Of course that doesn't apply to me. I like it! Here it is:
Chop one onion, one part of a cauliflower, some beans. Any other vegetables that cook easily will do. Fry along with red chillies in a little oil. Sprinkle enough salt. When this looks a bit cooked, add rava (also known as suji or semolina) , pour in some water, cover and then cross your fingers that the end product is not either lumpy or over cooked. In both cases, you are left with uneatable gooey stuff, which can double as a punishment to kids who don't do their homework. I think it will get better results than the methods that teachers use today in school. I would recommend it if it weren't this inhuman. But if it turns out fine.. like it did for me today , you have a healthy and wholesome, tasty meal.
Last night was an exercise in tolerance as I sat eating a vegetable burger, while people around me were digging into 'spare-ribs'. These are supposed to be the ribs of a pig. No one who was eating it knew why they are 'spare'. Anyway, it was not an exercise in tolerance for me. I have grown up (if only a little) enough to understand and respect the eating habits of others. The others were the ones who couldn't understand why I wouldn't eat meat and hence were a little cold about it. But they survived last night, without getting converted or feeling guilty as I imagine they could.
Food is just something that we eat to get nutrition and go about living our (meaningless) lives. It cannot define who we are as people. I wish we could move on to an "eat and let eat" philosophy rather than be concerned about the habits of others.
Ok. That was today's preaching session for you.
Tata!
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