Soaking in the beauty of rain, watching the swaying trees through the windows of the canteen, with a hot glass of tea in one hand and Paripuvada in the other. Hufff... Hot Tea + Paripuvada + Drizzling rain makes such a wonderful combo!
The minute we say Tea and ParipuVada, mind pictures the roadside tea stall with people sitting on the wooden benches and having hot discussions about all the things under the sun. Right from children to old age, street vendors to star hotels, roadside chitchats to VIP meetings, it plays an inevitable role. The campus hosts a small mess consisting of 4 chairs each around rectangular wooden tables. White fumes which come from a hot tea glass and tea dust on its top, which are served by 'smileless' Bihari boys. They just stare, won't smile back!! Crrrunchy, gummy, golden colored, crisp outside and soft inside, paripuvada, which is actually called lentil/dal fritters in English, makes your mouth watering. Moreover, its price sounds good for miserable people too. In campus canteens, Tea with a snack (Chaya+Kadi) costs just Rs.8.00! These won’t cause warning eyebrows, looking at overpriced bills like in McDonald's and Dominos. Moreover, its calories sound good for health-conscious people. Together it will come around 150 calories only. Paripuvada and hot tea makes make an incomparable pair, which is an evergreen favorite, as well as a healthy evening snack for the majority of the Keralities. I can think about the condition if Tea and Paripuvada is banned in Kerala, like Beef banned in Maharshtra! I am sure we will be doing a hunger strike will we succeed.
As someone said, Where there is Tea, there is Hope. Yes, let's have a cup of tea with paripuvada and continue to talk about Happy Things... :) :)
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