ஒரு மசாலாவின் கதை... A Masala Story...

I cooked just now, after like 2 years. I only cook when there is no one at home, or rather no 'adults' at home. So only me and my sis were at home just now, so I decided to whip up a really simple dish, and I made mushroom masala. It was the first time I attempted at the dish, and it turned out real good, except for the fact, that I added a tit too much chilly, and my poor sister was drinking loads of water. But in any case, I don't think what I cooked will be classified even under mildy spicy in Hyderabad. Please don't ask me how I made the dish, because frankly I am not sure myself. The ingredients I know that is inside are mushrooms, garlic, onion, ginger, water, green chilli and salt. God knows what is the masala inside, because I put in a spoonful of whatever that was inside the different bottles of masala powder my mum has. The quantity of the ingredients are also something that I did not record down, it was done by intution and taste, but the total time I took to prepare the food is like 15 min. Upon making the mushroom masala, I laid a slice of cheddar cheese on a slice of bread, and spread the piping hot masala on the cheese, and covered it with another slice of bread, and pressed it down, until the cheese melted and flowed into the masala. Than me and my sis ate it like a sandwich. I thought it was really exciting, and my sister loved it. Cooking is really a good stress reliever, provided, that you love it, you don't treat it as a chore, and you are willing to experiment. I know of many who can cook, but don't particularly like it because of the the aftermath of the cooking process, the washing up part... but I don't mind it.. because I minimise the amount of equipment I use, and I often wash utensils like the chopping board and stuff, while the dish takes time to cook. The finished process, most often gives you satisfaction, especially what you cooked turns out how you intended it to be, or sometimes even better. As for my Mushroom masala, I did not have any expectations of the dish, and it turned out fine.. so that was a pleasant surprise. When I have my own place, I will definitely make it a point to cook everyday, because me and outside food don't go together. Somehow, nothing matched the taste of food cooked at home... maybe at home, we insist on adding an extra ingredient in all our dishes.. LOVE. Adding LOVE to taste, just before bringing down the dish from the stove, perhaps makes the food tasty, and addictive.

LOVE to COOK, COOK to LOVE