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Home » Ethnic: Indian » An Indian Getaway for My Tastebuds…

An Indian Getaway for My Tastebuds…

February 10, 2007 · WCC Administr@tr · 1 Comment

Today for lunch, my husband and I met with friends for lunch at a local Indian restaurant, Indian Grill. It has been a cuisine that has intrigued me for its complex flavors and exotic spin on preparing vegetables.

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Indian cuisine varies from region, including Northern, Southern and Western. Our lunch was primarily dishes of Northern India. North Indian cuisine is distinguished by the higher proportion-wise use of dairy products like milk, paneer (cottage cheese), ghee (clarified butter), and yogurt.

dsc00006-9776779They also use a tandoor, a large and cylindrical coal-fired oven, to cook meats like Chicken Tandoori – which was part of our meal… The chicken is marinated in a yogurt seasoned with garam masala – garlic, ginger, cumin, cayenne pepper, and other spices depending on the recipe.

dsc00007-1568960Another important feature on North Indian cuisine are flat breads. These come in many different forms such as naan – which was also part of our meal. Naan resembles pita bread and, like pita bread, is usually leavened with yeast.

Here is a plate created from our lunch buffet which includes lamb curry, saag, rice, and a Samosa, to name a few.

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It was a wonderful, flavorful meal that hit the spot and warmed our bellies on a Saturday afternoon!dsc00010-7304461dsc00008-9285823

Ethnic: Indian, Restaurants: Chicago

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  1. Unknown says

    February 10, 2007 at 9:58 pm

    Joelen! After seeing your post, you MADE me get Indian food for dinner! lol

    We had butter chicken or murgh makhani (my absolute favorite), chicken tikka, garlic naan and raita!

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