Growing up as a kid I remember mom doing this to the last 4 – 5 leftover breads in the packet for school lunches and breakfasts … bite size bread pieces tempered in oil/cumin/sesame/asafoetida/curry leaves/turmeric powder/red chilli powder/salt/sugar/black salt to the perfect crisp level (whagareli bread) & a cup of backyard grown mint leaves flavoured Indian style tea (phudinawali chai) for Tuesday morning breakfast at Patel Kitchen!!Fresh Palak Paneer in Handi!!Cottage cheese cubes/onions/peppers cooked in tomato purée with select spices on a wok at high flame curry (kadhai paneer), benched fresh spinach purée/clarified butter/cumin/asafoetida/finely chopped onions/ginger-garlic-green chillies-jalapeno paste/salt/sundried crumbled fenugreek leaves cooked till oil separates finally garnished with bite size Indian cottage cheese cubes curry (Palak paneer), coarse ground cracked whole wheat roasted in clarified butter n cooked in whole milk/ghee/cane sugar/cardamom powder porridge garnished with silvered cashews/almonds/pistachio dessert (gehu halwa) & whole wheat flour pan toasted flat breads (roti) for Tuesday lunch at Patel kitchen!Bite size chicken thigh pieces/onions/ginger/garlic/mint/cilantro/green chillies/yogurt/powdered n whole spices curry slow cooked with herbed long grain basmati rice garnished with fried onions/cilantro/edible colour & pearl size deep fried chickpea flour balls soaked in spiced mint yogurt sauce (chicken biryani/fudina boondi raita) for Tuesday dinner at work!!
