COOKING: Passion or Obligation?

During my junior high school in Home Economics class, we needed to choose an area of specialty which we were going to learn till senior year. Specialty like cooking, beauty and cosmetics, craftsmanship, oregami, etc. I chose cooking but never thought it could be useful in the future.

Now that I'm married to an Indian, I find it necessary to know how to cook.
I thought before that cooking is nothing but an obligation of wives and mothers... But I'm wrong...

For the past two years here in India, my mom-in-law opened my eyes to a different perspective of cooking. It is not be an obligation, it's a passion.

I've read somewhere that whenever you're passionate to do something, the result is always great. Aside from being passionate about it, they always put that special ingredient called "love" everytime they cook.

Now that explains why mothers are always the best cook for most of us. Don't you agree???

Tadka

Tadka

Tadka is the base for almost all North Indian dishes.
My mom in law taught me how to cook a very tasty tadka.

INGREDIENTS:
2 MEDIUM SIZED CHOPPED ONIONS
3 MEDIUM SIZED TOMATOES, (DICED)
AN INCH SIZE GINGER
1 CLOVE GARLIC
3 GREEN CHILLIES
SALT TO TASTE
TURMERIC
JEERA

1. Smashed the Ginger, Garlic and Green Chillies using mortar and pestle or a
blender. (Set aside)
2. Heat the wok and put vegetable oil.
3. When oil is heated, put jeera and after 5 seconds, put the chopped onions. Fry until onions are translucent.
4. Add the smashed ginger, garlic and green chillies. Leave it for one minute.
5. Add 1 tsp turmeric, 1 and a half tsp salt, and half tsp red chilli powder.
6. Stir the ingredients and add the sliced tomatoes. Cover for 5 minutes in low flame.
7. Stir every after 5 minutes in low flame...
8. When you see that all are mixed and its reddish in color, then its ready.
9. You can add on any vegetables you like.
10. Leave the desired vegetable for 10-15 minutes and its done...