That's a slightly unsteady shot of a bowl of shark curry with two chappatis dunked in.
It's probably unsteady because it was my first meal of the day today. Lack of sugar and sustenance and all the jazz. The curry is overnight curry, which afficionados will tell you is the best curry. My mother cheats with the chappatis - she makes them thicker so she prepares fewer chappatis and we get fuller faster. It saves on cooking gas too if you think about it.
Yes, the fleshy chunks are shark. My mother likes to buy shark at the market as the cheaper fish alternative. The fins we all know are expensive and should not be eaten as an affirmation to the violent and brutal persecution of the most advanced fish species, but the meat is cheap. And tasty. The flesh is firm and takes in flavours quickly. Bet you could batter bits and fry it up as a snack.
When I told some of my friends about this seemingly peculiar protein source, they imagined a fin sticking out of a pot of curry, slowly making ever-decreasing circles as per the film Jaws with music thrown in. If only Spielberg was Indian.
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