{"id":2056,"date":"2003-11-17T11:08:05","date_gmt":"2003-11-17T16:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/?p=2056"},"modified":"2018-11-26T11:09:52","modified_gmt":"2018-11-26T16:09:52","slug":"2056","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/?p=2056","title":{"rendered":"Indian"},"content":{"rendered":"

To be honest I must confess I was prejudiced against Indian cuisine. Out of ignorance I thought Indian restaurants were dirty and their food only smelled of cumin.
\nA few months ago I was invited to an Indian restaurant called Masala and that is where a love story began, I had a \u201cPoulet au beurre\u201d which I guess translates to butter chicken. which was absolutely delicious and that is when I realized that Indian cuisine is very varied and full of spices. I knew that brits are fond of curries but was unsure of what they are.
\nI have since learned a bit more about it such as the meaning of garam masala which is a mix of spices used in many Indian dishes.
\nYesterday I decided to make an Indian meal. I had fun gathering the ingredients: ginger, garlic, paprika, , hot green and red peppers, cumin seeds, mustard seeds, turmeric, coriander coconut milk, curcuma, curry powder, limes, sesame seeds, cinnamon, cloves, cardamon\u2026\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The meat dish was a chicken tandoori Then I made three vegetable dishes: one was a green onion masala with coconut flakes, which was both colorful as tasty.<\/p>\n

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Next I made a vegetable curry flavored with coconut milk, curry powder and limes, which was a bit stronger than the green onion dish but much milder than the Aloo Gobi which is a fiery dish of cauliflower and potatoes with hot chilies.<\/p>\n

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I made a big bowl of basmati rice and got some \u201cnaam bread\u201d to mop up the sauces.
\nAs for dessert I made a very refreshing frozen mangoe Lassiala, which is a pur\u00e9e of frozen mangoes with yogurt and milk. I could not resist buying Lebanese pastries while I was shopping so I served those as well. I have yet to learn about Indian desserts but would not be surprised if they resembled middle eastern delicacies made of honey , nuts and dates.
\nI poured some Chai tea with dessert. As for drinks during the meal, besides water, I had a hard time finding a wine strong enough to hold up to the fiery spices. But I settled on a California wine that proved to be just what I needed a Fetzer fum\u00e9 blanc.
\nThis was a lot of fun and I hope to add more dishes to my repertoire soon. I might even add an ethnic section to the cookbook\u2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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