tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269219202790509435.post8198884539789975977..comments2023-06-28T20:33:55.060+05:30Comments on Chronicles of an Unknown Indian: THE KITCHEN QUEEN(S)Meera Sundararajanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15584671517551652378noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269219202790509435.post-41720217433443423362014-03-21T13:33:18.683+05:302014-03-21T13:33:18.683+05:30I so hear you, Meera! I really wanna come down to ...I so hear you, Meera! I really wanna come down to where you live and do that sakshat dandwat pranaam to you! I enjoyed this post immensely! Especially because I see mysef so clearly in this post. I hate cooking. and more than that I think i am going to hate employing a cook. My husband is all supportive and says why don't we, but somehow I am sheepish to let someone else (other than my mom n mom in law) to freely use my kitchen. Hygiene et al.<br />Yes, in my case the husband is pretty gung ho about cooking. but then the cleaning falls on me. Not that I complain but then he never knows which utensils to use for what, ends up using the wrong cutting board/ spoon/ ladle for wrong things (interchanging veg for non veg and v.v)... and then I shout and then he shouts and then its a big mess.... <br /><br />I wonder what the scientists in this world keep doing??! why can't they invent a pill which will be a solution to hunger and cooking?! seriously, scientists just need to work harder, Meera! :)<br /><br />Jokes apart, I wonder why it is assumed that a women can cook (or that she likes to) I can cook and sometimes to the point of being remotely delicious but I do not like to. Certainly not on a daily basis! It is a simple fact of my life that my mom will just not understand. and then getting compared to various bhabhis and sisters is rubbing salt on my burning injury!<br />It's like my life is getting wasted in the four walls of the kitchen. Cook clean hungry... cook again clean again hungry again! :'(<br /><br />Save me please! :P<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10942036099036487222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269219202790509435.post-55982791317211388222014-03-20T20:25:44.204+05:302014-03-20T20:25:44.204+05:30Meera,
Read 2 posts. What you have said in previo...Meera,<br /><br />Read 2 posts. What you have said in previous post is a very factual analyses of the Bollowood scene. This post had me laughing till my sides ached. I would love to taste your innovated dishes.<br /><br />Take careJackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15896075408610203350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269219202790509435.post-45456467259309504072014-03-18T15:21:13.695+05:302014-03-18T15:21:13.695+05:30You indeed are enlightened; the way to a man’s hea...You indeed are enlightened; the way to a man’s heart is not necessarily through his stomach but through display of nous.<br />I understand that your spouse empathizes with you than pick reasons to be annoyed about your culinary expertise. In the present social enviorns, cooking and knowing to cook is one aspect of self-reliance. I guess I have done fairly well in that. By observation from mom . My nieces would express that I cook tastier food than their mother, my sister. My spouse does well, and she learned I do not know how , but after we were married.<br />The most important benefit of cooking besides the aspect of self-reliance is that it is stress relieving and I enjoy that. It soothes the blood pressure.<br />Good luck to you vis a vi your daughter and husband, certainly they may sometime soon come back and applaud your dishes the vermecili uppma !<br />anilkurup59https://www.blogger.com/profile/07961961217418715354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269219202790509435.post-37059021930576080452014-03-16T11:48:41.171+05:302014-03-16T11:48:41.171+05:30Lovely post Meera. Though our toddler hasnt yet st...Lovely post Meera. Though our toddler hasnt yet started asking for "special food" he does what he can to say yes and no. And lets just say its mostly no's. Only he knows how thr conversation will evolve by the time he grows up. As for the kitchen part, I agree with the trial and error part. My mom never let anyone into her kitchen, much less her son. I first tried my hand at cooking when I tried to cook my then girlfriend, now wife, a romantic meal which was, well, lets say that the trashcan spat it back out. First time here, and I can promise it won't be the last :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269219202790509435.post-83315742997444401412014-03-13T14:09:07.431+05:302014-03-13T14:09:07.431+05:30Mahabore it seems like these are common issues !Mahabore it seems like these are common issues !Meera Sundararajanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15584671517551652378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269219202790509435.post-61924184119857132992014-03-13T14:08:35.760+05:302014-03-13T14:08:35.760+05:30KP the thing about domestic activity is that it is...KP the thing about domestic activity is that it is unpaid. So women usually do it. The moment it takes on a commercial form (like cooking for a wedding etc) men take it over!!. Yes, there are a lot of podis and pastes now to make our lives easier but then cooking is still a chore !Meera Sundararajanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15584671517551652378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269219202790509435.post-68573668910936601652014-03-13T14:07:07.826+05:302014-03-13T14:07:07.826+05:30SG I can completely understand your mother!! I wis...SG I can completely understand your mother!! I wish people would understand me too. Especially my friends who always want to help when they are here for a meal Meera Sundararajanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15584671517551652378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269219202790509435.post-1606312319025078792014-03-13T04:54:59.988+05:302014-03-13T04:54:59.988+05:30Lovely post, resonated quite well with me since my...Lovely post, resonated quite well with me since my wife and me have these conversations once in a while about cooking and the role it plays in our lives, more so as Tam Brahms ourselves :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269219202790509435.post-76237423362149683362014-03-12T23:32:41.484+05:302014-03-12T23:32:41.484+05:30Excellent post. When you talk about feeling posse...Excellent post. When you talk about feeling possessive about your kitchen, I immediately thought about my mother. I remember, when there are guests in our home, she would not allow anyone to help her. She will simply say: Please don’t help me in my kitchen. And, when I come to your home I won’t help you in your kitchen.SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790347071764332430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269219202790509435.post-83528086933163336282014-03-12T22:43:34.164+05:302014-03-12T22:43:34.164+05:30There is a sea change in what you ate when you wer...There is a sea change in what you ate when you were young and what your daughter likes.Have you heard of Gobi manchurian or shahi paneer or even the common Pizza or barito in your younger days.Luckily things are so easy these days.Cut open a packet of noodles boil them and add ready made masala given in the packet.The food is ready.Only when you make traditional South Indian food, it is cumbersome.Even here all podis or powders are available.There is a tendency to have fast food or one or two items and not the three course elaborate lunch.<br />You may differ with me.Men are better cooks when it is on large scale.The chefs in big hotels or the cooks for marriages are men.For women only the home kitchen!!!KParthasarathihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02189924874350906456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269219202790509435.post-87100928811807855532014-03-12T20:42:37.648+05:302014-03-12T20:42:37.648+05:30You know I used to say 'Oh for me cooking is a...You know I used to say 'Oh for me cooking is a stress buster'. Rubbish!! Its only that if you have to do it once in a while. Now that I cook regularly, I absolutely detest it. In fact I was just telling somebody the other day that if cooking was a person, I would murder it! Deepahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05786852799531767111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269219202790509435.post-718148977562354262014-03-12T20:18:41.207+05:302014-03-12T20:18:41.207+05:30@ Cloud Nine, lets keep our fingers crossed and ho...@ Cloud Nine, lets keep our fingers crossed and hope that the lunch does not go down the drain!Meera Sundararajanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15584671517551652378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269219202790509435.post-15583519609525802192014-03-12T20:18:05.224+05:302014-03-12T20:18:05.224+05:30@ Harish, welcome to my blog. Hope your wife likes...@ Harish, welcome to my blog. Hope your wife likes this. Meera Sundararajanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15584671517551652378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269219202790509435.post-80455408325304187912014-03-12T19:14:23.475+05:302014-03-12T19:14:23.475+05:30Great post, Meera! Passing through the same phase ...Great post, Meera! Passing through the same phase with my kids. I can't decipher which dish pleases them and which dish goes down the drain without me knowing. Working women just have to make things tick, never bother about the taste :)Cloud Ninehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02382499546129406231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269219202790509435.post-81578605315716665112014-03-12T15:18:43.998+05:302014-03-12T15:18:43.998+05:30Loved the post. Referring it to my wife for readin...Loved the post. Referring it to my wife for reading :)Harish P Ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08571144669045925222noreply@blogger.com