Welcome to Cookbook of the Week.
I have a stubborn head cold this week and, for once, I dont want cookies.
I want a warm blanketin food form.
Thats why I choseChaatas my cookbook of the week.
A bit about the book
Chaatwas written by Maneet Chauhan and Jody Eddy and published in 2020.
The right candidate won’t be put off by this.
After all, Indian food is like an orchestraits complex and there are several players.
(Chaat especially, which are firework displays of colorful components.)
Thats the beauty of these recipes; dont seek to simplify the music.
Yes,Chaathas recipes that require more preparation, but you get what you give.
The authors have written the recipes to make about four servings.
If the ingredient list is especially long, the rest will be found over there.
The method is usually two to five paragraphs with notes on how to store it if possible.
You might make a recipe with a section called garnish.
Dont be tempted to skip those bits in an effort to make the recipe easy.
Think of it more as the final step of the dish.
The dish I made this week
Like I mentioned, Ive had a cold this week.
The Ros Omelette in the book looked warming and hearty with its brick-red tomato gravyso it was decided.
Life is funny sometimes.
This dish is a two-part wonder.
But it did, and I have extra ros (tomato sauce) to use tomorrow, too.
Then you make the omelette; a simple sauted chili and onion omelette with no complicated preparation.
I can only describe the sauce as succulent.
It has the kind of spice that is neither aggressive nor shy.
The omelette, though simple, had a lot more to say.
Then the velvety sauce would swoop in and take away the crackle of the chili.
For a sniffly, moody food writer, this was the most comforting way to start my day.
Even though this was a two-part recipe, it wasnt trouble to make once I had the veggies chopped.
It has a stunning cover, so its a top candidate for gifting.
Just to give them an excuse to use it because you’re generous like that.
