The Ultimate Batman of this Winter?

The winter season is incomplete without the honourable mention of these great baked biscuits omnomnonom. I won't brag about making them at home but they taste so good I wish I could send a few over board. Fog and mist is slowly increasing as the winter reins in towards this portion of Northern India but this fog will be beaten by the ultimate batman of the winter season, The Indian Chai.

If you haven't heard of it then you are not a Tea lover for sure. And not to mention you can try to make it million to gazillion times at home but the real taste is at any Indian cafe that specializes in making the correct decoction of milk and tea leaves.

You ask any Indian around here, What is the one thing that he is ready to leave during the winter season, The only answer you won't get is Chai chai chai! Tea is what we Indians live for! We can't leave that!

Even in Dubai it's really cold in December, the National Day has just gone by and the cold chilly winds will start blowing in Dubai, and not to mention the out of the blue night showers. Burrrrrr!
I still remember hanging out in the Mamzar area in Dubai we used to have Filli Chai! It was one of the best and still the best if it's still in business. It attracts thousands daily from rich to not so rich like me :)

Here are some photos.

My biscuit collection.

 Filli Chai!

Try following this link to know more about this place! Filli Chai/Tea

Enjoy your tea during this winter season!

Chronicles of De-Caffeinated me!

It's been almost 6 months since my college life came to a halt. Now i sit and sometimes ponder about the days when we used to hang out in the college canteen cracking jokes, studying (Not) and what not. It takes sometime for the mind to adjust to the actual normal life after graduation. It's like floating on the sea for a long time and suddenly you are told to live on the shore, you keep floating and its no fun. There is one thing i learned from my college life, always respect the time you live in, The Present.

Apart from that living caffeine-free was the best and the most difficult thing happened to me. I no longer feel the urge to get off my bed and run for a cup of hot black tea. Though i prefer milk in it, but still its strong enough to jizz up anyone.

Intially when i stopped drinking tea in the morning the most difficult part was not having any hot beverage to drink. I am lactose intolerant so milk is a no-go, then my mom got me some green tea. After having heavily caffeinated full fat milky tea for almost 10 years now i had to switch to hot water with sugar to say the least.

It was a bit more bitter than the black tea as i used to drink the Indian version of it combined with milk but the taste was rejuvenating. Intially i was adding sugar to it but now i have stopped that too, it feels so good to not get jizzed up early morning and by afternoon become a slacker.

Talking about brands i got a chance to taste like 4 brands, Lipton, Ecovalley, Taj Mahal and some locally grown Assamese green tea. The best one was Ecovalley no doubt. The taste and aroma was so much better than the rest. Lipton and Tajmahal don't even end up near to the taste and aroma. The Flavoured version of Ecovalley also had a spark in them, tried lemon with ginger and mulethi it was awesome. Moreover it's organic and no staples on teabags!

I think this basic change in my lifestyle will bring about new freshness in my post college life. Caffeine can be addicting and really drives you from inside as long as you have it, but once it wears down it literally drains all the energy. I think the only problem i had with caffeine was that it took a toll on my liver and my intestines as it was pushing my body further and further above its limits.

What i learned from this addiction is a very important lesson indeed. Every addiction becomes an extreme want at one point  in life and after that it starts to devour the human body. Live moderately, Live happy!