AT TIMES HAPPINESS IS NOT REQUIRING TO EDIT YOUR FOOD PHOTO!
Those were done a week back, exactly on the 6th of March, night time! It was a Sunday & I did it all alone. It is not a big deal to prepare a batter and pour into the waffle maker, true. But I am used to the luxury of getting everything ready in my hands. That I am going to Kolkata shortly, I am constantly managing from here which help would come when! I would have to get my home thoroughly cleaned and then I can be at peace! Because the elderly woman already went there the day before, I can go and sleep on a clean bed! I am going after almost three years; a lot of repair work, bank work, shopping is to be done. I meet people, yet not enough it seems. There are still some friends and relatives who remain left out. This time I would make clear one thing very well, that all are welcome but I wish to meet them in groups; whether they are interested or not matter to me! I have started to believe if one wishes to, he or she would make an effort to come to me, there need not be any insistence from my side! Although my dearest family members are there, I would not want to stay more than a month! I am not being dramatic; I indeed miss this island a lot; also more stay means a huge expense because I keep shopping this & that! I must buy few sets of new clothes for my God Family, and get made to order "balish-toshok" for my Laddoo-Krishna! I indeed go with a lot of work in hand, you would see me there in various spots all day! Before going, I need some preparations, stocking piles of my medicines, a bit of buying this and that! I really cannot travel alone with a heavy luggage! Three years of sitting idle in the island is making me feel insecure too! Has the virus made us feel comfortables sitting in a mouse hole? Who of you are there who hate wearing a mask? Its not about hating to; today too when I was walking from the doctor's chamber to Hougang, my old neighbourhood; I was having breathing trouble. I have the scare but meeting the grandmother is required!
WHAT I ATE, WHAT WAS I DOING SINCE MORNING?
I had to go to my doctor to get my medicines. There was a long queue today as all the elderly beings came for the Covid test to be done. I asked one of the three sister nurses to do the blood sugar check & the blood pressure too! They got me full two months of the necessary medicines; rest there I need to go to my dentist, eye surgeon, skin specialist! Why this number 52 is chasing me? Shane Warne had a team of doctors looking after him, yet!I do not stop chirping; I do not act old! I went for cleaning my eye brows, then did that yearly once ritual of eye brow embroidery! You know my loving readers, I have a couple of boy friends staying in my Kolkata condominium, what would they think otherwise? My eyebrows are paining at this time; yet I do a little of maintenance, 50 does not mean confining the self inside the temples! I should do everything in good measure; no wonder I enjoy cocktails! I can be a Papon, Sonu, Dean Martin & Elvis fan, all at a time! Because I would be late back home; I ate a choice meal of mushrooms, chicken, egg plant, scrambled egg around 2 pm!
Back home, I had such a fulfilling meal with mochar ghonto & motor dal er tetul tok! It was I who some three and half decades back created ruckus if there had no fish or meat on my plate! I got home a kind of Kueh, the green portion is a lightly sweet tapioca cake, the white portion is salty glutinous rice!
I do not know why I cannot stay away from carbs! Food gets me pleasure! I should slowly shift towards discussing today's snack recipe! There back in 1994, I had my appendix removed, today that area is paining! This is a born obese, lazy, inactive with defective body parts; the last one people around say!
WHAT IS THIS HERBED SALTY WAFFLE?
When I started having waffle, I felt buying a stovetop waffle maker makes sense but I must use healthier batters in it! I keep eating all day, at least this little precautions are required! I used corn meal, rice flour, corn flour, fresh coriander & mint, a bit of salt, green chillies, onion & spice powders! That is how this vegan, gluten-free, sugar-free, egg-free, diary-free snacker HERBED SALTY WAFFLE was born. You only need your choice of achar / chutney / sauce to enjoy them! This does not mean I try to avoid carb intakes! I hardly make a sincere effort to introduce a stricter diet; I would cease to live then! What I cooked last night was aloo-cornmeal-maida-atta-coriander-chilli-onion porota for the dinner! I was finding it difficult to roll; so managed them between the palms!
My food stories would continue, it should not be an issue with anyone!
INGREDIENTS :
CORNMEAL : 1 COFFEE MUG
RICE FLOUR : 1/2 COFFEE MUG
CORN FLOUR : 1/4 COFFEE MUG
CHOPPED CORIANDER : 1/2 MEDIUM TEA CUP
CHOPPED MINT : 2 TBSP
CHOPPED ONION : 3 TBSP
CHOPPED GREEN CHILLI : 1 TSP
RED CHILLI POWDER : 1 TSP
CUMIN POWDER : 2 TSP
CORIANDER POWDER : 2 TSP
DRY MANGO POWDER : 1 TSP
SALT : AS REQUIRED
OIL : JUST FEW DROPS TO BRUSH
METHOD :
Wipe clean the waffle maker! We would brush oil in it's interiors, later!
We would mix together the flour varieties & the salt together taken in a large, wide mouthed bowl. We would add water little by little and prepare a batter using a hand beater. It should not be paste like, neither watery!
Add the spices too, mix well!
I had burnt the first batch, even they tasted good. Thereafter, I could get the time required!
You can see, this side needs to be done a bit! No issues if we open an see if it is done, Belgium need not interfere!
Once a batch is done, we need to brush with oil again before pouring the batter!
Have them fresh & hot for the best taste; you must get your choice of condiment on the side!
We always order waffles from the patisseries . I havent tried homemade waffle before and this looks great.
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