Creativity in the kitchen / myLot

India

January 27, 2025 1:09am CST

Most of us have learnt to cook through our mothers -atleast I have. Then there are friends and now YouTube that gives us ideas. But what I have noticed is in the process of being busy in the kitchen we also create something that could be termed 'Necessity is the mother of invention' I have to my credit a few such situations and the latest is using the oranges that I have. The maid bought some and they are all very sour I now use them instead of tamarind I made a brinjal curry today and instead of adding tamarind I peeled an orange and squeezed it into the curry. Smart idea. Right?

Nice taste. ] Anything you can share?

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Kandase

@Kandae11 (56246)

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27 Jan

When purchasing oranges it is sometimes difficult to tell if they are sweet or sour. When l get the sour ones l make orangeade - similar to lemonade.

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@allknowing (144633)

• India

27 Jan

That's a good idea. Loose jacket oranges are sweet. She brought the tight jacket oranges

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Shavkat

@Shavkat (140424)

• Philippines

27 Jan

I am still a neophyte in cooking, but the skill is improved. I reckoned the idea of not asking my lovely mother to teach me while she is still living here on earth.

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@allknowing (144633)

• India

27 Jan

No one could have taught you cooking better than your mother

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Shavkat

@Shavkat (140424)

• Philippines

29 Jan

@allknowing I totally agree with you. It was too late to whine about it. I am trying my best to learn how to cook in a hard way at present.

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@allknowing (144633)

• India

29 Jan

@Shavkat Sine you are a boy may be your Mom did not think of asking you to learn how to cook

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (163214)

• United States

28 Jan

I am not familiar with curries but it still sounds like a good idea. Just because the orange is too sour to enjoy plain does not mean it cannot be used.

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@allknowing (144633)

• India

28 Jan

It did add a good taste to the brinjal curry

@mayka123

@mayka123 (16975)

• India

27 Jan

This is the first time I heard that oranges can be used in cooking. I have learnt cooking through recipe books. I lived in a hostel so did not get chance to learn cooking. After marriage I was working full time so MIL would cook and when I moved out from there husband would cook as he was working from home. I have invented my own dishes over time. I have never been fond of cooking but cook at home because there is no one else to cook for me

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@mayka123

@mayka123 (16975)

• India

28 Jan

@allknowing Guess I am not too great with experimenting in the kitchen. Since I have to cook only for myself I just make something that's quick and does not need too many ingredients.

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@allknowing (144633)

• India

28 Jan

@mayka123 You must change your thinking. You deserve the best in life and that includes exotic food atleast once in a while

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@allknowing (144633)

• India

27 Jan

If you think out of the box thoughts such as using oranges in one's cooking come to mind

I too always had cooks but these days I only have top help

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (84357)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

27 Jan

I miss some of the Latvian dishes mom made and special pastries but I have not idea how to attempt to try and make them again, Certainly not just for myself,

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@allknowing (144633)

• India

27 Jan

I understand. When special dishes are attempted there should be others to share it

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Some Witch

@somewitch (2314)

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27 Jan

I was thinking of making some sort of custard but I don't want to use eggs because we never have enough of them, so I might go with bananas instead. But I'm not sure I'm going to prepare that dish today. I'm not familiar with tamarind but well done on finding an alternative.