Cheers!

Santosh Tyagi has competition.
The unchallenged grande dame of kanji was in fact, taken by surprise when Tara Chand Seth produced a new concoction of the gulabo drink prepared from kali gaajar – a peculiar, purplish variety of extra-sweet carrots available only in northern India.

Tara Chand Seth

On his last visit to Delhi, he had picked up these carrots and sounded off some of his friends about the special treat today.
Word had already spread like wildfire as people, who normally do not show their faces, were present in full-strength this morning. Sitaram Hivarkar arrived rather late but made a beeline towards us instead of going to his yoga group. Jagmohan Papneja was about to leave but changed his mind, jumped over the hedge and was back to exercising. Harish Wadhwa, a chronic late-comer, could be seen galloping full clip from the Gate, lest he missed out on his share of kanji.
And what share! Even before Monthi Serrao could arrange the glasses and pour the drink, Harish breathlessly grabbed a full jar and glug-glug-glug-glug… that was it. The rest of the 20-odd members had to make do with the other jar (there were two jars only) and in the mad scramble for glasses, no one knew who got left out, who had whose half-drunk glass, who managed a refill… It was a perfect spectacle of 'might is right' with only the fittest getting to taste Tara Chand's kanji. As host, he got completely sidelined and nobody noticed, let alone thank him. But in the end, Ram Shankar Shukla did speak on behalf of all present. “The kanji was not good, it was very, very good,” he proclaimed, smacking his lips in appreciation.
Jagmohan Papneja:
Can one make good one's past losses? Why not? Look at how Harish-ji is quenching his thirst with home-made kanji! This is a fermented drink made of carrots, beetroot and mustard seeds. After having so much of it, Harish-ji must be feeling healthy and happy with the world. No regrets this time -- thanks to Tara Chand Seth for making all arrangements all the way from Delhi for this unusual yummy treat.
Bhaswati Bose:
Harish-bhai, all that kanji... are you okay? Perhaps you may require a Roko?
Harish Wadhwa:
* Yes, I enjoyed the kanji thoroughly, Papneja-ji and Bhaswati-ji. Par yeh dil maange more... gulabo! Call me if you have some fermented at home.
* Thank you, Tara Chand-ji and your family for making the tangy kanji with kali gaajar all the way from The Dilli!