Dinner time at home has become an awaited treat time. Mmmm. What will mum whip up today?All were getting quite fed up of being fed on predictable dal-bhajji-roti-chicken curry-mutton curry routine.
Tawa and 5 Spice were definite beneficiaries along with Dominos.
Till one day I said, " Enough is enough." I couldn't do "You eat what I cook" any longer so I decided to cook what they'll eat.
I started by Googling recipes. Then I discovered recipes on YouTube. My own personal cooking class! Renowned chefs showed me step-by-step how to conjure up these scrumptious dishes. I couldn't go wrong. I followed measurements and time precisely, transferred my laptop to my kitchen platform and paused and played and followed the recipe videos keenly as I merrily cooked away.
In the past fortnight I have delighted their jaded palates with chicken teriyaki , chicken satay and peanut sauce, garlic and rosemary roasted raan, Malaysian burnt chilli garlic noodles, Thai noodle soup and Buffalo chicken wings to name a few. Closer home I have dished out, with great nonchalance, Hyderabadi mutton biryani, dal batti and undiyo. And mouth watering desserts, even if I say so myself. Churros with chocolate dip, lemon key pie, gooey brownies and banoffee pie. Gourmet heaven! I am dying to try my hand at some French and fusion food.
It's of course a blessing that I can get almost all the required ingredients within one km of my house.
I no longer worry that my daughters don't know how to cook. Nigella Lawson or Jamie Oliver or Gordon Ramsay or The Naked Chef or Sanjeev Kapoor on YouTube will teach them better than I ever could.
All they will need is fast speed internet and an iPad installed in their kitchen.
