Thank you Dear Lovely Neighbour

...for a wonderful evening and such delicious home made food.

Who else can take an inspiration from a calendar menu and create those so-tasty salmon cutlets.

Baked salmon mixed with onions, green chillies, coriander, ginger and garlic; coated with panko and eggs, grilled and served with strawberries and yu choy.

 

To hear the stories of what was used to make dinner was like a trip in time. This granite mortar, a family gift, has been accumulating flavour for decades as it gets hollower over time.

Crushed spices made a coconut based Southern India style Mung Dal and Indian Okra with onions and mustard seeds; served with chapati.

I am so honoured to learn more about Indian food from you dear lovely neighbour.

My learning also included a tour of cookbooks with this treasure of a book including stories about Indian food cooking and an abundance of recipes. I wish I could have the courage to cook Indian food for you.

The learning included a trio of pickles to go with the meal: Mango pickles; excellent. Eggplant pickles (more like a spicy eggplant jam) was a novelty not to be missed and dinner was spiced up further with Indonesian hot chilli sauce.

And of course, as per the Indian Food Rasas, sweetness is a must.

 

 Thank you dear lovely neighbour.