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jhalmuri

On a meter high cane stand

Shaped like a dumroo

Whenever I have a few minutes

I always go closer stuck like glue

He's the humble jhalmuri boy

Despite his drudgery works with joy

On his cane stand an array of shiny tins

Puffy crunchy muri, mustard oil

He puts a handful of muri

Into an aluminium can

Few drops of mustard oil

Chopped onions & some teeny fries

one or two tiny pieces of boiled potato

a heady squeeze of lemon

some chopped green chilly

and it is ready to go

Vigorous stirring constantly clanking

Into a small paper cone poured

Topped with a thin coconut slice

Mouths water - fragrance so nice

Sit on a dust strewn stone bench

The muri your craving will quench

At ten rupees a small cone

Eat some ere he goes home