Recipe 3: Ragi Pancakes with Mushrooms [Attempt 2]

Even the phoenix bird takes a little time to rise from its ashes. But this phoenix has risen overnight from the ashes of her failed recipe.

This time I didn't want any missed measures or replacement of ingredients to come in between me and my recipe.

Attempt 1 to make Ragi Pancakes with Mushrooms was not at all a successful endeavour. This is how it looked:

Though it doesn't look as appalling; trust me, it was awfully so. The fresh memories of this cooking disaster were haunting me. I took a long deep breath and entered the kitchen. 

Everything was rehearsed well in mind. Half a cup of ragi, quarter teaspoons each of baking powder and baking soda, half a cup of yoghurt (plain, mind you), 1 egg, salt and pepper for the pancakes. 100 gm sliced mushrooms, chilli flakes (not chilli powder), exactly 5 fleshy cloves of garlics finely chopped and exactly 1 teaspoon of yoghurt for the topping. Everything was set.

All I needed was to mix and blend and cook everything together well. I was confident that this time nothing can go wrong. And you may be surprised to know that nothing did. Not even an ounce of it.

Ragi has its own organic taste, and it got well enhanced with the egg and yoghurt. Mushrooms were cooked just right with chilli flakes giving it a mild spicy flavour. Plus, the flakes made it look aesthetically appetising. 

Take a look for yourself:

And for some added drama, here’s a picture that honestly compares the two attempts.

Moral of the story:
Be confident but not too confident, especially when it's the first time you are treading a certain path. And also, I need to buy a good set of measuring cups.