Mouthpiece #55

बहुत याद करती हूँ

माँ तुम्हें मैं बहुत याद करती हूँ, असीमित प्यार के भण्डार को याद करती हूँ | तुम्हारे हाथों की गर्माहट को याद करती हूँ, तुम्हारी आँखों के भावों को याद करती हूँ, तुम्हारी प्यारी मुस्कुराहट को याद करती हूँ, मुझे ‘बेटी’ कह कर पुकारने को याद करती हूँ, मेरे अनकहे बोलों को समझने को याद करती हूँ | मेरी गलतियों को भूल जाने को याद करती हूँ, मेरी हर बात को मान देने को याद करती हूँ, मुझे जानने के एहसास को याद करती हूँ, मेरे साथ होने के संतोष को याद करती हूँ, तुम सब जानती हो, उस भरोसे को याद करती हूँ | तुम्हारे साये में बैठने को याद करती हूँ, तुम्हारे किस्से कहानियों को याद करती हूँ, तुम्हारे सुझावों सलाहों को याद करती हूँ, बात-बात में बात कह देने को याद करती हूँ, तुम्हारी सरल जीवनशैली को याद करती हूँ | सालों ही बीत गए तुम्हें देखे हुए, तुम्हारे होने की अनुभूति को याद करती हूँ | माँ मैं तुम्हें बहुत याद करती हूँ | Reading time... Read ‘Same Soul, Many Bodies’ by Dr. Brian Weiss. His books dispel almost all doubts about soul being immortal and take up different bodies at the right time. His cases highlight the fact that what we are experiencing has explanation in our previous births. In this particular book, he is even able to make use of his progression theory on some of his patients to heal their present. An interesting read. Have ordered another book by the same author. What's cooking? Rava idli ‘जैसा देस वैसा भेस’ - When in Rome, do as Romans do. I would rather modify it to ’जैसा देस वैसा खाना’ - When in Rome, eat what Romans eat. I don’t know about Rome but happily adopted this when we were in Bangalore. It is in fact a great way to make use of the local produce as well. Coming to Rava idli now. Idli’s various avtaars were absolutely unknown to me before Bangalore became our home for almost seven years. I especially liked a good number of options for healthy, light and not very expensive breakfast options that are available at almost every other corner throughout the city. I think this is true about most of the South Indian cities as well. There in one of the Darshini hotels we ordered Rava idli for the first time and there was no looking back post that. It immediately got an entry in my 'to try dishes’ that day itself. I checked with some of my friends for the exact proportions and ingredients. After many iterations over the years, I have come up with the following recipe which gives consistent results every single time. This usually works as a handy option when nothing else comes to mind. Moreover, it can be prepared quickly as one is spared of soaking and grinding part of the regular rice idlis. recipe here...