Curry mummy

I woke up on sabato with a piece of bad news - the framing sponsor for the cat exhibition has decided to pull out at the last minute, saying we should have 'given her more time' (so it's our fault now when she had said she could do it earlier) and had the cheek to criticise the quality of the prints when she has no right to. Che cazzo. Surprisingly, I maintained my cool and calmly thought of the alternative. No point crying over such unreliable idiots right? Negative feelings are a waste of energy; we should instead channel our time to positivity.

The mood was certainly upbeat at my cousin's J as we sat down to a casual Mother's Day lunch. It was also Kiki's Chinese birthday celebration so he donned his first pair of shoes and stepped on 2 pieces of ang koo kueh (red peanut cakes) for good luck. Then there's the tradition of letting the one-year old baby pick out an item from 5 significant objects, namely calculator, pen, book, chicken thigh, red egg and money (if it's a girl, thread is added to the mix). Each item has a different significance per esempio, if he picks the food items, he loves to eat and if he picks the calculator, he'll be a businessman. But we don't take it seriously lah, it's more a game.

Kiki eventually picked the pen after a false start (he was crying his eyes out). My mom only remembered that my bro picked the red egg so I phoned nonna who said I picked the thread while my sis the pen. So does that make me a good homemaker? Mamma had prepared a few dishes including her signature chicken curry - incidentally L's preferito. He made me promise to make it for him in Italia which I'd be happy to. Anyway e' molto facile.

Here's the recipe for everyone to enjoy:

Mamma's Famosa Curry

Ingredients:
A whole chicken (chopped up)
A pack of curry paste
A pack of coconut milk
6 large potatoes (pre-boiled and cut roughly)
1 tsp salt
1 tsp sesame oil
3 tbsp cooking oil

Method:
1. Fry the curry paste in the combined sesame and cooking oil till fragrant (1min).
2. Add chicken pieces to the curry paste and stir for 5mins on low heat.
3. Then add salt and potatoes, and mix well for another 5mins.
4. Add coconut milk and 2 cups of water, and cook on medium heat for 15mins or until chicken is cooked.
5. Serve with rice or bread and lots of tender love (come mamma who is also celebrating her 57th birthday over the weekend - I love you mom)!