M. L. Gupta Mistan Bhandar

M. L. Gupta Mistan Bhandar is located in Amsingh Jora Bagh, over in Satgaon. If you come by early in the morning, you can smell the milk boiling and the sugar from down the street. We start very early, usually before the sun is even up, to get the fresh sweets ready for the day. It is a family thing, and we have been doing it this way for a long time. The kitchen is always hot and there is a lot of steam. We make everything by hand. There are no big machines doing the work here. It is just us with the big pots and the ladles. Sometimes the shop gets very crowded during the festivals. People come from all over Kamrup to get their favorites. We try to keep up, but sometimes we run out of the popular items by midday. The counters are old and the glass is a bit scratched, but we keep everything clean. It’s a simple place to sit and have a quick bite. We don't have fancy decorations. Most of our regulars just come in, get what they need, and have a little talk about the weather. It is a humble way to make a living, but it’s what we know. We just focus on making things that taste like home. The recipes have stayed the same since I was a small child helping my father in this same shop. We just keep the fires going and the sweets coming.