Chapter 191: Their unveiled feelings
Ch-190
Mrs. Aubrey continued to do her work as she let the chicken cook. She washed the rice till the water was clear before putting it on the stove. She added two cups of water for one cup of rice before putting it on the stove. And then, she took the cucumbers and washed them. Cutting them into round pieces she put them aside. She cut the onions and chilies aside.
"Mrs. Aubrey, make it spicy!" Eleanor asked like an excited kid. And Mrs. Aubrey smiled at her and cut more chilies.
Mrs. Aubrey turned on the other stove and placed a pan on it. She added some oil. In the meantime, she crushed a small piece of ginger and garlic and added it to the pan. It made chit pat sound in the oil. After a few seconds, she added chopped green chilies. Once they were fried, she added onions and let them fry. In the meantime, she placed the cucumber pieces in a bowl and added some salt to the raw pieces. She started mashing them with her hand. In a very few seconds, a green foam formed in the bowl. But she didn’t stop there. After she was done mashing, she washed off the foam. She transferred the mashed cucumber pieces into a cloth and squeezed them tight draining off all the water.
Mrs. Aubrey put the fire in very little flame and let the onions fry slowly as mashing the cucumbers would take time. And it’s just that the cucumbers content was less, so it wasn’t that hard for her to mash them. If cucumber content was huge, she would have taken a lot of time to mash them up. If they weren’t mashed and the foam wasn’t removed it would take ages for the cucumber to be cooked. Mrs. Aubrey opened the lid and saw that the onions were fried. They were now golden brown. She added two red chilies and waited for 30 seconds, for them to be fried. She let the onions and the garlic be filled with the red chilly flavor. Then Mrs. Aubrey added the mashed cucumber into them.
Eleanor watched the crisp and fast moments of Mrs. Aubrey. She was amazed by her talent. Damn! She was an amazing cook. Chefs wouldn’t cook any greater way than normal people. They just pay details to the small things. And those small things highlight the aroma, smell, and taste of the dish.
"Mrs. Aubrey, you cook well," Eleanor praised not able to contain her happiness.
"Thank you, Young Mistress," Mrs. Aubrey replied with a smile.
"How do you know cooking? What did you do before you join here?" Eleanor asked.
"Hmm... I used to have a night snack shop. But I sold when I require money. After that,, I started working for different kinds of people like Britishers, Japanese, Chinese, and almost all kinds of cuisines. I worked for rich households and gained fame. And when I shifted to the Lucren to work for Boris family, Sir. Mason Boris asked me to work for Cedric. When I didn’t agree... Sir. Cedric offered to let my son study whatever he wants. I couldn’t say no and came here," Mrs. Aubrey said.