Hey, found a Dal Dhokli recipe for those who are not sure from LuvBites. Enjoy

Hey thanks for the warm welcome to those that left a comment.

I am a gujarati chap living in the UK with a beautiful partner and two fully grown (and always hungry) adult kids. As with most Indian families we are an extended family which includes my parents and my brother and his family. We try to eat together at least once a week, normally Saturdays. There is always a lil battle as whose favourite dish will be the main food item for the day (how come I never win!!).

Hey I talked about the need to have the right ingredients but you know what, try getting the quantities from some people. My mum or my partner add ingredients without any form of exact measurements. I too have learned cooking the ‘daily’ dishes (dals and standard curries) the same way. In fact I don’t actually have any scales in the kitchen, which must be a horrifying thought to most cooks out there. Although I have to say the ‘cup’ appears to be a standard measure. Well I do have lots of cups.

Cooking tonight is Dal Dhokli, which I believe is a gujarati dish but please put me right if I am wrong. Anyway, I made the toor dal and the Jyostna (partner) is adding the dhokli for me. Should be ready any moment, hence I am need to leave. Plus Jyostna is off to the garba tonight, so she is in a hurry too.

Will be back later!!.

New blogger, not sure if there is a bloggers code of practice that I should be following. Ah well know doubt someone will tell me. Due to ill health, I am home based and not able to work at present. Have time on my hands, something that’s new to me. I have always enjoyed cooking, so I am spending time collecting recipes and reading foodie blogs. Wow, lots out there. Great to see so much passion about food and cooking when I read some of blogs. I am not a great eater, food is not top priority for me but I do enjoy cooking and I try to ensure high standards in terms of quality of ingredients used. However, at the end of the day it’s the experience and skills that makes the difference regardless of anything else. I am a late starter on the cooking front and on a learning curve. How true that most commend their mothers as the best cooks they have ever known, I can say the same. My mum is a great cook and renowned for her high standards and quality of food. With my mother’s lead, we have often cooked for hundred plus people for a given event and the quality is retained regardless of the numbers. One of the big lessons, I have learned from my mum is not to have the ‘it will do’ attitude towards a given recipe. Don’t bother cooking a given dish if you don’t have the right ingredients. Make the effort and it will pay off. I will write more later...chow