The mean masoo from Balika Vadhu, in true Rajasthani style, loves Dal bhati with desi ghee
The mean masoo from Balika Vadhu, in true Rajasthani style, loves Dal bhati with desi ghee
Surekha Sekri's thought for food
I am basically: A vegetarian, but I occasionally opt to eat non-vegetarian also. My favourite in non-vegetarian fare is fish. In vegetables, I love bhindi cooked very simply.
I begin my day with: Drinking lots of water, followed with breakfast.
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For my breakfast: I like my big mug of Darjeeling tea, which I enjoy very much. I like it brewed, don't like the boiled one. I enjoy my morning tea and later have eggs and toast or cheese and bread.
My lunch is: Generally on the sets. Occasionally I carry my lunch from home when I have the time to cook. I am a rice person, so I like to have my dal bhaat, sabzi and dahi.
Food on the sets of Balika Vadhu comprises: Rice, roti, dal, sabzi, chicken curry, salad, dahi and a sweet dish.
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I generally carry: Nachini biscuits, fruits, juices, some health foods as I am very fond of them.
In the evenings: Normally I have an omelette with a couple of slices of brown bread, something filling as I get really very hungry around seven pm. I don't have tea on the sets. Occasionally I have my green tea with boiled water which I carry with me.
I am a small but: Frequent eater.
My dinner: Is very light. I hate to stuff myself at night. I have a soup and a light khichdi.
In Rajasthani cuisine: I just love Dal baati with desi ghee.
In sweets: I am very fond of dark chocolate.
I carry gur with me in my food basket if I feel the urge to eat something sweet. In Indian sweets, I like rasgullas and milk cake.
My childhood memories comprise of: My father was posted in Dehradun when I was born but my hometown is Almora near Nainital. My mother made raita from hill lemon, it's called galgal. It's a very large lemon, almost the size of a small orange. The raita was delicious and contained rai, honey and dahi. She made it quite often and it was a delicacy. I still remember eating an exquisite mutton biryani at one wedding in Aligarh when I was 10 years old. I have yet to taste biryani as good as that again.
My fitness regimen: Earlier I did yoga regularly but I have been kind of getting little lackadaisical lately. Yin Yoga Asanas are my favourite kind of exercise. As far as walking is concerned, I do all the walking on the sets itself. At times I go out and stretch my legs. I also carry my yoga mat to the sets but haven't been able to make time for it so far.
My favourite restraurants: I am a home bird, actually I don't like eating out. If ever I go out to eat I like to eat a Gujarati thali or some Chinese meal. But I prefer Indian food over all other cuisines. I like Mughlai food occasionally. I love Aloo puri from Uttar Pradesh, it's terrific. In Chinese, I like to have prawns and fish.
My Sunday special: Ideally, I would like to have haleem or khichda, but I am shooting even on Sundays.
I am not a great cook: But I like and I enjoy cooking very much. I can cook mutton curry, sabzis and dals. I am not very good at making rotis but I can if you twist my arm.
My favourite cooks in my family: My aunt was a great cook, she made the most outstanding paya amongst other things.
My best dining friends: My husband, my sister she lives kind of down the road and a few of my friends who I shoot with, like Aslesha who plays Tara in Saat Phere. Whenever we feel like, we go out and grab a bite.
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My husband's favourite food: Is Konkani food.
He is a very good cook and makes excellent fish curry and fried fish.
My fridge always has: Cheese and fruits.
I feel guilty after eating: Main itna khati hi nahin hoon ke mujhe guilty feel ho. A few days back, I had big fat luscious brownie, I had the full thing and I didn't feel an iota of guilt. I ate it, happily.
I can't resist buying: Green vegetables, nimbu, coriander leaves, broccoli and ladyfingers.
I also love buying fruits: oranges, grapes, peaches and mangoes in season.
My favourite beverage: Is water. I also like having white wine. I like my morning mug of tea the favourites keep varying from day to day.
My favourite spice: Jeera, hing, garam masala like cloves, cinnamon, cardamom and peppercorns.
My comfort food: Is nice hot khichdi with a dollop of desi ghee on it.
My favourite kitchen appliance: Mixie.
My idea of a romantic meal: A mountain somewhere in the north. We should be in an open air restaurant, the weather should be cold. I should be able to hear the sound of the stream water and should feel the breeze. For dinner, I would like to eat Tomato aloo ki curry with hot purees. The drink should be the local brew if it is interesting or the mountain stream's water.
Surekha's Favourite Recipe: Bhindi Sabzi
Ingredients
250 gms fresh bhindis (ladyfingers)
1 tbsp pure cow's ghee
Pinch of asafoetida powder
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 onion, finely chopped
2 green chillies, finely chopped
Pinch of turmeric powder
Little saindha salt
Coriander leaves, finely chopped (to garnish)
Method
Wash and pat dry the bhindis. Chop them into small round pieces. Lightly heat ghee in a heavy bottomed pan or a lohe ki kadai. Add asafoetida powder and cumin seeds. When the cumin seeds splutter, add the onions and green chillies. Sautu00e9 on a low flame till the onions turn pink. Add turmeric powder and cook for a minute. Add the chopped bhindis. Toss it around on a high flame. Cover and cook on low flame for 10 minutes. Gently mix. Lastly, when the bhindis are done add a little salt.
Mix gently. Garnish with coriander leaves. Serve hot with rotis.
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