At the end of a more-than-full work day we all deserve to put our feet up and get the much needed rest. Recharge our batteries. Good wholesome food contributes much to this recharge. Many of us also admit to the therapeutic qualities of the act of cooking itself!
Roth – the baked kind. Crusty, you think?
This is my entry for the September edition of Click! the photo event at Jugalbandi.
The last couple of weeks have been more fast paced than ever for me. Work, work related travel, sister’s visit, Ganesh Chaturthi and the Pun Pooza, and the continuing house renovation, all came to a head. As if I didn’t have enough on my plate already, the maid had to make a sudden visit to her hometown – an extended three week visit. Which isn’t so bad actually. Now I can multitask – plan the meal as I brew my evening cup of tea, have all the burners going and cook the veggies as I temper the dal, or roll out roti, and not have to deal with less-than-perfect food prep. Much better.
Last night, after a grueling 11 hour work day (when I was lucky to have two additional people helping out!) I knew I needed a special meal. TH brought me a Toro Bravo while I was still at my desk. It needed to be a rice-night (that means, rice as the main starch for me), I could tell. Nothing short of the comfort of good old Kashmiri food would do. Though it was late, I prepared dum aloo along with my nani’s special mung dal and served it with steamed rice (and roti – for the undiscerning).
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