<USS Avalon> Re: "Soul Food" -- What They Ate ;)

Hi all,

    Well, it appears the Commander and I have been enjoying some great food 
as well as *aHEM* more than just that while off-duty. It was her turn to select 
the food the first time around; so I decided that, this time, we'd try 
something closer to my own IRL tastes. I hope you may be tempted to explore 
this 
kind of food if you haven't before because it is to die for. And, if Indian 
food 
seems "too spicy" for you, restaurants can always adjust the spiciness of many 
dishes just the way they can at a Chinese restaurant.

    Eric

BEVERAGES

Tamarind nectar
Chai (Indian tea)

APPETIZERS

Vegetarian Pakoras (deep-fried fritters with cauliflower filling)
Samosas (deep-fied pastries filled with potatoes and peas)

SIDES

Raita (mixture of yogurt, shredded tomatoes, shredded onions and shredded 
cucumbers)
Tamarind Chutney (pickled sauce based on tamarind)
Mint Chutney (pickled sauce based on mint)
Coriander Chutney (pickled sauce based on coriander)
[chutneys are the Indo-Pakistani version of "salsas"]

SALAD

Aloo Chaat ("salad" made with potatoes served on a bed of shredded lettuce, 
assorted vegetables, and spicy sauce)

SOUP

Mulligatawny (spiced lentil soup)

BREAD

Naan (Punjabi style leavened bread)

ENTREES

Dal Makhani (creamed lentils in spice mix)
Paneer Jalfrezi (vegetarian curry with Indian cheese cubes)
Aloo Mattar (vegetable curry of potatoes and peas)
Chicken Tikka (boneless chicken cooked in tandoor oven marinated in yogurt 
and spices)
Lamb Korma (mild lamb curry with yogurt, coconut and coriander)

DESSERT

Kheer (rice pudding)
Gajar Halwa (carrot pudding)
Gulab Jaman (fried milk balls in heavy honey syrup)

    (( Now, of course, if they'd eaten ALL this they'd have been SO full that 
... oh, well, OK, I'm not gonna finish that thought. ;-D So, of course, there 
would have been some selection from the menu. But this is an example of the 
choices you'd get from a typical Indian restaurant. Treat yourselves sometime. 
And, remember -- Skyler and Idrys referred you! ))

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