unwilling muscles and mutton...

Went for the first practice run for the 10K. God, i am growing old - at least my muscles are. After the first 1K, i was all washed out and so i decided to walk the remaining 4K - will start with 5K and move on to 10K. Took all of 50 minutes. And guess what, what pained the most was my cheekbones! i cannot, for the life of me, figure out why my cheeks would hurt rather than my leg muscles. This time i have bitten off more than i can chew it seems! Less than three weeks left. i need to build my stamina. i think i will wake up tomorrow and find that i am paralysed. oohhh...aaaaaaaaaaaaa....

And the cheesecake - i was flooded with compliments which i accepted gracefully! If i find myself axed, i know i can open a bakery. Or maybe a corner pan dukan.

OK, the mutton recipe:

i normally marinate the meat overnight with curd and ginger garlic paste, a little bit of chilli powder. Chopped onion, ginger garlic paste (since i am lazy i rely on the bottled variety rather than the fresh version - though sometimes when i want to outdo myself, i do everything from scratch), turmeric and meat masala - that is what you need. oops..forgot to mention tomatoes and green chillies. i don't like the smell of garam masala so i don't use it in my cooking (and the dishes turn out delicious just the same).

Heat oil in a kadhai. Fry the onion till golden brown. Add the ginger garlic paste. After everything looks blended, add the turmeric and masala. After the oil separates, put in the marinated meat. i normally cover it till the meat loses its "bloody" look and add the chopped tomatoes. Add salt, cover and simmer on a low flame - till the meat is done. i prefer the gravy thick. Garnish with chopped cilantro.

He says i make the best mutton curry - and i think so too. Shameless!

Here is a picture after i added the tomatoes: