The perennial problem which every house wife faces is what to cook? The dilemma is perpetual. In our house too, I have no issues pending to be solved, no pending lists of items to be bought from the grocery, except one great problem 'what to cook'. This question arises thrice every day , for breakfast, lunch and dinner. I pretend to be sleeping when I get an inkling that the maid is going to enter my room. She has no emotions,no suggestion and no ideas except to put a burden on my troubled soul. In her typical dialect,and without any introduction,she straight away comes to the point, "Madam ji, ki banbe ga?"It is a Herculean task to decide what to cook. It is easy to prepare food but thinking of what will appeal to the palate of every one is......oof! We buy vegetables for a whole week, but find it difficult to select what to make..
The problem arises because every one has different taste. My husband wants Curd Rice for lunch every day but the son detests it. He likes Rajmah and Pullau.My daughter in law loves bitter gourd but the grand daughter does not look at it.Vegetables like,pumpkin,white gourd, tinda, are a big no,no for every one. Grand children like brinjal bharta, but grand father hates the very sight of it. Paneer(cottage cheese) is the only blessed thing which gets 100% votes. But it cannot be made for all the three meals every day. The other thing which is in great demand is non vegetarian food. We all do not eat non- veg preparations. It is relished by my son and grand children. How do you manage to keep every ones palate satisfied?
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The problem arises because every one has different taste. My husband wants Curd Rice for lunch every day but the son detests it. He likes Rajmah and Pullau.My daughter in law loves bitter gourd but the grand daughter does not look at it.Vegetables like,pumpkin,white gourd, tinda, are a big no,no for every one. Grand children like brinjal bharta, but grand father hates the very sight of it. Paneer(cottage cheese) is the only blessed thing which gets 100% votes. But it cannot be made for all the three meals every day. The other thing which is in great demand is non vegetarian food. We all do not eat non- veg preparations. It is relished by my son and grand children. How do you manage to keep every ones palate satisfied?
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Ditto ditto problem in my home. Add to the above problem, low cal diet menu and it becomes my problem too. If you get a solution, please share with us Ma'am:)
ReplyDeleteAsha thanks a lot. Here too children count the calories. I think there is no solution to this problem.
DeleteHi aunty.. Ya.. True.. I miss those days when we used to discuss what to cook or what has been cooked ...
ReplyDeleteHi Alef, I also miss those chatting sessions.
DeleteSame problem in every household. There are only 3 people in mine, but the same problem pops up, They eat only gobi and rajmah happily, but if I make it too often then it is "Roz yehi banate ho". If I try to throw the onus on them "What do you want to eat?" They say 'Food!"
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Ava here too gobi gets maximum votes, and the same reaction i also get.
DeleteI do not have this problem as everybody eats everything. But my hubby wants 'daal' everyday.
ReplyDeleteLucky you Kalpana.
DeleteIt is the same story at our place too! Though we have a rule of eating whatever is cooked, but our rule does not mention a word about the expressions to be used while eating. So we have frowns and cribs galore on dining table from somebody or the other!
ReplyDeleteThanks Shilpa. This rule was applicable till the children were small.But the children have parents they are unable to enforce this rule.
DeleteWell, given that my home is filled with adjusting eaters, the cooks of the house, ie, my wife and mother don't have too many issues. But yours is a crazy problem to have.
ReplyDeleteYou arev a lucky one.
DeleteTrue,this is a million dollar question in many houses, it would be too hard on the lady of the home!
ReplyDeleteThanks Padmaja.At the back of my mind this issue is always lurking.
DeleteWe are only two of us, so I make our favorites alternatively. :-)
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday Ushaji! Wish you health wealth and happiness!
What was the menu today? I hope it was your favorite!
Great idea! cooking alternatively.for the two of you. Thanks for the birthday wishes.
Deletehahaha...u know what, at my office, after lunch everyday, when I sit on my seat with a frown on my face, the colleague sitting directly opposite to me asks, kya hua ? And my reply is always standard :, ' arey yaar, soch rahi hu shaam ko dinner k liye kya banaaun ' :D
ReplyDeletethe same story ditto ditto ditto everywhere :D
Thanks Sreeja. I am happy that I am not the only one facing this problem
DeleteThe universal story,everyone wants their favorite to be prepared but balancing everyone's likes and dislikes that too daily is a task worthy of olympic gold medal. I too generally make our favorites alternately since we are only two, but when we have family over then it is a million dollar question :P
ReplyDeleteBelated birthday wishes Ushaji :)
Thank you Reshma.You are fortunate that you are not gheraoed with this problem. When kids come and are grown up,then only one has face this problem. Thanks for the birthday wishes.
DeleteA true picture of kitchen.Poor home makers quite often are confused and so also me.Nice topic,madam.
ReplyDeleteThank you Sarala.
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