Food-Pool-Love

It was a rainy afternoon, the smell of earthiness was infused in the air, almost instantly I thought of some very fresh and absorbing flavours in my mind…considering it was to be lunchtime, I found this as a good opportunity to try my hands on something new. Lemongrass, Galangal, Kaffir lime – also called The Trinity of Thai Food – was right on my mind. There was already enough moisture in the atmosphere so, instead of making something watery I wanted to keep my dish dry, I pondered, what can be dry, yes OATS, they are dry. But the main challenge was the fusion of Oats & The Trinity. Without much thought, I headed into the kitchen considering that I might improvise… Hence, I took out a pan and put 2 cups of water to boil. Meanwhile, I cleaned The Trinity and put them in the boiling water and switched the gas knob to low…in no time I could smell the aroma getting mixed with the already existing earthiness…it was such a rooted feeling! Then I took out a separate pan...

“I am feeling so hungry and sleepy”, said my wife as she entered home after a long office day. Well, for me these words were motivating. I wanted to rejuvenate her mood with a sumptuous food. “But what?”, I muttered to myself. After a minute of peeping inside the fridge and kitchen racks, an idea dashed through my mind. I had to take 3 things definitely: protein, carbs and vegetables. I sprung upon onions, tomatoes, red capsicum, French beans, ginger, garlic and chilli. Chopped them and set them aside while a frying pan was getting warm on the stove. Poured a quarter tablespoon olive oil and threw crushed garlic, chopped ginger and chopped chillies in it. Meanwhile, I cracked 2 eggs in a bowl and mixed them with chopped onions, tomatoes, French beans and red capsicum. Gave it a quick whisk. I thought of checking onto my wife, she was relaxing in the living room and looked like if I did not serve anything to her in the next 10 minutes, she may fall asleep…hungry...