Pinku-Enchanted Life

We shifted from one flat to another the past weekend. While we are just a stones throw away from the previous flat yet shifting meant digging out things from all nooks and crannies and turning all parts of the home upside down quite literally. It is an exhausting task in most households and in ours more so with the husband’s ability at hoarding all sorts of paper memorabilia, our combined love of books, music and films and the fact that we both do not have a parental home where some of our childhood stuff could be kept. Instead lots of things from both homes are kept with us as they have too many sentiments attached and I find it very difficult to throw them away. So after four days of sorting through piles and piles of stuff, continuously sneezing thanks to the dust and body ache I wanted to eat something different and feel a little sane. Since it was also a work day and time was of the essence I decided fried rice with lots of veggies and thick chicken gravy would have to suffice. A

So, you have a late lunch on Saturday and assume that no one would be in the mood for a snack in the evening and are sure that tea and biscuits would suffice. However come 6 PM you yourself are craving a bit to munch on, after all whats a weekend without snacks? Of course conflicting thoughts of a full lunch, extra calories are also hovering around, making it a complicated decision making challenge. So here's what I did: Steamed some sprouted lentils I had in the fridge for about 10 minutes in the microwave.  Put the same in a bowl along with chopped onions, tomatoes and a few green chillies. Squeezed a bit of lemon, added rock salt and Chat masala along with a dash of Tabasco sauce and Imli chutney Added a couple of crushed papri's to the mix and gave the whole thing a good toss. Served it with a papri and a drop of imli chutney on top. Tasted yummy, was nutritious and helped the guilt pangs about healthy food as well. A win win for sure :)