And she had her favorite drink. This is it!
Annanya started working on her magic portion, her favorite drink. She prepared the spicy water mixed with salt, sugar, green chili, cumin powder, asafoetida powder, mint, and her secret ingredient.
The dining table had candle lights. Just the right light in the massive room filled with antique furniture. The glass top of the table was reflecting the candle lights and it was about midnight. Yes, mid-night. She kept the platter on the table and went inside to get ready for the big night.
Annanya was looking exceptionally beautiful that night. She came out looking radiant. That little black dress, glossy lips, her hair covering her swollen eyelids and that smile, suspicious. She started having golgappas.
She enjoyed each golgappa sitting alone at the table. She had the last one with the portion right. A pinch of poison was what she added.
And it was her favorite drink. This is it!!
How she even prepared it?
She made the dough first. It was prepared with wheat, water, some salt, and sugar too.
She evermore wanted to have it, but today her craving became unpredictable. She started preparing those crisp and crunchy golgappas with sweet & spicy water, the magical water of relief.
Even without any alcoholic content, it gave her the intended high. She was gazing forward to it.
The oil in the frying pan was just right for the little round poories. She made the reasonable circles of the prepared dough, small and round. Annanya wanted to have a couple of those little ones before the last sign of relief.
Golgappas puffed perfectly, and she flipped them to cook for the perfect night.
The crowded open pan was soon stuffed with even more round poories. She kept adding more than she could take out from the frying pan.
Potatoes were also boiled along with chickpeas to be added to the golgappas. It has green chutney in one corner and boiled potatoes with chickpeas in another. Golgappas were placed in the middle.
Annanya started working on her magic portion, her favorite drink. She prepared the spicy water mixed with salt, sugar, green chili, cumin powder, asafoetida powder, mint, and her secret ingredient.
The dining table had candle lights. Just the right light in the massive room filled with antique furniture. The glass top of the table was reflecting the candle lights and it was about midnight. Yes, mid-night. She kept the platter on the table and went inside to get ready for the big night.
Annanya was looking exceptionally beautiful that night. She came out looking radiant. That little black dress, glossy lips, her hair covering her swollen eyelids and that smile, suspicious. She started having golgappas.
She enjoyed each golgappa sitting alone at the table. She had the last one with the portion right. A pinch of poison was what she added.
And it was her favorite drink. This is it!!
Gul Kapoor
26th April'2020, 3:00 am
Quarantined Soul - days & night!
2 comments:
Very well written. Keep it up.
Aahhhhhh.....
The surprise at end.. So sad..
Beautifully written.
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