Author's note

Hey guys, hope you all are doing good. I hope you enjoy reading the chapter. We have three more chapters I guess. Once done, I will be back with OSs. I really hope that you enjoy this story. Sorry if I disappointed your expectations in this chapter. Not in a great mindset to write comic stuffs. Thank you for your response on previous chapter. Forever grateful for the support you guys give to this book.

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Disclaimer

This story is a piece of fiction based on author's imagination and has nothing to do with the actual life of the characters mentioned in the story. I have casted Ashwin Kumar and Sivaangi Krishnakumar as leads.

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Ashaangi TS Oui, Chef

Part II | C |

Sivaangi glared at Ashwin as her fingers itched to grab his collar and strangle his neck. That was her mood ever since Ashwin called her last night and told that he told his mother that she's, his girlfriend.

For starters, Sivaangi asked Ashwin to do one thing and he did another. She wasn't even bothered about the girlfriend tag but was bothered because she was unprepared to meet her idol Anuradha Lakshmikanthan. In her view, she wasn't prepared enough to meet her idol and would fail to make a good impression.

"Ipo matum avanga vandhu ena ethachum dish seiya soli adhu sodhapuchu na, aprm head chef nu kuda paka maten!" Sivaangi gritted her teeth and whisper threatened Ashwin who rolled his eyes at her and shrugged.

They both were seated on the couch in Ashwin's living room waiting for Anuradha Lakshmikanthan.

"Nee yean samaika pora? Avanga unna ponnu paka vara sonanga la ila veetla samayal ku aal edukava?" Ashwin said leaning slightly towards Sivaangi.

"Avanga evlo periya chef uh, marumagal ku samaika theriyutha ilaya nu paka matanga la? Avanga samaika solita? Naan sothapita? Aprm avanga ku yenna pidikama poeta yenna panrathu?" Sivaangi blasted back-to-back question.

"Athu marumagal ah vara porava kavala pada vendiyathu, nee yean padharura?"

"Yaruku theriyum, oru velai naaney avanga marumagal agita yenna panrathu?" Sivaangi shrugged coolly.

"Edhey?! Andha yennam vera iruka unaku?" Ashwin lowered his voice that was audible enough for Sivaangi.

"Athellam nethu night kanavulayeh nammaku kalyanam agi naan Anu mam ta best marumagal award vangura alavu poeyachu" Sivaangi said with a grin.

Ashwin was dumbfounded on hearing Sivaangi's words. He looked at her stunned and then noticed her teasing smile.

'Aiyo veladurala! Yebba, idhu theriyama namma mind engayoh poeruchey! Cheh' Ashwin thought.

"Enoda Amma ta poi soliyoh ila samayal la sothapiyoh matna nu vai uh, avlo dhan" Ashwin fake threatened Sivaangi to tease her.

"Aiyo! Apo naan sothapuna yenna agum? Neengaley andha kaththu kaththuninga, Anu mam yepdi..." Sivaangi trailed her words, tensed.

"Naan nethu mothalayeh unmai ah solirupen. Nee um pesa vidala enn amma um pesa vidala. Naan yenna panrathu?" Ashwin whispered back, "Ipo kuda onum ila, unmai ah pakuvama soliralam"

"Yethuku? Avanga ini aduthu enn mogatha yendha yedathula pathalum kadupagurathuka?" Sivaangi scoffed, "Naan avanga ta nalla per vangi katuven! Athuku onga girlfriend ah irukanum na, athu enaku prachana ila"

"Apo good impression nee yeh create paniko" Ashwin chuckled on seeing Sivaangi's dramatic expressions, "Athey mathiri naan nee enoda girl friend nu soli vachuruken la, adhuku namma ready pana story nyabagam iruku la?"

"Haan, oru cooking workshop la Bangalore la meet panom. Long distance relationship nu yedho urutta soningaley, adhu dhana?" Sivaangi asked casually making Ashwin roll his eyes at her.

"Huh, athu dhan. Naan sonathu matum solu. Extra bit yedhuvum potradha, enoda Amma va samalikurathu kastam" Ashwin warned.

"Seri, seri, poda ma...wait, naan yean extra bit poda kudathu?" Sivaangi asked looking at Ashwin raised an eyebrow at her.

"Nee idhu vara sonadhu elamey extra bit uh dhan. Innum ah?" Ashwin looked at her in disbelief, "Unaya vachu kitu yepdi velai vanga poren oh therla!"

"Hey, naan nalla dh...wait, wait, wait, neenga nethu ena kitchen la yelaru munadiyum kathuninga la" Sivaangi looked at Ashwin with an evil smile.

"Hey! Athuku dhan nethey vachu senjuta la, aprm yenna?"

"Aana nethu nadandhadhu repeat agathu nu yenna nichayam?"

"Athu nee samaikuratha poruthu dhan iruku" Ashwin said.

"Hello Mr. It was an honest mistake, seriya?" Sivaangi scoffed, "Sola pona athuku karanamey neenga dhan"

"Nala kadhaiya iruke! Naan yenna panen?" Ashwin asked trying to mask his curiosity of how he came into the scene.

"Ama, namma-" Sivaangi started but paused when they heard a voice.

"Sheela, Pallipalayam chicken seiyurathuku elam ready panitiya?" Anuradha hollered as she walked out of her room.

Anuradha paused on her tracks on seeing her son and a woman in the living room. They both stood up on seeing her.

"Nee dhan Sivaangi ah?" Anuradha asked in a stern tone making Sivaangi gulp.

"Mam" Sivaangi managed to say as she fidgeted with her dupatta, "Ye-yes, Mam"

Ashwin mentally laughed on seeing Sivaangi's obedient and polite form.

"Ashwin unna pathi sonan" Anuradha said walking towards them and sat on the couch opposite to them, "Okarunga"

Sivaangi hesitated but Anuradha gestured her to sit down and so, she sat down. She mustered her best innocent look on her face and held her breath when she realized that Anuradha is staring at her.

"Yedhachum sapduriya ma?" Anuradha asked Sivaangi.

"Ila, mam. I'm fine" Sivaangi said with a small smile as she toyed with her fingers in nervousness.

"Hmmm, nee chef nu Ashwin sonan. Evlo varushama samaikura, endha cuisine la strong?" Anuradha asked.

Sivaangi looked sideways at Ashwin who bit his lower lip and averted his gaze. She took a deep breath, composing herself to face her idol and impress her.

"Mam, naan 5 years ah cooking panitu iruken. FIKA la two years ah work panren. Athuku munna oru Italian café la work panen for a year, Mam"

"Apo adhuku munna?" Anuradha pressed, listening carefully.

"Before that Bangalore la campus la place aana restaurant onnu la one year work panen. The Meredian la. Edaila one year oru family problem naala Bangalore la irundhu Chennai vandhen. Aprm dhan café and then FIKA happened, Mam"

"Yendha cuisine la strong?"

"South Indian cuisine, North Indian cuisine samaika and sapda pidikum. Italian cuisine master pana try panlam nu dhan atha challenging ah ipo Italian eduthu panitu iruken, Mam"

Anuradha looked slightly impressed.

"Interesting" Anuradha said and a smile bloomed on Sivaangi's face. She was on cloud nine to even hear a simple word from her idol.

"Maa, neenga yenna ivala interview eduthutu irukinga? Naanga FIK-" Ashwin started.

Anuradha ignored Ashwin and turned her gaze to Sivaangi,

"Samaika kitchen poren. Kuda va" Anuradha said standing up.

Sivaangi nodded like an obedient child and stood up but Ashwin held her hand stopping her.

"Maa, iva yethuku? Naanga apdiyeh FIKA kelamburom" Ashwin said.

Before Anuradha could say anything,

"Yenanga, Mam kupduranga la, naan poetu varen" Sivaangi said sweetly as she removed Ashwin's hand from her wrist and eyed him to let go.

Anuradha smiled watching them and walked ahead.

'Yenanga va? Nala performance panriyeh ma' Ashwin thought as he watched Sivaangi following behind Anuradha and quickly hold her hand again.

"Yenna nee patuku pora avanga pinadiyeh?" Ashwin asked.

"Kai ah vidunga. Naan Anuradha Lakshmikanthan mam kuda kitchen share pana poren nu excitement la poetu iruken. Ongala vandhu aprm deal panren boyfriendeyy" Sivaangi wriggled her hand out of Ashwin's hold and hopped towards the kitchen.

"Innum yenna yenna aga pogutho! Andavaa!" Ashwin mumbled to himself and walked towards the kitchen.

Once Sivaangi stepped inside the kitchen, she was amazed to see the vast kitchen. There were lot of kitchen equipment, utensils and stuffs. It looked like a mini five-star kitchen itself. She looked at everything in awe and then saw Anuradha staring at her.

"Yenna kitchen nala iruka?" Anuradha asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Romba nala iruku, Mam. Every Chef's dream kitchen" Sivaangi said with an awe smile.

"Seri, unaku theriyum nu nenakuren. Naan, Ashwin lam Coimbatore karanga nu. Inaiku Pallipalayam chicken um milagu rasam um seiyalam nu irundhen. Yepdi, nee seiyalam ah?" Anuradha asked in a stern tone and added, "Seiya theriyuma?"

"Yes, Mam" Sivaangi said with a confident smile and nod.

"Enaku enoda food authentic ah pidikum. Unn kai pakkuvam yepdi nu papom" Anuradha said siting on the chair in the kitchen and turned towards the servant, "Sheela, idhan Sivaangi. Indha ponnu kekurathu lam eduthu kudu" and then turned to Sivaangi, "Idhan Sheela. Ivanga unaku help panuvanga ingredients eduka aana cook nee dhan pananum"

"Yes, Mam" Sivaangi listened carefully and nodded.

As Sivaangi put on an apron, Ashwin, who watched everything from outside walked in.

"Inga yenna Maa nadakuthu? Ava yean samachutu iruka?" Ashwin asked as he took a seat next to Anuradha.

"Pinna Anuradha marumagal aaganum na nalla samaika vendam ah da?" Anuradha said slightly leaning towards her son as they spoke in hushed voice.

"Maa, neenga dhan Chef marumagal lam vendam, sapadu veetu pakuvam lam varathu nu solitu irundhinga" Ashwin asked.

"Athu nee love panra ponnu Chef nu theriyurathuku munna da maganey. Pallipalayam chicken um milagu rasam um seiya soliruken. Papom ava yepdi samaikura nu"

There Sivaangi gathered ingredients for Pallipalayam kitchen. She looked around the kitchen and chose a kutty idukki ural (stone grinner). She deseeded seeds from dry red chillies and tore it into pieces using hands. Then she cut coconut into small pieces before putting garlic and giner into Idukki and smashed it into a paste using the stone ural.

Once done Sivaangi saw the unevenly cut large chicken pieces. Sheela told her that its 1 kg chicken. She nodded and cut the chicken pieces into the shape required for Pallipalayam chicken and washed it.

When choosing the utensil for cooking, Sivaangi chose a clay mud pot used for traditional village cooking. She heated gingerly oil, put a spoon of mustard and once that heated up, she added curry leaves, dried deseeded red chillies, crushed ginger garlic paste before sautéing it and added small onions.

Once Sivaangi done sauteing everything she added chicken pieces to the cooking kadaai and keeping the stove on sim, she gave it a mix and put on a lip. After couple of minutes, she stirred the dish and added turmeric powder and salt. Adding a small glass of water, she gave it a stir and closed the lid so that chicken gets cooked.

Side by side, Sivaangi prepared melagu rasam while Sheela prepared rice for everyone. She opened the kadaai and found that the dish is almost done. She added coconut pieces and gave it a stir.

Delicious aroma filled the kitchen in the whole time and to say both Anuradha and Ashwin was impressed would be an understatement. They both didn't think Sivaangi could cook this good for their own reasons and discussed between themselves.

Sivaangi didn't taste the dish and asked Sheela to taste the dish. Satisfied on seeing the appreciative glow on Sheela's face, Sivaangi switched off the stove and turned towards Anuradha.

"Mam, samachu mudichuten mam" Sivaangi said with a smile and stood stiff as if she's standing in front of her examiner.

"Hmmm" Anuradha said walking towards the kitchen counter followed by Ashwin.

Anuradha smelled the dish and her face changed into an impressed one. She tasted a bit and went quiet.

"Sheela, sapadu dining table la yeduthu vai" Anuradha said and walked out of the kitchen.

Sivaangi left the breath she didn't realize she was holding. She walked closer to Ashwin.

"Yenna yedhuvum solama poetanga? Avanga standard ku nalla ilayoh?" Sivaangi asked tensed.

"Hey, athellam taste eh vera level la iruku. Tension agatha. Dining table ku va" Ashwin knows how important his mother's approval is for Sivaangi and decided to calm her down.

"Neenga munna ponga. Naan sapadu yedhuthutu varen"

Ashwin gave a nod and left. Sivaangi helped Sheela in taking the food to dining table and set everything on the table. She served Anuradha.

"Pothum, avanuku vai" Anuradha said and Sivaangi gave a nod.

Sivaangi served for Ashwin and waited for Anuradha to taste the food she prepared.

"Unaku plate yenga?" Anuradha asked Sivaangi.

"Mam, athu I'm a vegetarian. So, chicken sapdurathu ila" Sivaangi confessed.

"Oh" Anuradha said impressed with the way Sivaangi got the flavour of the dish correctly despite having it. She knows lot of chefs who are vegetarian and cooks NV but Sivaangi's Pallipalayam chicken tasted amazing.

"Nee yedhuvum sapdama yepdi?" Ashwin asked, "Vera yethuvum senju tharava?"

"Aiyo, ila nga. Irukatum"

"Athu yepdi nee matum sapdama irupa?" Anuradha asked in her stern tone.

"Apo naan thayir sadham sapduren. Enoda favourite dhan" Sivaangi said and soon Sheela served curd rice for her.

Sivaangi waited impatiently for Anuradha to taste her food. Her eyes were fixed at Anuradha's face when Anuradha took a bite of her food. On seeing an appreciative gesture on Anuradha's face, Sivaangi took a sharp intake of breath.

Anuradha looked up at Sivaangi before taking another bite and then at Sivaangi.

"Authentic ah naan chinna vayasula sapta Pallipalayam chicken mathiri iruku" Anuradha said impressed.

A wide smile appeared on Sivaangi's lips. She couldn't believe it. Her idol appreciating the food made by her! She went straight to cloud nine.

"Roma nalla iruku. Taste panla irundhalum seasoning perfect" Ashwin commented giving an impressed nod.

"Thank you, Mam. Thank you, si-Ashwin" Sivaangi said with a wide smile. She was thrilled, excited and overwhelmed.

Anuradha gave few more remarks and appreciated Sivaangi's cooking before they proceeded to eat. Once done, Ashwin excused to get his stuff from his room while Anuradha and Sivaangi were seated side by side and conversed about the dish.

"Sivaangi, you know naan, enn paiyan Chef dhan aana marumagal Chef ah irukanum nu naan yedhir pathathu ila. Marumaga samacha athula oru veetu kai pakkuvam irukanum nu edhir pathen. Unn samayal sapta apo unoda kai pakuvam romba nala irundhuchu" Anuradha appreciated wholeheartedly.

"Mam, culinary field la neenga dhan enoda idol. Onga kita ipdi oru varthai vangiten. Idhu podhum mam enaku" Sivaangi was overwhelmed. She teared up a little.

"Yean ma alara? Alatha. Aprm enn magan avan kattika poravala alavachuten nu enta sandai ku varuvan" Anuradha said with a smile.

Sivaangi was taken aback for a moment as she heard Anuradha's words.

"Mam?!"

"Athai nu kupdu, marumagaleyy" Anuradha said with a bright smile.

To say Sivaangi was shocked would be an understatement.

'Marumagaley va? Aiyo, namma sona poi ah romba namburangaley. Pesama unmai ah soliruvom ah?' Sivaangi thought to herself.

"Ila adhu vandhu ma-"

"Ini unaku samayal la yenna guidance venum naalum enta kelu. Nee yepo naalum inga varlam kalyanam ku munna, seriya?" Anuradha said caressing Sivaangi's cheek.

Sivaangi thought for a brief moment before nodding her head at Anuradha with a smile.

"Sivaangi polam ah?" Ashwin asked walking down the stairs.

"Polam Ashwin"

Sivaangi bid her bye to Anuradha and touched her feet. Anuradha blessed Sivaangi and asked her to visit anytime she want.

Ashwin and Sivaangi walked out side by side.

"Yenta evlo vaai pesuva. Enoda amma munna gammu nu iruka" Ashwin chuckled.

"Athellam oru mariyadhai, admiration uh" Sivaangi replied with a smile.

As they reached Ashwin's car, Sivaangi filled what happened to him making him frown.

"Marumaga nu accept panikitangala?" Ashwin was shocked.

"Ama. Enaku avanga ta unmai solalam nu thonuchu aana avanga yepo naalum avanga guidance enaku irukum sonanga la, avanga enta paasama vera pesunanga. Avanga manasa odaika enaku virupam varala" Sivaangi said.

"Naan nethey unmai ah solirundha indha prachana vandhey irukathu. Ipo yenna panrathu?" Ashwin huffed.

"Pesama neenga enoda boyfriend ah vey irunga koncham naalaiku. Aprm varatha aprm pathukalam" Sivaangi said and on seeing Ashwin opening his mouth, she quickly added with a teasing smile, "Yaruku theriyum, we might end up liking each other and enaku Anuradha mam eh maamiyar ah um varalam"

"Unaku purushan vendam, avanga maamiyar ah venum, athana?" Ashwin scoffed.

"Avanga maamiyar ah kedacha super dhan. Husband ah neengalum paka nala dhan irukinga. Adjust panikalam" Sivaangi giggled.

"Ama, ama. Nalla prachana la maati vitutu idhuvum pesuva idhuku mela yum pesuva" Ashwin scoffed.

"Hehehe oru flow la varathu dhan elamey. Naan yethuvum plan podala. Elam kadavul setting eh" Sivaangi said pointing both hands up.

"Yenna setting oh! Ama, apodha edho solitu irundha nee sauce ah sodhapunathuku naan dhan karanam nu. Naan yenna panen?" Ashwin asked remembering their conversation earlier.

"Ama, onga mela dhan fault uh. Namma chef locker room la dhan oru clash aanomeh clash uh idichu, nyabagam iruka?" Sivaangi asked with a grin.

"Ama?" Ashwin dragged the word, perfectly remembering the moment.

"Enaku nethu ongala patha apo oru crush irundhuchu. Namma second time pathutu vandha apo oru dazed state la dhan seasoning ah yekku thappa potu sauce ah sodhapiten" Sivaangi confessed honestly.

To say Ashwin was stunned would be an understatement. When he saw Sivaangi yesterday, he was interested in her. To hear her tag him as crush, to know that she was interested in him as well was surprising and strangely made him feel good.

"Crush ah?" That was all Ashwin could manage to say.

"Kaththura munna vara, ama crush dhan" Sivaangi said and scoffed, "Aana athukunu yenna thittu! Sabbah! Enayeh naalu round kudika vachutinga!"

"Yedha??!" Ashwin's eyes widen, "Kudichiya?"

"Milkshake dhan!" Sivaangi quickly added.

"Milkshake ah?" Ashwin asked in a relived tone.

"Seri, FIKA la papom. Naan kelamburen boy friendeyy" Sivaangi patted Ashwin's arm and left from there in her scooty while he stood at the same place trying to process whatever she said.

"Vandha, pattasu mathiri vedicha, poeta" Ashwin wondered aloud and a smile bloomed on his face as he mumbled, "Crush nu vera solra...Kutty Pattas"

Shaking his head, Ashwin got inside his car and drove towards FIKA.

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Thank you for reading,

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