Magic Mixtures by Magiceye

Blogger friend Magiceye posts a wonderful photograph of "Bhel" , a typical Mumbai snack, eaten all over , and particularly on the beach, with varying levels of tanginess, and "hotness" (hot as in red chillies), in his series of  photographs at 365project.org.

Different places have their special ways of making bhel.  And it is interesting to delve into the minds of the churmura(puffed rice crispies ) and other dry additions, as they enjoy being drenched in the spicy and tangy showers.....

In the meanwhile, ....yum !

(photograph by Deepak Amembal Magiceye)

Lightheaded
on the beach,
Sir Churmura sits,
hankering after the touch
of a slender Sev,
amidst
some spicy entries of
fried chana dal.
Lady Farsaan,
flashing in with her
Gathiyas-in-waiting...

Some Onion ,
back from a tearful cut,
hurting with the cut chillies,
looking out for
the quiet Kothimbir
all depending
on the boiled potato pieces,
to lead them
into the dry mix,
remembering
the days
when slivers of raw mango
also joined the fun.......

It rains
tamarind water,
green and red chutneys,
and
the entire lot
wonders,
whatever happened
to the
peanuts and chivda folks
that used to join them
in Pune....