| In a traditional Indian home, the wife and | | | | India and in Britain, where many Indian |
| mother does not go out to work. She stays at | | | | families have made their homes, life is quite |
| home and spends her days making sure that | | | | different.These days, Indian women often do |
| there is wholesome and tasty food ready for | | | | not have the luxury of staying at home all |
| her family to eat whenever they may want it. | | | | day. They want or need to go out to work. |
| If there are other older women in the | | | | Indian girls brought up in Britain see other |
| household such as aunts or a grandmother, | | | | girls of their age going shopping, to |
| they will help too.An Indian girl will start | | | | parties, to visit friends, to school, to |
| learning to cook at a very early age and will | | | | college and ultimately to work and they don't |
| be expected to help her mother with the | | | | want to stay at home with their mothers, |
| household catering and cleaning too. At her | | | | slaving over a hot stove. On top of that, |
| mother's side a daughter will learn how to | | | | they don't want to lose the culture and |
| grind spices, how to mix them to make various | | | | flavours of Indian cuisine.What to do then, |
| masalas and exactly when and how to add them | | | | when Indian cookery does not provide a quick |
| to individual dishes. She will learn how to | | | | answer to providing a meal? Vicky Bhogal has |
| make various types of bread - chapattis, | | | | found the answer. In her book, Cooking Like |
| rotis, parathas and more. She will learn to | | | | Mummyji, she explores the culinary problems |
| make several dishes at the same time, no | | | | of a modern Indian girl living in Britain and |
| Indian meal consisting of only one dish, and | | | | provides an interesting answer.I suppose we |
| she will learn the art of producing the | | | | would call this fusion cooking as it is a |
| crispest deep-fried onion bhajis and pakora. | | | | mixture of the flavours of India and the |
| The girl's skill in the kitchen can make the | | | | simplicity of British family food and the |
| difference between her finding a husband or | | | | results are great tastes produced in the |
| not.There's no getting away from it, | | | | minimum of time. I particularly recommend |
| delightful though Indian cuisine is, | | | | Fishcakes with Bite and for Sunday lunch with |
| producing a meal is a complex and | | | | a difference, Green Masala Roast Chicken - |
| time-consuming business, even for the most | | | | absolutely delicious.Liz Canham is the |
| experienced Indian housewife.That's the | | | | webmistress of Asian Food and Cookery and |
| traditional way. However, in modern-day | | | | Travellers' Tales. |