The Art of Cooking..
Let me begin by saying apologies to all the readers for lack of activity in the past couple of months. Life has been hectic and now that things are finally falling in place, you can expect posts every once in awhile. Now that I have gotten it out of the way, let me get to the crux of the post.
Cooking is an art and it is definitely not for the impatient. There is nothing like fast food just crappy food. With busy modern lives, instant food has become a favorite among many. Frankly, it doesn’t taste too bad but there is nothing like a good home-cooked meal. I have to say that I’m lucky that Archana belongs to the classic breed of girls who know how to cook the old fashioned way. I feel that good cooks are not only capable of cooking an awesome meal themselves but equally good at helping novices cook good food too.
Archana, has time and again helped me cook a good meal. There were times when my parents would go visit relatives leaving me alone in the house because someone has to take care of the dog (travelling with pets is a really huge issue).Its really awesome how easy she makes it all to be. It also helps that I am very quick learner (false modesty alert). Not every time has been a success of course. There were times when I screwed up royally. When I used the wrong kind of dal to make Dal Makhani and ended up with a big vessel of sticky stuff I couldn’t eat. There was also that time, when I made a really awesome Peas fried rice only to realize in the end that I had forgotten to put salt in it. Well you get the idea. Just one small mistake, you end up with a curry you can’t eat. No matter how perfectly you followed the rest of the steps.
Anyway, so this post is not to commemorate the screw ups but to celebrate a success. I had been able to successfully make Rajma for the second time in succession. I had been a big fan of Rajma for a long time but I have never thought I would be able to cook it with such good taste. Thanks to Archana, I could. So here are some of the pictures of my master piece. Enjoy!
Once again, many thanks to Archana for I can still eat a good meal. You might also want to check out the comic we made awhile back on our cooking adventures.
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