Last Friday, we had a get-together for a fellow colleague of ours who's leaving the organization after 7 months.
Being only 24 years old, she decided to roam the world and experience what it has got to offer first before really settling down on a permanant job. With a working-holiday visa in hand for New Zealand, she made the decision to see the world.
I guess this is how it is nowadays for the newly graduates. She obviously isn't the first nor will she be the last one to do so. Anyhow, since it's to a western country she will be for at least 12 months, we agreed that local cuisine is best as a farewell luncheon.
Banana Leaf Rice.. Of Yummy !!
A traditional method of serving rice dishes in South Indian. As travellers evolved and migrated, so did their cuisines. This is one of my favourite and I call this a CHEAT meal for the week.
Please don't ask me how many cheat meals have I had.
We're served with white rice but I much prefer brown rice on a banana leaf with assortment of vegetables, pickles and other condiments (usually sour, salty or spicy). Here, I have is stir fried tauge, cucumber with yoghurt and deepfried bittergourd. No dish is complete without the gravy/sauces which varies from chicken, fish, seafood curry and of course the ever popular dhall. And of course, Papadam ! The round thin yellow crispy snack. I even ordered a deep fried drumstick to add on!
After I finished my sumptuous meal, I folded the banana leaf inwards as a sign of gratitude to those who have served me. This is a MUST practice in many banana leaf eateries!
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