First Time Cooking

After watching millions of youtube tutorials on how to make delicious Mutton Dum biryani which is one of the most happening dishes of Hyderabad, I finally decided to give it a try. It is around 4PM in the evening and I take all my weapons to win this battle against no one. I chop all the necessary vegetables before like 3hours of cooking so now you can estimate the amount of excitement I have right now at this moment. I already warned all the house members not to disturb me since it was my first time. I want it to be perfect. Honestly, I didn’t want it to be perfect because it was my first. I wanted it to be perfect because I didn’t know how many hours watching youtube tutorials to cook this item. I don’t want to disappoint myself. So I took all the raw materials required for my unfinished task and started the process. It would have been rather easier if I hadn’t spilled the salt bottle on the floor and broke it. I spilled all the salt and was left with no salt for my dish. Thanks to my excitement I had so much time to figure out what needs to be done. I immediately asked my father to get some salt from the grocery store nearby. I don’t know what on earth has stopped him. He took ages to return back with the salt. It is already 7:45PM and I am just about to begin my life’s very first experience with cooking. I have cooked some curries prior to this but while trying out mutton biryani I felt like this is my first honest experience with cooking. Maybe because I had spent hours in learning I might have felt so. While I was cooking my mother visited to see how things were going on. She seemed to be satisfied with my style of hygiene and cooking. She didn’t pass any comments but I could read her eyes. She was happy to see me grow and learn new skills. I felt good because of her presence. I asked her for some tips too. It is 9PM now and everyone in the house is eagerly waiting for the output of my efforts. They were hungry too. My brother was cursing me for the delay in his routine. I somehow managed to finish cooking by 9:10PM and the dish is now ready to be served. Everyone tasted the biryani and commented that they didn’t expect it to turn out at least this good. It is a little spicy but tasty. I never expected it to turn out this good. My first experience with Mutton biryani was unforgettable.