"Amma" and Devi make poori (Puffy indian bread) for breakfastOur host family, the Mahandoss’ totally spoiled us. They treated us just like family. Being with them reminded me of the days when I would visit my grandmother and she would make all of my favorite foods.
Regardless of what time we had to leave in the morning Mrs Mahandoss (affectionately referred to as “Amma”- mama in Tamil) and Devi (the young lady who worked for the family) would wake up early and make us these elaborate Indian breakfasts that were soooooooo good. In the evening they would again make a fantastic feast. On our last day, Andrew their son, made the most delicious Chinese stir-fry chicken. I am salivating thinking about it. All of the food was so good that I could not help but eat more than I should. It didn’t help that Amma kept encouraging us to eat more! I must admit that I gained a few pounds last week I am ok with that because I was happy!
I tried to learn how to make some of the dishes but soon came to the conclusion that Indian cooking involves waaay too many steps! Everything was fresh, the breads, the condiments...everything! I did get the recipe to make coconut rice, which seemed doable. We shall see how it turns out!
More importantly, I was able to convince Amma and Devi to move in with me in Boston. The deal was I would keep Amma company and in turn the two of them would cook. I haven’t figured out how we will all fit into my small one bedroom apartment…yet.
Regardless of what time we had to leave in the morning Mrs Mahandoss (affectionately referred to as “Amma”- mama in Tamil) and Devi (the young lady who worked for the family) would wake up early and make us these elaborate Indian breakfasts that were soooooooo good. In the evening they would again make a fantastic feast. On our last day, Andrew their son, made the most delicious Chinese stir-fry chicken. I am salivating thinking about it. All of the food was so good that I could not help but eat more than I should. It didn’t help that Amma kept encouraging us to eat more! I must admit that I gained a few pounds last week I am ok with that because I was happy!
I tried to learn how to make some of the dishes but soon came to the conclusion that Indian cooking involves waaay too many steps! Everything was fresh, the breads, the condiments...everything! I did get the recipe to make coconut rice, which seemed doable. We shall see how it turns out!
More importantly, I was able to convince Amma and Devi to move in with me in Boston. The deal was I would keep Amma company and in turn the two of them would cook. I haven’t figured out how we will all fit into my small one bedroom apartment…yet.
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