@EagleOverTheSea Mangalorean food is divine! I am a Malayali, so I do have a special place in my heart for Mangalorean food since we have so much in common..
SOUTH INDIAN FOOD IS SO GOOD. I am allergic to gluten and dairy, and traveling in South India was GLORIOUS because there was so much food I could eat. Idli became and still is my favorite food - it's hard to find good idli in Western Mass!!!
Making them at home is not super hard with the correct ingredients and an inexpensive tool, the idli steamer. I am lucky to live in a town with a largish South Indian immigrant population and two Indian groceries. I don't have an idli steamer because I make them so infrequently, so I steam them in little ramekins I already own. I've found great recipes for all kinds of Indian foods at the websites Dassana's Recipes and Spice Cravings.
Good you discovered this, off late many of the restaurants are adding semolina, wheat to dosas to make it crispier and get the brown colour crust. One has to be very cautious. Some of these restaurants are managed by people of other ethnicities, they might be aware of authentic recepies.
This is a decent representation of vegetarian South Indian food but missing the incredible variety of meat and fish dishes we eat. Most people in South India are not vegetarians, despite the stereotype. Idli or dosa with a chicken curry is kickass. Appam with chicken stew is a fan favorite. We also have fantastic biriyanis and fish curries from all over.
South Indian food is one of the healthiest options for breakfast/ snack. Good amount of carbs, veggies n protein (in sambar)..with as little oil as possible. I would love to see and try more South Indian dishes other than idli, dosa or Vada! There's a huge variety 🤩
@@ishitadasgupta9048 you should search on youtube for local dishes (within Kerala itself) for that. Idlis and Vadas are something I personally eat rarely, because we make other lesser known dishes. An example could be "kakka roti". Hope it helps :)
Hey Beryl! As a mallu who grew up in TN, I'm proud to see this amazing South Indian representation! But the mallu in me feels a bit lost, as I haven't seen a ton of Malayali food on social media, especially in the U.S, where I live now. I would love to see you try some OG Malayali food!
Dan m not true north Indian food comprises of Delhi, Lucknow mughali food, Gujarati, Jammu Kashmir, Rajasthani and Punjabi food that most try. Not just Punjabi. N south Indian mostly they try- Karnataka, Tamil, Andra food they show. Eg idli dosa, Mysore dosa, hyderabadi biryani
I'm a Tamilian, Chennaite. I was expecting something from Kerala to be shown. They should have at least mentioned that they missed the state out in this episode. Not acceptable... (I'm a vegetarian, husband's a vegan) but I feel the world should eat meat like how India eats meat, in combination with so many wonderful ingredients. Why is meat left out. Is the creator vegetarian?!
I think the restaurant you ordered from really toned down the flavors of Bisibelibhaat for the Western pallette. Traditionally, Bisibelibhaat is super tangy, spicy, hot with red-dried chillies/chilly powder. There is also a mild-mildest sweetness, coz, of course, there has to be a balance.But usually its 'in your mouth spicy-tangy'
Aaaand now I want Indian for dinner instead of the chicken in my crockpot lol last time my husband and I went out for Indian I ordered a poori which I was educated politely that it's different from pani puri, but it was still super tasty. The guy seemed amused that I knew what that was at least I hope it was amusement XD hopefully I can convince my husband to try more of these things!
@@dantemaquiavelli9039 the problem is that this is a take out series, and I'm pretty sure you know how crappie the "Spanish" food is outside Spain, only few places in each country put in the effort of serving proper cocina española. I believe chef José Andrés has a Spanish Market with good quality stuff in New York City, but it's going to be expensive.
@@aakankshashukrey please try to listen to more Kannada from anyone who speaks Kannada.. or just the movies bro.. speaking from my own experience for the 'listening' part.. everyday my cabmate used to talk so loud in kannada n it just got stuck in my head, then i specifically asked him to speak to me in kannada that i used to respond in English.. later eventually i picked it up to talk in Kannada myself.. it's a strange language in the beginning which sounds like kadakada kurukuru but eventually will make u fall in love with it sooner as u learn n listen to it more..🤣
@@aakankshashukrey u dont have to go to class.. I will just suggest to watch movies with subtitles or read books that translates basic kannada words or sentences into English.. Or even u can travel to Bangalore and u might make good friends as most Kannadiga's here will know hindi or other languages.
I never expected the language similarities but Badam Halwa sounds exactly like badem helva which has also the same meaning in Turkish. Also paneer - peynir = cheese.
The dish originated in Iran, most probably, and spread from there. The Mughals, who were from Iran and Afghanistan, brought it, as well as several other well-known dishes such as Buriyani (sp?), when they created their empire in India. From there the dish spread further.
@@bennett8535 I know another Afghani dish that is the same with the same name in Turkey: mantu - manti = tiny dumplings with meat filling. I love that these dishes are all the same with almost the same names but spiced differently depending to the region. I am sure there are plenty of other dishes too.
@@travelroundvideos7470 Please don't propagate factual incorrect statements. Turkish and Sanskrit belong to completely different language families. Please look at advanced historical linguistics research before spreading your RSS propaganda.
I'm happy that you're trying South Indian food. There guests present are people from other states except Kerala. Although Kerala is in South India and there are similar food. But Kerala has its own types of cuisines too you know. Kerala is one the major states in Southern India.
@@razee7869 who told you please go and see in the map compare to andhra and Tamil nadu it’s very small city….everyone will accept it except you…. I know you love your city for that I can’t accept it… please don’t be childish sorry to say this you to accept the truth and I will accept it’s a beautiful city but not a big city
If you think the badam halwa is sweet, then you would hate the Tirunelveli or iruttu kada (dark store) halwa. It made using wheat flour, jaggery and ghee. It is usually served hot on a plantain leaf. The North Indian sweet dish that is closest in comparison is the Kada prashad of Amritsar. One south India desert that I think you would enjoy is Bobbatlu. It’s also called as Holige/ obbatu in Kannada, poli in Tamil and puran poli in marathi. It is sort of like sweet paratha with stuffing that consists of lentils cooked in jaggery syrup, with small coconut pieces added to it for some texture. Give it a try next time.
instant mixes (for _dosa_ batter) are available online; if you have a store selling Indian foodstuff in your city, they may even have ready-to-use batter for sale... if you can make a _crêpe,_ you can make a _dosa..._
Hey Beryl! I'm from Bengaluru and I'm not a fan of very sweet desserts either 😂 Here's a South indian dessert that's not too sweet. It's called "Obbattu". It's made out of Jaggery, lentils, Maida and Semolina. The easiest way to describe it is that it's a sweet version of paratha, but made with lentils. I'd highly recommend it if you haven't tried it yet 😌 and ofcourse, it tastes better fresh off the thava with ghee!! Writing this is making me want to have one right now!🤤
Yeah, paravannam which cook it with rice, milk , jaggery and cardamom also not too much sweet, bobbattu is my favourite sweet. And thier is lot of sweets that we made at home are not that much sweet.
South Indian cuisine is just heaven😍 Even I am not an south indian but I really felt there are more southern foods which are definitely better and not include...but I really do like these foods too ❤️
Oh my gosh, one of my cherished possessions is an idli pan. They are so delicious and I love them with mint chutney. I think they have a pleasant tangy flavor that is accepting of other flavors introduced from chutneys or sauces. Love this video!
I have gunpowder differently with idli and dosai. For dosa, I mix it with adequate amount of gingelly oil to make it to a thick spreadable consistency, then dip the dosa in it. For idlis, i spread a drop of ghee or oil on the idli and coat the idli with the podi.
Loved the episode, Beryl. Next time when you want idlis with Gunpowder', melt 1 teaspoon ghee in a glass bowl in the microwave and put 1 or 1/2 teaspoon of gunpowder in it. Heat for another 30-40 seconds to heat it and release the flavours. Then put it on warm idlis and you can taste the difference. Also, to balance the kick of the spice, keep a bowl of homemade yogurt / greek yogurt with you. Finish off with filter coffee / Nescafe. Bon Epetite.
Hi Beryl, During the Keralan Hindu festival of Onam on August 29th of this year, we usually have a huge vegetarian Ona sadhya. I am sure there are places that would deliver in NYC.
My grandmother is from Udipi and I grew up in the Matunga area of Bombay known for Udipi style restaurants - so all the foods in this episode brought back happy nostalgia. As an Indian, I also know you've barely scratched the surface. Even South Indian is a generalization and there are so many more regional cuisines to explore. But the same is true for every nation. There are so many regional cuisines in every nation that we barely get to know. I'd love to see more videos focused on regional foods - either delivery or where you cook some dishes from a region and the community can share more about their cuisine in the video.
@@vinodjay77 Actually both Udupi and Udipi are accepted spellings. After all regional names don't always transliterate cleanly into English. The legendary Rama Nayaks of Matunga also uses Udipi as the spelling. It's Udipi Shri Krishna boarding and Udipi idli house.
So excited to see South Indian food. As a Southie myself, I’m oftentimes disappointed by the lack of media attention on the Southie classics. BTW, Beryl, heat the ghee s little bit and mix in the gunpowder. Or even do the same with sesame oil(gingerly oil) for a more authentic South Indian flavor.
Yes. I personally melt ghee and then I mix a copious amount of gunpowder till it's a paste and then spread it on dosas or as a dipping sauce for idlis.
Hearing somebody say BaaleKai Bhajji was so satisfying!! Thank you for doing this, Beryl. Living thousands of miles away from my home, this felt so homely to watch.
11:36 The key to getting the dosa right is to keep the temperature of the pan low. If your pan gets too hot, your batter will dry up before you can spread it, and hence 'tearing it'. Especially if you are using a cast iron pan. Sprinkle a little bit of water in the pan when it get too hot to lower the temperature. Edit: Maybe we can have another video for not- too sweet Indian sweets...They are there Beryl.
Oh I LOVE LOVE this episode! I would copy cat all that they recommended at places available to me that provide the food. So fun and delicious! I also love that I get to support the restaurants then around me. Please do this with as many ethnicities as you can!
Why not a single non-veg dish from South? Coastal South, Hyderabad and Kerala have amazing Non-Veg food. I find the selections very basic compared to the other Indian episode. Southern food is much diverse.
Hey beryl! The gun powder is eaten a little differently... you add the ghee to the powder and stir it till it becomes liquidy. You could also add sesame seed oil. And, it is a LIL less dry this way! :) (Also, since you like idlis you should definitely try Kanchipuram Idlis, they are idlis that have pepper and a couple of other spices and ghee, right there in the batter! It is a little fat-high so it is not eaten very often)
I guess its a function of the south Indian restaurant menu Beryl chose - Kerala food is not easily found in US (kannada style of idli/dosa are the most popular dishes). But you are right- Kerala food is so damn delicious and I am always surprised how different the flavor profiles are from the rest of the states.
It is possible she didn't find representatives from Kerala. If nobody from there volunteered to be in the video, then we can't really blame Beryl. Also, its possible that it is harder to find traditional Kerala recipes where she lives, whereas idli, dose etc. are popular and hence available in South Indian restaurants. I think we can still celebrate the fact that South Indian cuisine in general is being appreciated, and hope that in future recipes from Kerala also get featured!
Indian food is not just butter chicken and naan. This was just the south indian representation and not all the cuisines could be covered in here. There are still states of west North and east India with tonnes of flavours. Hope we could see it in the other episodes ✌️Good job at this!
Ohhhhhhhhh. Pongal is right near where I work. I used to go there often with friends because they are vegetarian/kosher. Their dosai is first class. The staff is really kind. I wish I could eat dosai. Sadly, I can no longer eat grains or starches, which makes up most of the offerings on their menu. Thank you for your local restaurant orders. As a NYer is is really fun to see the awesomeness this great city has to offer, and the familiarity makes it all a real vibe!
So glad you did a South Indian episode! I went to school in South India and the dishes you chose are pretty indicative of South Indian food--especially the idli and dosai. I was a teeny bit disappointed you didn't choose uttappam and upma, but maybe next time! I agree that Indian desserts are super sweet--most are too sweet for me and dessert is my favorite course! But they're sweet to help cleanse the palate after the highly spiced (and often spicy) dishes that come before it in my opinion. 🙂 Happy Indian Republic Day, everyone! 🥳
Always love your videos... Not sure if you have ever had Davangere Benne Dosa. If not I would encourage you to. It's very heavy given that the dosa is made completely in butter but the moment when you take a bite and the dosa just melts in your mouth - Heaven....🥰
❤❤ I would love to try these! Thank you also for having a different video for North and South Indian foods! Foods can very so much on location, it’s hard to generalize them to a whole country. Thanks for sharing ❤
i would love to see an episode on chinese food. and not american chinese food but authentic chinese food. because often times there’s things on the menu at chinese restaurants that i’m hesitant to try because I have no clue what they are. i would love some more insight on what to actually order from chinese restaurants because i’m over just sesame chicken and egg rolls!
Thanks for doing this episode. I really love Indian food and you reminded me that I haven't had any in a while. I fortunately live very close to Little India in Cerritos, California, where there are plenty of choices.
Can't remember off the top of my head, Beryl, but have you ever mentioned or been to the Ganesh temple in Queens? Their canteen downstairs has possibly the best South Indian food in the city, and certainly the best Dosas I've ever tried.
This meal would have been great for me! I absolutely love Indian food. Another great episode! And I mostly drink chicory coffee with almond milk in the mornings - and I love it. I never thought of combining it with coffee, definitely have to try that!
If you ever feel like doing another Indian cuisine that is totally different to other Indian cuisines you could try Bengali food! I know you've made a few dishes on your channel before but the flavour profile and range of spices bring a completely different set of flavours to enjoy :D
"textural intrigue", your videos are a joy of the language to describe food. If ever I need to write something about food, I would watch your videos again and again for inspiration
I appreciate this effort so so so much!❤️ While I love almost all these dishes, I do feel like there were still many more better suggestions that you could have recieved, and so I sincerely hope you get more opportunities to explore more of the South Indian cuisine on the channel!😊 Thank you!❤️
I agree. I'd have loved to see some kerala curries or malabar paratha or simple vegetable tarkaris (idk what they call it in south India). Idli and dosa for the main course was so disappointing because everyone knows them
I hope you have tried Medu Vada... I am actually a bit shocked it wasn't recommend. Crisp on the outside, pillowy on the inside with a sublime taste! Its a huge South favourite across India!
i'm new here south indian recipes like idly vada dosa upma kichidi with sambar chutney wow wow wow tongue will ask feed me more and tummy get more stuff the more we eat the more we will ask wll bajji bonda samosa are south india's the best snacks wow everywhere now is famous you the host beryl very blessed to taste our south indian recipes. Hope you have the best day
I am not Indian but am mixed with Colombian so I want to inform anyone who is interested to know the difference with plantains so yes the one's that are green are deliciously fried and go great with whatever sauce is suitable that is used with your culture's food but with being mixed with Colombian we love eating fried green plantains with sour cream after their sprinkled with a little salt. Yellow plantains are also deliciously fried and you can eat it with a sauce or not but personally just love eating them as they are after their fried(no salting these plantins at all) because the yellow plantains produce a naturally very sweet taste..
Yes we in the state of Kerala in South India prefer yellow plantain. The sweet fritters from ripe yellow plantain called Pazham Pori is the go to tea snack and our chips made from yellow plantain fried in coconut oil has a nationwide cult following. We also have candy kind of snack with unripe yellow plantain covered in unrefined brown sugar called upperi.
@@aleenaprasannan2146 that sounds so good and delicious to be honest. Omg yes I going to try that combination in the future with my tea because usually with my tea I have a a little sweet snack like a cookie or some fruits but yellow plantains sound deliciously tasty..
The bajjis don't come with chutneys and sambhar. I have never had bajji with sambhar as south Indian and mint chutney is preferred choice for fried fritters. I don't dip bajjis in any sauces or chutneys. Its so good even without them. They should be had fresh out of the pan otherwise they become soggy even the masala dosa, the packaging locks the moisture and makes them soggy. So I recommend you to try the south indian dishes from good restaurants rather than getting them delivered. The servings portion of badam halwa is usually spoon or two. Idlis don't come with green chillis it's very weird.
So, because of you, I have now bought both kewpie mayo and maggi hot and sweet, and oh my goodness. The maggi is amazing. I am absolutely in love, and can't wait to try it on... well... everything I guess.
Beryl Rajat and our Indian Guests. I love making Indian dishes. I'm much too lazy to pour a drink back and forth from one container to the next to froth it up. In Mexico, where I live now, they have a tool they use to froth up chocolate and coffee drinks called a molinillo made out of wood. I myself don't drink a lot of coffee, but I imagine to get it frothy I'd use an electric blender (I can just pictures the horror on people's faces) Hugs to everyone, Best wishes, Jim Oaxaca Mexico . (and I second the commentator who asked for unusual Greek dishes, another cuisine I love to prepare)
I love this video! Thank you for giving a shout out to South Indian food! FYI, rava dosa is like 50x easier and faster than traditional dosa to make. It's something you could easily do at home, and it's not fermented, so you can make it in like 30 mins.
Dipping idly in sauce is nice but you have to soak idly and dosa in sambar like you have bits of crispy soft and you can mix sambar with chutney that's a fun part
Most delicious food! So envious. I don't live in a city so our take away food options are spare and not so multi cultural. I was drooling. I always choose these kinds of foods when i am away from home which luckily is fairly regularly. I definitely have food envy right now 😄
South Indian cuisine has not been represented properly as usual. There is puri and subzi (its south indian not north). The Banana Fry/Fritter/Appam/Puri/Bhaji what ever you call it, has to have over ripe plaintain and it usually has a crispy batter. Some south Indian veg: 1) KATHIRIKAI (eggplant) 2) puri and subzi (fried bread and pototo curry) 3) Sadhya (a spread with many items that are vegerian) with fish curry or fish fry 4) Mushroom pepper fry 5) kadala curry and iddiappam (chickpea curry and flattended noodle bread) 6) egg curry /roast and iddyiaappam 7) First what makes everyone think everything has to be vegetarian...? South Indian has lots of non vegeterian dishes! 1) Kereala Fish Curry 2) Fish Pollichathu 3) Tamil Nad fish fry 4) Beef fry and Kerala parotta 5) Kerala Chicken roast 6) Kerala chicken curry and Appam or for a mild version Kerala Chicken Istu and Appam 7) Chicken 65 8) black pepper goat curry 9) Pork/Chicken/Beef Vindaloo 10) Hyderbadi Baryani 11) Goan Chicken Cafreal 12) South Indian Crab curry 13) Goan Sausages 14) pepper chicken 15) Kerala Street Chicken Fry 16) Sardine fry/Anchovy 17) kottu roti (chicken/beef/goat/lamb) 18) chicken chittanad 19) Andhra lamb curry 20) Fish cutlets (bread crumbs, shredded fish, potato, possibly an influence from cololinal past) 21) Mutton Vadai 22) squid fry 23) oyster/mussel fry
I am so pleased to see South Indian represented. I spent my entire childhood there and there is nothing quite like it. I love it so much. Some excellent choices. (Also Chennai Represent!)
What you had is pretty much breakfast food that were mostly fermented stuff that had more or less the same flavour profile and the same chutneys. Wish you had tried some mains as well.
Good video. Btw, an idli should never break or crumble, it should be fluffy (not just dense) and always.....tear (not break). And in my experience, store-bought idli powder (don't like it being referred to as 'gun powder') is usually a 3 on 10. Most people make their own powder, and it isn't as difficult once you try it.
It's interesting to see more than the typical Indian food that people might be aware of. I love dosas 😊although that was the extent of my South Indian food knowledge and unfortunately I am not aware of any other dishes I can get a hold of in my area
So much food could've been added....khichidi, chola poori, kothu parotta, non veg items like chettinadu style biriyani, chukka and gravys, Panneer/chicken tikka skewers, egg fried masala, veg biryani, ghee puttu, just coconut rice with spiced potato fry, methu vada , masala Adai and just like that entire south Indian thali meals with papad and dried chilli and lemon pickle and rasam...like so much food... 😕
So I grew up with almost exclusively home cooked meals. My parents made quite an effort to explore as many different cuisines as they could manage with 3 kids etc and it meant I had a brilliant introduction to food from day 1. Since moving out and cooking more and more, I love exploring even more. Food is 100% my favourite way to connect be it with close friends or a culture I don't know much about. My problem, however, is that I grew up and still live in a predominantly white (british) are. Being white (british) myself, I have no connections to not british food within my own community. Sure there are some nice things but I've never been a huge fan of how bland it all is. I have tried and experimented with food a lot but I just really want to meet more people who actually have a connection to and understanding of the culture/cuisine. Recipes can be fab, but a real person with lived experience and advice is always the best (plus I love to chat). So my question really is, does anyone know where one can find likeminded people who want to share their food, much like Beryl does on her channel, but in person/locally? (For reference I'm 21 and live in England. I'm also awkward and bad at making sense so sorry if this is nonsense!!)
As someone who lives in Bangalore, loved seeing the video feature bisibele baath! There's a variation of idli that I love called rava idli (I eat it with aloo/potato curry and coconut chutney), you should try it! A couple of other South Indian items that I'm fond of are: Akki roti (which closely resembles korean pancakes), idiappam, pesarattu with upma paired with ginger chutney, undrallu, appam and stew/egg curry, puliogre, paniyaram, poornamboora, etc.
C'mon beryl do better. Idli dosa? You didn't get any weird or exotic recs from those people? You stuck with with the most generic 1st thing that comes to your mind dishes?
Dosa and idly are my all tie favorite! They make me think of my dear family indian friends and the month i spend with hem for my friend’s wedding a few years back. Good food but mostly good memories!!
Hmm I don’t really but I do love Swasthis Recipes her website is Indianhealthyrecipes.com she has a lot of guidance and photos for cooking that I find helpful! But you have to ferment the batter which takes some time so if you live near an Indian grocer you can buy the batter ready to be cooked!
It quite simple actually... use 2cups of rice with 1/2 cup of urad lentil (use this specific lentil) and a 1 tsp of Fenugreek seeds, soak them overnight, and grind them into a fine batter with 1/2 cup water (adjust the water as per crepe batter consistency). And add 1tsp salt and let it ferment for 6 to 8 hrs or until it has doubled in amt. Use that batter to make yummy dosa like how u make crepes... make sure to store the remaining batter in fridge and use them within 2 weeks.
It was so much fun being a part of this episode! My parents couldn’t believe I was in it! They kept saying it must be a different Nidhi😅
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Thank you for representing our state, Nidhi. You did a great job!
Well done! Thanks for the great suggestion!
I wish you had included some mangalorian dishes. They do not get much spotlight outside Mangalore but totally deserve it.
@EagleOverTheSea Mangalorean food is divine! I am a Malayali, so I do have a special place in my heart for Mangalorean food since we have so much in common..
SOUTH INDIAN FOOD IS SO GOOD. I am allergic to gluten and dairy, and traveling in South India was GLORIOUS because there was so much food I could eat. Idli became and still is my favorite food - it's hard to find good idli in Western Mass!!!
Have you tried the food from Kerala?
Making them at home is not super hard with the correct ingredients and an inexpensive tool, the idli steamer. I am lucky to live in a town with a largish South Indian immigrant population and two Indian groceries. I don't have an idli steamer because I make them so infrequently, so I steam them in little ramekins I already own. I've found great recipes for all kinds of Indian foods at the websites Dassana's Recipes and Spice Cravings.
See NY Times Priya’s easy microwave version using MTR idli mix
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Good you discovered this, off late many of the restaurants are adding semolina, wheat to dosas to make it crispier and get the brown colour crust. One has to be very cautious. Some of these restaurants are managed by people of other ethnicities, they might be aware of authentic recepies.
This is a decent representation of vegetarian South Indian food but missing the incredible variety of meat and fish dishes we eat. Most people in South India are not vegetarians, despite the stereotype. Idli or dosa with a chicken curry is kickass. Appam with chicken stew is a fan favorite. We also have fantastic biriyanis and fish curries from all over.
I’m Bangladeshi Bengali and South Indian fish dishes are sooo yumm
Malayali?
As a fellow south Indian, seeing this video in existence brings me so much joy. South Indian food is underrated.
Yes!! Everything looks SO delicious ❤
South Indian food is one of the healthiest options for breakfast/ snack. Good amount of carbs, veggies n protein (in sambar)..with as little oil as possible. I would love to see and try more South Indian dishes other than idli, dosa or Vada! There's a huge variety 🤩
@@ishitadasgupta9048 you should search on youtube for local dishes (within Kerala itself) for that. Idlis and Vadas are something I personally eat rarely, because we make other lesser known dishes. An example could be "kakka roti". Hope it helps :)
no its not that but yes people only know about idli sambar and dosa n medu vada only
Hey Beryl! As a mallu who grew up in TN, I'm proud to see this amazing South Indian representation! But the mallu in me feels a bit lost, as I haven't seen a ton of Malayali food on social media, especially in the U.S, where I live now. I would love to see you try some OG Malayali food!
Yes, please! I was feeling a little left out too, honestly! The Parippu Vada eased the pain a little! 😁
Dan m not true north Indian food comprises of Delhi, Lucknow mughali food, Gujarati, Jammu Kashmir, Rajasthani and Punjabi food that most try. Not just Punjabi.
N south Indian mostly they try- Karnataka, Tamil, Andra food they show. Eg idli dosa, Mysore dosa, hyderabadi biryani
Yesssss 🫶🏼
porotta and beef has to be included
I'm a Tamilian, Chennaite. I was expecting something from Kerala to be shown. They should have at least mentioned that they missed the state out in this episode. Not acceptable... (I'm a vegetarian, husband's a vegan) but I feel the world should eat meat like how India eats meat, in combination with so many wonderful ingredients. Why is meat left out. Is the creator vegetarian?!
I think the restaurant you ordered from really toned down the flavors of Bisibelibhaat for the Western pallette. Traditionally, Bisibelibhaat is super tangy, spicy, hot with red-dried chillies/chilly powder. There is also a mild-mildest sweetness, coz, of course, there has to be a balance.But usually its 'in your mouth spicy-tangy'
Aaaand now I want Indian for dinner instead of the chicken in my crockpot lol last time my husband and I went out for Indian I ordered a poori which I was educated politely that it's different from pani puri, but it was still super tasty. The guy seemed amused that I knew what that was at least I hope it was amusement XD hopefully I can convince my husband to try more of these things!
Can you do greek dishes please? Like not the very known ones the rest are really underated
yes!
@@BerylShereshewsky Could you do Spanish too some day? It's kind of boring being associated with Paella all the time 😅.
Love your videos! 🥰❤️
@@dantemaquiavelli9039 the problem is that this is a take out series, and I'm pretty sure you know how crappie the "Spanish" food is outside Spain, only few places in each country put in the effort of serving proper cocina española.
I believe chef José Andrés has a Spanish Market with good quality stuff in New York City, but it's going to be expensive.
Yes please!!!❤
@@dantemaquiavelli9039 I am sorry that I am one of those people who know just paella. Would love to learn more about Spanish food!
I'm maharashtrian married to kannadiga and we live in tamilnadu. This episode is so relatable. 😍
Please will u let me know where can I learn kannada??
@@aakankshashukrey please try to listen to more Kannada from anyone who speaks Kannada.. or just the movies bro.. speaking from my own experience for the 'listening' part.. everyday my cabmate used to talk so loud in kannada n it just got stuck in my head, then i specifically asked him to speak to me in kannada that i used to respond in English.. later eventually i picked it up to talk in Kannada myself.. it's a strange language in the beginning which sounds like kadakada kurukuru but eventually will make u fall in love with it sooner as u learn n listen to it more..🤣
@AnIndian thank u so much Buddy ☺️
@@aakankshashukrey u dont have to go to class.. I will just suggest to watch movies with subtitles or read books that translates basic kannada words or sentences into English.. Or even u can travel to Bangalore and u might make good friends as most Kannadiga's here will know hindi or other languages.
Too bad nobody from Kerela recommended anything
I never expected the language similarities but Badam Halwa sounds exactly like badem helva which has also the same meaning in Turkish.
Also paneer - peynir = cheese.
Turkish language derived from Sanskrit. Sanskrit is the mother of all Languages". Sanskrit is an ancient and classical language of India.
The dish originated in Iran, most probably, and spread from there. The Mughals, who were from Iran and Afghanistan, brought it, as well as several other well-known dishes such as Buriyani (sp?), when they created their empire in India. From there the dish spread further.
@@bennett8535 I know another Afghani dish that is the same with the same name in Turkey: mantu - manti = tiny dumplings with meat filling.
I love that these dishes are all the same with almost the same names but spiced differently depending to the region.
I am sure there are plenty of other dishes too.
You need to do a session with Bahador Alast, a linguistics channel... You might like it...
@@travelroundvideos7470 Please don't propagate factual incorrect statements. Turkish and Sanskrit belong to completely different language families. Please look at advanced historical linguistics research before spreading your RSS propaganda.
Hey Beryl! It was great sharing my favorite foods with you! Super glad you like the best part of the meal- dessert! 🙆♂️😁
I'm happy that you're trying South Indian food. There guests present are people from other states except Kerala. Although Kerala is in South India and there are similar food. But Kerala has its own types of cuisines too you know. Kerala is one the major states in Southern India.
Don't worry, she will find someone next time🙂
Keralan food is amazing 😍
I know kerala foods are amazing but compare to tamil nadu the kerala foods are less spicy and than kerala is small beautiful city not a great city
@@anjuanjel1287 dude kerala city? Kerala is a state bigger than most countries in the world.
@@razee7869 who told you please go and see in the map compare to andhra and Tamil nadu it’s very small city….everyone will accept it except you…. I know you love your city for that I can’t accept it… please don’t be childish sorry to say this you to accept the truth and I will accept it’s a beautiful city but not a big city
If you think the badam halwa is sweet, then you would hate the Tirunelveli or iruttu kada (dark store) halwa. It made using wheat flour, jaggery and ghee. It is usually served hot on a plantain leaf. The North Indian sweet dish that is closest in comparison is the Kada prashad of Amritsar.
One south India desert that I think you would enjoy is Bobbatlu. It’s also called as Holige/ obbatu in Kannada, poli in Tamil and puran poli in marathi. It is sort of like sweet paratha with stuffing that consists of lentils cooked in jaggery syrup, with small coconut pieces added to it for some texture. Give it a try next time.
I'd be willing to try it! 😉
Mysore Pak!!! That's legit just a block of sugar, flour and ghee.
I hate extremely sweet sweets but I love that
Poli is one of the best when it is served hot😍
I was in south india for work a few months back and I’ve been craving those spiced dosas ever since! I’m going to have to figure out how to make it
instant mixes (for _dosa_ batter) are available online; if you have a store selling Indian foodstuff in your city, they may even have ready-to-use batter for sale... if you can make a _crêpe,_ you can make a _dosa..._
Hey Beryl! I'm from Bengaluru and I'm not a fan of very sweet desserts either 😂 Here's a South indian dessert that's not too sweet. It's called "Obbattu". It's made out of Jaggery, lentils, Maida and Semolina. The easiest way to describe it is that it's a sweet version of paratha, but made with lentils. I'd highly recommend it if you haven't tried it yet 😌 and ofcourse, it tastes better fresh off the thava with ghee!!
Writing this is making me want to have one right now!🤤
Yeah, paravannam which cook it with rice, milk , jaggery and cardamom also not too much sweet, bobbattu is my favourite sweet. And thier is lot of sweets that we made at home are not that much sweet.
Nothing can beat Adhirasam.
South Indian cuisine is just heaven😍
Even I am not an south indian but I really felt there are more southern foods which are definitely better and not include...but I really do like these foods too ❤️
you should do Ugyhur cuisine, they deserve to be seen and heard and food is one way to do it!
You introduced me to Maggi Hot & Sweet, and I for sure agree that is the proper size of a bottle. Same size I have, and I have definitely needed it.
Oh my gosh, one of my cherished possessions is an idli pan. They are so delicious and I love them with mint chutney. I think they have a pleasant tangy flavor that is accepting of other flavors introduced from chutneys or sauces. Love this video!
Try Kerala food
1. Malabar parota and malabar chicken curry
2. Iddiappam/nool puttu with chicken/beef/egg gravy
3. Rice/wheat puttu with kadala/cheruvar/chicken gravy
4. Velliappam with vegetable stew or chicken curry.
5. Sadhya lunch platter
6. Prawns chicken puttu
7. Egg roast and malabar parota
Sweet
7. Payam pori
8. Ada milk payasam
9. Ella Ada jaggery coconut stuffing
I have gunpowder differently with idli and dosai. For dosa, I mix it with adequate amount of gingelly oil to make it to a thick spreadable consistency, then dip the dosa in it. For idlis, i spread a drop of ghee or oil on the idli and coat the idli with the podi.
Loved the episode, Beryl. Next time when you want idlis with Gunpowder', melt 1 teaspoon ghee in a glass bowl in the microwave and put 1 or 1/2 teaspoon of gunpowder in it. Heat for another 30-40 seconds to heat it and release the flavours. Then put it on warm idlis and you can taste the difference. Also, to balance the kick of the spice, keep a bowl of homemade yogurt / greek yogurt with you. Finish off with filter coffee / Nescafe. Bon Epetite.
I'm sensing a "steamed foods" episode in your future! (And I'm not just saying that to submit my favorite steamed veggie dish, hahaha)
Hi Beryl, During the Keralan Hindu festival of Onam on August 29th of this year, we usually have a huge vegetarian Ona sadhya. I am sure there are places that would deliver in NYC.
Hearing kannada words in my fav food channel made my day 💗
My grandmother is from Udipi and I grew up in the Matunga area of Bombay known for Udipi style restaurants - so all the foods in this episode brought back happy nostalgia. As an Indian, I also know you've barely scratched the surface. Even South Indian is a generalization and there are so many more regional cuisines to explore. But the same is true for every nation. There are so many regional cuisines in every nation that we barely get to know. I'd love to see more videos focused on regional foods - either delivery or where you cook some dishes from a region and the community can share more about their cuisine in the video.
Udupi*
@@vinodjay77 Actually both Udupi and Udipi are accepted spellings. After all regional names don't always transliterate cleanly into English. The legendary Rama Nayaks of Matunga also uses Udipi as the spelling. It's Udipi Shri Krishna boarding and Udipi idli house.
So excited to see South Indian food. As a Southie myself, I’m oftentimes disappointed by the lack of media attention on the Southie classics. BTW, Beryl, heat the ghee s little bit and mix in the gunpowder. Or even do the same with sesame oil(gingerly oil) for a more authentic South Indian flavor.
Yes. I personally melt ghee and then I mix a copious amount of gunpowder till it's a paste and then spread it on dosas or as a dipping sauce for idlis.
Hearing somebody say BaaleKai Bhajji was so satisfying!! Thank you for doing this, Beryl. Living thousands of miles away from my home, this felt so homely to watch.
Totally agree! I'm from Bengaluru and I'm screaming 🤌
SAME!!! ❤
11:36 The key to getting the dosa right is to keep the temperature of the pan low. If your pan gets too hot, your batter will dry up before you can spread it, and hence 'tearing it'. Especially if you are using a cast iron pan. Sprinkle a little bit of water in the pan when it get too hot to lower the temperature.
Edit: Maybe we can have another video for not- too sweet Indian sweets...They are there Beryl.
Oh I LOVE LOVE this episode! I would copy cat all that they recommended at places available to me that provide the food. So fun and delicious! I also love that I get to support the restaurants then around me. Please do this with as many ethnicities as you can!
Why not a single non-veg dish from South? Coastal South, Hyderabad and Kerala have amazing Non-Veg food. I find the selections very basic compared to the other Indian episode. Southern food is much diverse.
Hyderabad easily has the greatest non veg food
Hey beryl!
The gun powder is eaten a little differently... you add the ghee to the powder and stir it till it becomes liquidy. You could also add sesame seed oil. And, it is a LIL less dry this way! :) (Also, since you like idlis you should definitely try Kanchipuram Idlis, they are idlis that have pepper and a couple of other spices and ghee, right there in the batter! It is a little fat-high so it is not eaten very often)
Beryl, if you ever come to San Diego I would LOVE to have you over for a dosa making tutorial!
So disappointing that there is no Kerala representation! You really missed out on the amazing Kerala food!
To be honest Kerala cuisine deserves its own episode. I am not even a Malyali but a huge fan of Kerala cuisine.
Yes
I was hella disappointed 😥
I guess its a function of the south Indian restaurant menu Beryl chose - Kerala food is not easily found in US (kannada style of idli/dosa are the most popular dishes). But you are right- Kerala food is so damn delicious and I am always surprised how different the flavor profiles are from the rest of the states.
It is possible she didn't find representatives from Kerala. If nobody from there volunteered to be in the video, then we can't really blame Beryl. Also, its possible that it is harder to find traditional Kerala recipes where she lives, whereas idli, dose etc. are popular and hence available in South Indian restaurants.
I think we can still celebrate the fact that South Indian cuisine in general is being appreciated, and hope that in future recipes from Kerala also get featured!
Indian food is not just butter chicken and naan. This was just the south indian representation and not all the cuisines could be covered in here. There are still states of west North and east India with tonnes of flavours. Hope we could see it in the other episodes ✌️Good job at this!
Ohhhhhhhhh. Pongal is right near where I work. I used to go there often with friends because they are vegetarian/kosher. Their dosai is first class. The staff is really kind. I wish I could eat dosai. Sadly, I can no longer eat grains or starches, which makes up most of the offerings on their menu. Thank you for your local restaurant orders. As a NYer is is really fun to see the awesomeness this great city has to offer, and the familiarity makes it all a real vibe!
I also work right by Pongal!
So glad you did a South Indian episode! I went to school in South India and the dishes you chose are pretty indicative of South Indian food--especially the idli and dosai. I was a teeny bit disappointed you didn't choose uttappam and upma, but maybe next time! I agree that Indian desserts are super sweet--most are too sweet for me and dessert is my favorite course! But they're sweet to help cleanse the palate after the highly spiced (and often spicy) dishes that come before it in my opinion. 🙂 Happy Indian Republic Day, everyone! 🥳
Always love your videos... Not sure if you have ever had Davangere Benne Dosa. If not I would encourage you to. It's very heavy given that the dosa is made completely in butter but the moment when you take a bite and the dosa just melts in your mouth - Heaven....🥰
Ooh yes! I tried it for the first time from Vidyarthi Bhavan in Bangalore...pure bliss! 😍
appam, poori, puttu, pesaratu could also have been featured
She totally missed specific Kerala foods
❤❤ I would love to try these! Thank you also for having a different video for North and South Indian foods! Foods can very so much on location, it’s hard to generalize them to a whole country. Thanks for sharing ❤
Ooohhh....We loved Pongal when we were in NYC a few years back and loved it so much that we would gravitate to it, even for snacks.
i would love to see an episode on chinese food. and not american chinese food but authentic chinese food. because often times there’s things on the menu at chinese restaurants that i’m hesitant to try because I have no clue what they are. i would love some more insight on what to actually order from chinese restaurants because i’m over just sesame chicken and egg rolls!
Thanks for doing this episode. I really love Indian food and you reminded me that I haven't had any in a while. I fortunately live very close to Little India in Cerritos, California, where there are plenty of choices.
I have to say - I would eat ANY Indian food. Meat-based, vegetarian, spicy, mild…anything.
Can't remember off the top of my head, Beryl, but have you ever mentioned or been to the Ganesh temple in Queens? Their canteen downstairs has possibly the best South Indian food in the city, and certainly the best Dosas I've ever tried.
Yes! I also helped do a story for great big story about them!
@@BerylShereshewsky Okay, cool, I couldn't quite recall. Man, what a great place; haven't been there in years.
This meal would have been great for me! I absolutely love Indian food. Another great episode! And I mostly drink chicory coffee with almond milk in the mornings - and I love it. I never thought of combining it with coffee, definitely have to try that!
If you ever feel like doing another Indian cuisine that is totally different to other Indian cuisines you could try Bengali food! I know you've made a few dishes on your channel before but the flavour profile and range of spices bring a completely different set of flavours to enjoy :D
Not me getting super hungry. Thank you Beryl for opening our eyes to food around the world.
I have had to privilege to travel to South India twice and the food there is simply amazing! I loved this episode!
y no dishes from telangana hyderabad - it has the best food .
Even Kerala was excluded. Atleast Andra Pradesh was included for Telegu people. But not even one malayali food.
@@aswinverghesemappilai2623 i just hate when people think of South they only remember Bangalore and Chennai people
Loved the video! I really hope you get to check out Malabar food too the next time around
"textural intrigue", your videos are a joy of the language to describe food. If ever I need to write something about food, I would watch your videos again and again for inspiration
If you like milder desserts, you should try Bengali sweets. Maybe you should do a whole Bengali meal episode. :)
I appreciate this effort so so so much!❤️
While I love almost all these dishes, I do feel like there were still many more better suggestions that you could have recieved, and so I sincerely hope you get more opportunities to explore more of the South Indian cuisine on the channel!😊
Thank you!❤️
I agree. I'd have loved to see some kerala curries or malabar paratha or simple vegetable tarkaris (idk what they call it in south India). Idli and dosa for the main course was so disappointing because everyone knows them
Doggy heard you say you could only eat a couple bites of that dessert and was just offering to clean up the bowl for ya. ;-) Such a good girl.
I hope you have tried Medu Vada... I am actually a bit shocked it wasn't recommend. Crisp on the outside, pillowy on the inside with a sublime taste! Its a huge South favourite across India!
I love this series!! I would love to see some videos on African food!
Me too -- I have only just begun to explore a few dishes.
You are correct, I literally picked up that same size bottle at my local international grocer 🤣
Loved this episode, but you definitely need a episode for food from Kerala
i'm new here south indian recipes like idly vada dosa upma kichidi with sambar chutney wow wow wow tongue will ask feed me more and tummy get more stuff the more we eat the more we will ask wll bajji bonda samosa are south india's the best snacks wow everywhere now is famous you the host beryl very blessed to taste our south indian recipes. Hope you have the best day
Hey Beryl,
Try -South Indian ( Andhra Pradesh)
Pesarettu upma. ( green lintel- dosa + sooji/ rawa upma).
Pulihora (tamarind+lemon rice)
Rawa dosa, utampam, onion dosa and many more dosa’s
Ragi mudda + natukodi pulusu/chicken curry ( best energetic breakfast)
Lovedd the video, and coincidentally its Republic day here in India, so a nice day to drop a video like this!
No food from Kerala. :(
Love love love this video, hopefully you enoyed the break from cooking... please do something like this again! :)
I am not Indian but am mixed with Colombian so I want to inform anyone who is interested to know the difference with plantains so yes the one's that are green are deliciously fried and go great with whatever sauce is suitable that is used with your culture's food but with being mixed with Colombian we love eating fried green plantains with sour cream after their sprinkled with a little salt.
Yellow plantains are also deliciously fried and you can eat it with a sauce or not but personally just love eating them as they are after their fried(no salting these plantins at all) because the yellow plantains produce a naturally very sweet taste..
Yes we in the state of Kerala in South India prefer yellow plantain. The sweet fritters from ripe yellow plantain called Pazham Pori is the go to tea snack and our chips made from yellow plantain fried in coconut oil has a nationwide cult following. We also have candy kind of snack with unripe yellow plantain covered in unrefined brown sugar called upperi.
@@aleenaprasannan2146 that sounds so good and delicious to be honest. Omg yes I going to try that combination in the future with my tea because usually with my tea I have a a little sweet snack like a cookie or some fruits but yellow plantains sound deliciously tasty..
Tamil cuisine
Try Ethiopian food, it's delicious.
I am South Indian and I don’t like most of these dishes personally. I would recommend that you try medhu vada, chilli bhajji and onion uthapam
The bajjis don't come with chutneys and sambhar. I have never had bajji with sambhar as south Indian and mint chutney is preferred choice for fried fritters. I don't dip bajjis in any sauces or chutneys. Its so good even without them.
They should be had fresh out of the pan otherwise they become soggy even the masala dosa, the packaging locks the moisture and makes them soggy. So I recommend you to try the south indian dishes from good restaurants rather than getting them delivered.
The servings portion of badam halwa is usually spoon or two.
Idlis don't come with green chillis it's very weird.
Upma which is a every poor, middle and rich guy's staple food should also been included.
Thanks Beryl! I am excited to try South Indian foods in my area.
So, because of you, I have now bought both kewpie mayo and maggi hot and sweet, and oh my goodness. The maggi is amazing. I am absolutely in love, and can't wait to try it on... well... everything I guess.
Hahaha honestly spreading condiment love is the best feeling
Beryl Rajat and our Indian Guests. I love making Indian dishes. I'm much too lazy to pour a drink back and forth from one container to the next to froth it up. In Mexico, where I live now, they have a tool they use to froth up chocolate and coffee drinks called a molinillo made out of wood. I myself don't drink a lot of coffee, but I imagine to get it frothy I'd use an electric blender (I can just pictures the horror on people's faces) Hugs to everyone, Best wishes, Jim Oaxaca Mexico . (and I second the commentator who asked for unusual Greek dishes, another cuisine I love to prepare)
My favourite dosa is the onion rava ghee masala dosa with green chillies.
Love south Indian food.
I love this video! Thank you for giving a shout out to South Indian food! FYI, rava dosa is like 50x easier and faster than traditional dosa to make. It's something you could easily do at home, and it's not fermented, so you can make it in like 30 mins.
The main thing I’m getting from Indian cuisine is that it is yellow :-)
Hello Pongal. One of the good spots in Murray (or rather Curry) Hill. My favorite spot around there is Pippali but that's not South Indian.
Beryl do an Indian Bengali food please.. i want to be a part of it 🤗🤗🤗
Dipping idly in sauce is nice but you have to soak idly and dosa in sambar like you have bits of crispy soft and you can mix sambar with chutney that's a fun part
Do one on Bengali food please!!!
Most delicious food! So envious. I don't live in a city so our take away food options are spare and not so multi cultural. I was drooling. I always choose these kinds of foods when i am away from home which luckily is fairly regularly. I definitely have food envy right now 😄
Oh PS you also got me addicted to Maggi Hot n Sweet which I can also only buy away from home so all my shopping away is food item related haha
South Indian cuisine has not been represented properly as usual. There is puri and subzi (its south indian not north). The Banana Fry/Fritter/Appam/Puri/Bhaji what ever you call it, has to have over ripe plaintain and it usually has a crispy batter.
Some south Indian veg:
1) KATHIRIKAI (eggplant)
2) puri and subzi (fried bread and pototo curry)
3) Sadhya (a spread with many items that are vegerian) with fish curry or fish fry
4) Mushroom pepper fry
5) kadala curry and iddiappam (chickpea curry and flattended noodle bread)
6) egg curry /roast and iddyiaappam
7)
First what makes everyone think everything has to be vegetarian...? South Indian has lots of non vegeterian dishes!
1) Kereala Fish Curry
2) Fish Pollichathu
3) Tamil Nad fish fry
4) Beef fry and Kerala parotta
5) Kerala Chicken roast
6) Kerala chicken curry and Appam or for a mild version Kerala Chicken Istu and Appam
7) Chicken 65
8) black pepper goat curry
9) Pork/Chicken/Beef Vindaloo
10) Hyderbadi Baryani
11) Goan Chicken Cafreal
12) South Indian Crab curry
13) Goan Sausages
14) pepper chicken
15) Kerala Street Chicken Fry
16) Sardine fry/Anchovy
17) kottu roti (chicken/beef/goat/lamb)
18) chicken chittanad
19) Andhra lamb curry
20) Fish cutlets (bread crumbs, shredded fish, potato, possibly an influence from cololinal past)
21) Mutton Vadai
22) squid fry
23) oyster/mussel fry
I am so pleased to see South Indian represented. I spent my entire childhood there and there is nothing quite like it. I love it so much. Some excellent choices. (Also Chennai Represent!)
My husband is from Bangalore! Makes me happy to see his city represented!
Korean indian couple ?
Melted ghee please! 🙈 Otherwise you'll have the "khhh"
What you had is pretty much breakfast food that were mostly fermented stuff that had more or less the same flavour profile and the same chutneys. Wish you had tried some mains as well.
I haven’t seen plantains fried like that either. In Kerala, India we deep fry plantain too but it’s sweet. 🤤
I really enjoyed this episode!
No... Idli podi should be suspended (to the consistency of cement) in sesame oil, not ghee.
12:20 I know exactly what you mean! Some words are just really fun to say, for some reason.
Good video. Btw, an idli should never break or crumble, it should be fluffy (not just dense) and always.....tear (not break). And in my experience, store-bought idli powder (don't like it being referred to as 'gun powder') is usually a 3 on 10. Most people make their own powder, and it isn't as difficult once you try it.
It's interesting to see more than the typical Indian food that people might be aware of. I love dosas 😊although that was the extent of my South Indian food knowledge and unfortunately I am not aware of any other dishes I can get a hold of in my area
I KEEP COMMENTING THIS. YOU NEED TO HAVE APPAM AND EGG CURRY
This. Idiyappam too 💯
Doesn't Idli have a lacto-fermented taste? I made it according to The Art of Fermentation and it tasted awesome, a sourdough taste ^^
Yes, but milder than like a standard sourdough
@@Rose-jz6sx Then I probably over-fermented it, I like it when the lactic acid taste bites through 🤤
So much food could've been added....khichidi, chola poori, kothu parotta, non veg items like chettinadu style biriyani, chukka and gravys, Panneer/chicken tikka skewers, egg fried masala, veg biryani, ghee puttu, just coconut rice with spiced potato fry, methu vada , masala Adai and just like that entire south Indian thali meals with papad and dried chilli and lemon pickle and rasam...like so much food... 😕
So I grew up with almost exclusively home cooked meals. My parents made quite an effort to explore as many different cuisines as they could manage with 3 kids etc and it meant I had a brilliant introduction to food from day 1. Since moving out and cooking more and more, I love exploring even more. Food is 100% my favourite way to connect be it with close friends or a culture I don't know much about. My problem, however, is that I grew up and still live in a predominantly white (british) are. Being white (british) myself, I have no connections to not british food within my own community. Sure there are some nice things but I've never been a huge fan of how bland it all is. I have tried and experimented with food a lot but I just really want to meet more people who actually have a connection to and understanding of the culture/cuisine. Recipes can be fab, but a real person with lived experience and advice is always the best (plus I love to chat).
So my question really is, does anyone know where one can find likeminded people who want to share their food, much like Beryl does on her channel, but in person/locally?
(For reference I'm 21 and live in England. I'm also awkward and bad at making sense so sorry if this is nonsense!!)
I'm glad I'm not the only one who LOVES Indian food but rarely eats the dessert because I find it too sweet.
@Maina B Thank you! I'll have to try one of these options in the near future.
@Maina B Ah, that explains why I have never seen them listed😄 I'll have to place India on travel spot list.
As someone who lives in Bangalore, loved seeing the video feature bisibele baath! There's a variation of idli that I love called rava idli (I eat it with aloo/potato curry and coconut chutney), you should try it! A couple of other South Indian items that I'm fond of are: Akki roti (which closely resembles korean pancakes), idiappam, pesarattu with upma paired with ginger chutney, undrallu, appam and stew/egg curry, puliogre, paniyaram, poornamboora, etc.
C'mon beryl do better. Idli dosa? You didn't get any weird or exotic recs from those people? You stuck with with the most generic 1st thing that comes to your mind dishes?
Might be possible that the restaurant had limited variety
Take a look at the menu we ordered from and let me know what else I should try!
Dosa and idly are my all tie favorite! They make me think of my dear family indian friends and the month i spend with hem for my friend’s wedding a few years back. Good food but mostly good memories!!
I would love to give dosa a try at home, can you recommend a good recipe for the batter? I do like a challenge in the kitchen 😅❤
Hmm I don’t really but I do love Swasthis Recipes her website is Indianhealthyrecipes.com she has a lot of guidance and photos for cooking that I find helpful! But you have to ferment the batter which takes some time so if you live near an Indian grocer you can buy the batter ready to be cooked!
It quite simple actually... use 2cups of rice with 1/2 cup of urad lentil (use this specific lentil) and a 1 tsp of Fenugreek seeds, soak them overnight, and grind them into a fine batter with 1/2 cup water (adjust the water as per crepe batter consistency). And add 1tsp salt and let it ferment for 6 to 8 hrs or until it has doubled in amt. Use that batter to make yummy dosa like how u make crepes... make sure to store the remaining batter in fridge and use them within 2 weeks.