Cooking - The First Time

Dear Diary,     Day 5          29.03.2020

For some people, the lockdown period is very boring and for some people, the lockdown period is the best time when one can unleash their creativeness.

Many friends of mine have told me that in this free period I can go for cooking from where I can get many experiences which will also fill my creative box. So today I started my day with cooking and baking my favourite recipe.

So I started to cook a Bengali dish called "Muri ghonto" which my mother used to cook very well. I told my mother that today I will cook on behalf of her because I wanted to do it on my own and I also took the help of the internet.

Fish and special rice which is called "Swarna Masuri rice" in Bengali are needed to make this meal along with various species. 

In this home quarantine or lockdown period, cooking will not only keep me occupied but also help to reduce my stress and anxiety and also makes my tummy happy and satisfied since it is my favourite dish.

To make the dish more interesting I used my ideas and imagination to substitute exotic ingredients with ones already available in my kitchen.

In the end, the dish was ready and my family members applauded me for making the dish in a good enough manner, although the amount of salt was much high, but for a first time try it was ok.

I have told one of my friends that if he is not confident of cooking all by himself he can help those who were already doing it at home by chopping vegetables, helping with other preparation using imagination to produce restaurant quality presentation for everyday dishes and can enjoy a happy meal the with family.

That's all for today dear diary.