Menu-
- Chai with Vada pav - batata vada, tamarind chutney and garlic chutney, ciabatta bread. This is typical roadside eatery dish.
- Surali chya vadya/ Khandvi. Not quite roadside but a snack nevertheless.
- Yakitori beef with eggplant. (From the book, Asian Tapas)
- Dim sum- 3 kinds
- Kashmiri Shrimp kababs (From the book, Asian Tapas)
- For dessert, fruit cake topped with ice-cream. (From Safeway!)
- Saki
- White wine
- Juice
- Yakitori beef with eggplant -
Ingredients-
- Kobe beef. We replaced it with US Choice Grade (Sirloin Steak). Cut into 3/4 inch cubes.
- Asian Eggplant cut into 3/4 inch pieces.
- Sesame oil.
- Olive oil:Butter :: 1:1
- Light soy sauce
- Dark soy sauce
- Ponzu sauce
- Sugar
- Freshly ground black pepper
How to-
Marinate the beef for 4 hours minimum. Pan fry eggplant for 30 seconds on each side in sesame oil. Arrange alternate eggplant and beef pieces on a steel skewer(we used bamboo). Heat olive oil and butter mixture in a skillet over high heat. Place skewers in skillet and let sear for 10 seconds each side for rare and longer for medium rare. Serve while hot.
2. Vada pav(spicy potato poppers in a sandwich)-
Ingredients-
- Baked potatoes
- Garlic
- Ginger
- Salt
- Turmeric powder
- Lemon juice
- Cummin seeds
- Chili Pepper powder.
For aboutFor about 4-5 medium sized baked potatoes, use 1 tsp turmeric, 1/2 tsp cummin seeds, 1 tsp garlic and 1 tsp ginger. 2 tsp of chili powder, 1 tsp of lemon juice. Salt and sugar to taste. Mix crushed baked potatoes and above ingredients together. Divide into 15 parts and make flat round patties out of them. For the shell, mix 5 tbsp of garbanzo flour(besan) with water slowly, turmeric powder and paprika and salt. Coat patties with the 'besan' mix by immersing in the wet flour potion and then frying them on high heat in a deep utensil. Remove and place on tissues to absorb the extract the extra oil.
For the vada-pav(sandwich combination) - use fresh ciabatta bread, slice open, add garlic chutney on 1 side and tamarind chutney on the other. Insert vada in between, close the bread and chomp!
I practically had this for breakfast for all of my undergrad years!
Photos for tamarind chutney and garlic chutney follow. I will put these recipes up if there is any interest.
3. Surali chya vadya - Spicy Khandvi rolls
A recipe touted by both the Maharashtrians and the Gujratis to be theirs originally.
4. Shaomai- Credit for this go to our close friends.
