Indian Food 101

[Sundae]

I bought Mum some mango chutney for poppadoms.
I far prefer raita, or even onion salad. Dad likes brinjal pickle, but that is simply too dangerous to have in the house.

Anyway, turns out I bought "medium" chutney.
Which means it has a few limp-wristed spices in it.
Mum thinks it's too spicy
I can't even offer to eat it myself, too sweet for me. So I've suggested she has one piece with mango chutney & one piece with yoghurt. Seems to be working so far.

Finishing off another dhaal for tea tonight.
Is it wrong that I miss the layer of ghee floating on top?

Yes.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by Pie

Pickle, in the Indian context, does not involve cucumbers. Just a crap-ton of chilies, salt, oil and spices. They are dangerous.

Yeah, that's what I figured... dangerous.

Originally Posted by Pie

But neither of us is 'really' Indian anymore.

We know that, you're as American as pizza pie.

[Urbane Guerrilla]

Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

Dad likes brinjal pickle, but that is simply too dangerous to have in the house.

Dangerous? Now I'm imagining repeated dull, thudding explosions, bad language about the furnishings igniting filtering out through blast-broken windows, sooty rolling fireballs hovering above the row housing -- or above SundaeDad's recliner, and Simon Pegg rushing in in one of those small police cars from Hot Fuzz to find out what all the fuss is.

Yeah, I caught "Hot Fuzz" on cable last night, and laughed my acidophilus off.

You can just imagine Police Sergeant Nicholas Angel channeling Hoodwinked: 'They're evil!! I'll prove it!"