more kitchen adventures...

I am sure that Ritu must be getting tired of having a non-Hindi speaker as her kitchen assistant. On the other hand, who could turn down a full time dishwasher? When there IS no actual electric dishwasher, a human one comes in MIGHTY useful. So maybe she is not so tired of me after all. Hee hee.
Adventures in the kitchen continue. This morning (before my shower, my yoga, AND my breakfast, but NOT before my chai) we cooked suji halva, which is a sweet dessert made from semolina, kind of like a pudding, and a whole shwackload of puri, which are like deep fried chapattis. I must have stood in front of that stove for the better part of an hour roasting the semolina in ghee, stirring constantly, and then melting the sugar, one small granule at a time. Ya, about 45 minutes i’d say. But i love halva, so i’m sure it will be worth it.
Then, after washing the dishes, i was put in charge of deep frying the puri while Ritu’s mom made them and rolled them out for me. After that was done, i accompanied Ritu on her rounds in the neighbourhood. We went house to house (4 houses) to give and get blessings from the children. We took the Prasad, the halva and puri, among other things and distributed it all. I was still in my pajamas. Aaah, the adventure and surprises of India never end.