Genesis

I’ve been cooking for 6 years now. I’ve made a journey from not knowing how much salt to add to bringing a smile on my husband’s face each time he eats what I cook. Well nothing could be more flattering! One thing that’s common between my husband and I is we LOVE food!! Nothing can be more comforting than having appetizing food in your mouth. I believe if you want to be a good cook, you ought to love eating good food. It’s very important to know how good something can taste because; only then can you follow or replicate a recipe. You will know how exactly your food should taste once it’s done.

My expedition with food began six years ago when I got married. I knew nothing at all. I remember standing next to my mother-in-law in the kitchen and passing salt and chili powder as she cooked. I just watched her for weeks and the eventually started my own experiments with food. I did watch my mom cook too when I was younger but never tried cooking. By the time my interest grew towards cooking, my mom was no more. But the memories of her cooking are still fresh. The aroma of the tempering she made and the sizzling sound it made when she poured it over the curry still lingers in my mind.

My mother’s a South Indian, a Mangalorean and my mother-in-law is a North Indian, a Punjabi and guess who gets the best of both worlds? Of course me! The added advantage is we live in Gujarat. So I’ve been eating a lot of khaman dhokla as well though not cooked much. Also having eating in various restaurants with my husband I’ve also developed interest in other cuisines. So join me and my adventures of cooking here on my blog – Saffron Chronicles.