Suddenly, I remembered my days in Shillong where rain could come similarly unannounced, and longed for Kong Flody’s pig trotter soup. Before I go any further, let me tell you a little about Kong ...

This is based on a delicious Moroccan lentil soup recipe. I often grab a bowl of this from the street-food stand in London's Golborne Road – I think it's the cumin that does it for me.

And serve with crispy hot pakoras. I enjoyed the story about the paye (trotter soup) that he had at Pal’s. He was in Amritsar once with a bad stomach. He couldn’t even take a sip of water ...