Wednesday, June 4, 2008

A Sumptumous Indian Breakfast

Bangalore - Met Kelvin @ 8.30am for breakfast buffett. Everyday the breakfast spread is different. For BREAKFAST we had..

"Vada" or "Vadai" - shaped like a doughnut made from lentil or potato with some spices served with coconut chutney. Vada and Idli was served everyday at The President Hotel. In Singapore, the Vada has a small prawn and you eat together with green chilli.

"Idli - steam rice cakes (usually eaten at breakfast, white and round shape, and made by steaming the batter of fermerted black lentils (de-husked) and rice, served with chutney and sambar.
"Masala Dosa" - Spicy Dosa or South India Crepe. I had Masala Dosa for breakfast on Thursday. Masala Dosa is made by placing potato masala inside the Dosa and folding it in half.

"Poori" - I had Poori on Friday - these are small round pancakes size rounds of dough that are slipped into hot oil or ghee, where they fill with steam and balloon in seconds. Pooris are soft silk like breads with which curries and vegetables are scooped up.

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