Indian Buffet at Tandori on Transit
Don't forget to check out my previous post about Artist and Models. We went to Tandori on Transit for Indian Buffet today. The buffet costs $12 but is of a much higher quality than the Buffet on Elmwood at Taste of India. The rice was amazing as were all the food choices. I really enjoyed the curry goat.
They had this amazing pickled vegtable condiment. I love pickled anything. This one fruit, however, remained a total mystery. I am hoping maybe @tinypliny can identify it for me. It had the consistency of a green, unripe plum but a totally different kind of pit. Anyone know what it is? It was just slightly smaller than a golf ball.
At the end they give you rose water to wash your hands I think. I hope it wasn't supposed to be some sort of dessert soup, because I washed my hands in it.
Also, here is a cute picture of @matthew with jesus hair
They had this amazing pickled vegtable condiment. I love pickled anything. This one fruit, however, remained a total mystery. I am hoping maybe @tinypliny can identify it for me. It had the consistency of a green, unripe plum but a totally different kind of pit. Anyone know what it is? It was just slightly smaller than a golf ball.
At the end they give you rose water to wash your hands I think. I hope it wasn't supposed to be some sort of dessert soup, because I washed my hands in it.
Also, here is a cute picture of @matthew with jesus hair
That pickled fruit is one of my favourites! It's the Indian Gooseberry also called Nellikai in Tamil and Amla in Hindi. If you eat it raw and then drink water at room-temperature, the water actually tastes sweet and COLD! It's like a small gastronomical miracle. I have not yet spotted the raw variety here in the US. :(
In north India, they make a sweet pickle out of the Amla called the Murrabba. In the south, they make a HOT, salty and spicy pickle. In the west, they make a sweet-salty version. I am not sure what they do with it in the east. You can get the southern version at the Indian Store. It tastes excellent with curd-rice or with flat-breads such as the chapati and the roti (or maybe the naan).
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