Word Attack!!

Over and done with!!

The daawat is over and done with! Last night, everyone came to our home, for the fatiha and dinner. We’d ordered biryani and my mom had made kutt! I don’t know how many people actually know what kutt is, but its this absolutely divine curry that is made from boiling horse gram in water and reducing the broth over low heat(its a process that can take days also!)…yes…then this broth is then given this tingling tadka, and then we add brinjals(never my favorite) and boiled eggs and kofta to it(yum!) In the end, its this dark, deep brown curry that has to be tasted to understand the flavor of life! Now that I have gone on and on about kutt, let me say that it takes a lot of patience to make it as it isn’t something that you decide to make in the morning, and you have it ready in half an hour or even by lunch time. So, its a rare treat and every one loves a dash of kutt.

So, as I was saying, Ammi had made kutt and along with the biryani, everyone loved it. My only disappointment was that since we had decided to have dinner upstairs, all the women were sent off straight up, and the men were sitting below. Hardly any of the women came to my house as we were all upstairs. I mean…why did I take so much trouble in cleaning and dusting if no women were going to come and see it? Only the ladies would actually notice the lovely sheets I had put on the beds and they would see how neatly the kitchen was arranged. I am not a tidy person but when I do take the effort and it goes unappreciated, its a waste!

Nevertheless, some women did come downstairs and they did inspect the kitchen and other rooms…so it wasn’t a complete waste after all. Whew! Now that this is behind me, I think I can breathe in relief and carry on!