Purplesque has been making me drool. Her blog entries on homemade Indian food always leave me hungry and throughly impressed. In the kitchen, as far as Indian food is concerned, I've never ventured further than curry. So sad, right? Purple really inspired me to expand my Indian cooking repertoire, so off to the local Indian grocery store I went with stars in my eyes and ingredients in my mind that I could hardly pronounce.
I had Good Friday off from work, so I stopped by Samosa House/Bharat Bazaar for lunch. It's half Indian deli and half Indian grocery store, so I killed two birds with one stone by ordering yummy potato samosas for lunch and stocking up on some Indian ingredients/spices. Since I had a giant head of romanesco (heirloom cauliflower), pakoras came to mind instantly.
I breaded my florets in a batter made out of chana besan (chick pea flour), rice flour, ginger, cumin, serrano chiles and ground coriander. I served it with raita (mint and coriander yogurt sauce) and a tamarind chutney. I love the way the spices really infuse everything from the batter to the dipping sauces. Now I'm obsessed with Indian food… there's definitely more to come.
15 Comments
NOOS
23 Mar 2008 10:03 pm
[this is good] I like indian food too! I love the way they eat… and the spicy ingredient! Your Romanesco pakoras look really good…mmmmm… my god i’m so hungry…
Sophie
24 Mar 2008 12:03 am
[this is good] Never had pakora but it looks delicious. Looks perfect for a weekend snack!
Singing Horse
24 Mar 2008 03:03 am
This looks extremely yummy now that I’m back on a diet eating soups most of the time. Well done again, as I can always expect from you.
Purplesque
24 Mar 2008 03:03 am
[this is good] Now I’m Really homesick..the pakoras look Gorgeous. And you made a tamarind chutney..yum. I’m really tempted to take out the kadhai (wok) for some deep frying! This is so perfect, I can’t wait to see more!
*drooling*
♥ Lady M ♥
24 Mar 2008 10:03 am
[this is good] mmmmmmmm
reesie
24 Mar 2008 11:03 am
Yum, that looks so great! I just had Indian food this weekend and now I’m already wanting to have it again!
Mr.
24 Mar 2008 01:03 pm
Very nibbly! looks nice…
MoOgooGuypAN
24 Mar 2008 09:03 pm
[das ist gut] the dipping sauces must make it taste like heaven
Michael Chung
25 Mar 2008 04:03 am
[這個好] looks yummy!! Great shot as well!!
Olivia
25 Mar 2008 09:03 am
[this is good]
shippouchan
25 Mar 2008 11:03 am
[this is good] ooh, tasty tasty! you are making me drool now…
Paxton
25 Mar 2008 10:03 pm
Damn, now I’m hungry.
Empress Nasi Goreng
26 Mar 2008 03:03 pm
[this is good] Yum, Julie! Have just added you to my neighbourhood but am wondering if I am going to regret it as your posts will have me drooling all over my keyboard! 😉
Yeehaw Murghi
03 Apr 2008 06:04 pm
[this is good] Nice, very nice! Those are some excellent looking pakoras. And congratulation on your extremely wise decision to become obsessed with Indian food
I think all cuisines do certain things better than others, and it doesn’t make much sense to say that one is better than the rest, but if someone were to put a gun to my head and force me to eat only one cuisine, there’d be no doubt: Indian. I can’t think of any other country’s cuisine that provides as much variety… Well, excellent stuff.
Jenni
23 Aug 2009 01:08 pm
Chutney looks lovely, it’s a must with many snacks! I have a good version of tamarind chutney, you can see picks on my blog if you are interested: http://mangosoup.blogspot.com/2009/08/tamarind-and-raisin-chutney.html
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