For those who haven’t heard of the legendary Raju Chacha or haven’t had a taste of his dishes, here goes.
He is the latest DJ (Dish Jockey) sensation of the town. For all the fans of DJ Akeel and the likes, Raju Chacha aka DJ RC, will force you to disregard all that inane stuff. He can remix anything and everything in the refrigerator, be it bhindi with beans, chicken with coconut or haldi toppings on the everyday omlette, you name it. The subcontinental cuisine at its best.
Heard of “songs on demand” or “music on call”? Get ready now for “food on demand”. You suggest the dish and leave the rest to his consummate hands. In no time will you have your fav dish served out hot, garnished and all that. He is a believer of consistency and has a fixed masala base for all the dishes (So you have the same “good” taste in all his preparations, be it chole, baingan, rajma or chicken). How noble.
His funky language will make you dance to his tunes and a German go limp with shame and guilt on his usage of tense.
RC: “Main kal aaya tha na.” -> Meaning I will be coming tomorrow!
(I am learning these nuances to keep up to his skills, easier was learning the German grammar ... I come)
RC also has a great foresight and is precocious enough to know what will be asked of him next.
Varun: RC, aaj sabji nahi banayi aapne ?
RC : Sir, aata khatam ho gaya. Main kal laya tha na.
[See ... he knows what is coming next]
His innovation with instruments is commendable to say the least. The other day he used a cloth hanger (So what if it was old and rusted) to make a “chalni” to drain out puris from a deep frying pan. Now that is simply WOW!!! Ever heard of this concept before? Makes an engineer shy away.
Bet you will forget Domino’s if you had a taste of his omlettes. Where else would you find toppings of tomato, onion, dhania leaves and haldi? He can do a chicken topping also on your omlette(on demand).
RC has been getting lucrative offers form all quarters of the town, in star hotels and high end restaurants but is keeping with us for old times sake(lucky us). Driven by values.
All this and still more, words defy me when I describe to you the legendary RC!
Hail Raju Chacha!!!
[He who serves is the greatest soul]
Hummmm rahen ya na rahen ... yaad ayaa tha na ye pal ...
3 comments:
No I have not heard of him let alone enjoy the fruits of his culinary talent. However since He commands an entire post in your blog, I would like to savour some of his dishes and his Hindi!
PS: I AM BECAUSE I BLOG
Quite true. And to add to this ode:
Raju chacha should not be asked any questions as soon as he comes and when he is leaving. As then you are given the whole story about Suprabahat bhaiya, Angal (pronounced Uncle) and Anupam bhaiya. How they used to live together and enjoy chole everyday.
A wonderful ode written.
omg...how could i miss this post...knowing suppi i would have thought that this is the other love of his life RC...;-)...well Raju Chacha's autobiography may well be titled...my experiments with anything edible...he's incredible...i still remember.."main aata laaya tha na" ....ha ha ha...
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