It is quite some time since I posted . I was too engrossed and occupied with some priority deliverables, I was oblivious of this until hubby dear reminder me that he has not seen posts for some time. My wonder, he does take note of this, but also had an apprehension if he is being sarcastic. He had always said that I will not get time for this and I had argued that it will be excuses to say. I was so determined during the start to post at least every week. I had missed the schedule, never the less I have not stopped, I am just struck.
I had always had an inclination towards cooking, if I could remember, right from my 12th standard I am experimenting with this art. My early attempts were all disastrous. I still remember when I had prepared a gravy reading from women’s’ era, the fortnightly regular I used to buy those days, and how appalling it was, I should say so, because I could not even eat a spoon ful, it was so hot and spicy. I just could laugh now when I recollect adding chilli powder to bring in the color. I was also fervent, not to take any help from my mom. And slowly got up to the level of a decent novice from a bad take off.
I had then grown to the ‘most wanted’ dosa maker at home. My dad used to love the paper thin dosas I make. And say that I cook well (He had fore seen that :)). Then ‘good coffee’, and finally to sambar where it stood out from the typical one that is usually made in our side and by my mom. It was a huge hit where I had borrowed tips from almost 3 people (of different styles from different natives) in my compound. I started helping amma with cooking since then.
The little excellence I had in cooking had favored me a lot when we were staying in a small home as soon we(my brother and myself) started to work. But I must say that he had been kind enough to the core to eat all I prepare as lunch. There were times when the food I prepared will taste that bad, but he had never shown faces.
One of the formal questions that my hubby dear (fiancé then) had asked in our first meet up was if I know to cook. I had said a safe ‘No’ and did not want to take chances, when my brother in law who had accompanied him then said that, ‘never mind my brother knows cooking’. I wondered should I take trials then, but now I couldn’t stop laughing when I know about my hubby’s cooking skills. But both of them had the guts to say that they were excellent cooks!!!
But then he wanted to test my preliminary skills when I had first prepared a lunch for them at their room. Not a major hit, but I am sure he would have got convinced that things could be managed and he need not take the cooking side. I must pat myself because I had never given up cooking how ever the dish had been worse and now I have started to excel. Not swanking, but I can make this statement seeing my hubby relishing almost all that I prepare.
I don’t browse through, all cooking sites I chance upon, but have a few favorites and refer them always. Some how they have fit in to all that I expect as a perfect cooking style and they have largely synchronized with my taste and approach. Though I am a pure vegetarian I do mange to prepare non veg items convincingly well.
My brother who is a happy bachelor in US is also equally competing with me and I am amazed by the variety he is showing in recipes. Cooking had never been just a day to day chore for me, and has always taken it as a task that I practice every day trying to master it. Recently I just clicked one of the Sunday meals that I had prepared just to post the recipe and share it with all, but refrained from posting recipes as suggested by friends, that it may turn out be very normal of generally what people do. But posting the pic here to share my happiness as to how well it came out!!!!
Mint chicken gravy and ghee Rice
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