*Korma Police*
Welcome to South India! Indian cuisine is not just limited to ''curry'' . The flavour, food composition and even the eating style is remarkably different from what is known in Europe as ''Indian cuisine''. So I would like to introduce you to the wonders of South Indian dishes; particularly from the state of Tamil Nadu (where I’m from).
In general South Indian meals are rice based and we eat it with a variety of lentil ‘soups’ and vegetables. We like to vary our diet by eating rice on its own or eating dishes made from rice flour like Dosais (rice pancake) and Idlis (steamed rice cake). While the ingredients for the latter are harder to find here, I’ll try my best to acquire that for you :)
Of course, the inner scientist in me loves to experiment and I have been expanding my ''research'' in the kitchen as well. So from time to time I would like to add a twist to my meals, maintaining the vegetarian and Indian style as the base....Now would you not want to try a Masala Chai Panna Cota?
So as we would say in Tamil...Vannakam! Welcome! Zapraszamy!
About Sindhuja
Born in Chennai, moved to Cardiff and now in Krakow. I had a turbulent start with cooking; for starters I had no interest in it. But being a poor PhD student in the UK gave me no choice but to develop this skill and now my mother is VERY proud :) I enjoy food, I enjoy traveling and I enjoy different...
Born in Chennai, moved to Cardiff and now in Krakow. I had a turbulent start with cooking; for starters I had no interest in it. But being a poor PhD student in the UK gave me no choice but to develop this skill and now my mother is VERY proud :) I enjoy food, I enjoy traveling and I enjoy different cultures and I try to incorporate these elements in all aspects of my life.
Reviews
We had a very nice dinner prepared by Sindhuja. Genuine Indian food with plenty of good stories told about it. Food was not too spicy but full of flavours and aromas. As a host, Sindhuja did a great job talking, describing and keeping the discussion alive. The room itself and the kitchen utensils pr...
We had a very nice dinner prepared by Sindhuja. Genuine Indian food with plenty of good stories told about it. Food was not too spicy but full of flavours and aromas. As a host, Sindhuja did a great job talking, describing and keeping the discussion alive. The room itself and the kitchen utensils pretty average. The starter (pancakes with chutneys) was the best.
Marta
Sindhuja's meal was a special surprise. The apartment was cosy and Sindhuja so welcoming. We enjoyed real South Indian food. Sindhuja was even checking with her mum in India all the details to make sure it was perfect. What a great experience, and amazing that we can enjoy something like this i...
Sindhuja's meal was a special surprise. The apartment was cosy and Sindhuja so welcoming. We enjoyed real South Indian food. Sindhuja was even checking with her mum in India all the details to make sure it was perfect. What a great experience, and amazing that we can enjoy something like this in Krakow. Thank you, Sindhuja, for sharing !