Kolkata Kobiraji Rolls

We set up Kolkata Kobiraji Rolls over on Yari Road in Kandivali East a while back. It’s not a huge place, just a small spot at number 5 where we spend most of our day. We basically just wanted to make the kind of rolls you get back home. If you've ever had a real kobiraji, you know how tricky that lacy egg coating can be to get right. My cousin and I usually start early prepping the meat and chopping vegetables. It gets pretty hot in the kitchen, especially in the afternoons. Some days the delivery guys are constantly coming in and out, which makes it feel even more cramped. We don’t have fancy seating or anything. It’s mostly just us focused on the tawa and the smell of oil. People find us because they live nearby or they're just walking past toward the main road. Sometimes we run out of things if it's been a busy Friday night. It’s just how it goes when you’re a small outfit. We try to keep the spices consistent, but sometimes the green chilies are hotter one week than the next. That’s just nature I guess. We’ve been at this Kandivali East spot for a bit now and the neighbors seem to know us. We don’t do big ads. We just keep the shutters open and wait for the orders to start coming in. It’s honest work and keeps us busy from morning till quite late.