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As you can see, it's a bit of an interesting location, just off the George Bush and 35E, so we were a little nervous of getting there, but it turned out very easy. We just exited an exit early on 35E north and followed the streets over. We were glad we took the chance as soon as we got inside. Everything was neatly stacked and sorted, with neat, hand-written signs on the shelves with the names of everything in English. We only had trouble finding two items, a fact I put down more to a sense of overload after wandering up and down the aisles peering at everything. We chose the Indo-Pak Super Market in Carrollton based on proximity to our favorite electronics shop and a few good reviews here and there around the web, and they didn't steer us wrong. It's a great little grocery with several choices for any Indian food product you might care to name. The produce was nice and fresh, if a tad bit limited, and the ginger I picked up there is the very freshest I've had in a while. Apparently people in small north Texas towns don't use a lot of fresh ginger. Who knew?
The day was sliding into afternoon, so we decided to stop in at Maurizio's Italian for some of this:
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Yeah, I'm drooling, too! And it tasted even better than it looks.
When we got home late that evening, after a few more stops, I was too tired to do more than line up all my new spices and flours on the counter and do a little gloating dance around the kitchen. I know, very sad! Next day we got up a little late, so I immediately went to the kitchen, gathered up my little bags and boxes, and started measuring. It took me a little while to sort things out, so the family was poking their heads in and making whining "I'm hungry" noises before I managed to turn out this:
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Everything tasted great. Maybe it's that our taste buds are used to jalapeno-spiced Tex-Mex, but it seemed pretty mild. I especially like the dish with the peanuts, Sabudana Khichdi. Something about it is absolutely addictive. The other dishes are brown rice, fresh bread we picked up at the Indo-Pak, and Laucki Chana Dal . All were delicious and came out exactly as Manjula said they would. I was so impressed to find every small step of the way was explained and detailed, so many cooking videos leave this or that out and you don't realize until you are elbows deep in cooking it.
The only downside, husband thought it should have contained meat. Hm? Wait, hello? Vegetarian food! Guess he isn't quite ready for it, so next time I will roast a quick chicken breast to add to his portion. Even so, great food, and great for my diet. Happily everyone in the family was completely won over by the egg-free pineapple cake. It has a great texture and tastes so yummy, they were fighting over the last morsels!
As you can see from the video, soooo very easy to make. I whipped another one up just so Restil will have some to take with him for lunch. I did add a sprinkle of coconut powder to the top, just for the pretty look. I think it added to the flavor as well. Sorry for no pictures, I couldn't fight off the family long enough.
Next blog, I'll post some pictures of the Pav Vadas. We made them as a late night snack, but I unfortunately succumbed to the fear the patties would be too small for the larger buns we bought. I'll be making them again, we did enjoy them, but next time I'll make them patties just a tad smaller. Shoulda listened to Manjula's advice to make six. :)
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