We’ll write off Saturday. It was a bad day. Sunday went much better. We found our way to the Charminar and the bangles market. A. had been asked to buy several sleeves, so we all set off to seek her bangle fortune. We wound through narrow alleyways festooned from top to bottom with colorful glass bangles. Even the alleyways were covered in beautiful shards of colored glass. Bangle fortune seeking makes one hungry, so we stopped for a cool drink and a hot dosa. What a dosa! I watched it made, spread paper thin on the hot griddle, spread with chili paste and filled with a spoonful of potato masala. Ice cold Pepsi provided a nice complement. As did a chocolate ice cream cone from down the street.
We left the Charminar to catch our train back to Vizag. On our way to the station we stopped at a highly recommended haleem shop to take parcel. Now, haleem is a special Ramadan food, but for whatever reason they start making it early in Hyderabad. And I’m very glad. Mutton roasted all day, mashed into a stew with wheat gluten, spices, and more. I can’t say that it looks good, because it doesn’t. It just tastes good. We rode home in our posh 3-tier A/C compartment, creating a small scene, devouring haleem and the best mutton biryani I’ve ever tasted. Sunday was a good day.
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