So I woke up this morning and set about doing stuff as I’d planned last night.
Making coffee – check
Breakfast – check
Peel almonds soaked overnight – check
Apple – check
Light the lamp and pray – check
Keep idlis for steaming – check
Now here’s where I hit a hitch.
I turned off the stove after the appropriate time and sat down to enjoy my coffee.
Then I peeked into the balcony to see what last night’s heavy rains had been up to. The plants looked happy, and the periwinkle had 3 flowers today. Okay, technical 2.5 as one wasn’t fully open. That made me happy. I am always amazed at how plants perk up when it rains–something that simply watering cannot achieve. It is as if rainwater is mixed with magic.
I digress, though. Back to the idlis.
So I headed for the kitchen, mind at peace that I’d done things properly–you know that feeling. Imagine my shock when I opened the cooker with the intention of letting the idlis cool before packing them.
I had only kept three plates, so as not to be stuck with too many leftovers. Although I suppose I could have upma-ed them. Anyway, all the moulds had spilled over into each other creating a messy uni-idli. On each plate, the four idlis had bonded. Also, I don’t know what they were up to while steaming, they had kind of sprayed all over the insides of the cooker. The water I’d kept in the cooker was idli-ed water.
What to do?
I took a deep breath and carved circular idlis out of the plates, and managed to molaga-podi them all on both sides and pack them. As for the rest of it, I cleaned out the plates with the knife as much as I could and soaked them in water to make it easy to wash.
The idlis themselves are fine.
You know, this reminded me of that time when we were making batches of idlis for our guests and ran out of batter, making it necessary for me to run out and buy more. The last batch of idlis had spilled just like today and we were giggling as I carved out the idlis and packed them for the guests for their train journey.
Well, that memory made me laugh and remember that it is not the end of the world when these things happen.
And thusly, all is well. I shall now go have breakfast and settle with a wonderful tumbler of coffee, with which I will toast you, Mi.
