Culinary Instincts!

I got married and we departed from India in another 15-20 days, so I didnt get to spend much time with my inlaws to experiment various dishes or learn their style of cooking. At my maternal home as well, I never got an opportunity to cook, as I was working full time. I used to leave home around 8am and return only by 10pm. The occasional sundays would be Lazy days and on other days when I planned to my test my culinary skills, I would become conscious of all the attention I would get. My parents would regularly sneak into the kitchen to ascertain whether I using the right ingredients/utensils etc..i guess they might have doubted whether I know what is used for tempering/frying... Water or Oil!

Anyways.. the point is that I never actually cooked much, and now we were .. all alone.. just the two of us, I knew that I had to be my best. I still recollect the day we landed here. We were tired due to jet lag and flight food. But we didnt have anything to cook, neither had the energy to. So the good old Maggi came as a savior. We had got along lots of Indian stuff..Maggi, Spices, Meswak toothpaste, Chandrika Sandal Soap and so many other things. Did I mention that we had 15 Kilos extra baggage, apart from the 40 Kilos allowance for each..

So here we were... cooking Maggi, and then I realised that my young Boyfriend now turned husband liked a drier version of Maggi, while I liked the soupy one...Revelation number 1. Earlier, we used to hang out all the while, and had actually explored all nooks n corners of Mumbai for Food. We had different choices all through out. He liked Fried Papads, while I liked the roasted ones. I like Chocolate cake, while he likes Pineapple and so on! So while I had now started cooking now, I had to bear in mind that it needs to please both the palates.. with a low priority to mine! So I ventured on my Cooking spree.. in the beginning I cannot be sure whether the Food was actually tasty. I made something..say pulav. He would eat with with enthusiasm, praising it atleat twice. I used to wonder whether he actually likes it, as I would find it only of average taste. Slowly and steadily I started Mega experiments. Things like Gula Jamun, Rasmalai, Chicken Biryani and all.. And it actually started turning out quite well. As my husband is, I cannot expect him to give all Hunky Dory praises all the time. But all that I cooked, had One Secret, that I would love to reveal here. It was thanks to YouTube! and that too... VahChef!
 He actually inspired the "annapurna" facet in me. And I also used to get critical feedback from my husband and that is how I know that I have now become an accomplised Cook. So this time when I go back to India, both my parents, and in-laws will be so delighted..or rather surprised. But I wouldnt want to reveal them the secret to my Culinary Instincts. And to avoid a guilt trap of not introducing them to Vahchef, I would want all my readers to get introduced to Vahchef.. Chef Sanjay Thumma.. As most of them say.. I learned to cook from my Mother..or Saas.. or even better.. Grandmother.. I would rather say.. I learnt it from Vahchef...
After all. Vahchef is all about inspiring others to cook.so that others can benefit from your great cooking!