A Cupful of Nostalgia

“ It’s 5 AM in the morning. Cold wind is gushing through the empty platforms of Bandra. The atmosphere isn’t entirely clear, yet people are slowly huddling together at a corner Chai Stall. A pleasant scene to watch, I look forward to this every single day! ”

Chai, Initially thought of as an Ayurvedic product, legend dates its origin back to more than 500 years from land, now called India. Here, everyone just seems to love it! Every person has a different Chai story — the evening Chai with colleagues after a long day at work, or a group of friends on their first trek in Kasol, freezing at 4 am, with a cup of hot Chai in their hands, or when the sky is heavy, the wind is blowing, and you hear the sound of lashing rain, and you make a cup of Chai while enjoying and appreciating the life at best. Conversations over Chai with friends and family give rise to the deepest of bonds. Chai is always good to go, anytime, anywhere. For this luxury, who else do we thank than a regular Chaiwala with a unique recipe discovered in the small, crowded alley of the market?

The best thing about this beverage is the wide variety of taste it brings with itself and the fact that you can have a different one for every occasion. The Dhaba Chai after a long, tedious journey or the Kadak Cardamom Chai to get you up and kicking for hours of long work, don’t even get us started on more! In fact, it’s not just…