Table For One : Edition 5
Few of those who have seen me work towards ensuring my kitchen has a flawless run would know how important this person is for my mere sanity. Meet Laal Bahadur, the backbone.
I receive 30–45 calls on a daily basis and it peaks upto 80 over the weekends, half of the outgoing ones are directed towards Laal. He is the anchor of my kitchen in simple terms, when he doesn’t show up to work it hits us all very hard. If I am basically doing anything, I have him around.
So when I got into the kitchen to give the pre packaged bowl of Laksa a try, he dropped in to ask me “Why are you always with your camera these days”. A perfect Vikram — Betaal story this is !
Now before you jump your guns and wave out the child labour laws on my face, let me quickly remind you that the minimum age of employment is 14 and my boy is turning 16 this year. So please take that seat and sit down in silence.
Reddit helped me get couple of N-95 masks while Facebook led to a favorite meal of mine : Nasi Lemak. So social media is not that bad right. Looks awkwardly at Instagram :
Nasi Lemak is the national dish of Malaysia and if you love fish & Sambal this dish should be on your priority already. A perfect dish in my eyes. So when I managed to get hold of someone who had an extra portion ready, I jumped upon the offer and sunk my teeth into the plate. It did not disappoint — the plate I mean, the food was alright. KIDDING. Anyways thank you Zahbia for the warmth, hospitality & the Lemak.
I had an awfully long day and did not have the time or energy to prep for a meal, so I took out a bowl of prepackaged Laksa. I’ve enjoyed Laksa on numerous occasions before but I wanted to see how pouring a bottle of boiling water would turn these dry ingredients into Laksa. Lets see how it went :
Step One : Boil it like it’s hot.
Warm about 400 ml of water and hope you’re sense of measurement is on point. I did a rough estimate which resulted in a rough Laksa. (#Horridjokewrittenat11:35PM)
Step Two : Don’t over boil
Does there exist a concept of over boiling water ? Because I may have accomplished the feat. Anyways, now slightly open the lid of the bowl a little for the seasoning, oil, some coconut powder to get into mouth.
Step Three : Pour in the boiled water.
Easy peasy, pants of yours is sleazy. Now ignore that Eminem style like rhyme and pour in water into the cup and shut the lid off for good 2 minutes. Remember 2 minutes only.
Step Four : Find that Closure
Find something to avoid the steam coming out of the bowl. I tried multiple things and they all failed :
Step Five : Check it out with care
Inspect the bowl and send a mighty prayer if it looks edible. Don’t forget to stir well before consumption unless you like raw masala taste.
Step Six : Cherish
Not really close to what a Laksa is, but the taste was way better than Maggi. It even had few shrimp pieces in them which were of absolute no taste. It was different, but in a good sense. I am not too sure. So will give this dish a 4/10.
Today was an extremely busy day, I had things lined up one after the other. Perhaps my lightest blog so far. It’s ok. We shall try again tomorrow.
