Aata-Daal ka bhaav...

India has stopped exporting food grains...
So, here in US, we have to end up paying nearly 2.5 times for the price of daal, and other food grains. A 10 lb packet of Tur daal used to cost around 10$, now costs 25$ ... I gotta say now... "Yaha daal dal par dollar ki pudiya karati hai basera..."
The perils of a global economy getting to us... :-) Effects never localize themselves anymore...

I guess, the solution would be shift to dinners like these, (see attatched picture), and succumbing to the American food habits... :-) ...

By the way, we had prepared these sandwiches, or whatever you may call them, at home... They look delicious, don't they? The bread was gotten from Foodmaxx (4 for a $) , and fortefied with Ranch sauce (which Mugdha likes a lot, to my surprise), boiled and scrambled eggs, and cabbage. The sauces by the side are mustard, and Heinz ketchup.
Bon Appetit... :-) ...

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