Jai Shri Ram Tiffin Centre & Ice Parlour

Our place is over in C Scheme, right on Subhash Marg near the Jaipur G P O and Ahinsa Circle. It’s a strange mix of things we do here, being a tiffin centre and an ice parlour at the same time. During the afternoon, it is all about the heat of the kitchen and packing up stainless steel boxes for lunch. Then later on, people come by for something cold to eat. The building is D-35-36, and it’s got a bit of space out front where people sometimes park their scooters. Inside, there are stacks of tiffin carriers waiting to be cleaned or filled. The floor often has a few stray water drops from the ice cream fridge or the sink. We don't have fancy uniforms; we just wear what’s comfortable for working in a kitchen. The walls have a few posters that have been there for years. It gets pretty loud during the lunch rush when everyone is trying to get their food at the same time. We just keep moving, trying to keep up with the orders. Sometimes we run out of something and have to tell people to wait, but that’s just how it goes when you’re cooking fresh stuff every day. It’s a lot of work, but we like being right here near the circle. The kitchen gets really hot in the summer, so we keep all the windows open even if the street noise comes in. We use big metal pots and old recipes that we’ve been using since we started. People come in for the ice cream after they finish their meal.