Kimti Lal Halwai

Kimti Lal Halwai is situated right on Chandigarh road. It is a busy stretch of pavement and we see a lot of trucks and cars go by every hour. The shop itself is plain, just a place where we make and sell our stuff. We get in early to start the frying and the sugar work. The air gets thick with the smell of what we are cooking, which I guess is just part of the job. We have some old wooden benches for people who want to sit for a minute, though most folks just grab what they need and head back to their cars. Chandigarh road is always noisy, so we have learned to talk a bit louder over the engine sounds. We do not have a website or any fancy marketing things. We just have our shop and the food we make every day. The counters are old and the glass has a few scratches, but it serves the purpose. Sometimes we run out of things before the day is over, and other days we have too much left. It is hard to predict. We have been here long enough that most regular commuters know to look for us when they are passing through. We just keep our heads down and keep working. It is not a glamorous life, but it is what we do. We just focus on keeping the batches consistent and the shop open on time.