Two fingers and a thumb

‘It tastes the best when eaten with hands ' was my reply to a certain gentleman who asked me what is that makes us (Indians) eat our food with our hands.

Well to someone who has used all kinds of instruments which maneuver the food before one eats it, using hands to do so certainly seem as an old adage in this robotic world.

But I bet it really takes some part of one’s heart to be Indian in order to break a small part of chapatti, roti or naan with just two fingers and a thumb. Guess even robots would find it difficult to achieve this feat. And also please forgive the squeamishness, for I cannot help but mention slurping the rice flooded with daal and curry, to utmost satisfaction, with those fingers.

Indeed there is an alternative for everything. And so is one for the use of those two fingers and the thumb. Well the cooks are one of the most intelligent of their kind. And hence for those who were not too keen on dirtying their hands they invented kinds of the Burritos, the Quesadillas and yes, Calcutta Rolls, the only kind of affordable fast food we used to during my college days.

Well, ever tried doing this with your left hand. Fold a napkin loosely around the little finger. Hold a wine glass between the thumb and the index finger. And then try balancing a plate with the help of your ring finger and middle finger. The first job I had, they spent a day’s time in perfecting us in this act. Probably an easier task for the robots.

The way I make Quesadillas:

Base: Tortillas, can be replaced by chapatti (I usually use the left over one)

Fillings: Anything and everything can go in there.
- Left over Indian vegetable preparation
- Sautéed vegetables like cauliflower, green pepper, green onions, tomatoes
- Roasted vegetables or meat


Procedure

Heat an iron pan. Warm the tortilla on the pan. Spread a little oil on the tortilla on both sides while flipping.
Air is filled up in the tortilla and it rises, spread a generous amount of grated cheese on the tortilla, along with the vegetable or meat fillings.
Let the cheese melt on low heat. Cover the pan, if desired.
Once the cheese has melted, flip one side of the tortilla over another, the sides should have been browned by now.
Cut into wedges and serve with salsa

For the fillings I used sautéed mushrooms, cauliflower and green pepper with olives.

These Quesadillas are going to DK's A.W.E.D. Mexican

Thank you Shubha, who thought this blog to be yummy and passed on the Yum blog award to Crazy Curry.

P.S. Well we are still working on our wardrobe and furniture.

P.P.S. I have become very lazy......:(

Current Mood: lazy
Current Book: ……laziness has got the worst out of me
Current Movie: ……no access to them