My friends are pretty lucky to know me. Hahaha! Joking! What I'm getting at is that they were invited to my Parsi Family's home for some home cooked Indian food. Not just any kind of Indian food which is widely available all across NYC. It is Parsi food which is very different. They use similar spices but the amount and the method of cooking is different. I enjoy both naturally but have a soft spot for Parsi food. So on this glorious night, we had kolmi na curry (shrimp curry), pattis (ground beef stuffed mashed potato balls, mergi tikka (chicken tikka), white rice, salad, and bread.
Here's my plate of deliciousness. A little of everything, especially an egg from the curry. I love those things and Mrs. Executive Chef always put in extra for me! I feel loved. Anyway, everyone went for seconds and even thirds. Yeah, it was THAT good. I'm not lying, people!
Dessert was provided by Mr. Matzo Ball with an Italian Rainbow Cake
And homemade red velvet cake from Ms. Pastry Chef.
Layers of soft red cake with tangy cream cheese frosting and a scoop of homemade ice cream to boot. Oh yeah! *kool-aid man style*
Dinner went really well. The food was awesome, as usual. The alcohol flowed. And Mrs. Executive Chef asked when we'll have people over again. Haha! Maybe a different set of friends will be lucky this time.
PATTIS! yumyumyum.
ReplyDeleteIs the shrimp curry made with mustard paste? One of my favorite dishes that CT and her Mom makes.
Red velvet cake looks great too.
@TT: Nope, no mustard. It is actually nut based with tomato paste and spices.
ReplyDeleteLooks fantastic!! I certainly hope I'm in the next set of lucky friends! My sister loves egg curry, while I'm a shrimp curry girl myself - maybe my Mom should try that dish to satisfy us both!
ReplyDelete@TT - The mustard seed curry is very typical Bengali food.
Mmm, I was about to say "What?! I'm not your friend?!" (re: the beginning of the post) but saw the end... ahem :) Hehehehe!
ReplyDeleteThis all looks fab, your posts about the Parsi food always makes me drool especially bc I can't get it in NYC so I've never had it! I've been lucky enough to have the pattis and LOVE them!!! YUM!
@FF: Just reread my first paragraph and hate myself for using the word different so many times. Hahahaha!
ReplyDeleteNote to self, no curry in the pattis. ;P
ReplyDeleteDelicious potato balls filled with Parsi spices and meat.
Hungry has a LOT of friends. Parsi food dinner sounds wonderful and SO lucky were your other set of friends.
Rainbow AND red velvet cakes...totally eye-probing the hell out of them. And me would be crashing through walls if I ate two big slices...okay, not the walls of your Parsi family's home.