Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Interview with Hari

Me: Hi, Hari, how are you?
Hari: Things are better now than before. Father has abstained from drinking toddy and Mother has healed. I have also earned some money already in Bombay.
Me: How about your sisters?
Hari: Bela and Kamal are still learning in school, and Lila still helps out with housework at home.
Me: Now that you have money, do you think that you should go to school and learn again?
Hari: I have never thought of that. However, I think that it is possible now having more money.
Me: How about the farm that you are planning to do?
Hari: It is not built yet. But I think that it is a very possible idea.
Me: Then how are you going to make use of the skills that you have learnt from the watchmender?
Hari: When the factory is built, the people from town who wear watches will come here and thus, I will have jobs to do!
Me: Thank you for letting me interview you! All the best for your future!

























Preparation of Chapathi

Total time

3-3-1/2 hours

Dough preparation

1/2 hour

Rising

2 hours

Cooking

1-1-1/2 hours

6 cups sifted whole wheat pastry flour
or 1/2/1/2 whole wheat /all purpose flour
2 tsp. Salt
6 tbsp. Vegetable oil

1-3/4cups warm water,
plus more as needed
1 cup, melted ghee or clarified butter

In a large mixing bowl, stir together the flour and salt. Sprinkle in the oil and rub it into the flour with your hands. Make a well in the center of the flour, pour in the water, and mix together by hand until the dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl. Turn out onto a lightly oiled surface and knead for 15 minutes. Clean out the mixing bowl, butter it lightly, and return the dough to the bowl. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap or a damp dish towel and let the dough rest for 2 hours.


Divide the dough into 36 pieces, then work with only 3 pieces at a time — the chapatis should not dry out before cooking. With lightly floured hands, roll each piece into a ball, flatten slightly, and place on a lightly floured surface. Roll out the dough into evenly flat 6" rounds. Roll out two more chapatis, then begin to cook.


Heat a cast-iron griddle over medium-high heat, then place a chapati on the griddle. Cook for 30 seconds, then flip it over, cook for another 30 seconds and flip again. The chapati should puff up and become freckled. When this occurs, remove it from the griddle to a towel-lined basket, brush lightly with ghee or clarified butter, and cover to keep warm. Stack the breads on top of each other. When the first three are done, reduce the heat under the griddle and roll out the next 3 chapatis; then turn up the heat and cook them. Continue rolling and cooking, rolling and cooking, until the dough is gone.


Preparation of jalebi


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