mayurisjikoni

down memory lane When my siblings and I were young, our parents would usually take us to the City Park in the afternoon, followed by a walk round Kimathi Street and then the best part of the evening.... a plateful of maru bhajias or a whole bag of hot hot chips. We usually preferred the bhajias. There were 2 places we would go to, Maru Cafe or a small cafe opposite the Khoja Mosque  (unfortunately cannot remember the name). The hot bhajias were absolutely yummy and along with the really spicy chutney we would get a whole bottle ( tree top bottle re used) of tamarind chutney. We usually returned an empty bottle to the waiter. It wasn't a fancy restaurant at all, we would sit in the car and have the bhajias. Imagine car service! We still have the van but the place no longer exists. I think the owner moved to UK and now there is a famous Maru Bhajia House in Wembley. In the meantime, newer places opened up offering Maru bhajia as they are called in Kenya but none actually match the or...