I checked out a couple Indian grocery stores, and I'm starting to think I have found the key to making this vegetarian thing work. First off, I bought a samosa to eat for lunch. These things are great. It's this crunchy chewy empanada kind of deal, and it has potatoes and peas and spices in it. Until mashed potatoes on a stick is a real thing (pay attention carnies) the samosa is the way to go. Also, it was only 60 cents. What the hell is that? I'm alive to tell the tale, so it couldn't have been that bad.
I bought some "roti", which I believe is basically just tortillas, but they are half the sodium of tortillas and I think you're supposed to heat them up in the oven, even though I think the microwave is probably fine. I have been making my veggie burgers in tortillas, which while delicious, is probably doing a number on the old sodium.
I also bought some black tea and I bought a frozen food meal of "channa masala", which is chick peas in a curry sauce. I have learned that "masala" just means mixture, so if you've ever had chicken tikka masala, it means...um, chicken tikka mixture. What does tikka mean? I'll get back to you on that.
Pretty much everything at this store is vegetarian, because I guess a large part of the population in India are vegetarian. There are maybe six guys from India at my company and I think all of them are vegetarian. So I don't think I will be bored by trying new things from this new supermarket, although I'm sure I will find plenty that I do not enjoy. There is thing called "paneer", which I believe is just cottage cheese...I'm not looking forward to it, I might just skip it altogether. (If you're reading this and paneer is actually delicious, because let's face it, cheese is delicious, then let me know)
I may have to convince the guys here at work to take me to the Indian buffet down the street, I've never been in, but it looks pretty legit. I am no stranger to Indian food but I am no expert either. I just know there's a certain Indian buffet in Framingham that has left my stomach in shambles on more than one occasion *shudder*.
Alright that's all I've got for now, thanks for reading, leave a comment if you want...I will smile if you do.
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