Cooking is considered an art because it involves creativity, skill, and imagination, and can be a form of creative expression. Chefs use their senses to create dishes that are meant to be appetizing and satisfying, and can also tell a story or elicit an emotional response. Cooking can also be considered a form of edible art, and some of the best chefs are called "artists". So I wander myself into the world of cooking with some daily home food.
Lately, I have been trying to cook the common Indian foods i.e those which we eat on daily meals. I like cooking and made many dishes of my own, but when it comes to Indian food, I lack the experince. However slowly learning it. It is not as easy as it seems as the taste alwsys matter. Today, I cooked few items of my own. I made, fried bhindi /orka, mashed potatoes and Dal fry. The easiest of them was fried orka.
I washed few orka and cut them into small pieces. Put the pan on stove, added little mustard oil, put some Cummins, Chopped onion and orka into it and keep stirring it on low flame. Once it is half fried, I added little turmeric powder, red chilli and salt to taste. I covered it for few minutes and the spicy fried orka is ready. Next in line is mashed potatoes/ chokha.
I boiled 4 potatoes and peeled the skin and mashed them. Well many like to add oil and Chopped onion and salt into it, but I preferred to fry it. I took out the frying pan, added little oil, added Cummins seeds and fried Chopped onion.
I then added, the mashed potatoes into it and keep mixing it properly. Added salt to taste and my Indian chokha is ready to seve. Once in had them, I went to cook Dal fry.
It took more time to cook, as it involves more preparation. I boiled half a cup on moong dal in 3 cups of water. Seperatelly I fried, Cummins seeds, garlic, onion, and tomatoes. Added turmeric, red chilli powder and mix them properly.
Once it was fried properly, I poured all the boiled Moog Dal into it. Stir it for few minutes and let them to boil. Our recipe is ready.
It was a good learning experience. Cooking is fun when everything goes well. We include these items in our daily meal, along with Chapati or Rice. Today I cooked rice , to go with the above items. Luckily, everything cooked better.
