We’ve been gone for too long…
Now it’s time to bring it back.
Indian Food Wednesday!!!
After a brief (ok, really long) hiatus, we decided that it was high time we had some Indian food in our life. I had a crazy long day at work, and when the Pilot picked me up, I was more than ready to go on a little date with him 😉
We dined at New Delhi, which has incredible, fresh Indian delights. It was packed during dinnertime, too, which is always a good sign.
Since it was really like a “welcome back” party, we did it up right and ordered a Snack Plate to start 🙂
(Sheesh kebab, papadum, fried ballz of glory –I have no clue what they’re called, but were like falafel- and samosas)
Dippers (onion chutney and mint-cilantro chutney)
and the Pilot enjoyed a Kingfisher beer + a mango lassi.
(I stole a couple of drinks of the lassi and it was perfection. Not too sweet and very refreshing)
Then they brought out the feast:
Rice and lamb tikka masala for the Pilot, dal makahni for meeeeee (lentils!)
and roti boobs bubbles 🙂
I’d been missing out, my friends. Thank goodness it’s back in my life 😉
Has anyone else enjoyed an Indian feast lately? Are you an Indian food newbie? If so, here’s a post for ya.
I’m gonna take my baby ganoush to put on some black stretchy pants…
see ya in the morning <3
xoxo
Gina
Today’s workout jam: “Gimme Dat” Ciara (the theme song for this post, heh heh)
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Oooh, those are pakoras! Usually chickpea flour with veggies, onion etc in them. Love them! Though sometimes they can be super dry!
Glad you’re back on the Indian wagon! I made spinach paneer and no-butter butter chickpeas (Bal Arneson’s recipe..it’s delicious), whole wheat roti and brown basmati the other day. Every dish in my kitchen was dirty let me tell you!!!
Butter Chicken – (I sub tofu or chickpeas. I have even used this sauce on PIZZA!!!)
http://www.cookingchanneltv.com/recipes/bals-no-butter-chicken-recipe/index.html <–I puree it once it's cooked, before adding chickpeas. I also add way more tomato paste. An entire little can. Careful – too much coriander makes it really really bad.
http://www.cookingchanneltv.com/recipes/anoops-weekend-roti-recipe/index.html <–delish! I bet these could be made with spelt too, for the no-wheat friendly. Next time I'm going to decrease some ginger and add a little garlic!
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/tyler-florence/saag-paneer-recipe/index.html <—this was our FAVOURITE!!! I used coconut oil, and instead of buttermilk I used plain coconut beverage (thick and creamy). I did use greek yogurt though. I added way more liquid, and let it kind of 'simmer' until it got nice and smooshy. Next time, I'll use frozen chopped spinach and eliminate the whole "blanching" step!
Enjoy!!
Ack. I hope it was okay to drop those links! :/ Sorry if not!! <3
Ah…mango lassis! What I missed most about Indian food after I had to give up gluten and dairy. I (kinda) recently made and posted on a non-soy, dairy-free mango lassi, and since then we’ve perpetually had frozen mango in our freezer. Obviously. 😉 Happy day!
link??? 🙂
oh similar to the commenter above, I made my own version of mango lassi today. All it had was plain almond milk, one ataulfo (sp?) mango, and some SW vanilla protein powder. Okay, so it’s not really mango lassi, but it was yummy!
i knew i should have linked! Will link entire east when i get home!
Here it is! http://nourishingflourishing.com/2011/04/vegan-mango-lassi/ 🙂
The vegan restaurant where I work has an amazing mango lassi, all it is is frozen mango, ice, coconut milk and lime juice
Glad you got to enjoy that Indian food feast with your love!
It looks so tasty that I just may have to incorporate Indian food into my lunch tomorrow 🙂
Do you have any tips on dairy free Indian food? I went once, but there wasn’t much I could eat and they weren’t accommodating!
We have Indian food often since we’re Indian, haha. 😉 Those friend balls look like pakodas maybe? Fried batter, sometimes has veggies in the batter…but it could be something else, not sure.
Btw, you have got me hooked onto tempeh bacon. I rarely try faux meat products but since you talked about the tempeh bacon and I kept seeing it at WF, I finally bought some last week…and had to restock this week. hehe. I have been making TBLT sandwiches for the past three days…not very healthy, but it could be worse, right? Thanks for introducing me to it – I had never tried tempeh before.
Looks yummy! Have you ever had Burmese? We just had it for a bday dinner, and I swear you will think you have died and gone to heaven when you try their roti. Very different from Indian (which I also like).
Pretty sure those yummy ballz were Pakoras
oh god i’ve been craving indian food lately!!! need to eat soon. yum.
Love that you two went on a date together 🙂 I just posted in my 10 year wedding anniversary post that unfortunately I am not one of those women who goes on dates with her husband but when I read about your dates with Pilot, it makes me want to somehow make time + a babysitter to do it!
Mango lassi…I made a mango + pineapple + mango milk (found it here in Aruba) smoothie the other day. I love lassis and mango and yours sounds awesome.
So happy you got your babba ganoush back on!
yay! for indian food wednesday! and a date night? you lucky girl.
Ooh, can’t wait until I can have an Indian food date with my airman again, too (he also happens to lurv tikka masala). How’s it feel to get back to your usual date routines? We’ve got two months to go until we’re sharing an abode again.
it’s amazing 🙂
Nothing beats Indian food. Nothing!
Looks like an amazing feast – so glad you were able to enjoy it with the PILOT!! 🙂
Indian food is one of the things that I miss most about living in England. Instead of a McD’s on every corner there was some sort of Indian restaurant. I have just never been able to make my stuff at home taste quite like theirs. I will have to find a restaurant here near the base in Sin City soon though.
I’m now drooling and currently googling indian restaurants in the Anchorage area… Hopefully I can celebrate next week! 🙂
Oooooh thanks for the link to your post about indian food for newbies! I am always too intimidated by the menu to go to indian restaurants, but with your advice I know I’ll be ordering something yummy! I’ve also heard buffets are a good idea for newbies…
new dehli is my and christian’s place. we’re still finding our fave in phoenix. makes me want indian. YUM. 🙂
YUUUUUUUUM! I need some Indian food back in my life!!
Being in the UK indian food is everywhere. I looooove it!
Perfecttt timing! I am actually trying Indian tonight at an Indian vegetarian buffet!! I’m going to read that post you linked to. 🙂 Thanks!
The only time I eat Indian food is at lunch, at a buffet. I just can’t decide on one main Indian meal ever, I have to try it all!!!
Yay for the return of Indian Food Wednesday. I’ve never really tried Indian food..but after looking at your pictures, I think I would like it!
Alright, now I seriously need to get my booty to little India for some real Indian food!!
Yay! Glad Indian Food Wed is back in y’alls lives! I know I’m a little biased but I love Indian food. 😉 I used to hate it when I was younger because we ate it every day. Now I crave my mom’s home cooked food.
You should try dosas if you haven’t yet. South Indian food is pretty healthy if it’s cooked right. I think Tucson has a S. Indian restaurant.
That food looks amazing!!! Roti boobs — that should have been the title of your post 🙂
Mmmm I love ordering lentils at Indian restaurants! They are always perfectly spiced and SO flavorful! LOVE!
Mmmmm….Indian food. We just went out for Indian last weekend and I enjoyed the leftovers later, which is always glorious. I can’t believe I didn’t know I liked Indian Food until I was 28 or so! I was missing out.
Yay for the return of Indian food Wednesday! 😀
I’m not a big fan of spicy (bland Irish palette – so beer and potatoes it is!) – which makes me think I wouldn’t like Indian food. Thoughts of something that I might like knowing that? The pilot has such a warm, genuine smile – he is very photogenic!
Mo
I love Indian- it’s all I wanted a couple weeks ago (gotta love pregnancy cravings!). I need to venture out and try some new dishes because I always stick to the same 2 things 🙂
I haven’t tried too many Indian foods yet. I’m just not a curry fan.
I love Cuisine of India! Gandhi’s is really good, too! Whenever we go for Indian food, I order Saag Paneer but without the cream or cheese cubes … so yummy!
mmmm, LOVE indian food! you should check out my mango lassi recipe ~ i think it tastes pretty close to the real thing!
I’m really excited because I’m headed to London soon – they do amazing Indian food! It’s like pizza is to America :).
i’m weird i’ve never had indian food. your’s does look good though!!
Mmm, Indian!! I could go for some Indian!! I don’t think we have an Indian restaurant in my wee hometown…sad actually 🙁
The thing I want as soon as I’m over mono and can eat again is an Indian feast. 😀
I haven’t had Indian food in so long! We’re going to try a local place, though, since they have tons of veggie options!
Indian food looks really good! Maybe my bf and I will have some tonight before going to see Source Code! (I wanted to see Something Borrowed… but he saw Jane Eyre with me last month, so I gotta let him have this one! lol) Glad the Pilot is back with you.
I LOVE me a Mango Lassi. It’s like a drug. I’ve gotta get my bf into regular Indian dining. The weird thing is, he isn’t super crazy about Indian food… and he’s INDIAN! haha! I don’t get it.
I loveeee Indian food!! I just had it for the first time a few months ago, and now I could eat it all the time 🙂
Mmmmm butter chicken & nann bread.
drool. 🙂
Roti bubbles are heaven, just damn heaven, thats all I have to say ; )
What a fun date! I haven’t had Indian in wayyy too long.. might need to resurrect one of my tikka masala recipes tomorrow!
You know I didn’t really notice til now that Indian Food Wednesday hasn’t been as hard core! I haven’t really experience Indian food the way I should, but I DO love me some naan!
I’m glad you came back hardcore with the Indian food Wednesdays! I have to say that I love love Kingfisher beer. Good choice, Pilot!
Thanks for linking to the intro to Indian Food–I’m always a little intimidated by the menus. Good call on buffets for beginners like me. 🙂
I made Indian last night and it was extremely delish.
However I think those fried balls of glory are onion bajia which are what I order every time I get Indian- they are amazing! Fried onions in chickpea flour. YUM! Glad you’re back on your IFW game 😉
Indian food usually intimidates me (so many options! so many unfamiliar names! so many spices!) but this post makes me want to take a crack at it again. Its not that I don’t like it – its totally yummers – but I feel like I need an Indian food guidance counselor of sorts and I do believe you’re filling that role 🙂
yum! Indian is the best right! 🙂 We have it on food trucks out here now!
Kid cudi is my go to work out song! I love indian food.. but it really hurts my stomach sometimes =/ your outfit is adorable btw! 🙂
thank you!