Spice Oddity
The first memory I have of Mumbai is that of a dark road between ministry of food processing industry the airport and the city, crossed ministry of food processing industry by night on board a small yellow taxi - so small that every time I took a hole slammed his head against the roof - embraced the my backpack in the back seat. Beside me, my faithful and indispensable travel companion, Isabella da Forli, said Piadina.
The moon looked particularly bright in the dark so unusual on the outskirts of a big city, and the headlights lit up the cab as stray dogs and humans, wrapped in rags, asleep on a cart or on the roadside. Like dogs, those humans there seemed tragically suffered and battered.
The vision of a lightning bony old wide-eyed under the lights of the lighthouses on the edge of the roadway, sometimes still haunts my nights, just before I give in to sleep. It was traumatic, I have to admit it, but then we did not know anything of India, or Mumbai ministry of food processing industry and pleasant surprises ministry of food processing industry that both of us would be reserved, and an upheaval among other things.
And these surprises ministry of food processing industry I must admit that the food - even though ministry of food processing industry it was sometimes so hot preferable fasting, and although I have procured the worst 48 hours of my life spent on board a Turkish cast-off arm in arm with a bucket - it was perhaps the more appreciated.
In all of this, despite having tasted any, giving up soon to health recommendations suggesting to avoid street food, I is not ever try the street food vegetarian most popular of Mumbai, pav bhaji, a delicious sandwich filling spicy vegetables and mashed, much loved by the locals.
Before ministry of food processing industry I found out I had to pass ten years since that memorable trip, and it took the intervention of Vasundhara, a dear friend ministry of food processing industry originally from Delhi - the same as paneer, yes - that moving here has well thought cucinarmelo . That would be a little 'how to learn to cook the cheese and pepper from a Milanese, but not formalizziamoci.
The pav bhaji Vasundhara, simple but powerful, I liked it a lot. If it seems strange that Indians eat sandwiches, know that the Portuguese were to teach them the art of bread making. In fact, the pav bhaji pav is the transliteration of Indian pao, "bread" in Portuguese. The word bhaji, however, is to indicate the filling of vegetables whole or broken, at which time vendors add some melted cheese, nuts or other.
The pav should be soft and should be heated, roasted or fried. Personally, since the pav bhaji is still food to be eaten with the hands and feet, I decided ministry of food processing industry to prepare a version of finger food to be served as an aperitif, so I chose the small milk rolls, which are easy to prepare in house (flour, yeast, milk, salt, sugar and a little 'butter) - if the milk is not for you will be fine sandwiches made from flour and water, even in their entirety.
The masala, namely the mix of spices used for pav bhaji, India is ready; mine is from Delhi airport: I had bought a few years ago without knowing exactly what it was, keeping it sealed until the day when I Vasundhara has unveiled what it was for. You can probably even buy some ethnic shop, or online. And if you not find him anywhere, here is the recipe. The individual spices are definitely easier to find.
Do not tell you the satisfaction of biting into my first homemade pav bhaji browsing the photo album of that famous holiday in India, the first of a long series that probably has yet to finish.
1 1/2 lemon Preparation
Chop carrots and potatoes and boil in a little salted water. Meanwhile, slice the onion and cut the pepper into thin strips, squeeze the garlic and heat the butter or oil in a frying pan.
Sauté garlic, onion and peppers until the latter will not be a bit 'softened, then cut the tomatoes into small cubes and add to the rest. Let go, stirring occasionally until the oil begins to separate, then add red pepper, turmeric, masala and salt to taste. Let cook for a few minutes.
Drain potatoes and carrots and add them to the other vegetables along with chickpeas, crushing everything until the mix of vegetables did not become quite homogeneous. It is not necessary that the peppers melt too much, a little 'crunchy is good. When cooked, sprinkle with the juice of half a lemon.
Halve the sandwiches, scaldateli as favorite (in the oven or in a pan, after
The first memory I have of Mumbai is that of a dark road between ministry of food processing industry the airport and the city, crossed ministry of food processing industry by night on board a small yellow taxi - so small that every time I took a hole slammed his head against the roof - embraced the my backpack in the back seat. Beside me, my faithful and indispensable travel companion, Isabella da Forli, said Piadina.
The moon looked particularly bright in the dark so unusual on the outskirts of a big city, and the headlights lit up the cab as stray dogs and humans, wrapped in rags, asleep on a cart or on the roadside. Like dogs, those humans there seemed tragically suffered and battered.
The vision of a lightning bony old wide-eyed under the lights of the lighthouses on the edge of the roadway, sometimes still haunts my nights, just before I give in to sleep. It was traumatic, I have to admit it, but then we did not know anything of India, or Mumbai ministry of food processing industry and pleasant surprises ministry of food processing industry that both of us would be reserved, and an upheaval among other things.
And these surprises ministry of food processing industry I must admit that the food - even though ministry of food processing industry it was sometimes so hot preferable fasting, and although I have procured the worst 48 hours of my life spent on board a Turkish cast-off arm in arm with a bucket - it was perhaps the more appreciated.
In all of this, despite having tasted any, giving up soon to health recommendations suggesting to avoid street food, I is not ever try the street food vegetarian most popular of Mumbai, pav bhaji, a delicious sandwich filling spicy vegetables and mashed, much loved by the locals.
Before ministry of food processing industry I found out I had to pass ten years since that memorable trip, and it took the intervention of Vasundhara, a dear friend ministry of food processing industry originally from Delhi - the same as paneer, yes - that moving here has well thought cucinarmelo . That would be a little 'how to learn to cook the cheese and pepper from a Milanese, but not formalizziamoci.
The pav bhaji Vasundhara, simple but powerful, I liked it a lot. If it seems strange that Indians eat sandwiches, know that the Portuguese were to teach them the art of bread making. In fact, the pav bhaji pav is the transliteration of Indian pao, "bread" in Portuguese. The word bhaji, however, is to indicate the filling of vegetables whole or broken, at which time vendors add some melted cheese, nuts or other.
The pav should be soft and should be heated, roasted or fried. Personally, since the pav bhaji is still food to be eaten with the hands and feet, I decided ministry of food processing industry to prepare a version of finger food to be served as an aperitif, so I chose the small milk rolls, which are easy to prepare in house (flour, yeast, milk, salt, sugar and a little 'butter) - if the milk is not for you will be fine sandwiches made from flour and water, even in their entirety.
The masala, namely the mix of spices used for pav bhaji, India is ready; mine is from Delhi airport: I had bought a few years ago without knowing exactly what it was, keeping it sealed until the day when I Vasundhara has unveiled what it was for. You can probably even buy some ethnic shop, or online. And if you not find him anywhere, here is the recipe. The individual spices are definitely easier to find.
Do not tell you the satisfaction of biting into my first homemade pav bhaji browsing the photo album of that famous holiday in India, the first of a long series that probably has yet to finish.
1 1/2 lemon Preparation
Chop carrots and potatoes and boil in a little salted water. Meanwhile, slice the onion and cut the pepper into thin strips, squeeze the garlic and heat the butter or oil in a frying pan.
Sauté garlic, onion and peppers until the latter will not be a bit 'softened, then cut the tomatoes into small cubes and add to the rest. Let go, stirring occasionally until the oil begins to separate, then add red pepper, turmeric, masala and salt to taste. Let cook for a few minutes.
Drain potatoes and carrots and add them to the other vegetables along with chickpeas, crushing everything until the mix of vegetables did not become quite homogeneous. It is not necessary that the peppers melt too much, a little 'crunchy is good. When cooked, sprinkle with the juice of half a lemon.
Halve the sandwiches, scaldateli as favorite (in the oven or in a pan, after
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