That important Day - ENSP

Doesn’t it excite you to know south Indian food is available all over France? After living in France for 5 months, it makes me happy to find 5 food items that are South Indianish J

1.       DOSA: I would be removed from South Indian community if I fail to write about Dosa in the blogs :P If you are a fan of Wheat Dosa, you should buy the Brittany Galette .You do get 6 galettes for 3 euros in Super U or may be intermarche and use the poêle de crepe (Well, I am studying for my French Exam lol so you may find some frenchy words here :P ) to heat it up. In case you do not have a Crepe pan, you can try with the closest available shape of similar pans.

 SWEET DOSA: I remember one of my Karnataka neighbors making this for me as the term ‘sweet dosa’ may sound little strange for Tamilnadu people. The Crepe resembles of the Sweet Dosa and instead of Jaggery(Brown sugar), French use sugar. I bought a pack of 12 crepes and made a spicy curry to eat with. When you crave for dosas like 5 months, crepes do taste like dosa with spicy indian curry :P

3.       SAMOSA: As the entire world loves this crusty pastry with flavorsome filling, France is no exception. You get ready to eat samosas in the Super markets all over France and also in the frozen products aisle. Surprisingly, I went to a medieval festival last week in Le puy en valey, they were selling Samosa. Once I opened it felt so good to see the turmeric coated peas and potatoes inside. Voila! Can’t believe a 17^th century medieval festival sold samosas :D

4.       PAZHA VADA: Any Keralite can relate to this :D France has a similar recipe and without saying they have pomme (Apples)  instead of the banana. I tasted this also in the medieval festival and assumed it is a rare dish in France. But when checked with my French teacher, she told that it is a tres facile (Very easy) recipe J  It is a ‘dessert classique ‘ in France

5.       PAROTTA: I still cant believe I found something like Parotta in France. One of my Indonesian friends and I was discovering the new food items in the Saturday Le Pu yen Velay and stopped by to ask more about the Parota like dish. People eat it with coffee and tea just like that without any curry or saalna :P It is a snack than a meal in France I believe.

After seeing /trying/discovering/writing  dishes similar to south Indian cuisine, it feels so good like I ate few now :P Though it is hard to stay away from home being a foodie, it is the same that led me to search and find recipes, dishes closer to the taste of South India. Reminds me one of my favorite quotes ‘ You will either find a way or make one!’