Ammiji’s Amrood Ka Achaar non vegetarian there were sherbets at home

there were sherbets at home

one of us has found a novel way to eat it

The original purpose of Chyawanprash was to be a tonic for virility

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Ammiji’s Amrood Ka Achaar non vegetarian there were sherbets at homeRaw, crisp chunks of guava, pickled in subtle spices to give layers of tang and flavour. Whats a winter season if you havent sat in the sun in the afternoon, having a pre lunch snack of freshly cut guava sprinkled with some rock salt? As children, Ammijis verandah was the place where we would get all our winter pre lunch goodies at. She used to start her day early, finish her housework quickly and spend the afternoon out in the sun, peeling oranges,