A proud moment!

Today is a proud moment for all of us Indians. Our health workers have administered 100 crores (One billion) of our population with anti-Covid 19 vaccinations. This is a world record thanks to sustained efforts towards achieving the target of immunising every Indian from the ailment. 

Mind you, this has been achieved despite the taunts and cynicism by many in our country who had opposed it squarely, not even hesitating to call the Covaxin vaccination a hoax and asked the people to boycott! Where are those idiots today, as we stand on the threshold of a major milestone?

I won't hesitate to say that it was made possible by the steadfast and firm leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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What terrifies a true Masala Dosa lover?

Ask me.....the true masala dosa addict. Making and eating masala dosa is an art. It is an acquired trait. The most important rules to follow are :-

  1. Should be big and uniformly crisp till you finish the last piece.   

  2. It should retain its shape till the last bit is over.

  3. It should have a slight fermented taste.

  4. The filling should be thick enough not to sog the belly of the dosa.

  5. Arrey bhai....who asked you to add cheese in it?

  6. Same goes for tomato sauce/cooked noodles on it...? Fusion dosas are the worst insult to a dosa.

  7. Watery chutney or sambar which do not stick to the dosa. There should be a cordial adhesion between them.

  8. Soggy or over thick dosas have nothing to do with masalas. They are only for amateurs who eat dosa with lentil powders or sugar.

  9. Wash your hands (corona or not) and eat your dosas with your hands....eating with spoon and fork or fork and knife is a joke on our dosa's pride.

10. Dosas without enough oil poured when getting done is a letdown. Please be lavish in pouring oil.

11. Eating dosa with your mind on the smart phone.....terrible. Please throw away that phone.

12. Potato masala with too many ginger pieces......no way.

13. Potato masala in a pink colour because of the addition of a few beetroot pieces....no way.

14. Potato masala browned due to the addition of chili powder for want of green chillies.....no way.

15. Do not change the shape into oval, triangular or conical. Make a round one and fold it into halves like the orthodox one.

16. Packed dosas or home delivered dosas which get soft, bent or steam wet are a big spoiler. Dosas should be eaten straight from the stove to the plate......crisp and hot.

And most importantly....

- Eat it in style from the sides moving slowly to the cetre where the potato masala is waiting. Do not jump into the centre like Narasimha tearing the belly of Hiranyakashipu.

- Dosas are to be eaten decently not with two hands or brutally tearing into the middle of the elegant dosa.

"Oh my masala dosa....So much for making and eating you right".

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Adieu Sreedevi Pillai!

This morning while browsing the net, happened to see the farewells by the friends and relatives of Sreedevi Pillai on her Facebook wall. She had passed into the mist of time on the 8th of this month due to a massive cardiac arrest.

I have never met her but all that I know about her was that she followed my blog posts ardently. For that simple reason, we had a bond that connected us.

What I also know is that she was an accomplished lady with multifaceted talents.

Adieu Sreedevi! My tears and prayers. May god give strength to your near and dear ones to tide over this irreparable loss. And how I wish I'd reached out to you in time?

Tailpiece.

Got up at 6, the chores and was ready by a quarter to 10. It was a quiet day. The much anticipated deluge never happened!