Parantha fest a big hit

This monsoon get ready to relish crisp hot paranthas with an assortment of chutneys and pickles. The mouthwatering spread is a part of the 10-day Paranthas festival organized for the first time in the city to mark the onset of monsoon."Parnathas are liked by the people during monsoons, generally people like tea and pakoras. If we sell the hot item here, it will be liked by the people, it's the king of the bread," said, Manoj, chef.The menu has been specially designed to suit the tastes of people from different parts of the country who come to Jammu for the Vaishno Devi and Amarnath yatras.There are at least 35 kinds of paranthas stuffed with vegetables, meat or eggs. People are inundated with choice but clearly the mutton keema and chicken keema paranthas are the hot favourites.For those watching their weight, there are special low calorie paranthas on offer. The festival that opened at a hotel last weekend has become an instant hit."The chicken paranthas are especially good and I want to learn how they prepare it," said Urmilla Bakshi, housewife."It's very good, we read in the newspapers and we thought it will be of different flavour, we are enjoying very much," said Vineet, businessman.It's not a bad idea for calorie conscious people also to come and enjoy the mouth watering paranthas, after all it's just a matter of welcoming the monsoon.