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The Pepper Mutton That Melts In My Mouth…
A delightful recipe that brings back fond memories whenever I cook it…
Fond memories of times spent with my loved ones and family will always come back time and again to haunt me and remind me of my special bond with them. This is a short story that has a special place in my heart but let’s go down memory lane and relive those moments that bring back lingering memories that leave me choking with emotion, where the entire family relished a hearty Sunday afternoon meal and ended it by licking their fingers noisily. The hero of this story is the pepper mutton which took me a long time to learn but the journey was not easy, and the lessons learned were through continuous trial and error in cooking. Read on…
A well-prepared meat dish that the entire family relished reminds me of how I learned this dish twenty-five years ago from my Mum and has stayed with me even to this day.
Perfecting the art of cooking the meat perfectly so that it is neither too soft nor semi-cooked but cooking it just right so that it blended with the spices in an iron kadhai made it a five-star meal on Sundays and the icing on the cake was a kulfi (Indian ice-cream) from a nearby local store.
Our Sunday mornings usually began with hot mugs of tea followed by a hearty breakfast of omelette and bread. My father would then hop onto…
