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“You want Pokil?..a vigorous nod of the head said no and I then heard a firm aaplam” This was my conversation with Chinnu a week back. It was after knowing that Chinnu wanted to eat his friends apalam during their lunch! Till then somehow I never gave them apalams, though Friyams are an everyday dish. Konda was all excited that evening when I reached home, saying the boy’s teacher asked me to send them Apalam for lunch from now. Chinnu was frivolous in demanding the apalam that was his friend’s lunch box item.Pokil, what is this you might ask. Oh that’s a long story! This is the word the boys use for friyams, those golden fries made with sabudana. One fine day I remembered that Konda used to love these and got two packets, one coloured and other plain yellow ones. Both the packets were completed almost the ... [Follow Original Article link for full content.]