It’s just 6 years ago, when I first landed on Mumbai; the
city threw at me various challenges at every step. First, the challenge of
getting accommodation, the challenge of finding a job, the challenge of
learning how to wash clothes and yet catch the train to reach office on time.
But the challenge of cooking was something in my life that I was very sure that
I would never be able to conquer!
I still remember seeing my mother pack at least 20 Maggi
packets and 10 pasta packets with 5-6 soup packets when I was leaving Kolkata.
Her act was very evident of the fact that even she was confident of me failing
in learning the art of moving the ladle on a wok to turn raw vegetables edible!
As for me, cooking or for that matter food had never
occupied a priority in my life.
But, as they say you search throughout the
world just to find your true love always following you- in the same manner, my true love (cooking) started following me quite early- without any further thoughts I decided to take up Nutrition & dietetics major in college (again
Food science). Through my curriculum I mastered the knowledge about the
nutritional factors of food but never could think of mastering the art of
cooking.
Coming back to my journey in Mumbai- after getting a job, I even
managed to win the heart of my long secret love (who was also in Mumbai ).
During my courtship, I learnt that he was a keen food lover. And as the old
saying goes ‘the path to a man’s heart goes through his stomach’ I understood
the only way to make him feel happy was by cooking! Now, it sounds very easy
but for me fighting for him with the world was easier than cooking for him!
But, I started learning- It all started with boiling eggs (time:45 minutes)
then, half cooked shapeless chapattis, raw vegetable curry , etc.
But in two years time I was cooking delicacies for 12-15
guests!
I would say, such is the power of love.
It was merely for my love (now my husband) that I decided to
cook. Now, after 4 years I see myself cooking any and every delicacy.
Now, I not only cook to make my husband happy but also do it
commercially. I have started the
India’s first Food tutorial website. I have realized
while going through the self-training of cooking, we come across various recipe
websites or videos- we follow every step according to instruction but still the
perfect required taste of the particular dish at times cannot be achieved.
This is due to few small and intricate techniques that most
of the recipe websites, channels, books or videos miss out on.
I believe it is not the amount of salt that matters but how
and when its added that helps in achieving an extra edge over others while
cooking the same dish.
Keeping this need in mind I have developed this website
which has all possible categories required for any learner to get self-trained
about cooking.
The general recipe category offers recipes from Starters to
main course to desert and also continental. The quick recipe category solves
the big problem of working people. They can follow the daily updates and cook
variety of food at home in less than 20 minutes!
Then, the video recipe category includes all those elaborate
recipes that needs greater training.
And of course while cooking knowing about food is very
important, hence I have also incorporated a category that talks of nutritional
value of the commonly used food items.
My website
www.foodtuts.com is thus a complete solution for people like
us to get self-trained on cooking.
Now, I can proudly say, I have conquered the challenge of
cooking, as well.
My life is now 'well-cooked' with a desired profession as a writer, husband-cum-lover and acquiring the tag of a good cook!
So, to all those who feel that they can never cook, turn to find the person you would love to cook for, then just wait and watch to find yourself grow as a cook (because now you have the assistance of
www.foodtuts.com!)
All the best,
Happy Cooking!
