A Saturday Evening in Delhi

One evening we took the very efficient Delhi Metro and landed ourselves in the Chandni Chowk area. Our plan was to feast on all the street junk food and that was to be our dinner. So we started with Ballas, moved on to Chole Dal Chat, Bhajjis, Jelebis, Lime Soda and ended it with golgoppe or pani puri as they are known in Bangalore. From here we took a long auto ride to Safdarjang Enclave because one of our friend said that a particular Greek drink called Ouzo at the upmarket 'It's Greek to Me' is a must try and moreover it was a Saturday night.

Gupta and I were served our much awaited cocktail of Ouzo and Vodka. The first sip warned that it is not going to be an easy drink. It was pure raw Vodka and Ouzo, a stronger spirit than Vodka. The strong drink ensured we took a real long time to finish it as we enjoyed our communal smoke along. When we ran out of our patience after an hour or so we just did a bottoms up and gulped down the remaining half or so of the glass. One smooth flow down to the stomach and a sharp knock up in the brain. You see - we are used to drinking at faster rates and it will harm our reputation to sit with a single drink for an hour - even if it is RAW Vodka and Ouzo.

Meanwhile Balajee finished two drinks of a cocktail that tasted roughly like Milo mixed with Chocolate Milk. Wonder what he was thinking when he ordered the second one.