Dehradun, Aug. 1 -- Culinary Chronicles

The Old Monk Secret - How My Rum & Chocolate Pudding Soothed a General to Sleep over the Aravallis

It was one of those afternoons in the Aravallis when even the hills seemed to be holding their breath.

The sun was glaring, merciless, turning the whole range into a shimmering, silent wall of gold and dust. And tucked inside that heat was our whitewashed officer's mess, looking calm from the outside, but inside? A full-blown pressure cooker.

It's been almost ten years now. Yet the memory refuses to fade. It still lingers, rich and decadent. Carrying the sweet, unforgettable hangover of the Rum and Chocolate Pudding.

It all started when our General Officer Commanding, Major General MLN Sravan Kuma...