On our quest for vegetarian Indian food last night we ventured to Culver City. We drove around for about 20 minutes trying to find the restaurant and in the process passed by scores of teens and early twenty-somethings that looked like they had emerged from a Rave. People standing all over and in the middle of busy streets, no shoes, talking on phones, trying to flag down cars... It had the making for our own version of the Tina Fey & Steve C film "Date Night." When we finally found the place judgment said it was probably best to go there for a lunch than hang out with Seus Hat wearing acid dripping crowd.On we went to our local standby Kate Mantilini; where the only thing Indian on the menu was arguably a pale ale which Lisa ordered. My tasting notes are:
West Coast India Pale Ale. The key aromas are of fruit - a piney grapefruit, coupled with a malt undertone. These also come through in the taste which has a sweet crystal malt feel. The mouth-feel is astringent on the palate and thick - not quite like pancake syrup but heavy none the less.
While all this was going on we had a batter for corn idli fermenting on our kitchen counter for cooking today (which Lisa is doing as we speak). We're also going to try and make fritters out of them. The key ingredient included yogurt, semolina, corn meal, idli rava, and urad flour.
I'm sure these will make for a wonderful Sunday breakfast.
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Michael
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