Curious Cat in A Bakery

"The Kulcha Bakery"

Once, I came across this little, local bakery in the Kargil city of Ladakh region in Kashmir. I was taking a stroll down the street by the apartment we were staying at the moment after a scrumptious breakfast of roti, sabzi, and omelet at a busy local store. That is when I saw someone putting up some freshly baked goods in the glass cabinet of a store. I was curious since it was a very small, shady door leading to the dim-lit shop. Nonetheless, I walked right in and what I saw left me amazed. I was kind of flabbergasted by the sight of these beautiful preparations of local bread. I asked the man who was preparing the clay oven which very much resembled a traditional tandoori oven regarding the ready-to-go doughs and came to know them as 'kulcha'. They looked absolutely delicious with sesame seeds sprinkled on top of them. As I was trying to click pictures of these goodies, the man carried on with the preparations. He didn't talk much and continued with his supposedly daily routine. I was so excited by the sight of this bakery and getting a look at how they made the bread cum biscuits in those ovens made me grab a couple of them. They were quite cheap and even the chef and also the owner of the little shop gave me a little discount on the way out. It made me so happy right after I went through that door and happened to witness all of that. In fact, I also got to know about this 'kulcha' biscuit which is indeed very common in that region of Kashmir and mainly taken as a snack with milk tea. 

Once again I am thankful for those curious instincts that have led me to places I never would have imagined to find myself in. This small, dim bakery was one of the best finds among the loot. 

Canon EOS 1100D
Bakery clicks
10.10.23