Tomato Chutney and Friday Blues

Friday Evening Blues :

The restlessness is really getting on to me. Not having enough work to do "at office" is wonderful to look at .. but on a closer look - it makes you so restless and drains your energy . Those small little tasks take so much time , the negative thoughts rush in, none of those blogs look interesting anymore .. they will soon be once those requirements start coming in for the new phase of the project.

On the home front - I really wish I could cook more often. A week of no "in-laws" or "helpers" really does wonders.
Yes, I love to sleep late but its a wonderful sense of satisfaction and pride when I cook , wash , rush to office, take care of all the baby needs and rush rush rush again.

A wonderful chutney for mommas like me who want a quick and healthy breakfast ..

1 medium onion sliced thin- The size really doesnt matter but it didnt feel good to write 1 onion. ! 1 medium onion gives the feel that I really know wat I am talking about.
1 tomato -- Again , size doesnt matter. This chutney tastes good anyway
1 teaspoon til - ellu- sesame seeds
3 cloves garlic
A few sprigs of curry leaves (more the better if you are a south indian)
6 dry red chillies ( this one depends on how much heat you can tolerate, i found this medium spicy.. but my spice tolerance is on the higher side)

Heat enough oil , 2 teaspoons maybe, add the til seeds and the onion , red chilly and the garlic. Saute till onion turns pink and soft..  Add the curry leaves and tomato chunks.

Optional :At this stage you can add a handful of coconut if you want a different chutney.. now lets stick to the original recipe..

Cool the mixture, grind in mixer till its one whole pasty mass..

You can drizzle some oil (yes coconut oil- if u are a mallu like me) over it if you find its too hot for you..

THis chutney was a hit at home and foolproof.. Even I got it right the first time. :)

the bed of roses , or is it?

There was a time when I wanted to marry , have kids, a career and live the life like every1 does. Sometimes i wish I stayed that way. But now I ve changed.

I dont understand the need to get married. As a girl living in a small town/city (?) the lack of freedom to move around.. the taboos and the hawk eyes luring around everywhere .. I began to feel bored and left out after a certain point. All the frens I cherished and shared the wavelength with moved out or got married..and it was no fun to be alone in this city .. and with hoardes of relatives around it was no fun either.

FOund my man or so I felt.. got married and realized that the cliched "love before and life after" holds true to a certain extend.

Of late I came across few blogs and people who decided not to have kids. I can undertsnad them , I can understand why they chose so.

I also come across girls who do not want to get married. No one asked me for an advise, but I wanna shout it out.. dont marry till the right one comes along.. and dont decide that he is the right one , coz  u are lonely,coz he is fun and its boring elsewhere, or for such odd reasons...  Marry him coz both of u want to be together. If he is fun to be with , if he cares about u like he does his frens and his parents, if he is adamant that u have to get along with his parents and u can then go ahead... life is nto so simple ...

Nowhere in the world...

I think the "30" stuff got into me. I got a new haircut and I attribute it to the 30's

THe new workplace, the lack of lambda sharing frens , the need to look more hep... a growing frsutration at this dull life..

Oh yes , i ve a lil brat to boast about.. but beyond that I ve no life.. And to make it worse the papa has a fun filled life with events after events with his own gang of male frens .

Ah!! I wish I could focus on somethign rather than blabber about this lack of activity

I wish I would bake more

I wish I wud be more brisk and quick in the chores I do.

I wish and wish but liefe is going nowhere...