I was at Chaity's home to celebrate Vorta Day (Mashed Vegetables Day). All the girls from our class were invited. So, initially, they were choosing vegetables that would work. I didn't pick up any because I didn't know how to make it. I was thinking about whom I could join to help. In the meantime, Chaity's sister-in-law came and asked me, "Shahana, come. You will make the beef." I felt somebody dropped me from the sky.
I asked, "You want me to cook beef?" She said, "Yes, come on." She wasn't ready to listen to my excuses or anything. She dragged me to the kitchen, made me sit in front of the burner, and gave me meat and masala to cook. For two seconds, I was frozen; I didn't know how to react. Then I thought, "If I don't have any option, let's try my best."
Shumi, my friend, sat near me. I already asked her to help me with cooking. She had some idea of how things were to be done. I think she knew how to cook chicken.
I started frying onions. I didn't have control over the heat. Within 2 seconds, some of the onions burnt. Chaity's brother Mithu bro saw this from the kitchen window. He screamed, "She burnt TK10 onions! Now, what will happen?" Here I must inform you that he is a very good businessman. So, it's obvious he will count the loss with money.
I was in full confidence. I told him, don't worry. I will complete the cooking. After completion of everything, I asked Shumi, do you think it's cooked now. I couldn't taste it because I had an allergy to beef. She said, yes, cooking is done. I asked her, are you sure? Because I felt that it would take a very long time for the beef to become tender. But I trusted Shumi's cooking skills. So, I stop boiling. I thought the cooking was done.
Later, we all sat together in the open space. Some tasted the beef. It needed to be cooked a little more time. The meat was a bit hard, though people ate some of it. After lunch, Chaity's sister-in-law, Boro Bhabi, fixed the beef.
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