Thursday, April 2, 2009

Alu-Muri Wala......

In town we get to see quite a few of these guys selling Alu-Muri-Channa ......its something like the chats you get in the plains but again not like the typical chats. Here they usually use boiled potatoes with raw papaya, onions , chilli , coriander and of course the different spices along with puffed rice (muri we call here) if you want or else just the potatoes. Its very tasty. I put up this guys picture here because , he is the one from whom we usually have. He is one of those few fellows who went for training in the Nutrition Department regarding street food and hygiene....and now he makes sure he follows all those guide lines. And you bet he does..... he is spotlessly clean , uses boiled water and makes sure he has his uniform on which includes a cap and an apron. He stands under the Eucalytus tree (the same tree that i had put up sometime back) and you would have to wait in line for your turn......But then i get some preference here when i want to have......he won't make me wait......after all am his personal dentist!!!!! Lol!!!!
PS: Any one visiting Shillong , do try this variety of chat if you can call that.....but ask me where to find him . LOL!!!!

8 comments:

R. Ramesh said...

very interesting post..wish i could reach there..cheers

Priyanka Khot said...

i will be tasting it when I am there... make sure he goes nowhere!!

Patty said...

Around here if there is a vendor it's usually hot dogs or soft pretzels that they are selling.

Rahul Viswanath said...

Hmmmmmmmmmm ........ Zesty !!!

Corner Gardener Sue said...

We don't have any food vendors on the streets unless there is a special event of some kind. Maybe it's because we have cold winters. We do have "ding ding' men or women in my town who drive around in vehicles that either play music or "ding" as they drive, selling overpriced frozen treats. I remember getting all excited as a kid when I heard them coming, and scrounged up money when I could to buy popsicles and the like.

Great post!

Thanks for your comment on my SkyWatch post.

Aviral said...

I've never had alu-muri, but i've had Jhaal -muri a lot...it's simply amazing!

hitchwriter said...

geee its lunch time... and my appetite is wheted !!

Onkar said...

Your interest in the common man is admirable. A very good post presented in a very innocent manner.