Khai Khai

Valo valo khete sobari valo lage, amaro lage. Keu manpasand item e plate sajiye serve korle sobari valo lage, amaro lage. Ami je onno sobar moto seta proman korar day nei. Actually ei lekha tar suru te ki likhbo seta niye ektu tanatani chhilo. Tai suru thekei suru korlam. Ekdom Nun-Lebu ar Jol er glass theke.

Agekar din e sunechhi khawa dawar byapar ta onno rokom chhilo Nemontonno Bari te. Nemontonno Bari mane sudhu Biye na. Griha Prabesh o hote pare. Amar chhoto bela teo dekhechhi shalpata’r thala porto. Tate Noon-Lebu porto. Thalar pashe Jol er earthen glass mane Matir Bhanr porto. Tarpor thala te onek kichhui porto, sob khete je valo lagto ta noy. Prothomei balti hat e ek chhokra ese Bhat dito. Onek somoy dekhechhi, cha er plate e kore Bhat tulte. Besh mojar byapar. Tarpor obbosomvabi vabe ekta lok Shukto niye asto. Sei somoy Ma-Baba’r dike takanor dorkar hoto na. Dujoner adesh mene uporodhe dheki gelar moto Shukto nitei hoto. Pore suntam seta naki Vaja Shukto. Shukto’r abar vaja ar baked. Chhotobela te ei byapare khub smarty chhilam na. Thala te onek ta Shukto theke jeto. Khisti o kheyechhi sei niye. Bokuni ar Khisti te e byapare kono tofat nai re Bhai.

Tarpor ekta mug er dal, jeta ke bola hoto mach er matha diye mug dal. Oneke abar mach kotha ta tule diye “matha diye dal” bole. Case ta clear hoy na. Kar matha eta boltei hobe. Dal ta detail e na bolleo hoy. Sudhu matha bolle ekta birat map er open-ended question ebong setar hidden jiggasa holo matha ta kar? Tor na amar? To ei dal r sathe ekta alu vaja hoto ar aj o hoy. Jhiri jhiri alu vaja. Seta valo hole lok e cheye cheye khay. Tarpor bivinno preparation jemon echor chingri ba echor er kopta, chhanar dalna, mach er kaliya ar baki oi chatni and etc etc.

Ajkal Shukto khete kharap lage na. Vaja byapar tao motamuti bujhi. Ei ranna guloi gharoa nemontonno bari te ghuriye firiye hoy tobe onek bari tei byapar ta change hoye gechhe. Tar main karon ektai, Outsourcing. Age Thakur er ranna hoto, sathe helper thakto. Ekhono onek khetre hoy kintu dinkal paltechhe, onek jaygay puro tai Caterer handle kore. Tader Thakur valo hole hit, kharap hole flop. Tobe majority Caterer er theke agekar Thakur der ranna shoto gun e valo hoto, eta sobai jane ar bojhe. Ekhonkar ekdom bachha chhele meye gulo chhara. Echor er kopta ba kachkalar kopta te lebur achar chotke dewa hoto. Ekhon hoy kina janina, hoyto hoy. Ekbar ek beta amader ak Bondhu’r Poite te Echor er kopta kheye dabi kore boslo seta lebur kopta. Ekhonkar din hole ki hoto janina, tokhon informed lok er komti chhilo na. Se besh khisti kheye chup korlo. Je lebur achar er kotha bolchhi, setake bole jarok lebu. Amader School er pashe bikri hoto. Boro kach er jar e boro boro gota gota lebu ekta juice e vese berachhe. Onek ta Formaldehyde Solution e chhoto dinosaur er dim type.

Ei kopta’r byapare ekta lok er kotha na bollei noy. Se lok ta amader Dum Dum onchole onek bari te ranna korechhe. Jehetu Oriya, tai chhoto khato voj bari te tar huge demand chhilo. Se Thakur er original nam janina. Lok e Rabon bole dakto. Orissa te onek cinema, natok, jatra te se Rabon er role korechhe. Dekhteo besh Rabon pana, tobe 1 tai matha. Karjo kal e aro 9 ta matha lagato bodh hoy. Take sei obotare ami dekhini. Rannar hat osadharon. Rabon Thakur khub favourite chhilo edike. Ekhon ki kore janina. Ekhetre bole rakha valo, sob khanei Ramayan holo ekta birat hit story ar cinema,jatra,serial ba natok hole chhele buro ekebare hoi hoi kore dekhte jay. Orissa o motei byatikrom noy. Ekbar sunechhi Ram ar Rabon er 1-on-1 judhho suru hoyechhe. Gram er tin dik khola moncho. Jomiye jatra hochhe. Sondhe bela. Besi infrastructure nei. Stage er upore ekta 500 Wt er bulb jhulchhe. Ram teer marbe marbe, Rabon dialogue vule gechhe. Ram wait korchhe, Rabon er dialogue er porei teer ta marbe kintu Rabon chup. Hothat Rabon bole uthlo, “Raamo, baano mariyo,dekhe mariyo.Upore paanch sho power er bulbo jolichhe.” Presence of mind khub kaj er jinis. Fun-meter bariye dewatao darun kaj er. Tobe ei Rabon kintu amader Rabon na.

Oi je bollam “matha diye dal” bola lok der kotha, erokom bohu lok bohu kichhu vul-val bole. Oneke ache jara Diamond Harbour ke Diamond Habra bole, Gulshan Grover ke Gulshan Gobra bole, Train er signal ke single bole ar immertion heater ke emotion heater bole. Ek hotovaga ke dekhechhilam Bruce Lee ke Voos Lee ar Asha Bhonsle ke Asha Vooslee bolechhilo. London ke Lonthon bola ta moteo dosh er na. Koto lok blue ke bulu ar green ke girin bole seta gune dekhte Census korte hobe. Onek hotovaga stop ke bole heestop. Ontoto Bangladesh theke ekhane porte asa chhele-meye der khetre eta dekha jay. Dictation newar somoy oneke jigges kore, “Sir, ekhane ki heestop dibo?” Ki mushkil bolo to. Ami ek Bangladeshi ke ek kal e chintam je sob kotha Bangla te bolleo jekhane “Na” bolar kotha, sekhane bolto, “No,Never”. Ki byapar ke jane.

Jai hok, khawar kothay fire asi. Life er prothom jedin Pujo te ektu dure jawar permission jutlo sedin Train e uthe du station periye ekta jaygay giye teen jon e nemechhilam. Ek pandal e Thakur dekhte giye dekha gelo, Bhog er Khichuri shalpata te kore sobai ke dichhe. Amader ekjon jomiye Khichuri kheye nilo. Amra baki dujon khelam na, dariye dariye tar khawa dekhlam. Kichhu khon pore ekta dokan e giye ruti ar tarka khawa holo. Sei prothom eka eka amra ruti ar tarka khelum. Sei swad ajo mukh e lege ache. Ajo sei dokan ta theke majhe majhe tarka niye asi kintu sei swad nei. Sedin duto station periye jekhane ese nemechhilam, aj setai amar Home-Station.

Age nijer Bari’r kotha bole newa jak. Amader Bari te onek rokom special khawa dawa thakleo super class speciality gulo bole rakha valo, jegulo chhara amar ekdom cholena. Sobar upore Alu Paratha. Bangla te bolte gele Alu Parota. Amader alu parota gulo besh boro ar norom tultule hoy. Alu ta ekdom fresh, upore butter makhano ar gol morich chhorano. Sathe chholar dal, chana, motor er ghugni thakte pare. Somoy kom thakle tomato sauce ba ketchup, mustard mane kasundi ba tok doi gule sukno lonka veje guriye diye banana raita diyeo khaya jete pare. Ami sadharonoto 4te khai karon ajkal ar khete parina. Age 6ta moto mere ditam. Ei alu parota ta Ma banay.

Erpor ekta hit jinis holo Baba’r banano Chicken Stew. Ei jinis ta dinner e hoy. Sathe ruti mane chapati, bhat ba toast hole se je ki khete lag eta bole bojhano jabe na. Chickne er ekdom clear-water soup ba stew. Onion thake, beans thake, halka tomato thake. Golmorich chhorano hoy upore. Sathe ektu salad hole fatafati.

Amader relative circle e amar Ma birat map er chef ar mojar byapar holo Ma onek ranna Baba’r kachhe sikhechhe tar por nijer improvisation. Ar ekta birat jinis holo chot pot banano egg roll. Ei roll ta ami 4te moto khai. Normal parota te dim diye hoy ei egg roll. Tarpor peyaj kuchi ar sauce. Sauce er boodle ekta jinis onek khtere dew ahoy. Seta holo sei famous mustard ba kasundi. Aam kasundio dewa hoy. Se jinis er taste likhe bojhano jabe na. Interested reader ra ekbar baniye khete paro.

Office er moholla te ekta dokan chhilo jekhane alu parota pawa jay. Rs. 7.00 e ekta alu parota, ghugni ar pudina patar chutney. Onek kheyechhi. Dupur e Bhat khete parina baire. Khele dokadar ke bolte hobe je bichhana kore dao ghumabo. Ekbar oi alu parota 3 te kheyechhilam. Sathe chicken curry. Sedin vaggis kaj kormo kichhu chiilona bollei chole. Office e fire ese sei je chair e eliye bosechhi amra 4 jon, se ar bolar kotha na. Dhonni Meye movie te sidhhi khawar pore amader Kolkata’r football team er koyek jon er ja obosthha hoyechhilo, thik sei rokom case. Jeno neshay kator.

Amader Bari’r ar ekta speciality holo Chicken Stew, jeta Baba banay. Alu, gajor mane carrots, beans diye chhoto chhoto piece er norom chicken. Ekta majhari size er gota peyaj. Halka tel are pray spice-less. Gol morich thake sudhu. 4 piece sliced bread er sathe khele mon e ekta sworgio onuvuti hoy. Amar khub pochhonder jinis eta. Chicken gulo leg er portion er hole valo hoy. Stew er upor ektu butter ditei hobe. Jader besi butter khele problem nei, tara bread eo butter makhate paro. Ei stew er kotha bolte giye are k stew er kotha mone elo. Seta bola uchit. Dacres Lane mane ডেকার্স লেন e Chitto Da’r dokan er stew. Seta jini khanni, tar proti amar koruna hoy. Esplanade er mukh e K.C.Das er mishtir dokan ked an hat e rekhe Raj Bhavan er dike 5 minute hete gelei dan dike holud board e Dacres Lane lekha chock e porbe. Sekhane dhuke gele ektu hetei left side e Chitto Babu’r Dokan. Dacres Lane basically ekta goli. Dokan tao restaurant type noy. Samne bench pata ache. Khabar niye bose khao. Non-sliced bread mane jetake British ra loaf bole se bread er toast. Brown, shokto part tao kemon sundor kurkure kore toast kore ora. Mukh e miliye jay. Tar sathe chicken ba mutton stew. Ajkal esob er curry o pawa jachhe. Oi stew mukh e dile tumi maharaja. Erokom heritage India’r khub kom sohor ei ache. Chotto dokan but roj pray Rs. 10000.00 profit hoy. Ei dokan theke High Court er Judge dero khabar jay. Sarakhon vir lege ache. Ichhe moton kheye niye okhanei ekta cha khawa uchit. Sada cup-plate e. Darun lagbe. Opposite e ekta dokan achhe jekhane chowmin, fried rice ar chilli chicken pawa jay. Jibone ekta somoy Kolkata chose berate hoto Bio-Data niye. Tokhon amra oi dokan e khetam. 2004-05 nagad Rs. 15.00 e half plate fried rice, 2 piece chilli chicken ar gravy pawa jeto.Rice ja dito seta ami sesh korte partam na. chaile aro gravy o dito. Eto sostay pawa jeto je amra otake Fried Rice-Chilli Vulture boltam. Oto kom takay Shokun pawa somvob. Quality ek kothay osadharon. China Town e je how-chow restora gulo achhe, tader tulonay Grand Hotel. Dacres Lane theke beriye firti poth e ele left side e ekta Lassi’r dokan. Sekhane marattok valo mango lassi pawa jay groom kal e. Beer er mug er moto mug e dey. Paka aam niye mixy te guchhiye banay. Borof chhoriye serve korar por ek chumuk ei prem hoye jabe.

Oi jayga ta basically khawar jayga. Ami okhane sob jaygay khaini but chesta korechhi Kak er moto thokrate. Ei lekha ta moteo star category cuisine niye noy. Fox Traveller er Strictly Street er moto. Basically amar moto gorib lok der kotha vebe lekha. Esplanade e Metro cinema’r pashei Metropolitan Building. Tar pashei Anadi’r Moglai. Ek din kheyechhi. Chhoto bela theke onek nam sunechhilam. Khub ahamori amar lage ni kintu koyekta kotha bola oti proyojon. Bangali’r khub famous ekta jinis holo ei moglai parota. Onek romanticism achhe e niye. Ajkal local dokan e je moglai pawa jay segulo otibo baje ebong vul process e toiri. Tara moydar chador er modhye ingredients gulo diye seal korar por onek ta tel e deep fry kore. Eta sompurno vul process. Entire packing ta ke chatu te olpo tel e chepe chepe fry kort hobe. Anadi thik setai kore. Ami kono kal e moglai like korina ei deep fried byapartar jonne. Kintu Anadi te dekhlam case ta puro different. Tel er quality khub valo ar khub olpo tel e halka fry. Thik jotota lagbe. Puro low-absorb er funda. Ar ekta jinis byapok, seta local dokan e hoyna. Local ra emni poultry er dim e kore. Anadi adi-onontokal dhore Duck eggs use korchhe mane Haans er dim. Oi jonnie byaparta ghyama. Sathe cutlet, fish fry, dim er devil sob pawa jay. Ar cha. Sada cup-plate. Kolkata special. Kachhakachhir modhye Sabitri achhe, jekhane Doi Chicken ta just pagol kora. Chhoto belay Baba ekbar niye giye khaiyechhilo. Tarpor ar jawa hoyni. New Market e dhuktei Karco achhe jara ekhon bypass eo restora korechhe. Bangladesh er Chhattagram theke ek vodrolok ese ei restora koren. Unar surname chhilo Kar, tai Karco. Unar nam ta vule gechhi. Khub chhoto bela tea mi, Ma, Baba ar amar Sis, char jon mile sekhane khete gechhilam. Ki kheyechhi ta ar ekhon mone nei but ekta jinis prothom experience korechilam tai ekhono mone achhe. Ek durdanto sundori vodro mohila, age motamuti 38-40 hobe, tini eka ekta table e bose aram kore ekta cigarette tanchhilen. Amar prothom dekha mohila smoker. Osadharon sundori ebong khub classy. Unake ekhono mone pore. Porar kothai bote.

Mumbai te thakar din gulo hiseb korle ekta jaygar kotha khub mone pore. Jai Ambe Bhojonalay. Kandivli tea mar guest house theke hete gele pray 15 minutes. Ektu dur e bola jay. Pure vegetarian. Tokhon Rs. 20.00 te 4te ruti, bhat, ekta dal, duto sabji, aachar, papad ar doi er ghol dito. Rs. 25.00 e esob er sathe oi ghol ta bad diye ekta darun aam doi. Papad, ghol ar aam doi chhara baki sob joto khete paro. Ami konodin first serving e ja dewa hoto tar besi kichhu chaite parini. Dorkar porto na. Byapar ta ghyama na? Ar ekta restora chhilo Kolkata Calling bole. Bohubar kheyechhi. Oder mutton kosha ar dhokar dalna fatafati. Dur probase boro Kolkata ke mone koray go. Dujon Bangali dekhasona korten. Mumbai theke ferar ager din lunch korte gechhi, dujone amay dhore bollen, apni Kolkata chole jachhen, ar amra pore roilam ei dur deshe. Kharap legechhilo.

Abar Esplanade e fire asi. Roll, chowmin sob khanei pawa jay. Esplanade oncholeo jothesto pawa jay. Oi K.C. Das er dokan theke pechhone giye, Victoriya House ked an hat e rekhe koyek minutes egolei Aliah. Aliya Bhatt na kintu. Aliah’r Biryani khub valo. Korma ta amar poshay na. but tandoori roti ar chicken chhanp ta export quality er. Rezala tao valo. Sabir er rezala ke takkar dite pare. Amar Baba jokhon KMC Head-Quarter e bosten tokhon Baba’r room theke Aminiya’r ranna ghor dekha jeto. Ami seta dekhechhi. Tokhon Aliah ba Arsalan er eto  kodor hoyni. Aminiya bolte lok pagol chhilo. oder kath er agun e Biryani hoto. Sei kath asto baire theke. Baire theke ghee o asto. Ekhono Aminiya’r valoi sale kintu amar ar ekhon valo lage na. Quality ja ta hoye gechhe. Biryani’r kotha jokhon uthloi tokhon koyekta Biryani’r kotha bole newa jak. Sobar prothome Kidderpore er India restaurant. Amar ek Office-tuto bondhu’r family manage kore. Oke diye bohubar ami Friday te Biryani aniye Bari niye esechhi. Dupur e pack hoto sei Biryabi ar ami rat 11 tay ese khetam. Konodin ektuo taste er problem dekhini. Trust me, Arsalan patta payna. Ekta darun moshla thake jeta Biryani tar flavour dhore rakhe. Similar format e Arsalan tante parena. Dupur e pack hoye sondhe bela tei kormo kabar. India’r Biryani kheye amar kono din kono problem hoyni. Ekta durdanto halka ar authentic Biryani.

Du nombore asbe Sanjha Chulah er nam. Awadhi Biryani, sathe ekta Punjabi touch. Ami Awadhi Biryani kheye manush. Hyderbadi ta poshay na. Bachha der Biryani mone hoy. Sanjha Chulha ekta pudina’r chutney dey pack kore. Kamal kora chutney.

Erpor Aliah ar Arsalan, amader Gorabazar er Laltu’s Golbari, ar Nager Bazar er pashe Satgachhi te Taj. Egulo sob motamuti ek rokom. 3te Biryanir khawar kotha bola uchit ekhane. Amar ek bondhur biye te. Belgachhia tea mar ek bondhu’r Nikah chhilo. Sondhe belay nemontonno. Office-tuto bondhu. Jokhon gechhi tokhon Nikah hoye gechhe. Khete bose prothomei elo doi diye banana ghol. Tarpor nun ar chilli chicken. Ei ghol ta prothome khele khide bare ar khawar pore khele hojom koray. Starter hisebe typical. 3te nun bes khanik ta chicken diye uriye dilam. Ebar asol khela suru holo. Mutton Biryani elo. Sathe chicken kosha. 2 plate biryani ar pray 400 gm chicken kheye dekhi khu ekta chap hochhe na. Oi biryani tar age kono din joteni kopal e. Kaarigar ti osdharon valo seta ek chamoch khelei bojha jay. Sei biryani’r process bolte gele onek kichhu bolte hobe tai seta eriye gelam. Ar sesob suneo amra keu banate parbo na temon. Biryani tae to halk chhilo je 2 plate easily kheye niyechhilam. Similar ar ekta biryani ar ek jon enechhilo Office e, Bari theke baniye. Eed er khawa-dawa hisebe. Setao darun chhilo. Sekhane challenge ta aro besi chhilo karon seta Bari te banano. Osadharon legechhilo. 3 number biryani ta are k Bondhu-Cum-Bhai er Nikah te. Just kichhu din age. Se Khoka bolechhilo Kachhi biryani khawabe kintu Kachhi’r Kaarigar payni. Sesh e normal biryani hoy. Sekhaneo khub valo biryani hoyechhilo but ami oto tat ante parini. Ajkal ar pari na. Kachhi biryani te chal, meat, alu ar baki sob masala kacha obosthhay diye direct bosiye dewa hoy. Tate taste onno rokom hoy. Eta ekhono joteni kopal e. normal biryani te chal, meat ar alu alada sedhho hoy then layering hoy. Layering tai asol jinis. Se kotha pore bola jabe.

India restaurant er kothay ekta kotha mone pore gelo. Ekdin amar bondhu ekta tandoori chicken niye esechhilo amar jonne, with extra chilli. Sedin biryani ante bolini. Office theke beriye gari te giye boslam. Bari te bole rekhechhi, tandoori chicken niye aschhi. Bari’r samne pouchhe gari theke neme dekhi pasher Bari’r Kaku. Rat pray 11 PM. Kaku’r sathe kotha bolte bolte amar Driver Dada gari ghuriye chole gelen. Kichhukhon pore amar kheyal porlo, tandoori chicken ta packet bondi hoye pichhoner seat e pore achhe. Dada’r number janina. Amar mathay hat pore gelo. Kichhu khon pore Dada amake phone kore bollen ami ki ekta phele esechhi. Unar kache amar number chhilo. Printed drop sheet er jonno. Unake bole dilam je uni gari niye Office reach korle keu ese niye jabe packet ta. Bolini ki achhe. Ami chesta korlam Office e kauke phone kore bolte je ore ami miss korechhi, tora oi gari theke ota niye kheye ne. Keu phone tullo na. Sobai sei somoy floor e ar floor e mobile allowed na. Dada jokhon abar phone korlen tokhon ami badhho hoye bollam je ota te khabar-dabar achhe, kheye nao. Pore jedin abar unar gari te asi, sedin jigges korlam, ki go? Kheyechhile? Kemon chhilo? Ek gal hese Dada uttor dilen, darun chhilo, oi Security Dada keo diyechhi. Trust me, ei dukhho ajo vulte parini. Ekhono haunt kore. Sedin er por theke jotobar amar bondhu amar jonne India’r biryani enechhe, totobar amake bar bar sabdhan korechhe. Tu packet pakad ke baithega Bhai. Amio kol e kore niye astam.

Erpor aro valo valo ar unique jinis achhe jemon Golbari’r kosha mutton, ektu egiye Amrito’r doi ar Sen Mohashoy er Ice-Cream Sandesh jeta unara refrigerator e rakhen, ku chaile ber kore kete kete serve koren. Hati Bagan er mukh e Star Theatre. Tar opore Sandhya Tara Food Court. Sekhane onek dokan chhilo. Ekta dokan e khub valo fish fry korto. Last time giye ar dokan ta dekhte paini. Star ke left side e rekhe ektu egole Koshe Kosha bole ekta dokan achhe, oder mutton kosha khawa hoini. Okhanei dhare kachhe New Allen, jader prawn kobioraji cutlet khub famous ar soja hete Scottish Church College er kachha kachhi chole gele Chacha’t fowl cutlet ar Kapilashram er sharbat. Tobe sharbat r kotha bolte gele College Square er Paramount. Heritage dokan. Bangali’r Nobo Jagaran er bohu dhorta korta ra ekhane sharbat kheyechhen. Tader photograph o dokan e achhe. Ekhane orange, pineapple, mango sob rokom sharbat pawa geleo sob theke hit dab er sharbat. Thanda dab er jol vorti glass e khanik ta dab er shaans vese thake. Durdanto jinis.