I would tell, if I remember...that far back

There is this event hosted by Shama of easy2cook recipes. She wants to know what was somebody's first cooking adventure. At 48, I guess it is very hard to recollect that far back. However, I have a vivid memory of my first flop puris...they failed for combined reasons period!! But after pouring my heart out to a very understanding, elderly colleague, I learnt to correct more than one fault, with her guidence ...and that was not only related tocooking.

But that is not all this post is about. I will share here the first solo cooking experience of my dorm-living daughter. She cooked this meal all by herself and had friends over for dinner. She has taken pictures with her E71 and mailed me. Have a look and say what you think :-)

As of me, I'm very proud to display these because at her age, I only knew what my Quantum Physics and Optics books discussed. I never bothered to lift a ladle then, there was no necessity to; there were always paati or amma around and to help them out our Velamma.

Now peek into my darling child's adventures in her very own kitchen... and what a lovely dorm, I'm amazed at the fridge and cooking range they have provided for them, sigh!

Her breakfast rcipe to me was,
made a mixed vegetable curry to go with bread.. just played around with the spices and vegetables... :)

and this was the breakfast

What amused me was, she put this up on facebook and one of her seniors, a grad school student wanted the recipe and I've cut and pasted below their exchange and her recipe too :)

Nivedita replied after your comment on Niki Shetty's photo album:
"how did you make that??? TELL TO MEEEEE!"

Niki replied after your comment on her photo album:
"sureeee! :) its just capsicum and tomatoes.. use cumin, mustard seeds, curry leaves to thaalichukotify ;) add the chopped tomatoes and saute until they lose their raw taste.. that should give u ur base. microwave ur capsicum until its cooked. add this to ur tomatoes and let it cook. add salt and turmeric powder and stir them in and ur done! :)
i forgot to microwave the peppers, so i had to add more water and let it cook in the pan for like 10 to 15 mins.. i guess it'll work fast if u run ur veggies through the microwave.. lemme noe how it works if u make it :D"

Served this with mixed vegetable rice :)

What do you say???

I'm posting this off to Shama's ongoing event The First Cooked Food event.