A Taste of India

Today's meal was Indian themed and was very delicious. I did not have to cook today but still got to enjoy the cuisine the ethnic food group made for us. Bernie Dunlap joined us as well to taste their creations! I had never eaten Indian food before, so I wasn't sure what to expect. I am not a huge fan of spicy food, and I was worried it would all be too spicy for me. However, the group went light on the spices, so it was very palatable. I am now a big fan of Indian food as long as it is not spicy.

The meal included aloo gobi, chicken korma, naan bread, jasmine rice, cucumber salad and mango lassi. The chicken and aloo gobi went very well together and with the rice. The sauce from the chicken was also very good on the naan bread. I didn't expect the naan bread to be as good since it looked kind of bland. Yet it was surprisingly very flavorful and I could not get enough of it. The aloo gobi was just spicy enough to have a little kick but not too much as to make it unpalatable. I thought the potatoes could have been cooked a little longer, but the other vegetables in the dish made up for it. I felt the meal went together very well. It was a good balance between savory and sweet flavors. I was not as big of a fan of the cucumber salad. I felt it was too much yogurt and I don't really like cucumbers that much. It would have been better if it had included tomatoes or some more seasoning.

The mango lassi was a perfect finish for the meal. I love mangos and had to get seconds on this dish. However, it was also very rich, so you couldn't eat too much of it. I once heard that traditional Indian cooking includes some kind of yogurt-based dessert since the main course is usually very spicy. The yogurt helps cool your palate after the meal. By the time I had finished eating, I realized that I never took a picture of the food for the blog. I think that's a sign though of how delicious it was.