A happy eater at Ashok and Ashok
Sorry for the silence – life seems to have gone a bit crazy around here. Ever since The Hindustan Times wrote a lovely feature about Eat and Dust a couple of weeks ago, my inbox has been overflowing with offers of exciting foodie projects! One that I’ve been extremely happy to be preoccupied with is a new newspaper column on baking – coming very soon – stay tuned!
I did, though, still manage a couple of street food forays – and that despite the 42º heat! One outstanding new find – and it took a bit of finding! – is Ashok and Ashok’s Meat Dhaba in Sadar Bazaar.
For those in the know, Ashok’s chicken and mutton korma is legendary. The tiny little street eatery also has an extremely macho pedigree. Word has it that the original Ashok and Ashok (now deceased) were, how shall I put this? Locally referred to as ‘toughies’ or ‘hoodlums’, I gather there was a touch of The Sopranos about the two friends, who to curry (!) favour with patrons, used cook up great pots of mutton and chicken. Catering eventually became their main activity and the legend lives on in Sadar Bazar.
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