Apr 15, 2003 08:35 AM
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(Updated Apr 15, 2003 07:05 PM)
He who is cognizant of his necessities would purchase a microwave oven after thoughtful deliberations.
He who merely wants to keep up with the ‘Sharmas’ would go and buy one anyway.
He who is thick-skinned would not bother about the microwave merely being used as an expensive food warmer at home.
He who is embarrassed about this purchase lying useless would want to know more on how to productively use it.
He who is obedient would listen to his mom and go attend the Sunday cookery class the LG guys were inviting for.
He who is insolent wouldn’t be caught dead in a cookery class and would laugh her suggestion off, even though the poor lady was to be out of town on those dates
He who is addicted would spend his Sunday surfing Mouthshut and of course have a great time.
He who is hell-bent on mustering a steely resolve would tear himself away from Mouthshut on a Sunday goes to a nearby book exhibition.
He who has other pressing assignments would scan through books of his taste, buy some and buzz off.
He who is faltu(agenda-bereft) browses through even recipe books (an area more than low on his interest scale) after having browsed through everything else twice, and spots Tarla Dalal’s Microwave Desi Khana
He who is anything would know that Tarla Dalal is the number one recipe book churner in India, and appears on her own cookery shows too that are highly popular. ‘The Pleasures of Vegetarian Cooking’ published two decades ago still sells like hotcakes.
He who knows her a bit better would be aware that she authors recipe books that are strictly vegetarian(sniff) and has many other titles on general and specialized cooking.
He who is a microwave khiladi(expert) would go straight to the recipes.
He who is a microwave anadi(novice) will find this book a useful primer on microwave usage. Ms Dalal not only lists recipes but also gives general tips on cooking Indian food in a microwave and also maintenance tips for the microwave.
He who is an avid snacker can try out microwave cooked versions of Stuffed Capsicum, Tandoori Aloo, Paneer Tikka, Sabudana Khichdi.
He who has a sweet tooth can try out her recipes for Sitafal Firni, Sooji Ka Halwa, Gajar Ka Halwa. (He who likes Gajar Ka Halwa can’t forget Nirupa Roy, but that’s besides the point. He who loves Nirupa Roy must come and talk to me, and that is also besides the point)
He who is a foodie can try out all those 14 vegetable dishes, 8 pulaos, 10 snacks, 2 pickles and 7 desserts.
He who is a Gujju will be delighted to note that khaman dhokla and dudhi muthia can be prepared in a microwave too
He who is a finicky veggie will have his anti-animal food beliefs strengthened.
He who is a pure non-vegetarian would be a tad disappointed.
He who is exacting would love the book for its details.
He who is hard-pressed for time would love its brisk pace and the equally quick recipes with an average preparation and cooking time of 10 minutes each.
He who is a connoisseur would note the remarkably authentic recipes.
He who is a shameless voyeur would drip saliva at the stunning pictures of the dishes.
He who strictly goes by the book will find it rewarding by itself
He who is experimental need not resist impulses of innovation
He who is adept at cooking would pick up the recipes in a jiffy.
He who is not, ditto.
He who rather surf the net must logon to https://tarladalal.com
And She who is not ‘He’ may replace all those ‘He’s with ‘She’
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Happy Microwaving
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For he/she who came in late, I had replaced the word 'Food' in the title with 'S*x' till the review was in the 30 list, as a mean ploy to attract readers. Hee hee hee, evil me! This is just to explain the comments that follow.
