A 'Break' and 'Bayen Hath ka Khel'

I needed a break!!

I took one.

I broke my right hand a few months back. 

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 'HOW did it happen?'

I would have loved to say that I was skiing down the French Alps when I turned a sharp corner at high speed, fell down, and rolled down the mountains, etc. etc....

Nothing like that happened. 

I fell from a 10 cm high footpath onto the road in the most unglamorous way possible.

No ski, no mountains, no speed, no sharp turns!

Just a stupid fall.

See my hand in blue plaster? philosophical mood in Istanbul.

Luckily, I was surrounded by friends when I fell.

(I am blessed with friendship)

'D, open your eyes'

'D, hold my hand'

'D, I will put some ice ....'

'D, let me drive you to the hospital'

For a moment I blacked out due to the searing pain and I thought I had left this materialistic world and had moved on to the next. There were worried friends around me trying to lift me from the road (not easy with the 75 kilograms) and I, from some higher level, was trying to tell them....it is ok, it is over. 

Their love (in the form of an ice pack;-)) brought me back to this world, thankfully.

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A-junior drove me to the hospital, accompanied by a full fleet of three more women. Even with that pain, I felt proud - my boy has grown up. Some wait, some forms to fill, some talks later, we were taken into the x-ray room. I was allowed to choose one person to accompany me - I decided on my niece A while R and S waited outside with A-junior.  Photos were taken, and we were back in the waiting space waiting for the doctor to come in and give us the final verdict.

Believe me, the most handsome doctor on the face of the earth walked in. 

I forgot my pain, my niece forgot her caregiver role and we both looked at him with awe, surprise, and happiness! Weekend emergency services at the Almere hospital rocks!!

He gave the verdict. Broken, in 2 places. In plaster for 6 weeks.

What a pain in the a** - I mean, right hand!

Later on, the narrative about the handsome doctor was such a hit that all 3 eligible single women around me wanted to accompany me for my next visit. :-)

What followed after that was tough. A broken right hand for a right-handed person is no fun at all.

The right hand offered to do the 'knowledge transfer', while the left hand grudgingly started to rise to the occasion. 

I overheard some of their conversations.

RH: C'mon, it is not my fault, you know that...(sad face)

LH: Ok, but now what?                                    (a bit worried)

RH: I will teach you everything, you can pick it up...a few more extra things on your plate...

LH: A FEW MORE? I was never taught these things -  since childhood, I have been trained to clean shit my entire life, and now all this....unfair !! impossible!!  (dripping with sarcasm)

RH: I know, not fair! but look at me - broken and plastered, also not fair, right?

LH: (grumpy)  ok ok, no emotional blackmail, I will pick it up. But I will not do a few things like chop vegetables, cook, write, type emails, fold clothes, vacuum clean, mop the floor, and carry the groceries.

Later on, things changed. My left hand picked up many things to the best of its capability. 

I became more confident. I even traveled to Istanbul with a plastered right hand (that's another story to tell)

A lot of things literally became "Bayen hath ka khel"

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Cooking has been tough - so recipes have become super simple...Let me share one with you which both of us like.

Parmesan-Spinach-Chicken

A simple recipe that is tasty, easy to make and healthy - can be cooked with one hand.

(bayen hath ka khel-  so simple that it can be done by the left hand only)

• Chicken: 500 gms (boneless)
• Spinach
• Mushrooms
• Chicken stock 
• Garlic : 6-7 chopped
• Onion: 1 small (finely chopped)
• Tomato: 1 small chopped
• Parmesan cheese : 3 table spoons full(grated)
• Olive oil : 2 tsp

Ready, Steady, Cook: 

• Heat oil in a pan. Add the chopped garlic and onion.
• Saute for a while. Add the chicken.
• As the colour changes, add the spinach and mushrooms.
• Saute for some time till they are nicely cooked.
• Add the chicken stock, about 500 ml.
• Cover and simmer.
• Add parmesan cheese and serve warm on rice.

Told you - Bayen hath ka khel...

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