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What links Matthew Hayden to khara sing, roasted peanuts of Gujarat
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What links Matthew Hayden to khara sing, roasted peanuts of Gujarat

The Indian Express·Express News Service·23 days ago
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Patel would recall how Hayden, a competent chef himself, had invited the Indian to his home in Brisbane and made yellow daal and paneer butter masala for him. (Youtube/Gujarat Titans) Parthiv Patel introduces Indian street chaat to the Gujarat Titans batting coach in a franchise video, by joking about the Gujarati travel habit of packing one suitcase for clothes, and one for food. The second-place Titans onboarded the big, beefy World champ Australian opener earlier this season to bring muscle to their batters. But something else besides the coach’s salary drew Hayden to India’s western state. “One thing I like about Gujarat — because my father was a peanut farmer — is the quality of peanuts (sengdana) here,” Hayden told Parthiv. The extreme western state is known for its tasty Khara Sing from Bharuch, as well as Jumbo and Kadak roasted peanuts, which are Godzilla-sized nuts. But on the main course, when Patel invited Haydos was street chaat, that grew on Mumbai ’s chowpatys.…

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