THE CHILDHOOD BACKYARD - 21st May #QUARANTINED #FOOD #DAIRIES

THE CHILDHOOD BACKYARD 

As we Cousins, 6 of us were up,

 We used to head to our TREEHOUSE 🌳 , that used to be loaded with Mangoes 🥭.

We kids were like music 🎶 at a Wedding👰.

Running  and playing between 2Forests and 6Houses....

Soon, we could smell the fires🔥 set for lunch, That rich dense, Smokey aroma from burning 🥥 coconut husk, was our reminder... 

As if our parent were asking to “get back home”.

We used to take our baskets 🧺 head to our backyard where the fire was set, collect our fresh organic produces from almost all the spices, fruits and vegetables.

The sound of the Rolling stone, where my grandma 👵🏽RADHA used to make her fresh ground chutney.... wow!!!

That was ecstatic!! 

  

The fresh organic produces, cooked in Virgin 🌴 coconut oil, fresh squeezed  milk 🥥 🥛 power packed superfoods  simmering away in earthen pots, over natural resource of 🔥 fire.

What an Alchemy!!! My childhood backyard with its EARTHEN AROMA’s  & FRESH ORGANIC PRODUCES

 GODS OWN COUNTRY, KERELA.

Rightly said, Where ART 🖼 was even used in COOKING 🥘 RICH IN EVERYTHING, Nature, rains, art forms, architecture, Folk and classical 💃 dances, Classical music  culture and Above all their Wisdom, Patience and love for knowledge.

THANKING my Parents who gave us such a wide culture to be raised along and carry along.

  A simple roast of the backyard 🔥 fires:

Ingredients:

Coconut oil

Mustard seeds

Fennel seeds

Cumin seeds

Curry leaves

3large onions

Bell peppers a small pieces

Tomato 1large

Shredded or thinly sliced meat(beef chicken)

Curry powder 

Coriander powder

Red chilli powder

Turmeric powder

Salt

Sugar

Black pepper 

Method:(high flame)

Heat coconut oil 

Mustard seeds till splutters

Cumin and fennel seeds

Curry-leaves and  onions together lots of coarse black pepper.

Once it turns golden brown add the meat mix it leave it to sizzle and char one side 

Till then add all dry spices to the meat and onions 

Stir it once, and allow it to sizzle till all the water goes dry.

Add a little water and cut hard boil eggs 🥚 and place it before you serve.

TIPS: 

This dish could be made with out meat, chicken, meat liver as well, popularly made with boiled egg.

Veg option Fry okra (lady fingers can be added to this.)