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| Tomato & Lentil Soup w/ Samosas |
When I first moved to New York, my mother said to me, she said, “Sean, I know that you will talk to a brick wall, I want you to go to dinner with a college classmate of mine that lives up there.” I said, “OK.”
We made it a date. Being so new to ‘the city’ I said, “you choose,” thinking she would pick a burger joint or something simple until we were standing in the doorway of an Indian Restaurant. I was a little overwhelmed.
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| Chicken Tikka Masala |
We were seated immediately and I was handed a menu that I could not understand. It was at this moment that I had to have a little conversation with my 25 year old self and in my head, I said, “Sean, you are an adult now and you have to eat what is put before you.”
Rebecca, my mothers classmate noticed that I was unfamiliar with the food. I said, “you’re going to have to order for me because I don’t know what this is and she said, “what do you like?” In a heavy southern accent I said, “chicken.” My Mom’s friend ordered everything with chicken; however, lamb is the protein for this cultural cuisine.
Today, my neighbor Helga and I wondered into Little India not far from our apartment building here in the East Village because I had a craving for some Chicken Tikka Masala. It brought me back to that lovely moment and I remember those first dishes, they looked strange but my goodness were they good!
We enjoyed the lunch special that offered appetizers of Samosa, no not the champagne drink, Mimosa. A Samosa is a pastry filled with a light curry blend of vegetables or beef. The soup was a delicious surprise, a mildly spiced tomato, lentil puree.
I think it is true that one must be brave to try new things and I thank my friend Rebecca for helping me along the way and my Mom too. Thanks Mom!
Now, lets talk about the Chicken Tikka Masala, yum! It is a plate of velvet and Basmati rice. The cubes of chicken marinates in yogurt before being combined with tomato and exotic spices, the orange color is so intense. It is creamy heaven. If you like spicy go with a Vindaloo. Don’t discredit the Sag or Saag, depends on the region, it doesn’t look pretty but it sure is tasty.
I love Indian Food and let me share with you they eat with there hands and they know how to sop it up, the breads are an integral part of each meal. Naan or poori two different breads that will not disappoint.
Join me at One Token Tours and let’s try something new.
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