Mission Bajji and Pakoda

All thanks to my organization for conducting a training session post lunch, which enabled me to reach home an hour early than my usual time… the rain gods blessed all the way with a drizzle which soaked me and made the ride a memorable one. I sat before the tv with windows open, through which the rain slashing the walls sprinkled on my face… everything was going well until the moment my agitated mouth started sending signals to my mind ordering for pakoda and chilli bajji. I called up my pal (who is in reachable distance) and requested to make some pakoda for me… and the answer was as usual “Dhobey!!!” (GET OUT!). Then a thought struck me why cant I make it myself as I had all the time and resource … there it started “Mission Pakoda …”(let the MI music play in ur brains)

Confirming the powder that is used to prepare the bajji, I took the required powder and mixed salt and water making a guess on the quantities required. Slowly but steadily I ended up making a right proposition of all. First it was turn to make chilli bajjis, By slicing the chillis in middle i stirred them in the paste. With frying spoon in one hand and the soaked chilli in another I started dropping them in to boiling oil … then a question popped in my head when do I know it’s cooked?? The answer was “Don’t know!!!” then based on my intuition (which is rusted cos I rarely use it) I decided to go with the color the bajji changes to. When the color of the bajji was nearly matching to the ones that I eat outside I picked them out… after being done with the bajji’s i turned my focus to onion pakoda … thanks to pal who gave an idea on how to make it. After blending the sliced onions I started to cook the pakoda. After a hour long effort there it was in my hands the onion pakoda and the chilli bajji … Mission accomplished… or so I thought!

As no mission is accomplished with out issues, I too had two
First – I ended up ruining my kitchen with the paste all over, which took one and half hours to clean upL.
Second – “My intuition” – I ended up with half boiled chilli bajji’s like half boiled eggs Cooked external and raw internal … I should have realized that my intuition has gone to bins long time back and I m not supposed to use any.
To add to this, I shared the spoils of the mission with my pal whom I can call expert in these stuff (compared to me that is) and ended up with ear warming reviews …
Anyways the mission statement was “Make pakoda and chilli bajji” and not “make eatable pakoda and chilli bajji” – So I told myself “u have succeeded – change the mission statement next time and NEVER listen to ur so called intuition !!!”