Bye bai bad cook!

ARYAA NAIK / TNN / Aug 9, 2007, 00:00 IST

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Many city households are sending their maids to cookery classes. PT zooms in on this trend.

Finding a maid who cooks well is like finding a diamond in a coal mine
Most people are never satisfied with their maids. There is always complaint, and even more complaint, especially when it comes to cooking.
Finding a maid who cooks well is like finding a diamond in a coal mine. Some people even believe that their maids, just for some kind of a sinister pleasure, deliberately cook badly!
However, some families have finally found a solution to the ‘maid-who-cooks-horribly’ problem.They have started sending their maids for cookery classes.

Ashwini Pawar, who conducts cooking classes, confirms, A lot of women send their maids for cooking classes. Mostly, women who are working and don’t have the time to cook or join a cooking class themselves, send their maids to the class. Since the maids are used to cooking, they grasp pretty quickly.
Later, if they face any difficulty, they don’t hesitate to call up and ask. The maids are sent to learn different vegetarian and non-vegetarian cuisines. They come to learn Punjabi, Chinese and Mughlai dishes. Among non-vegetarian food, sea food is a popular choice, adds Ashwini.

Affirms Varda Patil, for whom such cooking classes have been a boon, Since I’m working, I don’t have time to cook. My children keep asking for Chinese food and biryanis.
I’ve sent my maid for a cooking class, so that she could cater to the demands put forth by my children. Indeed, some send their maids to cooking classes even to deviate their minds from personal problems. I have a capable maid.
But, because of her abusive husband, she is suffering from depression. So, I thought of sending her to a cookery class. That way, she will feel confident and my family members will not complain about the food either, says Deepa Mantri.
Pinky Mistry, a household help who discovered the art of making 15 different lip-smacking biryanis and pulaos, recounts her first day at the class. I was a little apprehensive and nervous at the beginning, as there were well-to-do women around.
But, I got familiar with the surroundings after sometime and picked up quickly.
Now, if you have a maid who comes daily and cooks horribly, here is some serious food for thought. Isn’t it?

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