Learning to cook in lockdown

Hi Bloggers,

How is everyone's lockdown going? Mine is okay, I have been calling my family and talking to them. Also I have been playing with my friend in Minecraft. While we are in lockdown my mum has been teaching me how to cook. I used to help my mum when I was a little kid. So I do know a little bit about cooking. Before we did renovation to our house, we had a wall between the kitchen and lounge. I used to sneak into the kitchen and wash the dishes. I was too small so I used a small stool to wash the dishes. 

So far I have helped my mum so many times this year. But there will be more. So today my mum and I made chicken curry, dhal and rice. I would have to say our food was super yummy. I am sure you would want to make this as well. So I will write down the ingredients and how to make it down below.

Chicken Curry Ingredients:

• Oil
• Chicken
• Crushed Ginger and Garlic
• Half Onion 
• Chilli - Green
• Turmeric
• Masala 
• Diced Tomato
• Coriander
• Salt

How to make Chicken Curry:

1. Make sure you turn your stove on. Put three tablespoon of oil in the pot. 
2. Once the oil is hot put your chopped onion in the pot. Now mix until it's golden-brown.
3. After it's golden-brown add all the crushed garlic and ginger. Keep mixing.
4. Add one teaspoon of turmeric and masala and then mix.
5. Now add your chicken and keep mixing.
6. Put 1 and a half teaspoon of salt and keep mixing.
7. Next put some tomato. Make sure to not put all of it, just half.
8. Cook on slow heat until the chicken is cooked. If you want you can put a little bit of water.

Dhal Ingredients:

• Yellow Peas
• Red Split Peas
• Salt
• Turmeric
• Crushed Garlic
• Half Onion
• Chilli - Green
• Ghee

How to make Dhal:

1. Wash the yellow peas and red split peas.
2.  Now get a pot and put water in it.
3. Add your yellow peas and red split peas in the pot.
4. Get a another small pot and put two tablespoon of ghee.
5. Now add three teaspoon of salt. 
6. Put two crushed garlic. One fresh green chilli.
7. Put one teaspoon of turmeric in. Add these in the the pot full of yellow peas and red split peas.
8. Now let it boil until the dhal is soft.
9. Once the dhal is boiled get another frying pan and put ghee in it, then put half onion and four crushed garlic. When it turns golden brown then mix it into your dhal.

That is the end of my blog post. I hope you had a great day and enjoy your chicken curry and dhal. Remember to be safe and kind, do not fight over toilet paper, Please wash your hands, Wear a mask if you need to, Wear gloves if you need to, please do not get bored at home, do something, Unite against Covid-19, Stay home and do not panic buy because we have got supermarkets open.