The words "aal, limbu, mirchi" in a seafood joint could only indicate the ingredients that have gone into a chutney accompanying a surmai thali. But it's what follows the words that we spot on a tent card on our table at Chaitanya restaurant in Dadar that makes us save some tummy space to have a taste of our first aal, limbu, mirchi ice cream.

Let's admit it, lemon-flavoured ice cream is no novelty. And if you have savoured a scoop of Bachelorr's green chilli specialty after watching a match at the Wankhede, you know that Chaitanya isn't a pioneer here either. What does pique our interest is the addition of the ginger flavour, and the choice of serving the trio on one plate.