El Palacio de la India
Curry Club Meeting
Vegetarian Q 65
Onion Bhaji
Vegetable Madras - Naan
Ras Malai
Non
- Vegetarian Q 75
Onion Bhaji
Chicken Madras
Ras Malai
Onion Bhaji
is a spicy Indian snack consisting of fried onions, similar to potato fritters,
for which there are many different recipes. It is often used as a topping on
various Indian meals but has now become popular to eat alone as a snack.
The basic recipes consist of onions being chopped and then made into a
sort of dough with gram flour, spices and herbs, then fried until golden.
Onion Bhajis
are often eaten as starters to main Indian cuisine courses along with poppadoms.
They may be served with a slice of lemon and are made to a mild taste.
Madras curry
is a fairly hot curry sauce, red in color and with heavy use of chili powder. It
originates in the south of India and gets its name from the city of Madras now
known as Chennai.
This curry can be vegetarian or of meat. It has its origins
in Hindu culture and being vegetarian is common.
Madras curries can be achieved through different means; the
result often being that of: red color; toasty spices; and the smoothness of
coconut (or yoghurt); the sour-sweet fruitiness of tamarind; a slight flavor of
anise; ginger; a range of other spices and the flavors of salt, sweet, and sour.
The redness is achieved with chili or a mixture of chili and paprika, and the
orange of turmeric.
Ras malai consists
of sugary, cream to yellow-colored balls (or flattened balls) of paneer, a
“farmer cheese” soaked in malai, clotted cream.