"What you
have Chhotu?"
Sandy was thoroughly
drenched. There was no point of taking any shelter anymore. But he was starving
for a cup of tea or coffee to warm up his tired limbs and naturally something
to eat. He was on his way back home and hitching for last 20 minutes for a taxi.
And moreover the sudden rain had ruined his entire romantic mood that was
weaving the future he wanted to spend with Sai.
"Namaste
Dada!!! What you want?" The boy popped
up from this dark shadowy roadside snack bar. Sandy was waiting outside and a
bit in hesitant whether to enter or not. But the jocund welcome tone of
the boy made him comfortable to reserve a corner sit for him.
"First
serve me a hot tea and something to eat." Sandy replied.
"Ok. Then
try our Egg Noodles.." Cackled the
boy.
Sandy just
wanted something to eat and the words -Egg Noddles, made his stomach rumbled
with a jiggle. He nodded his head and ordered to bring it quickly. He chose a
corner table next to the door. So that the dripping water drops from his body could
flow down through the door, brushing the wet steps and then get mingled in the
water logged street. Ah, this is his city of joy, where a 10 minutes heavy rain turns a
dry road into a creek. He could see the two way traffic moving in slow space
splashing the water which is curling down again to kiss the stagnant
water.
"Ah, Sai
where are you!!!" Sandy felt a bolted emotion suddenly choked
his throat. He was missing her so much. If she was here she would be jumping
like a little girl and sharing her single precious excitement while
enjoying the incessant rain and the music of the droplets paring
with the splashing water. She loves rain......Sandy took out his phone and
clicked a picture and sent Sai through whatsapp. A sad smiley blinked up right
away and then:
"Missing
me?"
"Hun.."
"Love
you.."
"Love you
too.."
"Dada
your tea and Egg Noodles.." Chhotu disrupted the song of the
love birds and served the ordered dish.
"What is
this?, I ordered for Egg Noodles." Sandy with a surprised face asked the
boy.
The boy
jovially replied, "Are Dada this is the special Egg Noodles. Once you eat,
you will ask for more." The boy vanished inside in no time.
Sandy took a
look around the room. It was quite full. All were busy in chatting or engaged with
their phones. Munching, sipping and gulping. Sandy's face reflected a kind of
disappointment. Though he was an egg lover, right now he was not in a mood to
have an Omlette. He was craving more for the Egg Noodles. His mind was slowly
getting heated up. He clicked a picture of the dish and sent it to Sai:
"At which
angle will you call it Egg Noodles??"
"What!!
Are you kidding?? This is an Omlette... hahaha "
"I
ordered for the famous Egg Noodles of this place and this is what I was
served."
"Hahahaha...Enjoy..."
Sandy was very
hungry and whatever was served in front of him had started to lure him. He cut
a piece and forked it to make a way to his mouth. Oh, my what was this peeping
out!!! Noodles!!!! Therefore the Omlette was looking so fatty than the usual
one. A smile twinkled in his face. He took a bigger piece along with the
noodles and then he closed his eyes. A sheer joy of happiness shivered down
through his veins. He had never tasted such a tasty dish before in his
life.
"Sai, it
is Egg Noodles!!!! And it is delicious. I will surely bring you here to taste
it."
"What??"
"I mean
it is Egg Noodles or rather I should say Stuffed Omlette with
noodles."
"Hahahahaha.....So
lesson learnt don't make assumption by name. Taste it and then
decide... ;) :P"
Sandy finished
his plate in no time. And the hot tea helped him to regain back his energy
again to start his struggle to reach home through his water logged pathway.
"Chhotu,
the Egg Noodles was awesome."
"I told
you..It is the famous dish here.." The happy boy bid good bye to Sandy
holding a tip of ten rupees in his hand.
Ingredients:
You need some stuffing. Her I have taken Vegetable Noodles (The normal way we make at home)
For each roll we need 2 eggs
Grated Cheese (as per requirement)
Tomato Sauce
Salt to taste
Black pepper powder
Oil/butter for frying
Method:
1. Beat two eggs nicely. Ad Salt and Black pepper powder as per taste.
2. Take a non-stick pan. Heat Oil/Butter and then pour the Egg. Make sure to spread it evenly in a round big circle.
3. In a low flame let it cook till the surface looks done. Now take small portion of the stuffing (Here I added homemade noodles) and line vertically. Leave a little space on the top and the bottom. Top some grated cheese on it. In skilled hand roll the omlette and wrap the noodles. Let it be done for another couple of minutes. And then serve with some ketchup or salad.
Notes:
1. You can make many variations of it. Different kinds of stuffing can me made, like fried rice, stir fried vegetables, stir fried sausages, dry minced chicken or some stir fried boneless chicken etc.
2. If you want to avoid the egg yolk then just make it with egg whites. It comes out pretty well. I often make it for my parents and in-laws as they are prone to cholesterol.
Nutritional Value:For the kids it is very healthy and they like it when you serve it with the variations mentioned above. Along with the egg one can get the supplemented proteins, vitamins along through the vegetables too.
2 comments:
Hi K,
Such a nice story :)!
Liked the flow and could visualise it as well.
The dish looks yummy too!
Thanks for sharing.
Nivedita
[nnivedita.com]
delicious colorful omlette
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