Very Tired to Very Yumm

There is no better song that I want to hum right now but this:

This life I'm livin'
What a wonderful life, days with a life of ease, oh-ho-oh
Well, I've got no job to worry me
No big bad boss to hurry me
It's a wonderful life life's good to me

-          “What a wonderful life” by Elvis Presley

Ah! This song always feels good, doesn’t it?

I just got back from a jog that I pushed myself to complete. It’s not that I am lazy but I just like investing my calories where I see more rather than do more. Do you get me? Don’t worry I think I am a little too clever that I don’t get myself many times! :P

So what I was saying is I just got back from a jog and hung around the chair very tired. Just then I remembered my promise to J at lunch time. “I’ll make you something you’d love”, I wooed him. It was already 5.15 pm. So I either drag my lazy bum to the kitchen and get things moving or just watch TV and give excuses of being “very” tired. But I knew I would feel bad if I had done that. For there is no better pleasure on earth than to see your hubby enjoy a meal you cooked. Just the thought of J’s smile got me up on my toes. I quickly wrapped my new frock-like apron on myself and got things chopping! 

Half an onion, 1 tsp of ginger garlic paste & 5 red chilies took a spin in the blender. A fat tomato went under the knife and took a grind in the processor too. I placed both the set of ingredients aside and asked them to wait their turn. I brought a deep bottomed pan to heat and dropped a block of pure butter and played around with a spatula. Into the pan went the onion, ginger garlic & red chilies mixture for a fry. The tomato mixture followed that and got fried too. Next came in line a small pinch of red color, garam masala, chili powder, coriander powder & turmeric powder to it. I let the colors mix to a unison. Red, yellow & brown blended into what I call “mmmmm”. I added a pinch of salt & tossed in some green peas to bring in a contrasting hue. It was all set for the star of the dish to enter - fried paneer pieces. They got cooked with the lid on. 5 minutes and seconds of surprise, what I tasted was pure bliss! For the final touché de excellence, I sprinkled some chopped coriander leaves & ghee roasted cashew and raisin. tada! It was ready - Paneer Butter Masala a.k.a Heaven!