Just a little look of our recent travels to Sri Lanka, of course based around food. A little bit of Colombo then we headed down south to Galle and Tagalle. Hoppers, Kuttu, loads of amazing fish, super curry and markets. We had great fun. Enjoy.
we love curry. Aloo: potato. Aloo papri chat: crisp poori stuffed with chickpeas and potatoes and served with a sour sauce with spicy yoghurt. Bhajia (or Bhaji): deep-fried snacks of vegetables in a spicy batter; usually onions and potatoes served with spicy flavored chutney. Bharta: a dish cooked and puréed. Bhatura: round, lightly leavened and deep fried bread. Bhel poori: crisp poori piled with puffed rice, potatoes, onions, sev (vermicelli) and with fresh coriander; usually served with tamarind sauce and chutneys; not to be confused with poori (bread). Bhindi: okra, ladyfingers. Bhuna gosht: dry, spicy lamb dish. Biranj: rice. Biryani: Moghul dish of seafood, meat or chicken marinated in lemon juice, yoghurt, onions, garlic and ginger and stewed with saffron rice. Channa: chickpeas. Chapati: unleavened, thin, round bread made from whole-meal flour and in central India often used instead of rice. Dal (Dahl): lentils. Garam masala: best known of the ground, aromatic Indian spice mixtures, containing no turmeric. Ghee: clarified butter, regarded in India as the purest food because it comes from the sacred cow, giving a rich, buttery taste. Gosht: lamb. Kachori: pastry stuffed with spiced mung beans, served with tamarind chutney. Kofta: balls or dumplings of ground or mashed meat or vegetables, grilled or fried and often stuffed with spices or diced nuts. Korma: powder or aromatic spice, with white pepper instead of chili powder and used in mild curries cooked with yoghurt. Kulfi: milk ice cream flavored with mango, pistachios or almonds. Masala (masaladar): with spices. Masala dosai: ground rice or semolina and lentil pancake filled with potatoes and onion, served with spicy coconut chutney. Mughlai: method of cooking using cream, yoghurt, almonds and pistachios. Meetha: dessert. Murgh: chicken. Naan: soft textured bead made from white flour leavened with natural yeast and baked by moistening one side and attaching it to the inside of a tandoor oven; may have poppy or sesame seeds or onion added. Palak paneer: cubes of cottage cheese simmered in a fresh spinach gravy, redolent of fenugreek and mild spices. Paper dosai: very thin pancakes with potato and onion, served with coconut chutney. Parathas: crisp, layered, buttery breads served plain or stuffed. Pilau (pillau, pulao): rice stir-fried in ghee then cooked in stock and served with fish, vegetables or meat. Pinhaan: amuse bouche. Poori: whole-wheat bread, like a chapati, fried, usually in ghee, and puffed into a ball; served with vegetarian foods, particularly dal (lentil), potato and bean dishes (cooked pooris can be stuffed with hot curried fillings as a quick snack). Poppadum: flat, dried wafers of lentil, rice or potato flour, deep fried and served as a snack; can be highly spiced. Potato poori: crisp poori piled with potatoes and onions, sweet and sour sauce, yoghurt and sev (vermicelli). Raita: yoghurt relish. Saag: spinach. Samosas: crisp, deep-fried triangular pastry stuffed with spiced vegetables like onions, or meat, served with chutney or yoghurt. Seekh kebab: skewered and grilled meat. Sev poori: crisp poori piled with potato and onions and sweet and sour sauce and with sev (vermicelli). Tamarind: tree producing flat, beanlike pods which have become essential in Indian cooking; often made into a chutney as a dip for deep-fried snacks and the juice is used extensively in South Indian cooking. Tandoor: barrel-shaped mud or clay oven used for roasting meats and baking bread (moistened and placed against the sides of the oven). Thali: complete meal on a tray with each curry, relish and dessert in separate bowls or katori, plus bread or rice. Tikka: small pieces of chicken or lamb served as an appetizer. Vindaloo: very hot dish seasoned with ground-roasted spices and chilies with vinegar and/or tamarind; a specialty of central and western coastal India with a strong flavor. http://www.howtocookgreatfood.com - https://plus.google.com/+howtocookgre... - http://www.howtocookgreatethiopian.com - http://www.howtocookgreatjamaican.com - http://www.howtocookgreatcurry.com - http://www.howtocookgreatfilipino.com
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