What to cook for patients
Plain moong dal-rice khichdi with some paneer It's a bit of challenge to plan meals day after day after day for the person who cooks in normal times, more so when there is a patient - either admitted to a hospital or recovering at home. I went through this past few days and thought of sharing what I cooked for the patient, who was a 75+ person with no teeth and bed ridden. There are also some suggestions. And, these dishes can be cooked otherwise too, they are almost like one dish meals. I guess these are the dishes that are typically cooked in Maharashtrian households, or to be more precise in Marathi speaking households in Mumbai. I would love to read what's cooked in other regions. The first dish that my Aai would cook when I had a fever as a child was Kanheri - a type of rice porridge or kanji. She would grind rice in the mixer and then cook it in more water than usual. Add some jeera powder, salt, ghee, metkut. It was so soothing that I still remember the taste and the...