Newale Misal

Its Diwali time and no wonder I am craving for some crazy spicy Missal – missal, so hot that it makes your nose, mouth and ears sweat and makes you cry like a baby.

This takes me back a few years when adapted this novel tradition of treating ourselves to super hot Newale Misal on Diwali day. By we, I mean my pals from downtown Yamunanagar Nigdi. If I recall correctly Ravi Apte and the Patil Brothers were at the forefront of the origination of this concept. Always ready to tag along were myself, Mahesh Papu Kawale, Subhash, Pravin, Sunil, Amit, Santosh and Zende Bros. So the ritual on Narak Chaturthi was to wake before sunrise, have a bath, burst some crazy loud crackers, head to the grounds for a couple of games of cricket and top it all up with super delicious Newale Misal for breakfast.

The missal was tasty to begin with, the first 3 bites tasted like heaven. Then the guys would refill the bowls with the KAT – super hot oily spicy floatation on top of the curry, and in no time all the pores on the body would start to sweat. The eyes would water, the ears would swell, the mouth would go ripe with saliva and the nose flow like a running tap. One half of the body would say I can take it no more and the other would crave for the delicacy of the Misal.

Crazy as the tradition was we looked forward to it every year, it was hard on every one – just the thought of the spoon full missal would make one sweat but we did it anyway.

I can’t be the part of the mania this year guys, but hope you all make it to Newales.