Sliced okra, tossed in gram flour, red chillies, asafoetida, salt, and fried crisp. A quick, easy, and delicious Indian side dish.
Potli was recommended to us by a friend who runs her own restaurant in London and who couldn't speak highly enough of it, so we decided to catch up for dinner with our partners. That was our first visit (a couple of years ago) and we've been back twice since. That says a lot, since I don't usually like revisiting restaurants given there are so many to try out in London and new ones sprouting everyday!
Potatoes cooked with cumin seeds. An easy and delicious Indian side dish.
In all these years of visiting new countries, I've never been warned about the food. But it happened before we left for Cuba. Not once, not twice, but at least four times by different people. Our friends, in fact, having heard a few worrying stories about food in Cuba, came armed with peri peri sauce and ready-meal packets! All in vain though, because it was great. Maybe not everywhere and maybe not everything, but I had more than just a few very tasty meals.
I'm obsessed with prawn toast. What? You didn't know? I'm good at hiding my obsessions :) Can't imagine a Chinese/Thai meal out/ takeaway without prawn toast. But I've never dared to make it at home - didn't want to ruin it for myself if it turned out terrible!
Then, last year my friend and I decided to make ourselves a Thai dinner, and I bravely suggested prawn toast to complement her green curry. And then, earlier this year, my husband and I got ourselves a dim sum steamer (more on this later!) and we decided to cook up a Chinese feast, which had to include prawn toast of course. So I've had a bit of practice!