Someshwar Gouriprasad Pardeshi Farsan Mart

The shop at Ganesh Peth Dhals Pole 12 is usually pretty warm because we have the fryers going early in the morning. Someshwar Gouriprasad Pardeshi Farsan Mart is just a place where we make snacks all day long. My hands are usually covered in some kind of flour or salt by ten in the morning. It gets crowded around here in Ganesh Peth, especially when the fresh batch of sev or gathiya comes out. We have these big metal containers lined up against the wall and they stay filled for only a little while before people come in to buy a half kilo or more. The lane outside is narrow and sometimes the delivery rickshaws get stuck, but we just keep working inside. It is not a big fancy place or anything. There is a small wooden counter where I sit and handle the cash while the boys in the back handle the frying. Sometimes the oil smoke gets a bit thick, so we open the side door to let some air in. People around here know us because we have been at Dhals Pole 12 for a long time. We do not have a big sign or anything flashy, just the smell of frying snacks that lets everyone know we are open. It is a lot of hard work standing on your feet all day, but it is what we do. We just pack the bags and try to keep up with the rush before the evening sun goes down.