Thought of Food and Food for Thought

Opened my refrigerator  for lunch today and found a bowl of leftover rice.... After a long tiring day out in the sun the very thought of cooking a meal in this heat can give you a stroke. Before i starved myself to death, the calender reminded me of my Aunt's birthday, which further reminded me of the amazing "curd rice" she made for us once.... And I ran back into the kitchen:

In a pan added 1 tablespoon of oil, half a teaspoon of black mustard seeds, half a teaspoon of coriander seeds, half teaspoon channa dal(split yellow lentils) few kadi pata leaves and a teaspoon of finely chopped ginger and let it saute for a minute till the mustard seeds started to pop.

then I added the rice( a small bowl full) lowered the flame and poured in half a cup of curd, a teaspoon of lemon juice, salt to taste and dried mint leaves.

mixed it all well and served....

It is a very light and easy to cook dish which barely takes 5 min.

Today's lunch is dedicated to my Aunt for being the savior of the day on the very special day of her birthday!!!

Its amazing how food is connected to little instances in life and how it manages to enhances the flavor of each moment.  The rich and subtle aroma of the spices added to the dish describe my Aunt's persona so well that leaves me wondering on how beautifully life and people can be linked to food and its flavor. It could be a co-incidence that serving this dish for lunch on her birthday happened, but I lay still in the moment to wonder if this is what is meant to be to make us realize the strong association of character and individuality of a being with a particular cuisine or part of the meal..... Basically i just see food in everything and every being ;) and so believe :

Food for one, Food for thought, Food for life!!!!

So cheers to the calender and the thought!! and  a very Happy Birthday to my Aunt....

P.S: I am having my rice with a freshly prepared refreshing lemonade :)