India!

Hey everyone! I have done a ton of shopping since my last post in preparation for a lot of Indian cooking this week! You will hear about my shopping experiences at the week's end, but in the mean time, I wanted to let you know the five dishes I will be making by the week's end. They are as follows:

• Aratikaay a Masala Pulusu- The recipe says it is a "spiced raw banana curry"
• Maakhidal- I am not sure exactly what this is... I'll let you know after I make it
• Sambar- Once again, not sure...but I do know it is from the south of India
• Bobbatlu Poli- The recipe says this is "a traditional dish from southern India." It appears to resemble a bread.
• Kajalu- The recipe says this is like a dessert that is made for celebrations like marriages and "festive seasons." It is from Andhra Pradesh

Here are some of the ingredients that I had to find for these dishes:

• Curry leaves
• Black Mustard seeds
• Curry leaves
• Tamarind concentrate
• Whole ginger (not the powder!)
• Cloves
• Split Black Gram
• Cinnamon sticks
• Toovar Dal
• A Coconut
• Channa dal
• Dhania Seeds
• Many others, most of which were familiar to me. I am so excited though to use these new ingredients! 

I am so excited to try these recipes. I can't wait to tell you about them as well as show you pictures! Talk to you soon!

P.S: Thank you indobase.com for the Sambar recipe and Culture Grams for the others!