Joys that alu can bestow

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Aao sunao mein tumhe
Alu ki ek prem kahani
Waha tha alu
Aur yaha thi mein
Hum mile jab hum dono the
Ekdum chote se
Nahin jante the ki sabjiya kya hoti hai
Nahin jante the ki ye exotic veggies kis hoor ka naam hai
Broccoli, zucchini, bell peppers
Kuch nahin pata tha.
Sirf ek hi sabji se prem tha
Woh thaโ€ฆalu.

Alu aya meri zindagi mein
Ek hawa ke jhonke ki tarah
Humesha maujood
Woh kehte hai na – versatile
Kahi bhi daalo, kisi bhi masale mein chounk do
Alu sabke saath chalta hai
Har kisi ko apna dost bana leta hai
Kabhi kabhi replace bhi kar deta hai
Kintu swaad jo chor jata hai jeebh par
Ah ha haโ€ฆmano jannat hi prapt ho gayi ho.

Mere ghar mein sabki ek favourite
Alu ki preparation hai.
Mummy ko pasand hai bhuna alu, ghee aur amchoor mein
Papa ko toh alu tamatar harr din khila do, khushi se kha lenge
Par behen ko naye type ki alu ki dish chahiye
Lehsun, makkhan, chilli flakes aur oregano ke saath
Dekh rahe hai aap – chahe desi ya videsi
Alu hai king. Angrez jisse kehte hai
Comfort food – maane jaadu ki jhappi.

Toh yaad rakhe sab
Ghar ki yaad sataye, bhook sataye
Ya boriyat mein nahin samajh aye ki khana kya banega
Nikal lijiyega alu aur bas chand minto mein
Aur kuch masalo baad
Tayyar ho jayegi ek zayakedaar dish.

Bataye, kaisi lagi ye tip-top, anokhi kahani sajjano?


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22 responses to “Joys that alu can bestow”

  1. Woh kehte hai na โ€“ versatile
    Kahi bhi daalo, kisi bhi masale mein chounk do

    Hai, aloo is unconditional love

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    1. Hahaha absolutely!

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    nostalgicmoments

    Arre wah, aap toh aaloo ke brand ambassador nikle. ๐Ÿ˜„
    What a delightful fun poem. Got me chuckling!

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    1. Oh yes good idea. I should become the brand ambassador ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿฅ” so glad it made you chuckle!

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  3. Hari OM
    Suchita… now I am drooling! Alu taken any prep surely cannot fail the tastebuds and hunger satisfaction! YAM xx
    K=Kali Yuga

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    1. Thank you so much Yamini ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

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  4. Anagha Yatin Avatar
    Anagha Yatin

    I was smiling all the way while reading! Alu ke hamesha achche din rahenge ๐Ÿ˜‰

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    1. Hahahaha true that Anagha. Thank you!

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  5. Alu is omnipresent and omnipotent, right?๐Ÿ˜€๐Ÿ˜€

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    1. Ha! Absolutely ๐Ÿ˜

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  6. Alu is a universal favourite! All of us love alu dearly and listening to your voice made me fall in love with the humble alu all over again! Lovely poem and the interspersed English words were like the peas in alu mutter!

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    1. ๐Ÿคฃ thank you so much! So glad you enjoyed the recitation too.

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  7. While I was reading this post, surprisingly The Sound of Silence by Simon & Garfunkel began playing on my Spotify playlist Made for you. And oh! I am loving it.

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    1. Oh wow that’s either coincidence or algorithm working creepily!

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      1. I will go for algorithm working creepily ๐Ÿ˜€

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  8. I was not a fan of alu and never kept it in my stock. But as my son is a huge fan of it. It has become a king in my rasoi! Time has changd ๐Ÿ˜€

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    1. Oh blasphemy for not liking alu ๐Ÿ˜› And yay to your song for loving it ๐Ÿ˜€ thank you Poonam.

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  9. ha ha, I loved it. Aloo is my favourite too! And now the song, “jab tak rahega samose mail aloo..” from Mr and Mrs Khiladi is playing in my head!

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    1. Tera rahunga o meri Shalu ๐Ÿ˜€ Thank you!

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      1. ๐Ÿ˜€

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  10. Potatoes for the WIN! They give us everything we need – fries to vodka ๐Ÿ˜›

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    1. Haha they feed us and help us to get drunk – best combo ever!

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