The Thought Shower Diary

The best meals we’ve ever had are usually a combination of nostalgia and great cooking. These are meals that we will always cherish because they not only satisfy our taste buds but also take us down the memory lane. For me, the Kerala fish curry cooked in the traditional Manchatti (clay pot) will be my ultimate soul food. Soft and juicy chunks of fish cooked in a spicy-sour tamarind gravy is a classic recipe in all Syrian Catholic homes. It tastes best when prepared in the age old Manchatti.          The clay pot enhances the overall flavor of the fish curry giving it an authentic taste. But gone are the days when people cooked in earthenware. Today, clay pots have been replaced with metal utensils. Metal utensils have a tendency to leach the food being cooked in it. Acidic ingredients such as tamarind accelerates the leaching process and renders the food bland. You then have to add more and more ingredients to compensate for the loss of flavor. Metal utensils are no d

Growing up Oh what a burden it is To mask all emotion in all it’s rawness To pretend to be calm and mature at any given situation To not be able to cry to your hearts content Because hey grown ups seldom do vent Or should I say they’re not supposed to do that But beneath the layers of countless masks Lies a lil child who’s scared of tasks Not knowing what to do Not knowing how to be Fearing all judgement Succumbing to expectations Wondering if she’s even doing it right  or can she do better And what exactly is the price for doing even better to the fullest of her might It’s now that I realize that  The peak of adulthood  Ain’t as astounding as it seemed as a child in childhood