..and he said,"YES."

him : "we need to buy a car.."

me : (surprised look) "really?"

him : "yes, pretty much.. and i'm serious about this.."

me : "ohk.. if this is so much on the serious note, then can i chose the registration number? i already have something in my mind.."

him : "haha.. alright.. yeah.. you do that.."

(and he says yes! and he says yes! and he says yes! *jumping with joy!*)

when yours truly becomes the chef!

date : 10th March, 2013.
day : Sunday
venue : Home!

and yours truly dons the chef's hat!
occasion : ?
none special.. being Sunday is all i need! oh and yes.. no classes being added bonus! and no tests being the fringe benefits and incentive!
so, my folks decide to have me as the appointed chef for the day! the old man goes to the market.. and well, by the time he returns, im finally awake.. and the decision took place subsequently!

and so, the menu? *drum rolls!*
presenting, the Parsi staple.. Dhansak! and well, im no expert at that.. and today was only the second time that i'd be even attempting that! but yeah! thats on! and how.. :)

umm, i probably may have not followed the 'authentic' recipe or the 'way to cook'., but the end result was finger-lickin'-good.. so yeah, who cares about that, as long as it tastes awesome, such as the entire thing faces the danger of disappearing in a very short notice..!

so, the fact that it was a finger-lickin' success, i thought of putting it here..(narcissism on the high!) presenting, yours truly's version of a Parsi flavour!

and thats how i began.. well, this one is when im done with the choppings and the washings and the assemblings of the myriad ingredients..

ingredients : 

• chana dal : 1 cup
• arhar dal : 1/2 cup
• masoor dal : 1/2 cup
• mutton : 1 kg*
• oil : 2 tbsp*
• cumin seeds : 2 tsp
• green chilli slit : 8*
• ginger paste : 1 tbsp
• garlic paste : 2 tbsp
• onion chopped : 4 large
• tomato chopped : 4 medium
• salt : to taste
• red chilli powder : 4 tsp
• coriander powder : 4 tsp
• cumin powder : 4 tsp
• turmeric powder : 1 tsp
• garam masala powder : 1 tsp
• lemon juice : 2 tbsp
• fresh corriander leaves chopped : for garnishing*

*mutton can be either with/without bone.. doesnt matter!

*chillies is entirely dependent on your preference.. i tend to go very low on that..

*oil, again is something according to your preferred usage..

heat oil in a pressure cooker.. add cumin seeds and green chillies and saute till the cumin seeds start turning brown.. add ginger paste and garlic paste and saute for half a minute.. add onions and saute till golden brown.. add tomato and salt and continue to saute for 2 more minutes.. add the chilli powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, turmeric powder and mutton and saute for 2 minutes.. stir in the garam masala powder.. add 1 cup of water and bring it to boil.. close the lid and cook till you have 2 whistles.. when the pressure has reduced completely, add the soaked dals, and 3-4 cups of water, depending on the already existing water content in the pressure cooker.. bring it to boil (again) and cover the lid till you have 8-10 whistles.. allow the pressure to reduce completely on its own.. remove the lid.. stir and mash in the dals lightly.. stir in the lemon juice and the coriander leaves (if you wish) and simmer for 5 minutes.. and voila! you're done!

and this is how mine looked.. well yes, i havent put the coriander leaves, as i dun like the ghaas pattas! 

and so, this was out grand Sunday lunch! the one i'm proudly bragging about.. current inspiration would be the movie Julie & Julia.. and Julie being my inspiration (needless to say!)

and by the taste of it, well, me and pops literally licked off our plates clean!

so, a fuss free indulgence.. and all done in an hr! :) point of advise though, get someone to chop onions! thats a real dampener!

aah! so, after a meal like this, a Sunday, even in a shithole of a place like mine, seems grand!

well, mine sure is! at least, this Sunday!

daddy's darling

her : tora dui bon mile toh bochhor bochhor notun phone kinchhish!
me : heehee.. or ta janina.. but, for me, daddy's darling it is!

*hop-n-skip-n-jumpity-jump-jump-slip-n-slide-n-hoppity-hop!*

trigger

it was almost a lil more than three years ago, when i first wrote a pome for someone because i was asked to.. and it was supposed to be personal.. all i was told was to write something for him.. something nice.. anything..
and i did.. and it was three pages worth a marathon effort, wherein i even managed to rhyme the words and end the sentences.. and it was at 3 A.M.. and it still is personal..

and today, again, i happened to form some sentences for the very same person, even without being asked for it.. something intangibles triggered something inside me.. and the words just flowed.. and the sentences just formed.. it was surreal.. all i could do then was to grab hold of a pencil and scribble it down on any surface that will hold.. i was afraid to lose the string of sentences..

and now, i know its a wait for three months till i make that known.. three months from now, will be the perfect day.. three months from now, IS going to be the best day for it..!

****

THREE years back..

THREE in the morning..

THREE pages..

THREE years later..

THREE months till..

magic of THREE.. and whoever said THREE is a magical number, i bow to thee.. at least, you got that holding right for me..

scooter on my wall

"scooter ta o dewale lagano hoye gache?"
"haan.. tokhon-i toh lagalam.."
"kano?"
"maane?"
"ota oto bhalo hoyeni toh"
"amar ghar, amar dewal, ami ja icche lagabo.."
"tui toh er theke-o bhalo aakish.."
"haan, eta bhalo kore aakini.. maajh raastae aar eta icche korchhilo na.. tai heejeebeejee kore diechi.."
"ekta bhalo aaka-r pashe eta...."
"i dont care.. everything shouldn't be perfect.."

side effects

https://www.facebook.com/akloomba/posts/346406625470502?comment_id=1747583&notif_t=share_reply

and this is what triggered the already worked-up 'thought' stuffed mind of yours truly..

"never trust someone who lies to you....!!
and never lie to someone who puts all their trust into you.....!!"

and needless to say, i have trouble with the first part of it.. and im having some real serious trouble with it.. rather, understanding the very "working" of this.. so much so, that i am having all the trouble and difficulty of the world to even pass it down as another mere piece of rubbish preaching..
never trust someone who lies to you.
ok.. so how exactly do you go about in doing that? i mean, taking the general perception in consideration here, you obviously stop putting your trust in that someone who has lied to you.. or, let me put it in this way, you have found to have lied to you.. because, after that great a revelation, you obviously stop talking(with that someone, that is)! so in that case, the very point of trusting the very same someone doesnt even feature!
so its kinda useless in the preaching itself..

because, by the time you realise, you've already been duped.. taking for a jolly good ride..

never lie to someone who puts all their trust into you.
yes.
never.
period.


p.s. boy oh boy! i sure just cant stop blabbering off late, now.. can i?
#disgusted! #disgruntled!

roadside-offside

him : "if i can make it (read: current job) for the next couple of years, i think, we can buy a Mercedes.. rather, we should buy one.. E-class Merc.. classy.."
me : "uh-huh.. sure about the merc?"
him : "oh yes.. definite!"
me : "awesome.. but not the E-class.. get the convertible.. the Sports version.. that one looks damn nice.."
him : "ummm, sports version.. naaahh.. nothing beats the E-class.."
me : "ok.. and speaking of which have you seen the hatchback version? it looks alright too.."
him : "really? a hatchback? no, i dun know about that.. but, E-class its gonna be.."
me : "lets do one thing.. lets get the Beetle.. :) a cute little 4-seater Beatle.."
him : "thats too small.."
me : "we also are :)"