The transition to Vegetarianism from waddling in fiery fish curries and succulent chicken curries, happened in a split second. The change was not foreseen..it happened before I knew it. My most favorite exercise on holidays was smearing a small quantity of rice in the pans in which fish was fried, taking care the rice was just the correct amount, lest the flavor is lost.. How could I leave the spicy arikadukkas, ( Rice balls coating large mussels, which was coated in chilli paste and fried), the tuna sandwiches, meat balls and a host of other delicacies which was always given much thought, and gorged on with much delight. Vegetables had never crossed the threshold of my mind except on any religious day which demanded a vegetarian diet..
