Was getting ready for office this morning. Mum had left and was just planning to sit down for breakfast. Was tired of eating apple. Was bored of brown bread and low sugar raspberry jam. Decided to whip up a nice omelette and eat it with bread. And i did just that. A lot went through my head in the process. There was a time in college when i used to make this combo almost everyday for my best friend D. She was in hostel and inevitably the lazy bum would miss breakfast coz she simply wouldnt get up. Inspite of calling her and waking her up she would doze away and the breakfast would be forgotten. We were in evening college so classes started only by 12. Madam would sleep till 10. In college she would eat one puff and something to drink. Thats all!!!
Was wondering when she was going to pass out. She finally asked me one day to get her something to eat. Bread omelette was fine with her. It soon started to become a practise. Sometimes there would be no salt, sometimes too much, sometimes just perfect. The bread would be lightly toasted on the tawa so it wouldnt be too brittle nor too soft. Sometimes i would come early to give this dumbo sufficient time to eat while commenting about passersby or share the latest gossip before we went to class.
All this went through my head in a span of 1o mins. The bread was done. Neither too hard nor too soft... was just right. The omelette was done too. It did not tear. It was perfect. The salt was perfect too. Sometimes i guess even while cooking... its the thought that matters :)
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Hi there.. :--) Its me again.. with my own brand of contributory comments.....
On the bread thing... I thought of something... Have you ever tried out the bread upma??? Wonder what it is??? Its made from bread that you cant consume before it goes stale & dont want to waste it to become mouldy...
What you do is--- Pluck out small pieces from the slices ( somewhat like a chicken getting dressed.... Horrible simile isnt it?? especially from a pure vegetarian like me) to make a heap of bread pieces ;
put all this into a kadai ; season it well with turmeric also... & voila-- the upma is ready...
This is very good as a light snack ; as it is very tasty.... You should just try it out....
You can attain the perfection that you got with your omlette.... to tickle your taste buds & gladden your tummy...:--) :--) ... I wish I could get a taste of this super omlette(vegetarian not withstanding :--) )
I think this is what is the point... y'see?? in our day to day movements, we want things done just so that we feel happy.... feel good... :--) :--) .
BTB-- any chance of you visiting Bangalore?? official or personal??
It'll surely be interesting....
Shesh
heyyyy...yea the bread upma is quite famous at home and was a blast in school and college...friends used to go gaga about it and mum used to laugh it off saying...its one of the simplest things you can make..the bread omelette combo has been one of my favorites since god knows how long...used to remember those days after basketball coaching..in the college canteen..used to crave to eat it..me probably coming to bangalore sometime end of this month :)
Hey there :--)
How true --- simple dishes taste sooo yummy..:--) I came across a very old edition of "samaithu par" by Meenakshi Ammal ..(English version Of Course--cant read Tamil y'know)I was amazed by the depth of details in explaining of food making...Your mum would know of this...
Interesting ...your visiting Bangalore-- Should try & check out if our free times match!! Wot say?!
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Nice read here. Simple, and flowing! :o)
Love story of a bread and an omlette, i thought, it would end to be. ;o)
Anyways, good post. Keep writing! Keep thinking!!
Knock!!!Knock!!!
You there??? where??
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