who worked in the bakery at Juhu Beach Marriott which has 3 swimming pools, 6 restaurants and the aforementioned bakery. I need to ask him about Chai although I think he liked it as a student and being with student friends or just friends. Thanks for the great post on Chai in Benares and the great pictures of the "oldie" men drinking Chai.
Wow! You live!! I am not a fan of masala chai packets, you know. Nor am I a fan of the way Gujarati people make masala chai! It’s been a long time since I was in New York. A very long time!
I do enjoy Indian food and Rowdy Rooster chicken bowls and while listening to Bollywood film music.
Whats a Rowdy Rooster chicken bowl?
A Rowdy Rooster bowl is spicy grilled little pieces of chicken on top of greens mixed with bits of onion and cucumber and corn kennels in a traditional green salad sauce over a bed of basmati rice. It is spicy but the greens, cucumber and corn and basmati rice cool it off and it is delicious. There are five levels of spicy at Rowdy Rooster. Three are named Rebel, Rogue and Rowdy and one (hottest one) called ghost hot. The five are made from chilis from 5 regions of India.
Well you have everything you need in Delhi. Little India in NYC is small with a spice shop, sweet shop, 2 authentic clothing stores and pretty large grocery and a lot of Indian restaurants all over the city. And out in New Jersey around Edison there is a lot. But I think a lot of people from India doing well here visit back home in India as much as the can.