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Just not my day


Do you sometimes face this situation? Well I did, on this Sunday. It's one of those days, when whatever you do, at your best, it just does not work.

It was Sunday and we were going to have some friends for lunch. Menu was Chole, Puri, Rice and Hara-Bhara Kabab for starters. Everything just went well with the main course. Finished in time, table was set up.

I was confident that the starters are going to be fine, as I had tried them before. Recipe I used is from famous Sanjeev Kapoor website

http://www.sanjeevkapoor.com/hara-bhara-kabab---khazana-of-indian-recipes.aspx.

It had worked perfectly when I had made it first. Unfortunately, I did not take photos that time.

But anyways, this time, it turned out to be a disaster. The mixture turned out really well, it was tasty. But the moment I started to fry the balls,.............. it was all mess. It just didn't bind well, and kept disintegrating. I tried shallow frying, but still would not work.

Time for the guest to arrive was coming closer and I had no starters............ So I decided to leave that and make some Dhokla's. This one is also a tried recipe from my mother. Worked perfectly previously. But as I said, it was not my day...............the Dhokla's also turned out to be disaster. Instead of rising they just went flat and remained half-cooked.

Finally I just gave up. Went to Coles brought a packet of chips and dip and served my guests. Luckily for me the main course turned out to be saviour and the guest left happy, and contented.



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