This is a piece of writing which i was to write looooong back about the cooking ......
I wrote ..erased...wrote...erased...wrote...erased....thinking - what if i hurt someones feelings??...
but keeping in mind about everybodys feelings and the facts.... i finally decided to write....
I am always indirectly proved that i am not a good cook. And here are the list of the things that have proved me a bad cook in my sasural..........
I make parathas in a triangular shape - does that mean i do not know how to cook?
My dal is a bit more watery than what is prepared in my sasural- does that mean i do not know how to cook?
The Poha ( battetapawa) , i prepare it in gujarati style, which has sugar in it.
( its simply not liked )- does that mean i do not know how to cook?
A few curries like; bhindi and karela, I deep fry them and then add masala to it, ( this is immediately rejected during preparation itself , saying - sooooo much oil???,This one incident was enough to make me famous all around )-does that mean i do not know how to cook?
And the worst one is yet to come- My idli sambhar is never liked!!!!! After staying 25 years in Cochin,Kerala, I DONT KNOW HOW TO PREPARE IDLI SAMBHAR?????? Sounds funny na?Now what do i say on this? I honestly feel that my sambhar is awesome , to prove myself right- all i can say is the number of recipe i have been asked for it-
But even after all this, i still feel the mistake is mine- I prepared right dish in the wrong time.
Unlike others,I am bought up in between beautiful Gujarati families, Lovely Tamilians, Malayalees and Konkanis , and really very nice Christian and Muslim families.
I have tasted varieties... and always love trying new tastes.
But the good thing is ,whenever we have a family get together, i am either doing baby sitting, or serving food. But at the end of the day, I am a human being with feelings - it hurts, Ouch!
2 comments:
Its nice to see u back, posting things on ur blog.
Dont mind if I am being rude, but yes sometimes it does mean that you dont know to cook, in ur sasuraal if you dont cook the way it is done in that family. Nothing wrong in it. Every home has its own way of cooking things. So in this Indian society scenario, It is the girls' duty to "act" as if she doesnt know how to prepare certain things completely, and then ask the ladies in the sasuraal (who would be keen enough to get into the act of teaching)to teach you the way its done in that house. Be smart, and dont thing of acting smart by saying u know to make a lot of things, even though u may be a better cook. Later on once u have established a good raport with the ladies in ur sasuraal, u can always "try" ur way of cooking, which will surelly be appreciated!!!!
All the best from now on!!!!
Thanks anonymous, i shall keep in mind! thanks for the tips!
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