Sunday, January 18, 2009

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Day 7: Miscellaneous

  • Basic stir-fried vegetables (green beans/ green peas/ broccoli)
  • Make chapaatis or rotis! Here's a good clip on Youtube. You just have to make it a few times before you get good at it. There are no short-cuts that I know of!
  • Meal: veggie stir-fry with chapaatis

Day 6: Deep Fry Day

  • Deep fry: puri, bhaji (a.k.a. pakoda)
  • Mango milkshake or lassi
  • Meal: puri, bhaji and milkshake/lassi

Day 5: Khichadi

Variations of Khichadi (daal and rice cooked together with spices and/or vegetables) can be had across India. There is a whole entry on Wikipedia for Khichadi in fact! As that article puts it, "Khichdi is commonly considered to be South Asia's comfort food...", and I can personally relate to that.
  • Khichadi
  • Paapad
  • Raita
  • Meal: khichadi, raita, paapad, achaar (Indian pickles), yogurt.

Day 4: Sambar-Bhaat

South India continued.

  • Basic sambar
  • Meal: sambar-bhaat

Every household has their own recipe of making sambar powder. Here's one I am going to use: http://kadambam.wordpress.com/2007/03/31/iynegar-sambar-powder/.

Day 3: South India

  • Basic flavors of South India: coriander, curry leaves, dries red chilies
  • Make dosa (crepe) using batter bought from Indian grocery store
  • Make "masala" to roll up inside the dosa
  • Meal: "masala dosa"

Day 2: Chhole and Raita

Continue with North India.

  • Basic chhole
  • Basic raita
  • Meal: chhole, rice, raita