Agm Caterers

The kitchen here in Chikkadpally is located right opposite the Bata shop on the main road. It is a very busy part of Hyderabad, so there is always a lot of dust and noise from the buses going by. We at Agm Caterers spend our days surrounded by huge aluminum pots and crates of onions and potatoes. Most of the work involves prep, like peeling ginger or cleaning large amounts of rice before the cooking starts. Our team is small and we usually wear aprons that have seen better days. We do not have a big storefront with lights; it is more of a workspace where we get things ready to be transported to different venues. Loading the vans is the hardest part because the traffic on the main road makes it difficult to park for long. We have to be quick with the heavy containers so we do not get in the way of the shoppers. The floor is usually a bit wet from washing the vegetables, and the air is thick with the smell of cloves and cinnamon. We do not use fancy computers to track everything; we mostly use a notebook and a pen that we keep behind the ear. It is a bit chaotic when we have two or three big orders on the same day, but we somehow make it work. We are just local people providing food for other local people's gatherings.