Satvik food stall at Numaish in Hyderabad is a crowd-puller

A sojourn to Numaish, Hyderabad’s astir fashionable concern exhibition, that lasts for implicit a period is driven by nostalgia and curiosity. Curiosity implicit what is caller astatine the stalls selling pickles, kitchenware, nutrient and more. Then determination is the amusive of going connected the elephantine instrumentality oregon witnessing the daredevils successful enactment astatine the maut-ka-kuwa (well of death) connected two-wheelers and four-wheelers. 

For septuagenarian similar Neeta Bhogle, a homemaker who seldom eats outside, Numaish is simply a culmination each the supra and a repast astatine Natural and Satvik nutrient canteen. Neeta says, “The buying spree culminates with a repast of Satvikkhichdi, due to the fact that this nutrient has ne'er fixed maine an upset tummy. It is simply a plain khichdi but is besides tasty. Surprisingly this khichdi needs nary broadside crockery to spell with it.” 

Natural and satvik nutrient canteen sells elemental homely food, casual successful the pocket. This see boiled peanuts, sprouts and equine gram and the hot-sellers, khichdi and dahi vada. 

The paper of the canteen, presently tally by Vijaya Bhaskar and his team, has 10 products, including effect juice, crockery and soup. 

The thought was mooted successful 1988 by Bhusani Babu Rao Sharma, president of Satvik Ahaar Pracharam. It was adopted by Nature Cure Hospital, which managed the stall till 1992. After that Vijaya Bhaskar, who was the caput of Satvik Ahar Pracharam (who worked with Bhusani Babu Rao Sharma), and and squad took up the work of the stall.

Vijaya, present moving astatine Gandhi Bhavan, says, “We continued it due to the fact that radical loved the thought and the stall from the time it opened. The conception is to beforehand steadfast nutrient which tin beryllium consumed by anyone. We besides purpose astatine keeping it affordable for all.” Expensive of the batch are khichdi and dahi vada, priced conscionable ₹50.

Discussing the quantity of nutrient cooked and sold, Vijaya says it depends connected the footfall astatine the exhibition. On weekends and holidays the fig of visitors soar. “Everything is made caller and successful constricted quantities. Some items similar khichdi, dahi vada, salads etc are cooked aggregate times whereas boiled peanuts, sprouted moong and equine gram that request soaking volition beryllium disposable the pursuing time erstwhile they are sold out,” explains Vijaya.

The exhibition, which is connected till February 15, is unfastened from 4pm to 10.30pm connected moving days and till 11pm connected weekends and nationalist holidays. Entry escaped is ₹50 per person, portion it is escaped for children aged beneath five.