Regional Cuisines of Asia - India

Johnny Cakes. J.C. Johnny Costco. I think that John, pretty much has the most nicknames of anyone in the class. He has a cloud of drama that surrounds him, though just enough to be fun, or funny, or made fun of, depending on he day. We all love him. I think.
John's demonstration ended our unit on Asia with a bang. One of the best presentations to date, he gave a nice sampling and a great overview of Indian cuisine. The first dish he made was a rice dish with chicken called Hyderabad Biryani . A kind of a layered chicken casserole with basmati rice, chicken and a wonderful array of spices taken from a masala dabba, which is an Indian spice box that evidently every Indian household has. Next he made a salad of cucumbers and shredded carrot that he dressed with lemon juice and a little seasoning. He demonstrated how to make an Indian flat bread called chapati.

A Punjabi ( northern India) style bread that is grilled on a flat iron pan. It kinda puffed up as it cooked - like a tortilla.
The last thing he made was a

traditional Indian desserts which was made from ground nuts, milk and sugar served over rice vermicelli noodles and rose syrup called Falooda. Very different.

As our class made Naan, Tandoori chicken and and array of chutneys, the whole school took on the scent of India.


An aroma of spice.
Goodnight.