‘Paan gives me a real high’

The aroma that comes to your mind when you are hungry?
This is most unusual ��� it���s actually the jeera ka chhaunk for any dish. Actually, I feel hungry when I smell food. The smell of masala is what I really love and that���s what makes me feel like having a meal.
A snack you always carry with you?
I don���t carry any snack with me. The only ���eatable��� I carry around is chewing gum, though it���s not a very healthy thing to have.I am not one to feel too hungry.
Which is your most important meal of the day?
It���s brunch ��� that���s because I often miss out on my lunch when I am either shooting or working. And when I���m not, I get up at noon and then get down to lunch soon after.
The food you crave for when you are depressed?
It���s a glass of wine. Or better still, it���s actually gol guppas ��� they give me an instant high.
What���s on your wish-list when you are the happiest?
When I am really happy I love to have cake. And another thing that many may not believe is, paan. Often, when I���m very happy with life, I stop by and have paan. They make me feel so good.
Your most memorable meal?
This was when I was out with a friend and was extra drunk. When he asked me to order food, guess what all I had ��� a whole cake, and a huge pizza all by myself with not a piece of it shared. This was followed by a Ceaser Salad and then Ras Malai. I had be to dragged back home and my poor friend had no option but to pay for all this!
A dish that you have cooked for a loved one?
It���s breakfast ��� I always find that the most romantic meal of the day. Dinners, I think, are highly overrated.
A cuisine you may have heard about, and are keen to sample?
Well, I���ve tried just about everything. But when I have the guts, I want to try the amazing variety of seafood ��� specially lobsters.
The most outrageous food you may have come across?
This was when I was in Bangkok. I was out with some friends and we saw some roadside vendors selling something that looked quite interesting from afar. But, on a closer look, guess what that turned out to be ��� keera makodas! I just freaked out!
Your favourite from your mom���s kitchen?
Everything she makes is great. But her paranthas with dollops of butter on them are just amazing.