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Mango LassiIndian Cuisine class taught by our friend, Swami, was a huge success. For 4 hours we were mesmerised by the tastes, smells and stories about India and Indian cuisine. Swami passed around samples of wonderful spices: turmeric, cardamon, mustard seed, curry leaves (from his plant), cumin and cilantro for us to experience the taste and smells. Then he made a wonderful mango lassi for us to drink. The preparation of coconut chutney began with figuring out how to split open the coconut and was accompanied by fun stories of coconut milk drank straight from the coconut and split by a machete. The resulting chutney was like nothing I had tasted. We cut vegetables and deep-fried them in a flavorful coating for the Pakora and ate them with the coconut chutney.
The Raita was a cool, hot yummy accompaniment to the rest of the meal. Swami prepared basmati rice as an Indian Rice Pilaf with chopping help from the class. And the last dish was a Channa Masala made with chickpeas. We all practice saying Yummo with full tummies and big smiles. Thank you Swami for a wonderful class. We hope you will come back and do it again!
A Cultural Tour of Indian Cuisine
Swami Presents Indian CuisineSaturday, October 20, 2007
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Town Creek Bed & Breakfast
Fredericksburg, Texas
$65.00 per person
The Fredericksburg Cooking Academy is proud to present a cultural tour of Indian cuisine led by “Swami” Swaminathan.
The class will cover:
Delicious Mango Lassi drink, freshly made chutney, pakora appetizer, two types of roties (breads), channa masala (a type of curry with lentles, potatos and spices in an aromatic sauce), rice pilaf with saffron, raita (a yogurt based dish to ‘cool off’ the spice effect!). Hot Indian ‘masala’ tea.
How to use the various exotic spices and spice mixes will be discussed.
Information about Indian grocery stores and restaurants in the San Antonio area will also be provided.
