the color of storms, shadows, and rain

Burning things is always less than optimal for sure. I always have to be careful not to burn things when I cook because my attention is prone to wandering.

While I enjoy a number of North and South Indian dishes, I'm not sure that particular combination of vegetables in that particular dish would be to my liking. But tastes vary widely, so if this particular preparation is something you expected to like and didn't, perhaps it's because something went wrong with the preparation. I know dishes can sometimes be very sensitive to the order and way in which ingredients are added. And in same cases it's necessary to adapt things to better accommodate personal tastes. Although it's also the case that things can sometimes smell more unpleasant to a person when cooking than when being eaten. A lot of possibilities. How'd it turn out in the end?