You know the time when you're supposed to sit and study seriously because your exams are beginning next week but all you can do is think about how miserable your life is because throughout your almost-fifteen years of existence all you've ever done is study and then you get all depressed because none of it is actually worth it because nobody gets out alive anyway so just do EVERYTHING but study?
Yeah. I'm going through that phase right now.
So basically, I was solving a few Maths sums. Or at least trying to. You know, those stupid annoying Geometric sums in which you have to "prove'' stuff? Yeah. And the sum which was driving me crazy at that time had two parts to it.
I was attempting to solve the first part, but by mistake I somehow got the proof to the second part. And that got me thinking- something I tend to do a lot during exams- there are so many times in our life when we try to achieve something but instead get a different result, which is equally satisfying or sometimes, better! (You see what I mean when I say I think a LOT while studying?)
Anyway, I decided to apply the same theory to food, a field in which you get surprised a lot by the outcomes (well, the outcomes could be disastrous, but let's focus on the positive side of the story for now- I've had enough depression dealing with my Maths syllabus).
So I asked two of my close friends who are very good at cooking if they've ever come across such a situation, and it turns out that they HAD. :D
Let's begin with Shatakshi. She's an amazing cook. She cooks quite often when her mum's out of town for official tours because she hates her maid's cooking. :P
She makes me garlic cheese toast for our sleep overs, teach me how to make Microwaved soup and coffee when I'm sick (with inputs from her dad) and take me to these posh new cafes where we'd get bankrupt.
Shatakshi:
So you want to know about an experience of mine when I intended to make a desired dish but it turned out a whole different thing?
Here goes, not long ago my mum was out of town for work and our cook didn't show that very day. I had no option other than to cook myself for me and dad.
What I wanted to cook was chicken and mushroom shallow-fried in butter and then put in white sauce with little seasoning.
But, as I was cooking I noticed that there wasn't much of milk at home that I could use. I searched for an alternative and found that we had a carton of fresh milk in the fridge! I asked my dad (who was in the shower at that point of time) if it would go well with the dish and he said, "..you'll never know until you try it for yourself."(he always gives me indirect and diplomatic answers, he wants me to figure out things by myself).
So I gave it a shot and poured out all the contents of the carton into the previous preparation. It was nice, smooth and creamy.
In the mean time Anik, a friend of mine called me up, and me being the blabber-mouth that I am, spoke to him long enough that my became a sticky dish that looked completely unappetizing. The cream had turned into COTTAGE CHEESE (paneer) !
And at that hour of the night I had nothing else that could be had for dinner, I hoped for the best and added my seasoning and other ingredients, I was pretty sure it was going to be the worst dish that I've ever made after what it looked like.
But as me and my dad had the totally unpalatable dish we realized that it wasn't actually that bad. In fact, it was DELICIOUS.
Yes, it didn't turn out to be the dish that I'd planned it would be. But look on the brighter side, I invented myself a crazy-looking yummy-licious dish that day!
Me: Wow. So my theories aren't actually that senseless.
Next up we have Mitushi. She's great with desserts. Her butter cake, as mentioned below, completely sold out within the first hour at our school fest. Yes, it's THAT good. She even made me one for my birthday.
Mitushi:
Sometimes it's like you start out with some ingredients and whilst midway in the process of creating a masterpiece, you realize that you actually don't have all the ingredients to make the dish!
You scrap your head and think that the world has come to an end, but then, genius!
Why not use whipped cream in the souffle instead of eggs and let's replace the Tabasco with a chili-infused garlic sauce!
And then you end up with something magnificent, completely out of the blue. If you ask me, I actually whipped up my signature butter cake for the first time because I didn't have cocoa at home!
Or some days it's just spontaneity. Let's start out with something and we'll see how it ends. Most of my favorite recipes surprisingly are actually accidents.
Talking about surprises, I'm a person who absolutely loves them.
So as it is already said my signature butter cake is actually an accident. A great, great surprise. That somehow like the rest of the times I've realized that I don't have some ingredient, I didn't panic, at all!
It was almost like I knew all along that I was on my way in creating a masterpiece and trust me now, I am known for it. It's unique buttery softness and just perfect amount of sweetness makes it special. Special to me, and to all the people who enjoy my dishes.
Me:
Well that's the end of it.
Who knew Maths could actually get you somewhere?
HEY HEY I JUST GOT ANOTHER APPLICATION OF MY THEORY!
Today, I attempted to do maths, but instead I got inspired by it and ended up writing another post for my blog.
Haha, gotta love life.
Yeah. I'm going through that phase right now.
So basically, I was solving a few Maths sums. Or at least trying to. You know, those stupid annoying Geometric sums in which you have to "prove'' stuff? Yeah. And the sum which was driving me crazy at that time had two parts to it.
I was attempting to solve the first part, but by mistake I somehow got the proof to the second part. And that got me thinking- something I tend to do a lot during exams- there are so many times in our life when we try to achieve something but instead get a different result, which is equally satisfying or sometimes, better! (You see what I mean when I say I think a LOT while studying?)
Anyway, I decided to apply the same theory to food, a field in which you get surprised a lot by the outcomes (well, the outcomes could be disastrous, but let's focus on the positive side of the story for now- I've had enough depression dealing with my Maths syllabus).
So I asked two of my close friends who are very good at cooking if they've ever come across such a situation, and it turns out that they HAD. :D
Let's begin with Shatakshi. She's an amazing cook. She cooks quite often when her mum's out of town for official tours because she hates her maid's cooking. :P
She makes me garlic cheese toast for our sleep overs, teach me how to make Microwaved soup and coffee when I'm sick (with inputs from her dad) and take me to these posh new cafes where we'd get bankrupt.
Shatakshi:
So you want to know about an experience of mine when I intended to make a desired dish but it turned out a whole different thing?
Here goes, not long ago my mum was out of town for work and our cook didn't show that very day. I had no option other than to cook myself for me and dad.
What I wanted to cook was chicken and mushroom shallow-fried in butter and then put in white sauce with little seasoning.
But, as I was cooking I noticed that there wasn't much of milk at home that I could use. I searched for an alternative and found that we had a carton of fresh milk in the fridge! I asked my dad (who was in the shower at that point of time) if it would go well with the dish and he said, "..you'll never know until you try it for yourself."(he always gives me indirect and diplomatic answers, he wants me to figure out things by myself).
So I gave it a shot and poured out all the contents of the carton into the previous preparation. It was nice, smooth and creamy.
In the mean time Anik, a friend of mine called me up, and me being the blabber-mouth that I am, spoke to him long enough that my became a sticky dish that looked completely unappetizing. The cream had turned into COTTAGE CHEESE (paneer) !
And at that hour of the night I had nothing else that could be had for dinner, I hoped for the best and added my seasoning and other ingredients, I was pretty sure it was going to be the worst dish that I've ever made after what it looked like.
But as me and my dad had the totally unpalatable dish we realized that it wasn't actually that bad. In fact, it was DELICIOUS.
Yes, it didn't turn out to be the dish that I'd planned it would be. But look on the brighter side, I invented myself a crazy-looking yummy-licious dish that day!
Next up we have Mitushi. She's great with desserts. Her butter cake, as mentioned below, completely sold out within the first hour at our school fest. Yes, it's THAT good. She even made me one for my birthday.
Mitushi:
Sometimes it's like you start out with some ingredients and whilst midway in the process of creating a masterpiece, you realize that you actually don't have all the ingredients to make the dish!
You scrap your head and think that the world has come to an end, but then, genius!
Why not use whipped cream in the souffle instead of eggs and let's replace the Tabasco with a chili-infused garlic sauce!
And then you end up with something magnificent, completely out of the blue. If you ask me, I actually whipped up my signature butter cake for the first time because I didn't have cocoa at home!
Or some days it's just spontaneity. Let's start out with something and we'll see how it ends. Most of my favorite recipes surprisingly are actually accidents.
Talking about surprises, I'm a person who absolutely loves them.
So as it is already said my signature butter cake is actually an accident. A great, great surprise. That somehow like the rest of the times I've realized that I don't have some ingredient, I didn't panic, at all!
It was almost like I knew all along that I was on my way in creating a masterpiece and trust me now, I am known for it. It's unique buttery softness and just perfect amount of sweetness makes it special. Special to me, and to all the people who enjoy my dishes.
Me:
Well that's the end of it.
Who knew Maths could actually get you somewhere?
HEY HEY I JUST GOT ANOTHER APPLICATION OF MY THEORY!
Today, I attempted to do maths, but instead I got inspired by it and ended up writing another post for my blog.
Haha, gotta love life.
