Actor, producer, politician, painter - Union Minister Smriti Irani has worn many hats. This time, she has wowed her Instagram followers with her cooking skills. After recently whipping up hakka noodles and chicken manchurian for her daughter, Ms Irani cooked egg fried rice for her husband Zubin Irani on Tuesday. She also shared the recipe.
Smriti Irani shared a pic-by-pic guide to making egg fried rice for her 7 lakh Instagram followers. She shared the seven-step recipe on her Instagram stories on Tuesday, beginning by writing that it's not "only bachchas" who make food-related farmaish (requests).
"Presenting egg fried rice prep for @iamzfi," wrote Ms Irani, tagging her husband.
Step 1: Finely chop ginger, carrots and onions.
Screenshot of Smriti Irani's Instagram story
Step 2: Chop spring onions
Screenshot of Smriti Irani's Instagram story
Step 3: Soak shiitake mushrooms in hot water
Screenshot of Smriti Irani's Instagram story
Step 4: Boil the rice
Screenshot of Smriti Irani's Instagram story
Step 5: Fry the veggies till they are soft, along with egg. "Don't over do," cautioned Ms Irani.
Screenshot of Smriti Irani's Instagram story
Step 6: Add rice, oyster sauce, light soy sauce, salt and black pepper.
Screenshot of Smriti Irani's Instagram story
Step 7: Enjoy egg fried rice.
Screenshot of Smriti Irani's Instagram story
The dish triggered a fierce debate on Twitter as many pointed out that the BJP had opposed the inclusion of eggs in mid-day meals served to children in Madhya Pradesh.
The idea to make eggs part of children's diet was put forward last year by Imarti Devi, Madhya Pradesh's Women and Child Welfare Minister. In October, BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya had criticised the inclusion of eggs in food served to children at anganwadis in the state, saying that it interfered with the "faith and religious beliefs of the people".
BJP leader Gopal Bhargava had also attacked the Congress government on the issue. "What else to expect from this government? Feed children eggs... those who don't eat, force them. If they don't eat that, they will feed them chicken, mutton. You see... in our Indian culture, eating of meat is not allowed. If we eat this from childhood then I don't know... when we grow up we could become cannibals," he had said.
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