Who wouldn't wait one whole year for the day to fall. And it's Malabari Dum-Biriyani


Neighbour's Treat that Cross our Wall

I had a neighbour, and my neighbour
used to send us sweets and Biryani
during their festivals, and my mother  
would look for the red-letter days 
into which my neighbours festives fell.

But it was the only time
my neighbour used to pass the packets 
crossing the fences and tall walls, 
and the parcels in merriment 
soon made their way to our 
dining tables spreading smoky flavours
of Malabari Dum-Biryani.

We added a drink to enrich the treat 
with a mint minced blank tea
just after the dessert, that dressed 
the table in all adorning glamour
The fruit salad, with a topping of 
vanilla ice-cream 
Made our day, during my Neighbour's festival.

The gourmets of stomach, couldn't wait 
another year to fill our famished hunger
And again, we waited for the parcels 
to climb and cross the wall 
And yet again reached the red-letter day 
My mother been waiting 
And we dined this year too
Hey! It's Malabari Dum-Biryani.

© Parvathy Ramachandran

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