I think I am also one of them…..
Now that I had some endure of cooking I thought I can cook for my friends.
Also it was one of the occasions that we wanted to be together (or I had forced my friends?)before one of our effusive member Gopal go to India for home vacation….
So here I was … I invited my gulti group with whom I enjoyed the most when I come to visit this production US site and work in encumbrance environment.
So we all set to go for this new happening…I was supposed to prepare decent dinner for all of us at Satish’s apartment.
Before taking this decision I had couple of times experience with me of cooking for friends which had boosted my confidence …. (Although this experience means preparing khichadi and some other simple vegetables.) Also I had tips from Shubhashri(good Chef I know in this visit) .
And now mess started ….few of my cousins and friends were warning me on my experimentation. And also hoping people should be salvaged who will have to taste food….
In good mood me and Satish did required shopping, in back of my mind I was reciting recipe of some vegetables….which Shubhashri had given…
Finally I entered Satish’s Kitchen…
Now this can be one more blog if we start describing this nut’s customs…and disciplines.
I was impressed by his tidiness. His kitchen- it was not lesser than beloved Mother’s kitchen. Everything was up to date. You will find his kitchen drawers properly arranged- one for spices, one for cookery accessories. All shelves were arranged properly for food items. Moreover he had done bedding of news paper on which everything was placed neatly.
I was pleased to see a guy being so particular about kitchen. (I have seen bachelor’s houses to mention this artlessly.)
So now I saw his fridge and found okra was lying down….I don’t know how but I changed my plans and though of preparing it. From this point on words I started getting jerks…
It was first time I was about to prepare this vegetable and I knew the recipe so started to fry it … sometimes some things unnecessarily take time and this frying was one of them.
This okra was not getting fried as per expectation and was too obstinate to get rid of its stickiness…
I was trying my best but of no use… finally once I had smelled that Satish is a good chef I called him. Being a expert he could sympathized that I was frying okra w/o adding oil…..
So he caught my all such blunt methods when I was proceeding with cooking.
Then you can imagine how this cook helped me to come out of the convoluted situation and able to survived rest of my friends.
Anyways ultimate menu was palatable and upon that we had pickles. Alls well that ends well.I had received thanks from Gopal for food and the moment I revealed how I managed it he said, “you have passed the test although you did Cheating!!! Forget about the way to appear for exam concentrate on results!” Wah… here I admire Mr.Gopal for enjoying his life in all sense.
So there I am now …gearing up for cooking… and building new resolutions….
