Delia Taylor Vs. Jamie Callender

keralan cooking masterclass

fi and i wanted to learn how to make the real south indian cusine, so we could understand what we eat, and for future reference.

we were cooking in the kitchen of a local restaurant, on a raised bed frame on bricks with a big gas hob.

we cooked 10 dishes, breakfast items, and individual chutneys, sabjis and curries.. the dishes kept on coming, sometimes we didnt know what we were making until it was served up!

fi and jim cried when they accidentally rubbed their eyes with the fingers they cut the chillies with earlier. however, it was okay as monkeyrat helped out.

we were desperate to get to taste the fruits of our labour, whilst the wallaa washed up the steel plates and trays on a pink three legged table, we sat outside very attentively, on another bed frame to eat our thali items with lots of rice.. it tasted great!

recipe for dhal curry:

(amounts depend on how many servings)

• turmeric powder
• coconut flesh
• chillies, green
• garlic cloves, chopped
• salt, pepper corns
• cumin
• ginger, chopped
• 200mls water

put into blender, mix for 2 mins

then add to boiling pan of yellow lentils (previously boiled for 40mins), boil for a further 10mins

serve with rice, enjoy :_