What Vodka is
for Russians, Chai is for Indians. Chai can easily be termed as our National
drink. I am sure there won’t be any upheaval on this front but it’s much more
than a beverage for us Indians. I too am Chai enthusiast but I have to confess
that I am a late bloomer. I didn’t even know how to make a good cup of Chai,
though that is something that I have mastered now. Like how I was passed on
this craze by my mother-in-law, I managed to pass it on to my husband too.
Most days when hubby is back from work and Smera has retired for the day we usually sit down
together have our cup of Chai. It is like a ritual for us and this is when I
get to tell him all about the notorious things the little one has been up to
and exchange notes on work.
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Hubby: is this
the new recipe for Chai from your friend?
Me: No, it is
just the usual one
Hubby: But it
tastes really different, quite nice!
So I take the
cup from him and smell it, then I take a sip and I couldn’t spot any
difference. “No it’s just the same! What is different?” I asked him. Hubby
takes the cup the back and then says nothing, lost in his thoughts he goes back
to his notes. Then suddenly he shouts, “I know it is not the tea, it is KP
Namboodari toothpaste that I used now”.
For those who
don’t know KP Namboordari is a herbal toothpaste. Essentially, a tube full of
mashed up popular Indian spices like pepper, cloves, cardamom. According to my
husband, it is an Ayurvedic concoction that has cavity protection and tooth
cleansing properties.
I can not vouch
for those tall claims, but this product has left a better after taste in my
hubby’s mouth. Whoever said Ayurvedic
products do not have side effects!
P.S.- We as a family are quite crazy, it's not just my husband, even my baby sister had come up with something equally ridiculous a while back. You can read here on her experiment with Chai.