Mujhe yaad hai woh pehla din jab maine akele dal tadkani thi.

Haath kaanp rahe the. Haldi zyada pad gayi. Namak kam tha. Aur jab maine woh pehla ghunt chakha — sach kahun toh — bilkul waisi nahi thi jaisi maa banati hai. Lekin woh meri thi. Poori tarah meri.

Kitchen sirf ek kamra nahi hai.
Yeh woh jagah hai jahan hum roz ek choti si duniya create karte hain —
pyaar se, patience se, aur thodi si haldi se.
Log kehte hain cooking ek burden hai. Main kehti hoon — yeh depend karta hai aapke nazariye par.

Jab maine cooking ko obligation ki jagah expression ki tarah dekhna shuru kiya — sab badal gaya. Masalon ki khushboo ek alag hi sukoon dene lagi. Kadhai mein chaunk lagne ki awaaz ek tarah ka music banne lagi. Aur roz naya experiment karna — ek dum naya adventure.

Maine ek cheez seekhi hai —

Jo aurat roz char logon ke liye khaana banati hai, woh aslaan ek chef hai.
Jo bache hue sabziyon se kuch tasty bana deti hai, woh ek artist hai.
Jo bina recipe ke andaza se sahi taste nikaalni hai, woh ek genius hai.

Woh aurat — aap hain.
Toh aaj jo bhi banao — ek simple chai ho ya poori Sunday biryani — use sirf kaam ki tarah mat banao. Ek baar dil se banao. Thoda naya try karo. Masala thoda alag daalo. Dekho kya hota hai.

Aapka kitchen aapki sabse badi creative space hai. Use apni gallery ki tarah use karo.

Pakao. Experiment karo. Galtiyan karo. Dobara try karo. Aur haan — khud bhi khao, sirf doosron ko serve karne ke baad nahi. 🍲