wanted to have a prata... so i took out a piece of instant prata
from the chiller section of my fridge.
it was rather cold, so i decided to thaw it a little before
cooking, coz i was afraid if i didnt thaw n just throw the whole
frozen instant prata into the pan, the surface of the prata would
be brown n crisp but the inside is still hard n cold.
so i chuck it an instant prata into the microwave oven. with the
plastic covering still intact. set it to medium heat for half a
minute. it came out warm. perfect, or so i thought.
ok then i heat up the frying pan with a little bit of oil. i was
going to throw the instant prata into the pan but it was stuck to
one side of the plastic sheet! damn!
then i was trying to push the prata outta the plastic sheet so it
would land plop into the pan. but it woudn't budge. my fingers got
sticky coz i was trying to pry the prata out of the plastic sheet.
and then outta carelessness, i dropped the whole thing into the hot
pan! that gooey prata dough plus one side of the plastic sheet...!
shit!
i then quickly use the spatula to rescue the prata. by then, the
plastic sheet clinging to the prata got a little burnt. n there was
burnt plastic residue on the pan.
damn! i had to bring the pan to the sink n pour water for it to
cool down before scrubbing the burnt plastic off. so troublesome,
waste my time. n then had to dry the pan before bringing it back to
the stove.
as for the prata, i quickly remove the slightly burnt plastic sheet
n i was thinking should i still cook the prata or throw it away?
coz there might be some burnt plastic on the prata n i wouldnt
wanna get cancer.
but i decided heck care, dun think got burnt plastic on the prata
dough.
n so i turn on the heat n threw the prata dough into the pan. my
fingers got gooey as a result. n the prata didnt land perfectly
flat. got a little fold n i had to press it flat.
haiya, i should have cooked prata like what i did the last time;
take the frozen prata n throw it into the hot pan without thawing.
then like this it wont cling onto the plastic sheet. coz when the
prata dough gets thawed it will get gooey n sticky n will certainly
cling to the plastic sheet.
then i was keeping the rest of the instant prata pack back into the
fridge, i looked behind at the cooking instructions, n true enough,
in capital letters, it says "DO NOT DEFROST"
damn, i shouldve listen to instructions in future.
