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lørdag den 17. november 2007

Diwali sweets and savories

Jeg er heldig at have så rare lejere i lejligheden på 1. sal. Varme folk, som er dejlige at have i huset. Softwareudviklere fra Mumbai, her på projektarbejde i en større bank. De laver også god mad, se bare Swapans fredagskyllingkarry. Sidst weekend fejrede de den store Diwali fest, og jeg fik en fin æske med hjemmelavede salte og søde Diwali-godter.

Der var også en bøtte
Shrikand, sødet, afdryppet yoghurt, rørt med saffran, kardemomme og pistacienødder i papirtynde skiver. Et sandt lækkeri til dessert eller til en karry. Fint om morgenen med granatæblekerner - syrlige til at balancere det søde - og Urtekrams honningbrød ristet. Jeg elsker det, og har serveret det på højskolen, lavet fra Madhur Jaffreys 35 år gamle, stadig vidunderlige, World-of-the-East Vegetarian Cooking. Næste gang jeg møder kokken, hører jeg om hendes opskrift er hemmelig.
... and in English...
I consider myself lucky to have such nice tenants in the apartment upstairs. Warm people, who I enjoy sharing my living space with. Software developers from Mumbai, working on a projekt in a big Danish bank. They make great food, too, check Swapan's Friday's chicken curry. Last weekend was Diwali, and I received a lovely box of homemade Diwali sweets and savories.

There was also some Shrikand, sweetened, drained youghurt with saffron, cardemom and paper thin pistachio slices. A treat for dessert or with a curry. Great for a special breakfast with pomegranates - tart to balance the sweetness - and toasted rye-honey bread. I love it, and have made it a few times from a recipe in Madhur Jaffrey's 35 year old, still wonderful
World-of-the-East Vegetarian Cooking. Next time I see the cook, I'll see if she'll give me her recipe.

2 kommentarer:

Melissa sagde ...

so glad to see an english post again! still enjoy checking your blog. happy thanksgiving!
xo
melissa

kimmm sagde ...

really nice to hear from you, melissa, i love that you're there! yeah, it's harder than i thought, writing in both languages... happy thanksgiving to you, too, i just had small pecan pies on the menu at a course last friday!
a big hug
kim