A Sanjeev Kappor in the making...

Well, that's a looooonnnng haul but still, I believe I am making good progress with my culinary skills. Also, this (learning to cook, which i'm sure I wouldn't have in India) is gonna be 1 of my biggest take-aways from this US experience.

I have learnt the art of adding the right amount of spices in food, which I think is the most important part, to a fair extent. And your cooking should not be judged by what other people say but by what you expected and what you ended up with (Though you should take other's view as a second opinion).

My last two dinners were exactly how my mom used to prepare those dishes. Moreover, I believe my terrific sense of smell helps me a lot in that regard. It may seem strange but I can tell 9/10 times if a certain regular food has salt in it or sugar in it just by smelling it.
Now how can someone smell salt or sugar in cooked food? But I can! Ain't that cool?

Ahha, but all this wouldn't have been possible without my holy book - Nay, not the 'Gita' but my mom's recipe book which she had written and given to bro 9 years ago. Bro still had that and now I am using it! Well, someday, I shall make good food and invite whoever wants to try out my servings [with a DISCLAIMER though:" At one's own risks!"] Hehehe...