Samrat Sweet & Farsan

We are over at Samrat Sweet & Farsan in Mumbai, specifically in the 41287 area. It’s been our daily routine for a long time now. The morning starts early here because there is a lot to get ready before the sun even comes up. Most of the time, the air is full of the smell of frying snacks and sugar. It’s a busy spot, and things can get a bit messy behind the scenes when we are in the middle of a big batch. We don’t have fancy uniforms or anything like that, just aprons that usually have a few flour spots on them by noon. The counters are old, and the glass display cases have been there since we opened. Sometimes the fan makes a clicking noise, but we’ve gotten used to it. Customers come in looking for something to take home for tea or a quick bite while they’re on their way to work. We try to keep the trays full, but on festival days, things sell out faster than we can keep up with. It's just a local shop where we know a lot of the faces that walk through the door. We don't do anything too complicated. We just show up, do the frying, do the packing, and talk to the people who stop by. It's a lot of standing on our feet, but it’s what we know how to do for the neighborhood.