The Vegetarian Foodgasms

Sunlight trickled in through the creaking gaps in the window sill, shining like a spotlight upon his tiny gleeful face. “Anytime soon!” he...

Sunlight trickled in through the creaking gaps in the window sill, shining like a spotlight upon his tiny gleeful face. “Anytime soon!” he murmured to himself, smiling. It wasn’t long before his excited minuscule face finally broke into a wide smile, as he closed his eyes to take in the waft of freshly prepared “aaloo ki sabzi” and the sinful smell of ghee laden rotis. 

A rhythmic ringing music opened his eyes abruptly as he trained them towards the source of sound. The spotlight shining upon the 4 year old’s face now suddenly found its way blocked by the silhouette of a tall lady with ghungroos dangling across her ankles. With kind eyes and a smile that shone like the first rays of the golden sun kissing the lush green earth, the tall lady walked towards him gracefully. Dressed in a humble chiffon sari, it reminded the kid of those holy goddesses that featured so regularly in “Mahabharata” that he so used to watch religiously every morning with his grandpa. He couldn’t help but marvel at his “Supermom” as she sat next to him, tore off a bit of the smoldering hot roti, grabbed a piece of the luscious potato sabzi inside the roti and with a smiling caring face asked him to open his mouth wide ‘Aaaaa’……

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The honking blaring noise of the car behind painfully brought him back to reality. Cursing the sweltering heat and the bundled noisy traffic, the now 26-year old Ronak stepped out of his daydream as the bus driver hit upon the accelerator to move the bus out of the now-turned green signal.

For a tiny golden moment, it felt as if he had travelled 21 years back in time to the small old kitchen of his lovely home and with lunch time around the corner, his doting and caring mother set about whipping his favorite “aaloo ki sabzi” coupled with piping hot rotis, fresh off the tawa, loaded and laden with ghee.

As the bus driver brought the vehicle to a screeching halt in front of his swanky sky-high office in Mumbai, 1000 miles and 21 years away from the tiny little kitchen, the halo-like sunlight around his mom and those sinful hot rotis, how he wished he could go back to those golden days to have a bite of the food off the hands of his mother who had so lovingly prepared it for him. 

 

Isn’t it more or less the state of every Indian out there, who have to travel all the way from their distant villages and towns to metropolis like Mumbai, Bangalore and Delhi in the tangible search for a source of income and livelihood and to make two ends meet?  How, they have to make do with the same old mundane daily food prepared by the canteen and restaurant chefs, lacking the warmth and the love dwelling inside the dishes that their moms so lovingly used to prepare?

For people like Ronak residing in the humungous diverse city of Mumbai, still craving for that loving morsel of homely food, a new app is here to give them all the love that they need. The only drawback, it won’t be their own moms, but some rather talented home-chefs across the city who will make the same food that they prepare for their own kids. 

That’s the name which will come as a savior to the current generation and breed of urban working crowd, who have to shell out some rather exorbitant money on restaurant foods, which is not just unhealthy, but also lacks that ‘HOMELY’ feel.

Partnering with some of the most popular home-chefs across Mumbai, Homely have created the simplest and quickest way to order incredibly delicious “mommy-style” meals. The home cooks, which are fondly called the “Yummakers” would provide you with the same food that they prepare for their own kids!

Thanks to dear friend and an exceptional blogger herself Maitreyi, the creative geniuses behind the Homely Now sent across a sample from one of the talented “Yummakers” for us to taste. 

Delivered in sharp 45 minutes, the food of the day included luscious

•         Paneer Butter Masala 
•        Piping hot home-made Rotis.
•        Tangy Raita.
•         Fresh and crisp rice.
•        Sinful Chocolate Brownie.

Just about a perfect meal for a Sunday afternoon!

Starting with the subzi of the day, Paneer Butter Masala was brilliant, just like how you’d find it at a Punjabi home, everything from the slightly sweetish tang to the chataka of the masala, one word – PERFECT! Couple it off with fresh hot rotis and tangy raita, this makes for one perfect home-made meal! After all, it is made by an aspiring talented home-maker! 

A big kudos for Homely to not just cater to the regular, young, office-going crowd who hog up on frivolous unhygienic food on a daily basis but also to those aspiring home-makers who’ve got an immense culinary talent and all they needed was one push!

So all you hungry souls out there, craving for ‘maa-k-haath ka khana’, Homely is here to help you!!  
 

Picture Credits:

rommelfernandes.wordpress.com, classroomclipart.com