Shankur

Today the chef at my residence, Shankur, came back! Shankur has been gone for the last week because he had to return home to perform ceremonies, in honor of the one year anniversary of his mother's death. We have really missed him. While he was away we only had cereal for breakfast. Also, for dinner we either ordered pizza or our housekeeper cooked for us. Our housekeeper Pawan, honestly isn't a bad cook, but he doesn't know how to make very many dishes. So after 3 days of basically eating the same thing, we were ready to have Shankur back.

At breakfast, I was so excited to see Shankur, I hugged him. I think he was a little nervous because I kind of just hugged him without warning, but eventually he started smiling. He doesn't really speak any English so I'm hoping that my excitement expressed how much I missed him and that I'm so happy to have him back. I think he missed cooking for us, because tonight we had a feast. Normally we only have 2 or 3 dishes but tonight we had:

Rice
Dal (a thick lentil soup that I love! Even before I came to India, I considered this my favorite food)
Butter Chicken
Carrots and Peas (definitely one of my favorite side dishes)

Paneer and bell peppers

It was delicious! When I saw we were having butter chicken, I hugged Shankur again. I hope how much I appreciate him gets conveyed. If I could, I'd bring him back to the States because his food is just so good!

In other news I'm going to spend the weekend in Jaipur. Expect a picture update upon my return.

Continuing to engage in adventures . . .