5/5 Nutritionist Aditi P. 11 months ago on Google
On
a
lazy
Sunday
morning
when
it
was
pouring
rather
heavily
outside,
I
decided
to
travel
to
the
other
side
of
town
to
visit
an
iconic
place,
@shreethakerbhojanalay
which
had
been
on
my
must
visit
places
for
a
long
time.
Travelling
through
the
narrow
congested
lanes
of
Kalbadevi,
I
battled
with
mixed
emotions
and
kept
questioning
my
decision.
The
excitement
of
finally
visiting
the
place
with
fellow
food
lovers
and
getting
a
hot
homemade
meal
served
to
me
overpowered
my
concerns-
Will
the
food
be
oily
or
sweet?What
if
I
ended
up
wasting
food?etc
We
arrived
first
to
avoid
the
crowd
and
sat
in
for
a
rather
early
lunch.
The
large
empty
thalis
were
intimidating
for
someone
with
a
small
appetite.
Yet
the
posters
of
''avoid
food
wastage"
intrigued
me.
For
many
food
joints
that
serve
unlimited
food
put
them
up
but
actively
did
nothing
about
it,
but
this
place
was
different.
The
service
started
with
a
wide
range
of
flavourful
papads,
chutneys
&
pickles.
Then
came
the
4
sabzis
ranging
from
dry,
semi-dry
to
gravies.
2
types
of
dals
and
kadhi-
sweet
or
savory,
followed
by
different
rotis-
phulkas,
puris,
bhakri,
and
biscuit
roti.
Lastly,
we
had
the
classic
white
dhokla
and
pakoda
along
with
the
desserts-
shrikhand,
amras
and
moong
halwa.
Surprisingly,
none
of
the
food
was
oily
or
super
sweet
(
not
even
the
desserts).
In
fact,
each
of
the
items
was
unique
in
flavour,
aroma
and
textures,
so
much
so
that
apart
from
the
occasional
incidents
of
guessing
certain
ingredients
in
a
dish,
there
was
hardly
any
talk
at
the
table.
But
here
was
the
best
part-
the
food
was
served
in
a
certain
order
and
just
enough
to
tingle
the
taste
buds
and
that
kind
of
helps
you
decide
what
one
liked,
thus
reducing
wastage.
The
staff
asked
for
preferences
(
sweet
or
savory),
especially
when
it
comes
to
dals,
kadhis,
desserts
and
they
remember
them.
If
you
ask
for
a
second
helping,
they
get
a
fresh
and
hot
serving.
Lastly,
nothing
was
forced
upon
or
rushed.
It
was
a
memorable
experience
with
empty
plates,
full
tummies,
content
hearts
&
a
lot
of
food
for
thought
&
conversation.