Sunday Brunch with Kamiya Jani, our editor-in-chief, got an extra splash of homely flavour with Geeta Basra and her basket full of nostalgia. On the table were two very different but equally comforting traditions: pillowy dhokla and rustic bhakri from Gujarat sitting cheek-to-cheek with steaming rajma chawal and ghee-smeared aloo parathas straight out of Punjab.
Sunday Brunch Looks Like This At Geeta Basra’s Punjabi Household
The menu felt even more special, because it was true to their Sunday traditions. Kamiya Jani asked her about the typical Sunday brunch which is cooked at their household. The mood lightened instantly when Geeta, laughing in her unmistakable Punjabi way, announced, “Paranthe!” The word rolled out like a warm greeting, setting off giggles from Kamiya Jani, who couldn’t help but tease her guest as they headed toward the kitchen.
Soon, the actress was flipping parathas on the tawa, half-amused and half-anxious. “Pakk jayein nahi toh mujhe gaali padegi, ki Punjab ki hoke Paranthe nahi banane aaya mujhe,” she joked, sending both of them into peals of laughter.
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Food, Fun, And Conversation
Food, of course, became the bridge between them. When Geeta asked whether Kamiya enjoyed Punjabi food, the host revealed she had married into a Punjabi household, and yes, she loved it. When Kamiya blurted out that rajma chawal was her ultimate comfort plate, Geeta Basra didn’t just smile politely, she lit up like someone had read her mind. “Rajma Chawal bana hai aaj” she exclaimed, almost triumphant, as if the menu had secretly conspired to impress her guest.
Then some rajma chawal simping follows, as the dish deserves. Geeta Basra mentions how her daughter is so fond of the dish that she can eat it any and every day. She also mentions that Harbhajan Singh also enjoys the dish. Finally, she concluded by saying, “I don’t think there is anyone who does not like rajma chawal.”
That’s the thing about this brunch; it was candid and natural. What you saw wasn’t “celebrity Geeta Basra.” It was just Geeta, the woman who fusses over paranthas, teases her guest, and finds happiness in feeding someone the same food she’d serve her own family. The mix of Gujarati and Punjabi dishes wasn’t just about cuisine; it was a reflection of the layered and lived-in world she inhabits.
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By the end, you didn’t just feel hungry, you felt invited; invited into her kitchen, her humour, her Punjabi-ness, and above all, into the simple truth that some of the best conversations happen over a plate of rajma chawal and a hot parantha.
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