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01:30In UP's Farkhawad district, we will introduce you to a dish that is famous all over the country.
01:53Yes, we will show you that the Ramnagariya fair has begun.
01:57People come here to eat potatoes from many corners of the country.
02:01There is an old man sitting here, we will ask him what he is doing and how long he has been running this shop.
02:07Uncle, what is your name?
02:08My name is Surendra.
02:10Surendra ji, you tell me, what are you doing?
02:12I am roasting potatoes.
02:14In what are you roasting potatoes?
02:15In a pan.
02:16In a pan?
02:17With sand?
02:18Yes, with sand.
02:20Since when have you been roasting?
02:22Around 25-30 years.
02:2430 years?
02:25Yes.
02:26The fair has been going on for 70 years.
02:28Yes.
02:29More than 70 years.
02:30More than 70 years.
02:31Yes.
02:32I don't know since when the fair has been going on.
02:33Since when?
02:34Yes.
02:35Okay, tell me, how many shops were there before and how many are there now?
02:38Around 60-70 shops.
02:4260-70?
02:43Yes.
02:44What is your name?
02:45Ram Kishan.
02:46Ram Kishan ji, since when have you been roasting potatoes in Ramnagariya?
02:50It has been 25-26 years.
02:52Okay.
02:53What is the rate of potatoes you are buying this year?
02:55We are buying raw potatoes for Rs. 20 per kg.
02:58What is the rate you are selling?
02:59Rs. 100 per kg.
03:00Rs. 100 per kg.
03:01How many customers come to your shop?
03:04In one shop, around 400-500 customers come from morning to evening.
03:08400-500 customers come?
03:09Yes.
03:10What is the rate you are selling potatoes?
03:11Rs. 100 per kg.
03:12How many shops are there here?
03:14Around 60-65.
03:1660-65?
03:17Yes.
03:18What do you serve with the potatoes?
03:20We serve potatoes with butter, chutney, garlic, spices.
03:32How much do you earn daily?
03:34We earn around Rs. 2000-4000 daily.
03:37Daily?
03:38Daily.
03:39Is this how you earn?
03:40Yes, this is how we earn.
03:42Where do people come from to eat potatoes?
03:46People from Bombay, Kanpur, Allahabad, Mohammadabad come here.
03:52People from far off places come here to eat potatoes.
03:55Only to eat potatoes?
03:56Yes, only to eat potatoes.
03:58What do you fry the potatoes in?
03:59In a pan.
04:00In a pan?
04:01Yes, in a pan.
04:02Okay.
04:03On a stove.
04:04Chutney.
04:05Chutney.
04:06For whom?
04:07For the customers.
04:08Whose chutney are you making?
04:09Coriander, tomato, green chilli.
04:11What spices do you add to the chutney?
04:15We add black pepper, cloves, cardamom, fennel seeds.
04:24How many types of spices do you add to the chutney?
04:2738.
04:28You use 38 types of spices?
04:30Yes.
04:31All the spices are added to the chutney?
04:32Yes.
04:33What other spices do you add to the chutney?
04:37We add green chilli, tomato, coriander, garlic and onion.
04:43According to the customers?
04:44Yes.
04:45We give the chutney to the customers as they like it.
04:47How many customers come here?
04:49Customers come here 100-200 times a day.
04:52100-200 times a day?
04:53Yes.
04:54How long have you been doing this work?
04:57It's been 20 years.
04:59What's your name, ma'am?
05:01Preeti Mishra.
05:02Where are you from?
05:03From Lucknow.
05:04Where have you come from?
05:06Farkabad.
05:07Farkabad?
05:08Where are you sitting in Farkabad?
05:10Ramnagariya.
05:11Ramnagariya?
05:12Yes.
05:13What are you eating?
05:14Roasted potatoes.
05:15Okay.
05:16Yes.
05:17How long have you been coming here?
05:18It's been 5 years.
05:19Okay.
05:20Yes.
05:21What do you come to Ramnagariya to eat?
05:22Roasted potatoes.
05:23Okay.
05:24Yes.
05:25Do you come to eat roasted potatoes from Lucknow?
05:26Yes.
05:27How does the potato taste?
05:28It's very good.
05:29What does it taste like?
05:30It's very good.
05:32Where are you from?
05:34I'm from Delhi.
05:35Delhi?
05:36Yes.
05:37So what have you come here to eat?
05:38To eat potatoes.
05:39How long have you been coming here?
05:40It's been a long time.
05:41About 18 years.
05:42You've been coming here to eat potatoes for 18 years?
05:43Yes.
05:44Do you come here to eat potatoes?
05:45Yes.
05:46What does the potato taste like here?
05:47It's very spicy, tangy, and very tasty.
05:48Who do you eat potatoes with?
05:49With my husband.
05:50What do you eat with potatoes?
05:51Chutney.
05:52Chutney, masala, and rice.
05:53What do you eat with rice?
05:54Rice.
05:55Rice?
05:56Yes.
05:57What do you eat with rice?
05:58Rice.
05:59Rice?
06:00Yes.
06:01What do you eat with rice?
06:02Rice.
06:03Rice?
06:04Rice.
06:05And do you have butter?
06:06Butter.
06:07What's the difference between the chutney here and local chutney?
06:08There's a big difference.
06:09Is it?
06:10Why?
06:11You don't have that at home?
06:12No mix.
06:13That mixture of chutney delivers the flavor.
06:14What do you love most about coming here to Ramnagar?
06:15That I can revisit my old culture.
06:16The way our local culture's always been developed, and the way our next generation
06:17keeps passionately acquiring it, and relishing it.
06:20What do you do here?
06:23I bath, I wear vidya, I also cook food.
06:31So tell me, you have come here, what are you eating?
06:33Right now, I feel like eating roasted potatoes.
06:38And I have eaten it many times. Whenever I come here, I eat roasted potatoes.
06:42Even today, I have come to eat roasted potatoes.
06:44How long have you been coming here?
06:45I have been coming here for about 8-10 years to eat potatoes.
06:48How does it taste?
06:49The potatoes here are very tasty.
06:51In reality, after eating the potatoes here, I feel very satisfied.
06:54And I feel very good that the potatoes here are very tasty.
06:59The fun part of eating potatoes here is that you can roam around the Ganga, in the fair, in the sand.
07:06I mean, the fun of eating potatoes with chutney is something else.
07:11How long have you been coming here?
07:13I have been coming here since I came to my senses.
07:16Because I live in Delhi.
07:18And by birth, I am from here.
07:20So I come here every year.
07:22Today, I am 45 years old.
07:24So let's say 30-35 years.
07:27You get roasted potatoes everywhere, but not here.
07:30No, no. You can't find such fun anywhere here.
07:32You won't find it anywhere in Delhi.
07:34What all do you get with potatoes here?
07:36There is chutney, coriander, all the spices.
07:39And there is masala.
07:41The masala is very good.
07:43Right now, we are sitting in Ram Nagar.
07:45We are eating roasted potatoes.
07:47I have come here from Kaimganj.
07:49For potatoes, especially.
07:51How long have you been coming here?
07:53I have been coming here since I came to my senses.
07:56What do you have here?
07:58You have potatoes at home.
08:00And chutney is also made at home.
08:02And you have come here to eat potatoes.
08:04I have to make it at home.
08:06Maybe that reduces the test.
08:08But the food here is something else.
08:10It is very, very good.
08:12I am from Kanpur.
08:14So where have you come?
08:16I have come to see Ram Nagar in Parwabad.
08:19What are you eating?
08:21I am eating potatoes.
08:23You are eating roasted potatoes.
08:25Yes.
08:27Sir, this is a real game.
08:29Whoever comes here,
08:31they come to see the fair.
08:33And along with that,
08:35100% people have come to eat potatoes.
08:37What is your name?
08:39My name is Munni Devi.
08:41How long have you been doing this?
08:43I have been doing this for at least 30-35 years.
08:4530-35 years.
08:47What do you do?
08:49I sell potatoes.
08:51Roasted potatoes.
08:53I don't know where to eat.
08:55I am from Parwabad.
08:57I have been to 10-20 villages.
08:59Do you come from abroad?
09:01Yes.
09:03How is the masala made?
09:05Masala is made with
09:078-10 spices.
09:09What do you use to make it?
09:11Chutney.
09:13What do people like here?
09:15They like garlic chutney and masala.
09:17I see.
09:19This is a unique style.
09:21Do people come here to eat potatoes?
09:23Yes.
09:27This was Munni Devi.
09:29She told us that
09:31people from all over the country
09:33come here to eat potatoes.
09:35Alok Dubey, ETB Bharat, Farquaad.