Table For One : Edition 4.
Give a warm surya namaskar to AYUSH which stands for Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy. Now I am no medico, at best I will ask you “ Hey, did you try out I̵ ̵P̵i̵l̵l̵̵ Crocin ?”. Anyways this ministry more or less deals with alternate medicine or pseudoscience (sounds quacky already doesn’t it)!
I mean if you are in HR and met someone who has done alternate MBA or is a pseudoengineer, you are prolly not going to hire him. Right ?
HR : Vasu, can you throw some light on your educational background ?
Me : I have completed my alternate B.Com
HR : You mean you have taken online classes from an university to complete your B.com ?
Me: Hmmmmm Not really, I finished the entire course on IIN.
HR : Can you throw some more light on IIN, Vasu ?
Me : Yes, IIN stands for IDEA Internet Network *Click here for background music*
HR later booked his oneway ticket to Italy.
Anyway you get the point, this ministry continues to make airwaves that only AIR picks up, targeting the very audience that hovers around because someone is speaking their mann ki baat.
Australia pushed out a study which was titled “LOL : Homoeopathy”. The ministry was offended and went to LS to spread cow dung on the report by stating that the study which included “reviewed 225 study papers, reviewed evidence of 176 trials, focussed on 68 different health conditions, and conducted a total of 57 systematic trials to establish if the treatment is valid or not” was wrong and that the information from their grandad was enough proof that placebos can work!
What makes it even funny is Homoeopathy isn’t even from India for us to defend so vehemently. It was founded in Germany, which … wait a min, makes sense now!
I mean if you’re good at math, do that 2+2 and while you’re at it give a search on Coronavirus + AYUSH ministry. Have fun !
Ok for today’s meal I decided to hit a sweet spot called ‘my comfort food’. I made some spicy mint chutney to go along with fish fry and paired it with some daal and rice. Let’s see how it went :
Step One : Make them fresh
You will prolly never stop hearing about what difference fresh ingredients can make. So I went to a farm close by, kidding I was in line at Q — Mart for good 30 minutes before I got hold of my Pudhina.
Step Two : Make Friends
Take two bowls of mint and mix it with a cup of Coriander, few garlic pods , some ginger, green chillies, single roughly chopped onions & tomatoes. Simple.
Step Three : Make a Mixtape
Go ahead and place them all together in the mixer, add some water so you don’t get a dry paste out of it.
Step Four : Make a paste ready for the fish
Chilli powder, salt, cumin powder, Coriander powder, Spoonful of ginger garlic paste and some juice for a lime is all we need to make a paste for the fish marination.
Step Five : Marinate.
Mix the spices together real well and then apply the paste onto the fish. You will require some water to ensure the paste isn’t too dry!
Step Six : Fry them Up
Let the fish marinate for atleast an hour before placing them under the pan. I personally prefer pan fried fish. Put a couple of spoons of oil and let the fish rest one side on it for about 5 minutes and then toss it over for another 5.
Step Seven : We are Ready!
A few of you (Aditya S and Chitwan L) have asked me to look into plating which I usually forgot coz I get hungry. I shall watch some more MasterChef Australia, I promise. For now here is the final dish.
Hope you enjoyed this edition as much as I enjoyed writing and cooking. Keep the feedback coming MY 12 readers !
