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The author of the self-published cookbook, \u003cem>Five Morsels of Love\u003c/em>, shortlisted earlier this year for the 2017 \u003ca href=\"https://artofeating.com/prize/?pgnc=1\">Art of Eating Prize\u003c/a>, cherishes memories of long, languid summers spent at her grandmother's home in the South Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her grandmother, Nirmala Reddy, a cookbook author herself, asked her grandchildren every day what they wanted to eat for each meal. \"She never once complained or felt overwhelmed by the incredible amount of cooking she did for us. And she always prepared all the dishes we asked for,\" recalls Pidathala.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pidathala says her favorite recipes from \u003cem>Five Morsels of Love\u003c/em> have the power to instantly transport her to back those blissful summer afternoons. Sometimes, she would watch as her grandmother chopped vegetables and crushed spices on a stone pestle, releasing a fragrance that stirred her appetite.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003cem>pachchi pulusu\u003c/em> (a tangy peanut stew), the \u003cem>anapaginjala pulusu\u003c/em> (a hyacinth bean curry that her grandma loved) and her own personal favorite, the \u003cem>ulava charu\u003c/em> (a slow-cooked, thick stew made from horse gram beans) were the flavors of her childhood. It was the eggplant biryani, however, that always brought home to her the ingenuity of her grandmother's cooking. \"It was perfected after years of trial and improvisation,\" she says. \"No special occasion in our family is complete without serving this dish.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121463\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1400px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/thisone-103e0869842e07495ee9405a2a21c52ed0cad7cd-s1400-c85.jpg\" alt=\"Left: Stuffed eggplant. Right: Ulava Charu. These traditional dishes represent the tastes of Pidathala's childhood.\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1049\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121463\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/thisone-103e0869842e07495ee9405a2a21c52ed0cad7cd-s1400-c85.jpg 1400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/thisone-103e0869842e07495ee9405a2a21c52ed0cad7cd-s1400-c85-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/thisone-103e0869842e07495ee9405a2a21c52ed0cad7cd-s1400-c85-800x599.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/thisone-103e0869842e07495ee9405a2a21c52ed0cad7cd-s1400-c85-768x575.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/thisone-103e0869842e07495ee9405a2a21c52ed0cad7cd-s1400-c85-1020x764.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/thisone-103e0869842e07495ee9405a2a21c52ed0cad7cd-s1400-c85-1180x884.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/thisone-103e0869842e07495ee9405a2a21c52ed0cad7cd-s1400-c85-960x719.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/thisone-103e0869842e07495ee9405a2a21c52ed0cad7cd-s1400-c85-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/thisone-103e0869842e07495ee9405a2a21c52ed0cad7cd-s1400-c85-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/thisone-103e0869842e07495ee9405a2a21c52ed0cad7cd-s1400-c85-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Stuffed eggplant. Right: Ulava Charu. These traditional dishes represent the tastes of Pidathala's childhood. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Archana Pidathala)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The biryani calls for a rich curry thickened by sesame seeds, dried coconut and an array of Indian spices. The curry is then stuffed into an eggplant and slow-cooked. It turns out intensely aromatic, surprisingly light and bursting with flavor and texture.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At mealtimes during those summer afternoons in Hyderabad, Pidathala remembers gathering the children of her family close while her grandmother lovingly ladled food onto one large plate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Communal eating in this way wasn't uncommon in India. It happens in many families, though it is getting rarer today,\" Pidathala says. \"These early experiences brought home to me how food can nourish the soul as much as the body, how it can create enduring bonds.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The five morsels in the book's title refers to these cousins, who bonded over such exquisite meals. They're represented in the recurring motif of the five grains of rice that prance across the soft yellow cloth-bound cover like snowflakes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her grandmother's death in 2007, barely nine weeks after she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, devastated the family. Pidathala, who had recently moved hundreds of miles away to Bengaluru to begin a career in IT, particularly reeled after the loss.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I had always promised her we'd work together on an English translation of her cookbook, written in Telugu [a language native to Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana],\" says Pidathala. The simple paperback had seen three print runs since it was published in 1974. It was the kind of book that emigrants sought to carry back with them overseas. By offering an authentic taste of home, it helped them ache less for what they'd left behind.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"\u003cem>Ammamma\u003c/em>, as I called her, had always wanted to reach out to a much wider audience, but I thought I had all the time in the world to make that happen,\" Pidathala says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121464\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/9_author_shot_pc_balazs_glodi_vert-cb270c09dd108ba8be86b543fb1b86a0f52067cb-s1400.jpg\" alt=\"Today, Pidathala, author of <em>Five Morsels of Love</em>, is also an accomplished chef. "Although I began this journey to honor my grandmother's memory, along the way, I discovered her passion for cooking," she says.\" width=\"400\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121464\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/9_author_shot_pc_balazs_glodi_vert-cb270c09dd108ba8be86b543fb1b86a0f52067cb-s1400.jpg 1400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/9_author_shot_pc_balazs_glodi_vert-cb270c09dd108ba8be86b543fb1b86a0f52067cb-s1400-160x213.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/9_author_shot_pc_balazs_glodi_vert-cb270c09dd108ba8be86b543fb1b86a0f52067cb-s1400-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/9_author_shot_pc_balazs_glodi_vert-cb270c09dd108ba8be86b543fb1b86a0f52067cb-s1400-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/9_author_shot_pc_balazs_glodi_vert-cb270c09dd108ba8be86b543fb1b86a0f52067cb-s1400-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/9_author_shot_pc_balazs_glodi_vert-cb270c09dd108ba8be86b543fb1b86a0f52067cb-s1400-1180x1574.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/9_author_shot_pc_balazs_glodi_vert-cb270c09dd108ba8be86b543fb1b86a0f52067cb-s1400-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/9_author_shot_pc_balazs_glodi_vert-cb270c09dd108ba8be86b543fb1b86a0f52067cb-s1400-240x320.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/9_author_shot_pc_balazs_glodi_vert-cb270c09dd108ba8be86b543fb1b86a0f52067cb-s1400-375x500.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/9_author_shot_pc_balazs_glodi_vert-cb270c09dd108ba8be86b543fb1b86a0f52067cb-s1400-520x693.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Today, Pidathala, author of \u003cem>Five Morsels of Love\u003c/em>, is also an accomplished chef. \"Although I began this journey to honor my grandmother's memory, along the way, I discovered her passion for cooking,\" she says. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Archana Pidathala)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>She spent the next few years immersed in the hundreds of recipes that her grandmother had painstakingly documented. They were everywhere — including on the backs of medical prescriptions and withered wedding invitations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Deciding to translate parts of the original cookbook first, she added recipes that were childhood favorites. However, she struggled to quantify ingredients — something that her grandmother, like most other Indian cooks, did with instinctive ease. \"I had no idea that recipe writing could be so nuanced,\" Pidathala laughs. \"It was a fascinating journey, and every day, I was learning something new. But I had to measure and cook each recipe several times to perfect it. For someone who had never cooked before — that was the real challenge.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2013, with help from a friend, Bengaluru-based food blogger Chinmayie Bhat (who shot the photos for the book), she tried out dozens of recipes over the weekends. When the cook who had her helped her grandmother through the years visited Pidathala, the trio made a formidable team — they prepared and photographed 60 dishes in 5 days.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And remarkably, a book that focuses on a tiny slice of Indian cuisine — the fiery, chili-laden food native to the state of Andhra Pradesh — soon made an impression on people from around the world after it was self-published in May 2016. Pidathala personally shipped the book to readers in 40 countries. It was also stocked internationally by niche and indie bookstores.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chen Kariv, a graphic designer and her friend, Hili Enzel, a high school teacher, were the first from Tel Aviv, Israel, to order the book from the author's web site. \"Hili and I are food enthusiasts, and cooking meals is our way of hanging out together,\" says Kariv. \"At first it was a challenge to identify all the special ingredients. It was a very different [cuisine] from what we know.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The duo were soon cooking for their friends. \"It's a great way to explore other cultures, by trying to learn their flavors,\" says Kariv.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Today, Pidathala is an accomplished chef. \"Although I began this journey to honor my grandmother's memory, along the way, I discovered her passion for cooking,\" she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As she ponders over writing a second cookbook, culled from her grandmother's notes over the years, she's grateful for reclaiming the kitchen as a place that embodies creativity, self-expression and love.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Kamala Thiagarajan is a freelance journalist based in Madurai, South India. Her work has appeared in \u003c/em>The International New York Times\u003cem>, \u003c/em>BBC Travel\u003cem> and \u003c/em>Forbes India. \u003cem>You can follow her on Twitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/kamal_t?lang=en\">@kamal_t\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\u003c/em> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Copyright 2017 \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/\">NPR\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"The author of \u003cem>Five Morsels of Love\u003c/em> fondly remembers summers at her grandmother's house, where home-cooked meals nourished both body and soul. 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The author of the self-published cookbook, \u003cem>Five Morsels of Love\u003c/em>, shortlisted earlier this year for the 2017 \u003ca href=\"https://artofeating.com/prize/?pgnc=1\">Art of Eating Prize\u003c/a>, cherishes memories of long, languid summers spent at her grandmother's home in the South Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her grandmother, Nirmala Reddy, a cookbook author herself, asked her grandchildren every day what they wanted to eat for each meal. \"She never once complained or felt overwhelmed by the incredible amount of cooking she did for us. And she always prepared all the dishes we asked for,\" recalls Pidathala.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pidathala says her favorite recipes from \u003cem>Five Morsels of Love\u003c/em> have the power to instantly transport her to back those blissful summer afternoons. Sometimes, she would watch as her grandmother chopped vegetables and crushed spices on a stone pestle, releasing a fragrance that stirred her appetite.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003cem>pachchi pulusu\u003c/em> (a tangy peanut stew), the \u003cem>anapaginjala pulusu\u003c/em> (a hyacinth bean curry that her grandma loved) and her own personal favorite, the \u003cem>ulava charu\u003c/em> (a slow-cooked, thick stew made from horse gram beans) were the flavors of her childhood. It was the eggplant biryani, however, that always brought home to her the ingenuity of her grandmother's cooking. \"It was perfected after years of trial and improvisation,\" she says. \"No special occasion in our family is complete without serving this dish.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121463\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1400px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/thisone-103e0869842e07495ee9405a2a21c52ed0cad7cd-s1400-c85.jpg\" alt=\"Left: Stuffed eggplant. Right: Ulava Charu. These traditional dishes represent the tastes of Pidathala's childhood.\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1049\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121463\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/thisone-103e0869842e07495ee9405a2a21c52ed0cad7cd-s1400-c85.jpg 1400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/thisone-103e0869842e07495ee9405a2a21c52ed0cad7cd-s1400-c85-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/thisone-103e0869842e07495ee9405a2a21c52ed0cad7cd-s1400-c85-800x599.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/thisone-103e0869842e07495ee9405a2a21c52ed0cad7cd-s1400-c85-768x575.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/thisone-103e0869842e07495ee9405a2a21c52ed0cad7cd-s1400-c85-1020x764.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/thisone-103e0869842e07495ee9405a2a21c52ed0cad7cd-s1400-c85-1180x884.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/thisone-103e0869842e07495ee9405a2a21c52ed0cad7cd-s1400-c85-960x719.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/thisone-103e0869842e07495ee9405a2a21c52ed0cad7cd-s1400-c85-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/thisone-103e0869842e07495ee9405a2a21c52ed0cad7cd-s1400-c85-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/thisone-103e0869842e07495ee9405a2a21c52ed0cad7cd-s1400-c85-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Stuffed eggplant. Right: Ulava Charu. These traditional dishes represent the tastes of Pidathala's childhood. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Archana Pidathala)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The biryani calls for a rich curry thickened by sesame seeds, dried coconut and an array of Indian spices. The curry is then stuffed into an eggplant and slow-cooked. It turns out intensely aromatic, surprisingly light and bursting with flavor and texture.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At mealtimes during those summer afternoons in Hyderabad, Pidathala remembers gathering the children of her family close while her grandmother lovingly ladled food onto one large plate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Communal eating in this way wasn't uncommon in India. It happens in many families, though it is getting rarer today,\" Pidathala says. \"These early experiences brought home to me how food can nourish the soul as much as the body, how it can create enduring bonds.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The five morsels in the book's title refers to these cousins, who bonded over such exquisite meals. They're represented in the recurring motif of the five grains of rice that prance across the soft yellow cloth-bound cover like snowflakes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her grandmother's death in 2007, barely nine weeks after she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, devastated the family. Pidathala, who had recently moved hundreds of miles away to Bengaluru to begin a career in IT, particularly reeled after the loss.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I had always promised her we'd work together on an English translation of her cookbook, written in Telugu [a language native to Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana],\" says Pidathala. The simple paperback had seen three print runs since it was published in 1974. It was the kind of book that emigrants sought to carry back with them overseas. By offering an authentic taste of home, it helped them ache less for what they'd left behind.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"\u003cem>Ammamma\u003c/em>, as I called her, had always wanted to reach out to a much wider audience, but I thought I had all the time in the world to make that happen,\" Pidathala says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121464\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/9_author_shot_pc_balazs_glodi_vert-cb270c09dd108ba8be86b543fb1b86a0f52067cb-s1400.jpg\" alt=\"Today, Pidathala, author of <em>Five Morsels of Love</em>, is also an accomplished chef. "Although I began this journey to honor my grandmother's memory, along the way, I discovered her passion for cooking," she says.\" width=\"400\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121464\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/9_author_shot_pc_balazs_glodi_vert-cb270c09dd108ba8be86b543fb1b86a0f52067cb-s1400.jpg 1400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/9_author_shot_pc_balazs_glodi_vert-cb270c09dd108ba8be86b543fb1b86a0f52067cb-s1400-160x213.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/9_author_shot_pc_balazs_glodi_vert-cb270c09dd108ba8be86b543fb1b86a0f52067cb-s1400-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/9_author_shot_pc_balazs_glodi_vert-cb270c09dd108ba8be86b543fb1b86a0f52067cb-s1400-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/9_author_shot_pc_balazs_glodi_vert-cb270c09dd108ba8be86b543fb1b86a0f52067cb-s1400-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/9_author_shot_pc_balazs_glodi_vert-cb270c09dd108ba8be86b543fb1b86a0f52067cb-s1400-1180x1574.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/9_author_shot_pc_balazs_glodi_vert-cb270c09dd108ba8be86b543fb1b86a0f52067cb-s1400-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/9_author_shot_pc_balazs_glodi_vert-cb270c09dd108ba8be86b543fb1b86a0f52067cb-s1400-240x320.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/9_author_shot_pc_balazs_glodi_vert-cb270c09dd108ba8be86b543fb1b86a0f52067cb-s1400-375x500.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/9_author_shot_pc_balazs_glodi_vert-cb270c09dd108ba8be86b543fb1b86a0f52067cb-s1400-520x693.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Today, Pidathala, author of \u003cem>Five Morsels of Love\u003c/em>, is also an accomplished chef. \"Although I began this journey to honor my grandmother's memory, along the way, I discovered her passion for cooking,\" she says. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Archana Pidathala)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>She spent the next few years immersed in the hundreds of recipes that her grandmother had painstakingly documented. They were everywhere — including on the backs of medical prescriptions and withered wedding invitations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Deciding to translate parts of the original cookbook first, she added recipes that were childhood favorites. However, she struggled to quantify ingredients — something that her grandmother, like most other Indian cooks, did with instinctive ease. \"I had no idea that recipe writing could be so nuanced,\" Pidathala laughs. \"It was a fascinating journey, and every day, I was learning something new. But I had to measure and cook each recipe several times to perfect it. For someone who had never cooked before — that was the real challenge.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2013, with help from a friend, Bengaluru-based food blogger Chinmayie Bhat (who shot the photos for the book), she tried out dozens of recipes over the weekends. When the cook who had her helped her grandmother through the years visited Pidathala, the trio made a formidable team — they prepared and photographed 60 dishes in 5 days.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And remarkably, a book that focuses on a tiny slice of Indian cuisine — the fiery, chili-laden food native to the state of Andhra Pradesh — soon made an impression on people from around the world after it was self-published in May 2016. Pidathala personally shipped the book to readers in 40 countries. It was also stocked internationally by niche and indie bookstores.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chen Kariv, a graphic designer and her friend, Hili Enzel, a high school teacher, were the first from Tel Aviv, Israel, to order the book from the author's web site. \"Hili and I are food enthusiasts, and cooking meals is our way of hanging out together,\" says Kariv. \"At first it was a challenge to identify all the special ingredients. It was a very different [cuisine] from what we know.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The duo were soon cooking for their friends. \"It's a great way to explore other cultures, by trying to learn their flavors,\" says Kariv.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Today, Pidathala is an accomplished chef. \"Although I began this journey to honor my grandmother's memory, along the way, I discovered her passion for cooking,\" she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As she ponders over writing a second cookbook, culled from her grandmother's notes over the years, she's grateful for reclaiming the kitchen as a place that embodies creativity, self-expression and love.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Kamala Thiagarajan is a freelance journalist based in Madurai, South India. Her work has appeared in \u003c/em>The International New York Times\u003cem>, \u003c/em>BBC Travel\u003cem> and \u003c/em>Forbes India. \u003cem>You can follow her on Twitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/kamal_t?lang=en\">@kamal_t\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\u003c/em> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Copyright 2017 \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/\">NPR\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/bayareabites/121453/a-granddaughters-powerful-love-story-told-through-an-indian-cookbook","authors":["byline_bayareabites_121453"],"categories":["bayareabites_2254","bayareabites_588"],"tags":["bayareabites_8435"],"featImg":"bayareabites_121454","label":"bayareabites"},"bayareabites_119285":{"type":"posts","id":"bayareabites_119285","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"bayareabites","id":"119285","score":null,"sort":[1500666376000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"khichuri-an-ancient-indian-comfort-dish-with-a-global-influence","title":"'Khichuri': An Ancient Indian Comfort Dish With A Global Influence","publishDate":1500666376,"format":"video","headTitle":"Bay Area Bites | KQED Food","labelTerm":{},"content":"\u003cp>My memories of eating \u003cem>khichuri\u003c/em> go back to the monsoon seasons of my childhood, when billowy thunder clouds rolled in and soaked us and the parched earth with relentless rains. The monsoons are beloved across India – they are a much-awaited reprieve from several months of unbearable heat. But it can get chilly and damp sometimes – the kind of weather when you crave something warm and filling, like \u003cem>khichuri.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To make this flavorful, mushy, one-pot dish, my mother would dry roast \u003cem>moong dal\u003c/em> (yellow split mung beans), then throw it in a pressure cooker, with some rice, a couple of veggies and some spices. Lo and behold, 15-20 minutes later, we had hot, steaming \u003cem>khichuri\u003c/em>. Ma would serve it with a dollop of \u003cem>ghee \u003c/em>(clarified butter) on top, and some spicy mango pickle and sweet potato fries (my favorite!) on the side. Sometimes, my father would make \u003cem>deem bhaja\u003c/em> (a simple omelet with onions and green chilies) to go with the meal. And occasionally, if we were lucky, there would be a hot, crispy piece of fried fish.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"#recipe\">Jump to the recipe\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I am originally from the state of West Bengal in eastern India, where \u003cem>khichuri\u003c/em> is a staple during the monsoons. My friends from Bangladesh (just across the border from my home state), who speak the same language (Bengali), tell me they, too, associate this beloved dish with the monsoons.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But across South Asia, \u003cem>khichri (or khichdi\u003c/em>), as it's more commonly known, is a beloved comfort food for all seasons. It is \"pretty close to [being] a universal dish\" on the subcontinent, says Colleen Taylor Sen, author of several books on Indian food culture and history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That became obvious to me recently when I asked people on my Facebook page to share their \u003cem>khichri \u003c/em>story. I got a flood of responses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It's a regular on my menu, usually [at] dinner time,\" wrote Anjana Gupta, a childhood friend who lives in the southern city of Mysore, where we grew up. She makes a gingery \u003cem>khichri\u003c/em> with \u003cem>moong da\u003c/em>l and rice, and she likes eating it with yogurt and pickles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A simpler form of the dish is a favorite in the western state of Gujarat, especially among the elderly, wrote Ananya Bhattacharya, an Indian journalist currently based in Washington, D.C. Called \u003cem>sukhpawani\u003c/em>, which literally means something that brings comfort and pleasure, the dish she described is made by boiling together rice, split mung bean, turmeric and salt till the consistency is porridge-like. Bhattacharya's grandfather ate this dish every day for dinner. \"He ate this with a lot of ghee,\" she said. \"He'd also eat this with milk and \u003cem>bhurra\u003c/em> (very fine sugar).\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In northern India, a bland version of \u003cem>khichri\u003c/em> – no veggies, no fragrant spices – is comfort food for many. \"In my family, it is associated with sickness or upset stomach or when you just want to eat something light,\" my friend Niraj Kumar wrote from New York. Down south in the state of Karnataka, a tangy, spicier version called \u003cem>bisi bele bath \u003c/em>(which translates to hot lentil rice) is a popular dish, even at parties and celebrations. And in the neighboring states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala, a rice and lentil dish called \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/05/26/529713376/in-southern-india-the-spirit-of-ramadan-is-served-in-a-bowl-of-porridge\">nombu kanji\u003c/a> is a staple during Ramadan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"There's an incredible variety of \u003cem>khichri\u003c/em>,\" says Sen, who owns scores of regional Indian cook books. \"And almost all of them have recipes for \u003cem>khichri\u003c/em>,\" she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The different versions vary in consistency – some are dry, while others are watery or porridge-like, she says. There are savory and sweet \u003cem>khichris.\u003c/em> While the vegetarian versions are more common, there are \u003cem>khichris\u003c/em> with meat, too. For example, a dish called \u003cem>khichra\u003c/em> has five different kinds of lentils, rice and lamb, says Sen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most \u003cem>khichri\u003c/em>s, however, have two common ingredients – rice and lentils. \"Rice and lentils have been a part of Indian cuisine since time immemorial,\" says Sen.\u003cstrong> \u003c/strong>Archaeological records suggest people on the subcontinent were eating rice and legumes (chick pea, peas, pigeon peas and red lentils) as far back as 1200 B.C., she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Indian philosopher and statesman Chanukya (also called Kautilya), from 300 B.C., wrote that the balanced meal for a gentleman should consist of one \u003cem>prastha\u003c/em> (about 1.4 pounds) of rice, quarter \u003cem>prastha\u003c/em> of lentils, 1/62 \u003cem>prastha\u003c/em> of salt, and 1/16 \u003cem>prastha\u003c/em> of \u003cem>ghee\u003c/em> or oil. \"That's kind of a khichri, isn't it?\" says Sen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 14\u003csup>th\u003c/sup> century A.D., the renowned Moroccan explorer Ibn Battuta wrote about people in South Asia – especially the poor – eating \u003cem>khichri\u003c/em> made with rice, mung bean and butter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The power of \u003cem>khichri\u003c/em> is its adaptability to different tastes and needs. \"It's probably the most adaptable dish [on the subcontinent],\" says Sen. \"It can be a very simple dish that poor people eat ... or it can be very elaborate.\" Elaborate enough to be fit for kings, or in this case, emperors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A recipe from the court of Akbar, the 16th century Mughal emperor, calls for equal parts of lentils, rice and ghee, says Sen. \"Very rich!\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A sweet \u003cem>khichri \u003c/em>recipe she found in a book on the famously elaborate cuisine from the kingdom of Awadh, in northern India, included sugar, \u003cem>khoya \u003c/em>(dry, thickened milk), cardamom, cinnamon, clove and saffron – one of the most expensive spices.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Like all good ideas, \u003cem>khichri, \u003c/em>too\u003cem>, \u003c/em>seems to have spread to other parts of the world. The British liked it so much that they took it back home and created their own version – kedgeree, the popular breakfast dish made with rice, boiled egg and haddock. \"The Indian khichri becomes the Anglo-Indian kedgeree ... in the 17\u003csup>th\u003c/sup> century,\" says Clifford Wright, an American food writer and author of several cookbooks. (Lentils were omitted as the British were known to dislike them.) \"Then it jumps across the Atlantic to New England, where it's made with rice, curry powder, and fresh cod,\" he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Khichri\u003c/em> is also thought to be the ancestor of Egypt's national dish\u003cem>, koshary\u003c/em>, which is made with rice, lentils and macaroni. \"There's no doubt that the Egyptian \u003cem>koshary\u003c/em>'s ancestor is in fact the Indian khichri,\" says Wright. The name and the ingredients are similar, he says. And \u003cem>khichri \u003c/em>\"is similar to \u003cem>mujaddara\u003c/em> (another Middle Eastern comfort dish with rice and lentils), which can be traced back to the 10th century.\" Although it's likely that \u003cem>koshary\u003c/em> got its macaroni much later, from the Italians, he adds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Until I began researching this piece, my world of \u003cem>khichri\u003c/em> had been small, with only three variations – my mother's \u003cem>khichuri\u003c/em>, another version of it called \u003cem>bhog-er khichuri\u003c/em> that is served at religious festivals in my home state, and my favorite, \u003cem>bisi bele baath\u003c/em>, from southern India.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Little did I know that a dish so simple had such a rich history, with its journey beginning far back in time and going on to traverse distant parts of the globe. This story\u003cem> \u003c/em>tells me of a past that was more globalized than we realize. And it leaves me hungry for a whole new world of \u003cem>khichris.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>\u003ca name=\"recipe\">\u003c/a>A Taste Of 'Khichuri'\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Almost all the Bengali dishes I cook these days are dishes my mother taught me over the phone after I moved to the United States. She was an exquisite cook. But I never had the chance to ask her for her \u003cem>khichuri\u003c/em> recipe. Ma passed away before I decided to try making this beloved monsoon dish. So the recipe below is one I cobbled together and improvised after poring over recipes from friends, food blogs and cooking shows on YouTube.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ingredients:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>½ cup white rice (I use Basmati. But any other non-sticky white rice or even brown rice should work.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>½ cup \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://indiaphile.info/guide-indian-lentils/\">moong dal\u003c/a>\u003c/em> (split yellow mung bean)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Half of a small cauliflower, cut into about 10 florets (not so small that they will melt)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>2 or 3 small potatoes, peeled and cut in half, or 1 medium potato cut into 4-6 pieces. (Although potatoes are traditionally used, I rarely use them.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>1 big carrot cut into inch-long pieces or 6-8 baby carrots, each sliced lengthwise. (Traditionalists may disapprove, but I like adding carrots to my \u003cem>khichuri. They \u003c/em>make it colorful and healthier.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>1/3 cup of frozen peas\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>1 bay leaf\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>2 green cardamom\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>2-3 cloves\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>1 thin sticks of cinnamon\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>1 or 2 dry red chili (I often use green chili instead)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>½ teaspoon cumin seeds\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>1 tablespoon grated ginger\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ghee (clarified butter)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Turmeric and salt as needed\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dry roast the \u003cem>moong dal\u003c/em> on medium flame till it starts to brown and you can smell its nutty aroma. (Other \u003cem>khichri \u003c/em>recipes use a range of lentils that don't involve this step.) Stop when about half the beans have become light brown in color, then set aside in a bowl with 2 cups of warm water in it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Into a pan add a tablespoon of \u003cem>ghee\u003c/em> (I sometimes use mustard oil or vegetable oil instead) and heat on high or medium till the \u003cem>ghee\u003c/em> looks hot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Throw in the bay leaf. As it starts to brown, lower the flame to medium and add the cardamom pods, clove and cinnamon. Stir with a spoon. Then add the cumin seeds and the chilies. Once the cumin seeds start to sputter, throw in the grated ginger, and stir.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now add the potato, carrots and cauliflower. Sprinkle some turmeric till veggies turn light yellow. Stir fry for a few minutes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At this stage, add the \u003cem>dal\u003c/em> with the water and salt to taste. Cover the pot and cook till water starts to boil.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cook for 4 more minutes so that the \u003cem>dal\u003c/em>, which takes longer to cook, starts to soften.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At this point, you can transfer everything to a pressure cooker, add the frozen peas, rice and one more cup of water and cook it using the rice setting. (If you're using a stove top pressure cooker, wait for two whistles before you switch off of the stove.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Or if not using a pressure cooker, add the rice and two more cups of water to the pot once the \u003cem>dal\u003c/em> starts to soften. Cook with a lid on medium or low with occasional stirring to make sure rice and mung beans don't stick to the bottom of the pan. Frozen peas will cook quickly, so I add them 5-10 minutes after I've added the rice. Add more water along the way if it starts to look too dry.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Consistency should be like that of a thick porridge, although some people like it drier.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cook till rice, \u003cem>dal\u003c/em> and vegetables look cooked, but not too mushy. Serve with a teaspoon of ghee on top, mango or lime pickle on the side.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This goes very well with \u003cem>papad\u003c/em> or \u003cem>papadum\u003c/em>, which are flat, round, tortilla shaped crispy snacks that are usually deep fried or roasted over the fire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other foods that go well with \u003cem>khichuri\u003c/em>: Fried eggplant or fried fish. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003cem>Copyright 2017 \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/\">NPR\u003c/a>.\u003c/em> \u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Also called \u003cem>khichri\u003c/em>, the dish goes back centuries and is universally loved across South Asia. It is also considered the ancestor of the British kedgeree and Egyptian \u003cem>koshary\u003c/em>. ","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1500666376,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":53,"wordCount":1854},"headData":{"title":"'Khichuri': An Ancient Indian Comfort Dish With A Global Influence | KQED","description":"Also called khichri, the dish goes back centuries and is universally loved across South Asia. It is also considered the ancestor of the British kedgeree and Egyptian koshary. ","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"'Khichuri': An Ancient Indian Comfort Dish With A Global Influence","datePublished":"2017-07-21T19:46:16.000Z","dateModified":"2017-07-21T19:46:16.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"disqusIdentifier":"119285 https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/?p=119285","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2017/07/21/khichuri-an-ancient-indian-comfort-dish-with-a-global-influence/","disqusTitle":"'Khichuri': An Ancient Indian Comfort Dish With A Global Influence","videoEmbed":"https://youtu.be/nhE-3-eO-Pg","source":"Recipes","sourceUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/category/recipes/","nprByline":"Rhitu Chatterjee, \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/author/nprfood/\">NPR Food\u003c/a>","nprImageAgency":"NPR","nprStoryId":"527945413","nprApiLink":"http://api.npr.org/query?id=527945413&apiKey=MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004","nprHtmlLink":"http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/07/20/527945413/khichuri-an-ancient-indian-comfort-dish-with-a-global-influence?ft=nprml&f=527945413","nprRetrievedStory":"1","nprPubDate":"Fri, 21 Jul 2017 10:27:00 -0400","nprStoryDate":"Thu, 20 Jul 2017 06:00:00 -0400","nprLastModifiedDate":"Fri, 21 Jul 2017 10:27:05 -0400","path":"/bayareabites/119285/khichuri-an-ancient-indian-comfort-dish-with-a-global-influence","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>My memories of eating \u003cem>khichuri\u003c/em> go back to the monsoon seasons of my childhood, when billowy thunder clouds rolled in and soaked us and the parched earth with relentless rains. The monsoons are beloved across India – they are a much-awaited reprieve from several months of unbearable heat. But it can get chilly and damp sometimes – the kind of weather when you crave something warm and filling, like \u003cem>khichuri.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To make this flavorful, mushy, one-pot dish, my mother would dry roast \u003cem>moong dal\u003c/em> (yellow split mung beans), then throw it in a pressure cooker, with some rice, a couple of veggies and some spices. Lo and behold, 15-20 minutes later, we had hot, steaming \u003cem>khichuri\u003c/em>. Ma would serve it with a dollop of \u003cem>ghee \u003c/em>(clarified butter) on top, and some spicy mango pickle and sweet potato fries (my favorite!) on the side. Sometimes, my father would make \u003cem>deem bhaja\u003c/em> (a simple omelet with onions and green chilies) to go with the meal. And occasionally, if we were lucky, there would be a hot, crispy piece of fried fish.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"#recipe\">Jump to the recipe\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I am originally from the state of West Bengal in eastern India, where \u003cem>khichuri\u003c/em> is a staple during the monsoons. My friends from Bangladesh (just across the border from my home state), who speak the same language (Bengali), tell me they, too, associate this beloved dish with the monsoons.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But across South Asia, \u003cem>khichri (or khichdi\u003c/em>), as it's more commonly known, is a beloved comfort food for all seasons. It is \"pretty close to [being] a universal dish\" on the subcontinent, says Colleen Taylor Sen, author of several books on Indian food culture and history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That became obvious to me recently when I asked people on my Facebook page to share their \u003cem>khichri \u003c/em>story. I got a flood of responses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It's a regular on my menu, usually [at] dinner time,\" wrote Anjana Gupta, a childhood friend who lives in the southern city of Mysore, where we grew up. She makes a gingery \u003cem>khichri\u003c/em> with \u003cem>moong da\u003c/em>l and rice, and she likes eating it with yogurt and pickles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A simpler form of the dish is a favorite in the western state of Gujarat, especially among the elderly, wrote Ananya Bhattacharya, an Indian journalist currently based in Washington, D.C. Called \u003cem>sukhpawani\u003c/em>, which literally means something that brings comfort and pleasure, the dish she described is made by boiling together rice, split mung bean, turmeric and salt till the consistency is porridge-like. Bhattacharya's grandfather ate this dish every day for dinner. \"He ate this with a lot of ghee,\" she said. \"He'd also eat this with milk and \u003cem>bhurra\u003c/em> (very fine sugar).\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In northern India, a bland version of \u003cem>khichri\u003c/em> – no veggies, no fragrant spices – is comfort food for many. \"In my family, it is associated with sickness or upset stomach or when you just want to eat something light,\" my friend Niraj Kumar wrote from New York. Down south in the state of Karnataka, a tangy, spicier version called \u003cem>bisi bele bath \u003c/em>(which translates to hot lentil rice) is a popular dish, even at parties and celebrations. And in the neighboring states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala, a rice and lentil dish called \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/05/26/529713376/in-southern-india-the-spirit-of-ramadan-is-served-in-a-bowl-of-porridge\">nombu kanji\u003c/a> is a staple during Ramadan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"There's an incredible variety of \u003cem>khichri\u003c/em>,\" says Sen, who owns scores of regional Indian cook books. \"And almost all of them have recipes for \u003cem>khichri\u003c/em>,\" she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The different versions vary in consistency – some are dry, while others are watery or porridge-like, she says. There are savory and sweet \u003cem>khichris.\u003c/em> While the vegetarian versions are more common, there are \u003cem>khichris\u003c/em> with meat, too. For example, a dish called \u003cem>khichra\u003c/em> has five different kinds of lentils, rice and lamb, says Sen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most \u003cem>khichri\u003c/em>s, however, have two common ingredients – rice and lentils. \"Rice and lentils have been a part of Indian cuisine since time immemorial,\" says Sen.\u003cstrong> \u003c/strong>Archaeological records suggest people on the subcontinent were eating rice and legumes (chick pea, peas, pigeon peas and red lentils) as far back as 1200 B.C., she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Indian philosopher and statesman Chanukya (also called Kautilya), from 300 B.C., wrote that the balanced meal for a gentleman should consist of one \u003cem>prastha\u003c/em> (about 1.4 pounds) of rice, quarter \u003cem>prastha\u003c/em> of lentils, 1/62 \u003cem>prastha\u003c/em> of salt, and 1/16 \u003cem>prastha\u003c/em> of \u003cem>ghee\u003c/em> or oil. \"That's kind of a khichri, isn't it?\" says Sen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 14\u003csup>th\u003c/sup> century A.D., the renowned Moroccan explorer Ibn Battuta wrote about people in South Asia – especially the poor – eating \u003cem>khichri\u003c/em> made with rice, mung bean and butter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The power of \u003cem>khichri\u003c/em> is its adaptability to different tastes and needs. \"It's probably the most adaptable dish [on the subcontinent],\" says Sen. \"It can be a very simple dish that poor people eat ... or it can be very elaborate.\" Elaborate enough to be fit for kings, or in this case, emperors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A recipe from the court of Akbar, the 16th century Mughal emperor, calls for equal parts of lentils, rice and ghee, says Sen. \"Very rich!\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A sweet \u003cem>khichri \u003c/em>recipe she found in a book on the famously elaborate cuisine from the kingdom of Awadh, in northern India, included sugar, \u003cem>khoya \u003c/em>(dry, thickened milk), cardamom, cinnamon, clove and saffron – one of the most expensive spices.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Like all good ideas, \u003cem>khichri, \u003c/em>too\u003cem>, \u003c/em>seems to have spread to other parts of the world. The British liked it so much that they took it back home and created their own version – kedgeree, the popular breakfast dish made with rice, boiled egg and haddock. \"The Indian khichri becomes the Anglo-Indian kedgeree ... in the 17\u003csup>th\u003c/sup> century,\" says Clifford Wright, an American food writer and author of several cookbooks. (Lentils were omitted as the British were known to dislike them.) \"Then it jumps across the Atlantic to New England, where it's made with rice, curry powder, and fresh cod,\" he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Khichri\u003c/em> is also thought to be the ancestor of Egypt's national dish\u003cem>, koshary\u003c/em>, which is made with rice, lentils and macaroni. \"There's no doubt that the Egyptian \u003cem>koshary\u003c/em>'s ancestor is in fact the Indian khichri,\" says Wright. The name and the ingredients are similar, he says. And \u003cem>khichri \u003c/em>\"is similar to \u003cem>mujaddara\u003c/em> (another Middle Eastern comfort dish with rice and lentils), which can be traced back to the 10th century.\" Although it's likely that \u003cem>koshary\u003c/em> got its macaroni much later, from the Italians, he adds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Until I began researching this piece, my world of \u003cem>khichri\u003c/em> had been small, with only three variations – my mother's \u003cem>khichuri\u003c/em>, another version of it called \u003cem>bhog-er khichuri\u003c/em> that is served at religious festivals in my home state, and my favorite, \u003cem>bisi bele baath\u003c/em>, from southern India.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Little did I know that a dish so simple had such a rich history, with its journey beginning far back in time and going on to traverse distant parts of the globe. This story\u003cem> \u003c/em>tells me of a past that was more globalized than we realize. And it leaves me hungry for a whole new world of \u003cem>khichris.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>\u003ca name=\"recipe\">\u003c/a>A Taste Of 'Khichuri'\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Almost all the Bengali dishes I cook these days are dishes my mother taught me over the phone after I moved to the United States. She was an exquisite cook. But I never had the chance to ask her for her \u003cem>khichuri\u003c/em> recipe. Ma passed away before I decided to try making this beloved monsoon dish. So the recipe below is one I cobbled together and improvised after poring over recipes from friends, food blogs and cooking shows on YouTube.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ingredients:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>½ cup white rice (I use Basmati. But any other non-sticky white rice or even brown rice should work.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>½ cup \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://indiaphile.info/guide-indian-lentils/\">moong dal\u003c/a>\u003c/em> (split yellow mung bean)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Half of a small cauliflower, cut into about 10 florets (not so small that they will melt)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>2 or 3 small potatoes, peeled and cut in half, or 1 medium potato cut into 4-6 pieces. (Although potatoes are traditionally used, I rarely use them.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>1 big carrot cut into inch-long pieces or 6-8 baby carrots, each sliced lengthwise. (Traditionalists may disapprove, but I like adding carrots to my \u003cem>khichuri. They \u003c/em>make it colorful and healthier.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>1/3 cup of frozen peas\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>1 bay leaf\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>2 green cardamom\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>2-3 cloves\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>1 thin sticks of cinnamon\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>1 or 2 dry red chili (I often use green chili instead)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>½ teaspoon cumin seeds\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>1 tablespoon grated ginger\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ghee (clarified butter)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Turmeric and salt as needed\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dry roast the \u003cem>moong dal\u003c/em> on medium flame till it starts to brown and you can smell its nutty aroma. (Other \u003cem>khichri \u003c/em>recipes use a range of lentils that don't involve this step.) Stop when about half the beans have become light brown in color, then set aside in a bowl with 2 cups of warm water in it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Into a pan add a tablespoon of \u003cem>ghee\u003c/em> (I sometimes use mustard oil or vegetable oil instead) and heat on high or medium till the \u003cem>ghee\u003c/em> looks hot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Throw in the bay leaf. As it starts to brown, lower the flame to medium and add the cardamom pods, clove and cinnamon. Stir with a spoon. Then add the cumin seeds and the chilies. Once the cumin seeds start to sputter, throw in the grated ginger, and stir.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now add the potato, carrots and cauliflower. Sprinkle some turmeric till veggies turn light yellow. Stir fry for a few minutes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At this stage, add the \u003cem>dal\u003c/em> with the water and salt to taste. Cover the pot and cook till water starts to boil.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cook for 4 more minutes so that the \u003cem>dal\u003c/em>, which takes longer to cook, starts to soften.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At this point, you can transfer everything to a pressure cooker, add the frozen peas, rice and one more cup of water and cook it using the rice setting. (If you're using a stove top pressure cooker, wait for two whistles before you switch off of the stove.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Or if not using a pressure cooker, add the rice and two more cups of water to the pot once the \u003cem>dal\u003c/em> starts to soften. Cook with a lid on medium or low with occasional stirring to make sure rice and mung beans don't stick to the bottom of the pan. Frozen peas will cook quickly, so I add them 5-10 minutes after I've added the rice. Add more water along the way if it starts to look too dry.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Consistency should be like that of a thick porridge, although some people like it drier.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cook till rice, \u003cem>dal\u003c/em> and vegetables look cooked, but not too mushy. Serve with a teaspoon of ghee on top, mango or lime pickle on the side.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This goes very well with \u003cem>papad\u003c/em> or \u003cem>papadum\u003c/em>, which are flat, round, tortilla shaped crispy snacks that are usually deep fried or roasted over the fire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other foods that go well with \u003cem>khichuri\u003c/em>: Fried eggplant or fried fish. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003cem>Copyright 2017 \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/\">NPR\u003c/a>.\u003c/em> \u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/bayareabites/119285/khichuri-an-ancient-indian-comfort-dish-with-a-global-influence","authors":["byline_bayareabites_119285"],"categories":["bayareabites_12","bayareabites_316"],"tags":["bayareabites_8435","bayareabites_15915","bayareabites_15916"],"featImg":"bayareabites_119286","label":"source_bayareabites_119285"},"bayareabites_111102":{"type":"posts","id":"bayareabites_111102","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"bayareabites","id":"111102","score":null,"sort":[1469839070000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"annapurna-promising-new-indian-and-nepalese-restaurant-opens-in-old-oakland","title":"Annapurna: Promising New Indian and Nepalese Restaurant Opens in Old Oakland","publishDate":1469839070,"format":"aside","headTitle":"Bay Area Bites | KQED Food","labelTerm":{"site":"bayareabites"},"content":"\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_111108\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8118-new.jpg\" alt=\"Annapurna’s cavernous dining room.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-111108\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8118-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8118-new-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8118-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8118-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8118-new-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8118-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8118-new-960x720.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Annapurna’s cavernous dining room. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In the space that once housed Breads of India, Annapurna has risen as a solid choice for lunch or dinner in a neighborhood better known for cutting-edge food than classic choices. Annapurna’s nearest neighbors include Delage, a Japanese omakase place, Cosecha, new-age Mexican, and B-Dama, Cali-Japan fusion. So, it’s somewhat refreshing to find a straight-up Nepalese and Indian menu, especially when it comes with exceedingly welcoming, gracious service, to boot. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We visited the nearly two-month-old restaurant for dinner on the early side, with our two kids, seven and two, in tow. The first thing we noticed is how the cavernous space was quite sensitive to squeals and cries. The room has an incredibly high ceiling, complete with a balcony and rather Gothic chandeliers, prompting me to ask our server what had been in the space before Breads of India. She didn’t know, but it’s very elaborate—kitschy, even—and evokes a German beer hall. Nonetheless, she was lovely about the unsolicited noise, as well as the mess that always ensues when you take a toddler out to dinner.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We ordered simply, beginning with hand-formed vegetarian momos, fat Nepalese dumplings stuffed with cabbage, spinach, mushrooms, cheese, onion, and cilantro, served with a tomato chutney that was a nice balance of savory and sweet. Before they arrived, our server brought out little bowls of yellow lentil soup to start us off.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_111105\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8104-new.jpg\" alt=\"Vegetarian momos at Annapurna,\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-111105\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8104-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8104-new-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8104-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8104-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8104-new-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8104-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8104-new-960x720.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vegetarian momos at Annapurna. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_111104\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8092-new.jpg\" alt=\"Enjoying Annapurna’s lentil soup\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-111104\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8092-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8092-new-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8092-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8092-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8092-new-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8092-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8092-new-960x720.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Enjoying Annapurna’s lentil soup. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Aloo matar came next, stewed green peas and potatoes in a sauce that was pleasantly spicy, even though we’d ordered it mild, thinking of the kids’ preferences. It was what most people might consider medium-spicy, and that ended up pleasing everyone, especially with hot-out-of-the-tandoor naan, cut into triangles, which the baby kept referring to as “pizza.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_111107\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8116-new.jpg\" alt=\"Aloo matar, a sweetly spicy combination of peas and potatoes.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-111107\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8116-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8116-new-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8116-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8116-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8116-new-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8116-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8116-new-960x720.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aloo matar, a sweetly spicy combination of peas and potatoes. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>For our main course, we chose one of the best tandoori chicken dishes I’ve had in Oakland, big chunks of chicken rubbed in tikka spices and marinated in yogurt, served sizzling on an iron platter covered in shredded cabbage, onion, and green peppers. The garnish was rendered invitingly smoky by the tandoor, and really made the dish. We took the chicken off the plate immediately to cool so that it didn’t get overcooked. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_111106\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8112-new.jpg\" alt=\"Tandoori chicken tikka.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-111106\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8112-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8112-new-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8112-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8112-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8112-new-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8112-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8112-new-960x720.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tandoori chicken tikka. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The drink menu could be improved. The consolation for the run-of-the-mill wine and beer list is the full bar. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I highly recommend this place for a quick, inexpensive, friendly meal in a rapidly gentrifying neighborhood.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_111109\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8120-new.jpg\" alt=\"Annapurna exterior\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-111109\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8120-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8120-new-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8120-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8120-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8120-new-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8120-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8120-new-960x720.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Annapurna exterior \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.annapurnaoakland.com/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Annapurna Restaurant\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n948 Clay St. [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/9JJ8XQ\" target=\"_blank\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nOakland, CA 94607\u003cbr>\n Ph: (510) 250-9696\u003cbr>\n Hours: Daily, 11am-9:30pm\u003cbr>\n Price Range: $$ (Entrees $10-$19)\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Annapurna is a worthy traditional restaurant in the heart of one Oakland’s trendiest neighborhoods.\r\n","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1481130991,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":10,"wordCount":499},"headData":{"title":"Annapurna: Promising New Indian and Nepalese Restaurant Opens in Old Oakland | KQED","description":"Annapurna is a worthy traditional restaurant in the heart of one Oakland’s trendiest neighborhoods.\r\n","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"Annapurna: Promising New Indian and Nepalese Restaurant Opens in Old Oakland","datePublished":"2016-07-30T00:37:50.000Z","dateModified":"2016-12-07T17:16:31.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"disqusIdentifier":"111102 http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/?p=111102","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2016/07/29/annapurna-promising-new-indian-and-nepalese-restaurant-opens-in-old-oakland/","disqusTitle":"Annapurna: Promising New Indian and Nepalese Restaurant Opens in Old Oakland","path":"/bayareabites/111102/annapurna-promising-new-indian-and-nepalese-restaurant-opens-in-old-oakland","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_111108\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8118-new.jpg\" alt=\"Annapurna’s cavernous dining room.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-111108\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8118-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8118-new-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8118-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8118-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8118-new-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8118-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8118-new-960x720.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Annapurna’s cavernous dining room. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In the space that once housed Breads of India, Annapurna has risen as a solid choice for lunch or dinner in a neighborhood better known for cutting-edge food than classic choices. Annapurna’s nearest neighbors include Delage, a Japanese omakase place, Cosecha, new-age Mexican, and B-Dama, Cali-Japan fusion. So, it’s somewhat refreshing to find a straight-up Nepalese and Indian menu, especially when it comes with exceedingly welcoming, gracious service, to boot. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We visited the nearly two-month-old restaurant for dinner on the early side, with our two kids, seven and two, in tow. The first thing we noticed is how the cavernous space was quite sensitive to squeals and cries. The room has an incredibly high ceiling, complete with a balcony and rather Gothic chandeliers, prompting me to ask our server what had been in the space before Breads of India. She didn’t know, but it’s very elaborate—kitschy, even—and evokes a German beer hall. Nonetheless, she was lovely about the unsolicited noise, as well as the mess that always ensues when you take a toddler out to dinner.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We ordered simply, beginning with hand-formed vegetarian momos, fat Nepalese dumplings stuffed with cabbage, spinach, mushrooms, cheese, onion, and cilantro, served with a tomato chutney that was a nice balance of savory and sweet. Before they arrived, our server brought out little bowls of yellow lentil soup to start us off.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_111105\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8104-new.jpg\" alt=\"Vegetarian momos at Annapurna,\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-111105\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8104-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8104-new-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8104-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8104-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8104-new-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8104-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8104-new-960x720.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vegetarian momos at Annapurna. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_111104\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8092-new.jpg\" alt=\"Enjoying Annapurna’s lentil soup\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-111104\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8092-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8092-new-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8092-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8092-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8092-new-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8092-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8092-new-960x720.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Enjoying Annapurna’s lentil soup. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Aloo matar came next, stewed green peas and potatoes in a sauce that was pleasantly spicy, even though we’d ordered it mild, thinking of the kids’ preferences. It was what most people might consider medium-spicy, and that ended up pleasing everyone, especially with hot-out-of-the-tandoor naan, cut into triangles, which the baby kept referring to as “pizza.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_111107\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8116-new.jpg\" alt=\"Aloo matar, a sweetly spicy combination of peas and potatoes.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-111107\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8116-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8116-new-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8116-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8116-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8116-new-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8116-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8116-new-960x720.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aloo matar, a sweetly spicy combination of peas and potatoes. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>For our main course, we chose one of the best tandoori chicken dishes I’ve had in Oakland, big chunks of chicken rubbed in tikka spices and marinated in yogurt, served sizzling on an iron platter covered in shredded cabbage, onion, and green peppers. The garnish was rendered invitingly smoky by the tandoor, and really made the dish. We took the chicken off the plate immediately to cool so that it didn’t get overcooked. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_111106\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8112-new.jpg\" alt=\"Tandoori chicken tikka.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-111106\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8112-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8112-new-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8112-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8112-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8112-new-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8112-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8112-new-960x720.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tandoori chicken tikka. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The drink menu could be improved. The consolation for the run-of-the-mill wine and beer list is the full bar. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I highly recommend this place for a quick, inexpensive, friendly meal in a rapidly gentrifying neighborhood.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_111109\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8120-new.jpg\" alt=\"Annapurna exterior\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-111109\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8120-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8120-new-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8120-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8120-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8120-new-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8120-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2016/07/IMG_8120-new-960x720.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Annapurna exterior \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.annapurnaoakland.com/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Annapurna Restaurant\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n948 Clay St. [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/9JJ8XQ\" target=\"_blank\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nOakland, CA 94607\u003cbr>\n Ph: (510) 250-9696\u003cbr>\n Hours: Daily, 11am-9:30pm\u003cbr>\n Price Range: $$ (Entrees $10-$19)\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/bayareabites/111102/annapurna-promising-new-indian-and-nepalese-restaurant-opens-in-old-oakland","authors":["5575"],"categories":["bayareabites_8770","bayareabites_366","bayareabites_1807","bayareabites_10"],"tags":["bayareabites_15547","bayareabites_8435","bayareabites_15548"],"featImg":"bayareabites_111106","label":"bayareabites"},"bayareabites_103395":{"type":"posts","id":"bayareabites_103395","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"bayareabites","id":"103395","score":null,"sort":[1447858820000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"diy-make-your-own-jar-of-ghee-or-liquid-gold","title":"DIY: Make Your Own Jar of Ghee, aka \"Liquid Gold\"","publishDate":1447858820,"format":"standard","headTitle":"Bay Area Bites | KQED Food","labelTerm":{"site":"bayareabites"},"content":"\u003cp>Ghee, or Indian clarified unsalted butter, is delicious and easy to make at home. Regular butter is transformed through a sacred cooking process that evaporates the water and separates the milk solids. Known as “liquid gold” in India, this pure fat has been used for centuries for medicinal and ceremonial purposes. And it's prized in the kitchen for its high smoking point, nutty flavor and digestibility.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_103398\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/pic-6-400x426.jpg\" alt=\"A jar of liquid gold.\" width=\"400\" height=\"426\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-103398\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/pic-6-400x426.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/pic-6-800x851.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/pic-6-1440x1532.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/pic-6-1180x1256.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/pic-6-960x1022.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A finished jar ghee, or \"liquid gold.\" \u003ccite>(Lila Volkas)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>I recently spent the afternoon in the kitchen of \u003ca href=\"http://www.thespicewhisperer.com\" target=\"_blank\">Vinita Jacinto\u003c/a>, a chef and former instructor at the \u003ca href=\"http://www.chefs.edu/san-francisco/about-california-culinary-academy\" target=\"_blank\">California Culinary Academy\u003c/a>, to learn more about ghee. I first heard raves about ghee from my fellow yoga teacher friends. But when I saw the steep price tag of a jar at Whole Foods, my \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2015/08/13/an-illustrated-guide-benefits-to-soaking-and-sprouting-legumes-grains-and-seeds/\" target=\"_blank\">DIY instincts\u003c/a> kicked in and I vowed to learn how to make it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ancestral roots\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When I arrived at Jacinto’s home in El Cerrito, she welcomed me with a big hug and handed me a mug of her homemade chai tea. As we sipped our drinks, Jacinto recounted her childhood memories in Calcutta, India. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Growing up, we saw the whole dairy cycle. Twice a day, the milkman came to our house and brought fresh milk. If I hugged the jar, it was still warm because he milked it 20 minutes before coming to my door. Right after the milk arrived, it was boiled; the cream that rose to the top was collected. That cream is churned to make fresh butter and that butter is then made into ghee. Every day we had fresh butter on the table and every week fresh ghee.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_103399\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/vinita-pic-400x400.jpg\" alt=\"Each time Jacinto dances through the sacred tradition of making ghee, she is reminded of her home far away and feels golden threads connecting to her family and roots.\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-103399\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/vinita-pic-400x400.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/vinita-pic-32x32.jpg 32w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/vinita-pic-64x64.jpg 64w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/vinita-pic-96x96.jpg 96w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/vinita-pic-128x128.jpg 128w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/vinita-pic-150x150.jpg 150w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/vinita-pic-75x75.jpg 75w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/vinita-pic.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">When Jacinto dances through the sacred tradition of making ghee, she's reminded of her native country and feels golden threads connecting to her family and roots. \u003ccite>(Lila Volkas)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Jacinto explained that in India, cows are sacred beings, thus dairy foods are also treated with the utmost respect. In her household, there were designated pots that were used to only boil milk and make ghee. The usual multitasking in the kitchen was paused during the ghee making process. And to further honor the sacredness of the fat, the elder women of the family would traditionally chant \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantra\" target=\"_blank\">mantras\u003c/a>\u003c/em> while cooking to infuse the liquid gold with blessings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ghee is not only used in the kitchen. Jacinto added that it served as fuel \"during festivals [in India] when you want to light the lamps.\" The golden fat has a very long shelf life, and she described the 30-year-old jar of ghee in her childhood home reserved solely for medicinal purposes. There's also the tradition of mothers handing down a jar to their daughters after marriage so that they'll be prepared to be a caretaker of their families.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The ritual in the kitchen\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I followed Jacinto into the kitchen and she handed me a finished jar of ghee. I opened the lid and breathed in the scent of sweet caramel; no wonder it’s called liquid gold. We unwrapped two sticks of unsalted organic butter and placed them in a saucepan. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Traditionally, you begin the cooking process on low heat because you don’t want the butter to catch on the bottom on the pan,\" said Jacinto. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_103404\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/step1ghee-1440x1080.jpg\" alt=\"Jacinto honors the ghee by allowing the process to be a meditative ritual. There are no other dishes cooking or activities going on at the same time, her full attention is on the butter.\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"size-large wp-image-103404\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/step1ghee-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/step1ghee-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/step1ghee-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/step1ghee-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/step1ghee-960x720.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jacinto honors the ghee by allowing the process to be a meditative ritual. No other dishes are cooking and other activities are paused; her full attention is on the butter. \u003ccite>(Lila Volkas)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As we flowed into a meditative state while cooking, I heard a popping noise coming from the saucepan that sounded like popcorn. Jacinto told me that this is the sound of the water content of the butter evaporating away. She pointed out how the white foam looked like clumpy clouds and told me to keep watching the buttery sky.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After the sticks of butter were fully melted, Jacinto raised the heat to medium to speed up the evaporation process. She tilted the saucepan to get a glimpse of the bottom of the pan to make sure the butter wasn’t burning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_103409\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/pic-4-1440x1080.jpg\" alt=\"Jacinto tilts the pot to show me the caramelized milk solids that look like black speckles stuck to the bottom.\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"size-large wp-image-103409\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/pic-4-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/pic-4-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/pic-4-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/pic-4-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/pic-4-960x720.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jacinto tilted the pot to show me the caramelized milk solids that had collected at the bottom. \u003ccite>(Lila Volkas)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The butter cooked for 10-15 minutes, and I noticed the sound coming from the pot had changed to a gurgle. The buttery sky had also changed to a single, uniform cloud of foam -- signs that the ghee was done. Jacinto told me that each family has their own color preference for ghee. The darker it is, the nuttier the flavor. We aimed for a medium golden brown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_103410\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/pic5-400x533.jpg\" alt=\"Jacinto plans to use the pot with ghee residue to make lentils for dinner. Its nutty flavor enhances stir-fried vegetables, scrambled eggs or even a simple piece of toast.\" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-103410\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/pic5-400x533.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/pic5-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/pic5-1440x1920.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/pic5-1180x1573.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/pic5-960x1280.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jacinto planned to use this pot and its ghee residue to make lentils for dinner. Its nutty flavor enhances stir-fried vegetables, scrambled eggs or even a simple piece of toast. \u003ccite>(Lila Volkas)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>We let the liquid gold cool for 5 minutes and poured it into a clean glass jar for its final cooling and storage. You can also pour the liquid through a fine metal strainer to filter out the milk solids if you want your ghee to be “pure.” Many cooks also use a cheesecloth to strain ghee, but Jacinto told me that she avoids it because too much ghee will be absorbed into the material. \"This food is sacred, so it is important to me not to waste any of it,\" she said. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I asked Jacinto about ghee's current popularity, evidenced by the ubiquitous presence of expensive jars sold in many health food stores. She told me that fat is making a general comeback after years of being deemed \"bad.\" And over the last decade, yoga's popularity ushered in more curiosity about Ayurveda, where \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2015/06/09/ayurveda-a-journey-towards-balance-using-food-as-medicine/\" target=\"_blank\">ghee holds a vital role\u003c/a>. Jacinto hopes this increasing enthusiasm for yoga culture encourages people to make ghee at home so they can also enjoy the culinary and spiritual benefits of this magical fat.\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Ghee, or Indian clarified butter, has been used for centuries for medicinal and ceremonial purposes -- and it's prized in the kitchen for its high smoking point, nutty flavor and easy digestibility.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1448603980,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":17,"wordCount":986},"headData":{"title":"DIY: Make Your Own Jar of Ghee, aka \"Liquid Gold\" | KQED","description":"Ghee, or Indian clarified butter, has been used for centuries for medicinal and ceremonial purposes -- and it's prized in the kitchen for its high smoking point, nutty flavor and easy digestibility.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"DIY: Make Your Own Jar of Ghee, aka \"Liquid Gold\"","datePublished":"2015-11-18T15:00:20.000Z","dateModified":"2015-11-27T05:59:40.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"disqusIdentifier":"103395 http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/?p=103395","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2015/11/18/diy-make-your-own-jar-of-ghee-or-liquid-gold/","disqusTitle":"DIY: Make Your Own Jar of Ghee, aka \"Liquid Gold\"","path":"/bayareabites/103395/diy-make-your-own-jar-of-ghee-or-liquid-gold","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Ghee, or Indian clarified unsalted butter, is delicious and easy to make at home. Regular butter is transformed through a sacred cooking process that evaporates the water and separates the milk solids. Known as “liquid gold” in India, this pure fat has been used for centuries for medicinal and ceremonial purposes. And it's prized in the kitchen for its high smoking point, nutty flavor and digestibility.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_103398\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/pic-6-400x426.jpg\" alt=\"A jar of liquid gold.\" width=\"400\" height=\"426\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-103398\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/pic-6-400x426.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/pic-6-800x851.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/pic-6-1440x1532.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/pic-6-1180x1256.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/pic-6-960x1022.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A finished jar ghee, or \"liquid gold.\" \u003ccite>(Lila Volkas)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>I recently spent the afternoon in the kitchen of \u003ca href=\"http://www.thespicewhisperer.com\" target=\"_blank\">Vinita Jacinto\u003c/a>, a chef and former instructor at the \u003ca href=\"http://www.chefs.edu/san-francisco/about-california-culinary-academy\" target=\"_blank\">California Culinary Academy\u003c/a>, to learn more about ghee. I first heard raves about ghee from my fellow yoga teacher friends. But when I saw the steep price tag of a jar at Whole Foods, my \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2015/08/13/an-illustrated-guide-benefits-to-soaking-and-sprouting-legumes-grains-and-seeds/\" target=\"_blank\">DIY instincts\u003c/a> kicked in and I vowed to learn how to make it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ancestral roots\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When I arrived at Jacinto’s home in El Cerrito, she welcomed me with a big hug and handed me a mug of her homemade chai tea. As we sipped our drinks, Jacinto recounted her childhood memories in Calcutta, India. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Growing up, we saw the whole dairy cycle. Twice a day, the milkman came to our house and brought fresh milk. If I hugged the jar, it was still warm because he milked it 20 minutes before coming to my door. Right after the milk arrived, it was boiled; the cream that rose to the top was collected. That cream is churned to make fresh butter and that butter is then made into ghee. Every day we had fresh butter on the table and every week fresh ghee.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_103399\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/vinita-pic-400x400.jpg\" alt=\"Each time Jacinto dances through the sacred tradition of making ghee, she is reminded of her home far away and feels golden threads connecting to her family and roots.\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-103399\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/vinita-pic-400x400.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/vinita-pic-32x32.jpg 32w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/vinita-pic-64x64.jpg 64w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/vinita-pic-96x96.jpg 96w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/vinita-pic-128x128.jpg 128w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/vinita-pic-150x150.jpg 150w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/vinita-pic-75x75.jpg 75w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/vinita-pic.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">When Jacinto dances through the sacred tradition of making ghee, she's reminded of her native country and feels golden threads connecting to her family and roots. \u003ccite>(Lila Volkas)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Jacinto explained that in India, cows are sacred beings, thus dairy foods are also treated with the utmost respect. In her household, there were designated pots that were used to only boil milk and make ghee. The usual multitasking in the kitchen was paused during the ghee making process. And to further honor the sacredness of the fat, the elder women of the family would traditionally chant \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantra\" target=\"_blank\">mantras\u003c/a>\u003c/em> while cooking to infuse the liquid gold with blessings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ghee is not only used in the kitchen. Jacinto added that it served as fuel \"during festivals [in India] when you want to light the lamps.\" The golden fat has a very long shelf life, and she described the 30-year-old jar of ghee in her childhood home reserved solely for medicinal purposes. There's also the tradition of mothers handing down a jar to their daughters after marriage so that they'll be prepared to be a caretaker of their families.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The ritual in the kitchen\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I followed Jacinto into the kitchen and she handed me a finished jar of ghee. I opened the lid and breathed in the scent of sweet caramel; no wonder it’s called liquid gold. We unwrapped two sticks of unsalted organic butter and placed them in a saucepan. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Traditionally, you begin the cooking process on low heat because you don’t want the butter to catch on the bottom on the pan,\" said Jacinto. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_103404\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/step1ghee-1440x1080.jpg\" alt=\"Jacinto honors the ghee by allowing the process to be a meditative ritual. There are no other dishes cooking or activities going on at the same time, her full attention is on the butter.\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"size-large wp-image-103404\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/step1ghee-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/step1ghee-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/step1ghee-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/step1ghee-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/step1ghee-960x720.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jacinto honors the ghee by allowing the process to be a meditative ritual. No other dishes are cooking and other activities are paused; her full attention is on the butter. \u003ccite>(Lila Volkas)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As we flowed into a meditative state while cooking, I heard a popping noise coming from the saucepan that sounded like popcorn. Jacinto told me that this is the sound of the water content of the butter evaporating away. She pointed out how the white foam looked like clumpy clouds and told me to keep watching the buttery sky.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After the sticks of butter were fully melted, Jacinto raised the heat to medium to speed up the evaporation process. She tilted the saucepan to get a glimpse of the bottom of the pan to make sure the butter wasn’t burning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_103409\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/pic-4-1440x1080.jpg\" alt=\"Jacinto tilts the pot to show me the caramelized milk solids that look like black speckles stuck to the bottom.\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"size-large wp-image-103409\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/pic-4-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/pic-4-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/pic-4-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/pic-4-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/pic-4-960x720.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jacinto tilted the pot to show me the caramelized milk solids that had collected at the bottom. \u003ccite>(Lila Volkas)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The butter cooked for 10-15 minutes, and I noticed the sound coming from the pot had changed to a gurgle. The buttery sky had also changed to a single, uniform cloud of foam -- signs that the ghee was done. Jacinto told me that each family has their own color preference for ghee. The darker it is, the nuttier the flavor. We aimed for a medium golden brown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_103410\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/pic5-400x533.jpg\" alt=\"Jacinto plans to use the pot with ghee residue to make lentils for dinner. Its nutty flavor enhances stir-fried vegetables, scrambled eggs or even a simple piece of toast.\" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-103410\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/pic5-400x533.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/pic5-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/pic5-1440x1920.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/pic5-1180x1573.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/pic5-960x1280.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jacinto planned to use this pot and its ghee residue to make lentils for dinner. Its nutty flavor enhances stir-fried vegetables, scrambled eggs or even a simple piece of toast. \u003ccite>(Lila Volkas)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>We let the liquid gold cool for 5 minutes and poured it into a clean glass jar for its final cooling and storage. You can also pour the liquid through a fine metal strainer to filter out the milk solids if you want your ghee to be “pure.” Many cooks also use a cheesecloth to strain ghee, but Jacinto told me that she avoids it because too much ghee will be absorbed into the material. \"This food is sacred, so it is important to me not to waste any of it,\" she said. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I asked Jacinto about ghee's current popularity, evidenced by the ubiquitous presence of expensive jars sold in many health food stores. She told me that fat is making a general comeback after years of being deemed \"bad.\" And over the last decade, yoga's popularity ushered in more curiosity about Ayurveda, where \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2015/06/09/ayurveda-a-journey-towards-balance-using-food-as-medicine/\" target=\"_blank\">ghee holds a vital role\u003c/a>. Jacinto hopes this increasing enthusiasm for yoga culture encourages people to make ghee at home so they can also enjoy the culinary and spiritual benefits of this magical fat.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/bayareabites/103395/diy-make-your-own-jar-of-ghee-or-liquid-gold","authors":["5404"],"categories":["bayareabites_12493","bayareabites_1245","bayareabites_12869","bayareabites_12"],"tags":["bayareabites_1288","bayareabites_15082","bayareabites_15081","bayareabites_8435","bayareabites_15083"],"featImg":"bayareabites_103408","label":"bayareabites"},"bayareabites_101751":{"type":"posts","id":"bayareabites_101751","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"bayareabites","id":"101751","score":null,"sort":[1444226403000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"where-to-get-your-international-street-food-fix-in-san-francisco-berkeley","title":"Where to Get Your International Street Food Fix in San Francisco & Berkeley","publishDate":1444226403,"format":"image","headTitle":"Bay Area Bites | KQED Food","labelTerm":{},"content":"\u003cp>Experienced international travelers will tell you that eating street food is always a gamble. Delicious yet not without risks, street food will delight you now but may betray you later. Fortunately, San Francisco and Berkeley host a plethora of chefs from around the world who recreate dishes from their native countries that aim to please both the street food-phobic and the more adventurous souls who brave dysentery for a decent \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baleada\" target=\"_blank\">baleada\u003c/a>\u003c/em>. This list represents eight local spots where you'll find some of our favorite international street foods; be sure and let us know yours in the comments.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Indian: Pani Puri\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_101664\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/Dosa-panipuri.jpg\" alt=\"DOSA's Pani Puri, available on Monday nights\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1285\" class=\"size-full wp-image-101664\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/Dosa-panipuri.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/Dosa-panipuri-400x268.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/Dosa-panipuri-800x535.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/Dosa-panipuri-1440x964.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/Dosa-panipuri-1180x790.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/Dosa-panipuri-960x643.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">DOSA's Pani Puri, available on Monday nights \u003ccite>(Renée Alexander)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>India is awash in street food, and \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panipuri\" target=\"_blank\">pani puri\u003c/a>\u003c/em> is the most ubiquitous. (It might also be the closest you'll get to nirvana.) Roughly the size of a walnut, one \u003cem>pani puri\u003c/em> nestles comfortably on your tongue. When you crunch down on the crispy shell, resilient mung beans pop between your teeth while a juicy deluge of sweet, spicy tartness drenches your palate. In India, \u003cem>pani puri\u003c/em> is served by roadside vendors - always men - who punch a thumb through the top of a puffed disc of \u003cem>puri\u003c/em>. It's stuffed with spiced potatoes and beans, then roughly equal amounts of minty, spiced \"\u003cem>pani\u003c/em>\" water and tangy, tamarind chutney are ladled inside before handing over each bite-sized bubble.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In San Francisco, you can get \u003cem>pani puri\u003c/em> every Monday at \u003ca href=\"http://dosasf.com/dosa-on-valencia/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>DOSA Valencia\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> on Valencia during \"Chaat Night,\" which also features a few other Indian street food specialties like \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhelpuri\" target=\"_blank\">bhel puri\u003c/a>\u003c/em>, \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sevpuri\" target=\"_blank\">sev puri\u003c/a>\u003c/em> and \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vada_pav\" target=\"_blank\">vada pav\u003c/a>\u003c/em>. DOSA's \u003cem>pani puri\u003c/em> \"kit\" is served artfully on a single plate with all the ingredients you'll need to make your own mini flavor bomb, and your server will \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJSX8_BWFRg\" target=\"_blank\">demonstrate the proper procedure on request\u003c/a>. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://dosasf.com/dosa-on-valencia/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>DOSA Valencia\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n995 Valencia St., San Francisco [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/3hSp63\" target=\"_blank\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nPh: (415) 642-3672\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Wed 5:30-10pm; Thu 5:30-11pm; Fri 5:30-midnight; Sat 11:30am-midnight; Sun 11:30am-10pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/DOSA-on-Valencia-196326700404830/timeline/\" target=\"_blank\">DOSA on Valencia\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice range: $ ( $10 and under)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_101659\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/ViksPaniPuri2-1920.jpg\" alt=\"Pani Puri at Vik's Chaat\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1285\" class=\"size-full wp-image-101659\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/ViksPaniPuri2-1920.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/ViksPaniPuri2-1920-400x268.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/ViksPaniPuri2-1920-800x535.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/ViksPaniPuri2-1920-1440x964.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/ViksPaniPuri2-1920-1180x790.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/ViksPaniPuri2-1920-960x643.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pani Puri at Vik's Chaat \u003ccite>(Renée Alexander)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://vikschaat.com/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Vik's Chaat\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> in Berkeley serves \u003cem>pani puri\u003c/em> everyday on the same kind of cafeteria-style metal trays you'll find all over India. What Vic's lacks in presentation, it makes up for in flavor. Their version of \u003cem>pani puri\u003c/em> features garbanzo beans instead of mung beans, and the green \u003cem>pani\u003c/em> juice is served in a small bowl that encourages you to dip your stuffed \u003cem>puri\u003c/em> directly into the dish. You're encouraged to lick your fingers afterwards; after all, \"chaat\" means \"to lick\" in Hindi. And if you're in the South Bay, you'll find tasty \u003cem>pani puri\u003c/em> at \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2014/03/31/5-bites-satisfy-your-indian-curry-and-chaat-cravings-in-and-around-fremont/\" target=\"_blank\">several Indian restaurants\u003c/a>. \u003ca href=\"http://chaatbhavan.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Chaat Bhavan\u003c/a> in Fremont is universally praised by my chaat-loving Indian friends.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://vikschaat.com/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Vik's Chaat\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n2390 Fourth St., Berkeley [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/CaiUTJ\" target=\"_blank\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 644-4432\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Thu 11am-6pm; Fri-Sun 11am-8pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/ViksChaat\" target=\"_blank\">Vik's Chaat\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/ViksChaat\" target=\"_blank\">@ViksChaat\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice range: $ ( $10 and under)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Honduran: Baleadas and Pastelitos de Carne\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_101666\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/ElPaisaBaleada-1920.jpg\" alt=\"Baleadas at El Paisa Restaurante \" width=\"1920\" height=\"1285\" class=\"size-full wp-image-101666\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/ElPaisaBaleada-1920.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/ElPaisaBaleada-1920-400x268.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/ElPaisaBaleada-1920-800x535.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/ElPaisaBaleada-1920-1440x964.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/ElPaisaBaleada-1920-1180x790.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/ElPaisaBaleada-1920-960x643.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Baleadas at El Paisa Restaurante \u003ccite>(Renée Alexander)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In its simplest form, the \u003cem>baleada\u003c/em> is a thick, folded flour tortilla filled with refried beans. But this humble description does scant justice to Honduras' de facto national dish. They're made fresh by mostly middle-aged women at makeshift streetside stalls equipped with only rickety table and a Coleman-style camping stove. And for just a dollar, one \u003cem>baleada\u003c/em> will stave off hunger for about an hour. Starting with malleable dough made from wheat flour, the \"\u003cem>baleada\u003c/em> lady\" flattens a ping-pong-sized ball between her palms into a disc, then slaps and spins it back-and-forth between her hands until it stretches beyond her fingers. Then she fries it in a dry skillet, turning it by hand to brown on both sides. While it's still piping hot, she smears on a layer of flavorful Salvadorean red beans that have been mashed and refried to a spreadable consistency. Upon request, she might top it with crumbled cheese and \u003cem>crema\u003c/em>, avocado, or \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chismol\" target=\"_blank\">chismol\u003c/a>\u003c/em> (diced tomato, onion, and bell pepper), which are all folded inside the soft, slightly chewy flour tortilla. Unlike thin tortillas that exist primarily to keep burritos intact, these slightly-puffed flatbreads take a starring role in this warm and comforting Honduran-style taco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_101668\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/ElPaisaPastelito1920.jpg\" alt=\"Pastelito de Carne at El Paisa\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1285\" class=\"size-full wp-image-101668\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/ElPaisaPastelito1920.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/ElPaisaPastelito1920-400x268.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/ElPaisaPastelito1920-800x535.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/ElPaisaPastelito1920-1440x964.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/ElPaisaPastelito1920-1180x790.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/ElPaisaPastelito1920-960x643.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pastelito de Carne at El Paisa \u003ccite>(Renée Alexander)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Pastelitos\u003c/em> are nearly as popular as \u003cem>baleadas\u003c/em> on Honduran streets, and they cost about the same. These deep-fried, meat-filled pockets typically feature ground beef and potatoes or shredded chicken. The corn-flour dough -- made from \u003ca href=\"http://www.mimaseca.com/en/productos-maseca/d/maseca-corn-flour/1\" target=\"_blank\">Maseca\u003c/a> or homemade \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masa\" target=\"_blank\">masa harina\u003c/a>\u003c/em> -- is flattened into a disc, then molded into a half-moon shape around a fistful of meat filling before being pan-fried in an oiled skillet over a camping stove flame. \u003cem>Pastelitos\u003c/em> are always served warm with a ketchup-consistency tomato salsa and a lightly fermented cabbage relish called \"\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtido\" target=\"_blank\">curtido\u003c/a>\u003c/em>\" that has a mild, salty crunch. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You'll find both at \u003ca href=\"http://www.yelp.com/biz/restaurante-el-paisa-san-francisco\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>El Paisa Restaurante\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> in the Mission. Their \u003cem>baleadas\u003c/em> are as soft, chewy and fulfilling as any of the street food versions I tried in Honduras, and their \u003cem>pastelitos\u003c/em> are as crispy as I remember (and juicier). Though the \u003cem>baleadas\u003c/em> are listed on the Spanish-only menu, you'll have to ask for the \u003cem>pastelitos\u003c/em> by name from the \"secret menu.\" \u003cem>Baleadas\u003c/em> are available in three different versions: \u003cem>sampedranas\u003c/em> with beans, cheese and Honduran crema; \u003cem>ceibeñas\u003c/em> with beans, cheese, crema and avocado; and \u003cem>al paisa\u003c/em> with beans, cheese, crema, avocado, eggs and chorizo. The \u003cem>pastelito de pollo\u003c/em> is stuffed with spiced shredded chicken, while the \u003cem>pastelito de re\u003c/em>s is filled with ground beef and potatoes. Both are topped with \u003cem>curtido\u003c/em> and warm tomato sauce.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.yelp.com/biz/restaurante-el-paisa-san-francisco\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>El Paisa Restaurante\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n3322 Mission Street, San Francisco [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/9Onmmy\" target=\"_blank\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nPh: (415) 550-0557\u003cbr>\nHours: Daily 9am-9pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/pages/El-Paisa-Restaurante-Jenny-Jesse/111487272208171?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\">El Paisa Restaurante-Jenny & Jesse\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice range: $ ( $10 and under) CASH ONLY\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Salvadoran: Pupusas and Tamales de Elote\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_101670\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/BalompiePupusa-1920.jpg\" alt=\"Balompie Café Pupusas\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1285\" class=\"size-full wp-image-101670\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/BalompiePupusa-1920.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/BalompiePupusa-1920-400x268.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/BalompiePupusa-1920-800x535.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/BalompiePupusa-1920-1440x964.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/BalompiePupusa-1920-1180x790.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/BalompiePupusa-1920-960x643.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Balompie Café Pupusas \u003ccite>(Renée Alexander)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Honduras and El Salvador share more than a border. The same red beans inside \u003cem>baleadas\u003c/em> and the Maseca dough used to make \u003cem>pastelitos\u003c/em> in Honduras are turned into \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pupusa\" target=\"_blank\">pupusas\u003c/a>\u003c/em> in El Salvador. If you've walked down 16th Street between Valencia and Mission on a weekend evening, you've probably seen these stuffed tortillas being hand-slapped into shape at the sidewalk stall in front of Panchita's. Pupusas are similar to South American \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arepa\" target=\"_blank\">arepas\u003c/a>\u003c/em> and Mexican \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordita\" target=\"_blank\">gorditas\u003c/a>\u003c/em>, except that they are stuffed prior to cooking instead of after. Typical fillings include any combination of beans, \u003cem>queso\u003c/em> (cheese), \u003cem>chicharrones\u003c/em> (fried pork skins), shredded pork, and \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernaldia_pandurata\" target=\"_blank\">loroco\u003c/a>\u003c/em>, a succulent, green vine with edible flower buds. Pupusas are also served hot off the griddle with \u003cem>curtido\u003c/em> and tomato sauce; smother your \u003cem>pupusa\u003c/em> with the condiments and devour it all with a knife and fork, or tear off strips and use them as a utensil for grabbing condiments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_101673\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/BalompieTamalesDeElote2-1920.jpg\" alt=\"Balompie Café Tamales de Elote\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1285\" class=\"size-full wp-image-101673\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/BalompieTamalesDeElote2-1920.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/BalompieTamalesDeElote2-1920-400x268.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/BalompieTamalesDeElote2-1920-800x535.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/BalompieTamalesDeElote2-1920-1440x964.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/BalompieTamalesDeElote2-1920-1180x790.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/BalompieTamalesDeElote2-1920-960x643.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Balompie Café Tamales de Elote \u003ccite>(Renée Alexander)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Maseca dough is also a main ingredient in \u003cem>tamales de elote\u003c/em>, or corn tamales. Slightly sweet and lightly studded with corn kernels, these fresh corn cakes can be served steamed or fried, usually for breakfast or as a starchy side dish with lunch or dinner. \u003cem>Tamales de elote\u003c/em> are usually topped with Salvadoran crema, which is creamier than sour cream and tastes like \u003cem>crème fraîche\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://balompiecafe.com/balompie3.html\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Balompie Café\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> (pronounced bah-loam-PEE-ay) has been serving handmade \u003cem>pupusas\u003c/em> and \u003cem>tamales de elote\u003c/em> in San Francisco's Mission District for over 25 years. Their pupusas are as good as they get, with a wide variety of traditional and specialty stuffings such as shrimp, prosciutto, ground beef and \u003cem>jalapeños\u003c/em>. While I can attest to the finger-licking goodness of the basic bean and \u003cem>chicharrón\u003c/em> versions, \u003cem>loroco\u003c/em> and cheese was my favorite flavor by far. The \u003cem>curtido\u003c/em> and tomato salsa were served on the side in separate dishes, and no one batted an eye when I set aside the silverware and dug in with my bare hands. You'll also find \u003cem>tamales de elote\u003c/em> on Balompie's menu, both steamed and fried, presented with a side ramekin of Salvadoran \u003cem>crema\u003c/em>. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://balompiecafe.com/balompie3.html\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Balompie Café\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n3349 18th Street, San Francisco [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/pShVZ4\" target=\"_blank\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nPh: (415) 648-9199\u003cbr>\nHours: Tue-Sun 8am-9:30pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/pages/Balompie-Cafe/1163377030344568?fref=ts&rf=111240085565671\" target=\"_blank\">Balompie Cafe\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice range: $ ( $10 and under)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_101677\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/ElsyPupusa2-1920.jpg\" alt=\"Elsy’s Pupusas\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1285\" class=\"size-full wp-image-101677\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/ElsyPupusa2-1920.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/ElsyPupusa2-1920-400x268.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/ElsyPupusa2-1920-800x535.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/ElsyPupusa2-1920-1440x964.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/ElsyPupusa2-1920-1180x790.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/ElsyPupusa2-1920-960x643.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Elsy’s Pupusas \u003ccite>(Renée Alexander)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Another source of Salvadoran street food is \u003ca href=\"http://www.yelp.com/biz/elsys-restaurant-san-francisco\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Elsy's Pupusas y Mas!\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>, located next door to La Taqueria on Mission at 25th. This neighborhood eatery is prized more for its authenticity than its ambiance, and you can watch your \u003cem>pupusas\u003c/em> being made to order in the open kitchen with traditional fillings of beans, cheese, pork and \u003cem>loroco\u003c/em>. They're available individually or on a platter with up to four pupusas, with \u003cem>curtido\u003c/em> and tomato salsa served on the side.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_101678\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/ElsyTamalesDeElote1-1920.jpg\" alt=\"Elsy’s Tamales de Elote\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1285\" class=\"size-full wp-image-101678\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/ElsyTamalesDeElote1-1920.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/ElsyTamalesDeElote1-1920-400x268.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/ElsyTamalesDeElote1-1920-800x535.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/ElsyTamalesDeElote1-1920-1440x964.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/ElsyTamalesDeElote1-1920-1180x790.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/ElsyTamalesDeElote1-1920-960x643.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Elsy’s Tamales de Elote \u003ccite>(Renée Alexander)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Elsy's \u003cem>tamales de elote\u003c/em> aren't listed on the menu; instead, they are advertised on a handwritten sign posted by the counter. Available both steamed and fried, they're served with a dollop of \u003cem>crema\u003c/em> and a small portion of \u003cem>casamiento\u003c/em>, which is a \"marriage\" of beans and rice. The steamed version is soft, moist, and slightly sweet, with fresh kernels of corn cooked inside. The fried version is the same, with a crispy exterior. For a taste bud trifecta, combine \u003cem>tamal\u003c/em>, \u003cem>casamiento\u003c/em> and \u003cem>crema\u003c/em> into a single bite.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.yelp.com/biz/elsys-restaurant-san-francisco\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Elsy's Restaurant\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n2893 Mission St., San Francisco [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/BdMZ1m\" target=\"_blank\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nPh: (415) 642-0104\u003cbr>\nHours: Daily 9am-9pm\u003cbr>\nPrice range: $ ( $10 and under)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Nepalese: Momos\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_101682\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/BinisMomo3-1920.jpg\" alt=\"Momos from Bini's Kitchen, topped with tomato sauce\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1285\" class=\"size-full wp-image-101682\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/BinisMomo3-1920.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/BinisMomo3-1920-400x268.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/BinisMomo3-1920-800x535.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/BinisMomo3-1920-1440x964.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/BinisMomo3-1920-1180x790.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/BinisMomo3-1920-960x643.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Momos from Bini's Kitchen, topped with tomato sauce \u003ccite>(Renée Alexander)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If you've traveled in or near the Himalayas, you've probably had a \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Momo_(dumpling)\" target=\"_blank\">momo\u003c/a>\u003c/em>. Sold in restaurants and at roadside stalls throughout Nepal and some parts of northeastern India, these handmade dumplings are traditionally filled with meat from a freshly-slaughtered water buffalo, steamed and topped with a spicy tomato sauce. \u003cem>Momos\u003c/em> can also be fried or stuffed with vegetables, and they are eaten at all times of day as a snack or a meal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_101680\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/BinisMomo1-1920.jpg\" alt=\"Momos ready for steaming at Bini's Kitchen\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1285\" class=\"size-full wp-image-101680\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/BinisMomo1-1920.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/BinisMomo1-1920-400x268.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/BinisMomo1-1920-800x535.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/BinisMomo1-1920-1440x964.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/BinisMomo1-1920-1180x790.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/BinisMomo1-1920-960x643.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Momos ready for steaming at Bini's Kitchen \u003ccite>(Renée Alexander)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Lacking a water buffalo supplier, Binita Pradhan of \u003ca href=\"http://biniskitchen.com/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Bini's Kitchen\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> makes turkey \u003cem>momos\u003c/em> and vegetarian versions which she sells at \u003ca href=\"http://offthegridsf.com/markets/fort-mason-center#about\" target=\"_blank\">Fort Mason's Off the Grid on Friday nights\u003c/a>. Each round \u003cem>momo\u003c/em> is a treasure of functional art, featuring a thumbprint-sized opening in the top to accommodate a bit of tomato cilantro sauce. The slightly chewy wrapper of Bini's turkey \u003cem>momo\u003c/em> provides just the right amount of resistance before your teeth pierce a tender morsel of spiced ground meat, releasing a warm cascade of savory juices that slides across your tongue. Pradhan takes great pride in her \u003cem>momos\u003c/em>, going so far as to dry, grind and mix her own imported spices for the sauce and fillings. She learned the recipe from her mother, who worked as a royal chef in Nepal, although she's toned down the heat of her tomato sauce to cater to local palates. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://biniskitchen.com/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Bini's Kitchen\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nOff the Grid at Fort Mason on Fridays\u003cbr>\nFort Mason Center, 2 Marina Blvd., San Francisco [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/8Ued4p\" target=\"_blank\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nPh: (415) 361-6911\u003cbr>\nHours: Fridays 5pm-10pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/biniskitchen?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\">Bini's Kitchen\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice range: $ ( $10 and under)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_101684\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/LittleNepalMomo3-1920.jpg\" alt=\"Momos at Little Nepal\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1285\" class=\"size-full wp-image-101684\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/LittleNepalMomo3-1920.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/LittleNepalMomo3-1920-400x268.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/LittleNepalMomo3-1920-800x535.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/LittleNepalMomo3-1920-1440x964.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/LittleNepalMomo3-1920-1180x790.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/LittleNepalMomo3-1920-960x643.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Momos at Little Nepal \u003ccite>(Renée Alexander)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If you want a \u003cem>momo\u003c/em> with a little more kick, try Little Nepal in Bernal Heights. Available in minced chicken, pork, and vegetable varieties, these \u003cem>momos\u003c/em> are crescent-shaped and served six to a platter, alongside a dish of tomato chutney sauce spiced heavily with chilis, roasted sesame, garlic, ginger and cumin. Little Nepal's \u003cem>momos\u003c/em> may not be as pretty as Bini's, but they're unapologetically spicy and available six nights a week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.littlenepalsf.com/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Little Nepal\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n925 Cortland Avenue, San Francisco [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/mkxk5z\" target=\"_blank\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nPh: (415) 643-3881\u003cbr>\nHours: Tue-Sun 5pm-10pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/littlenepalsf?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\">Little Nepal Restaurant\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice range: $ ( $10 and under)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Sri Lankan: Kottu Roti and Egg Hopper\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_101687\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/1601KottuRoti1-1920.jpg\" alt=\"Kottu Roti at 1601 Bar & Kitchen\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1285\" class=\"size-full wp-image-101687\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/1601KottuRoti1-1920.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/1601KottuRoti1-1920-400x268.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/1601KottuRoti1-1920-800x535.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/1601KottuRoti1-1920-1440x964.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/1601KottuRoti1-1920-1180x790.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/1601KottuRoti1-1920-960x643.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kottu Roti at 1601 Bar & Kitchen \u003ccite>(Renée Alexander)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Sri Lankan \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kottu\" target=\"_blank\">kottu roti\u003c/a>\u003c/em> might be the only street food that produces \"music\" while it's being cooked. Roadside vendors stir-fry shredded \u003cem>roti\u003c/em> (a thin flatbread), egg, vegetables, spices and sometimes leftover chicken curry on a griddle, then chop and tos the mixture with a pair of handheld blades that look like oversized dough scrapers. Each \u003cem>kottu roti\u003c/em> maker \u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/qSnqHbH19KA?t=3m3s\" target=\"_blank\">chops to his own beat\u003c/a>, creating a signature rhythm for his dish. The customer decides how much of each ingredient goes into the mix, so every \u003cem>kottu roti\u003c/em> is an original work of edible, audible art.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_101686\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/1601Hopper3-1920.jpg\" alt=\"The Egg Hopper at 1601 Bar & Kitchen\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1285\" class=\"size-full wp-image-101686\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/1601Hopper3-1920.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/1601Hopper3-1920-400x268.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/1601Hopper3-1920-800x535.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/1601Hopper3-1920-1440x964.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/1601Hopper3-1920-1180x790.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/1601Hopper3-1920-960x643.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Egg Hopper at 1601 Bar & Kitchen \u003ccite>(Renée Alexander)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Sri Lanka's other favorite street food, the egg hopper, is a cup-shaped crepe cradling a steamed egg topped with spicy condiments such as chili paste and \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pol_Sambola_(Coconut_Sambol)\" target=\"_blank\">sambol\u003c/a>\u003c/em>, which is similar to a chutney or relish. Made from a batter of fermented rice flour and coconut milk, the crepes are crispy around the edges and easy to eat with your fingers. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can try both street foods at 1601 Bar and Kitchen, a Sri Lankan-inspired SOMA eatery with a French flair. 1601's egg hopper is served with spicy chili paste, sweet and tangy onion \u003cem>sambal\u003c/em> and toasty coconut \u003cem>sambal\u003c/em>. If Chef Brian Fernando had his druthers, he'd toss all the condiments into the hopper himself to give diners a medley of diverse flavors he knows and loves from Sri Lanka. Instead, he provides generous portions of the onion and coconut \u003cem>sambols\u003c/em> on the side, with a big dollop of chili paste to spice things up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003cem>kottu roti\u003c/em> at 1601 is a tapas-sized dish topped with a fried Chesapeake Bay soft-shell crab. Toothsome strips of \u003cem>roti\u003c/em> provide a stable stage for shredded carrots and cabbage that are stir-fried with spices and sauces that bring all the ingredients together without stealing the limelight from the tender crab.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://1601sf.com/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>1601 Bar & Kitchen\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n1601 Howard Street, San Francisco [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/muFIKx\" target=\"_blank\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nPh: (415) 552-1601\u003cbr>\nHours: Tue-Fri 6-10pm; Sat 5:30-10pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/1601BarAndKitchen?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\">1601 Bar & Kitchen\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"http://www.twitter.com/1601sf\" target=\"_blank\">@1601SF\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice range: $ ( $10 and under)\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"International street food lovers rejoice! Local chefs from around the globe are recreating their favorite native street foods, right here in the Bay Area. No passport required.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1444339560,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":29,"wordCount":2397},"headData":{"title":"Where to Get Your International Street Food Fix in San Francisco & Berkeley | KQED","description":"International street food lovers rejoice! Local chefs from around the globe are recreating their favorite native street foods, right here in the Bay Area. No passport required.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"Where to Get Your International Street Food Fix in San Francisco & Berkeley","datePublished":"2015-10-07T14:00:03.000Z","dateModified":"2015-10-08T21:26:00.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"disqusIdentifier":"101751 http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/?p=101751","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2015/10/07/where-to-get-your-international-street-food-fix-in-san-francisco-berkeley/","disqusTitle":"Where to Get Your International Street Food Fix in San Francisco & Berkeley","source":"Guides","sourceUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/category/guides-2/","path":"/bayareabites/101751/where-to-get-your-international-street-food-fix-in-san-francisco-berkeley","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Experienced international travelers will tell you that eating street food is always a gamble. Delicious yet not without risks, street food will delight you now but may betray you later. Fortunately, San Francisco and Berkeley host a plethora of chefs from around the world who recreate dishes from their native countries that aim to please both the street food-phobic and the more adventurous souls who brave dysentery for a decent \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baleada\" target=\"_blank\">baleada\u003c/a>\u003c/em>. This list represents eight local spots where you'll find some of our favorite international street foods; be sure and let us know yours in the comments.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Indian: Pani Puri\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_101664\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/Dosa-panipuri.jpg\" alt=\"DOSA's Pani Puri, available on Monday nights\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1285\" class=\"size-full wp-image-101664\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/Dosa-panipuri.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/Dosa-panipuri-400x268.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/Dosa-panipuri-800x535.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/Dosa-panipuri-1440x964.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/Dosa-panipuri-1180x790.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/Dosa-panipuri-960x643.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">DOSA's Pani Puri, available on Monday nights \u003ccite>(Renée Alexander)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>India is awash in street food, and \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panipuri\" target=\"_blank\">pani puri\u003c/a>\u003c/em> is the most ubiquitous. (It might also be the closest you'll get to nirvana.) Roughly the size of a walnut, one \u003cem>pani puri\u003c/em> nestles comfortably on your tongue. When you crunch down on the crispy shell, resilient mung beans pop between your teeth while a juicy deluge of sweet, spicy tartness drenches your palate. In India, \u003cem>pani puri\u003c/em> is served by roadside vendors - always men - who punch a thumb through the top of a puffed disc of \u003cem>puri\u003c/em>. It's stuffed with spiced potatoes and beans, then roughly equal amounts of minty, spiced \"\u003cem>pani\u003c/em>\" water and tangy, tamarind chutney are ladled inside before handing over each bite-sized bubble.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In San Francisco, you can get \u003cem>pani puri\u003c/em> every Monday at \u003ca href=\"http://dosasf.com/dosa-on-valencia/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>DOSA Valencia\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> on Valencia during \"Chaat Night,\" which also features a few other Indian street food specialties like \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhelpuri\" target=\"_blank\">bhel puri\u003c/a>\u003c/em>, \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sevpuri\" target=\"_blank\">sev puri\u003c/a>\u003c/em> and \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vada_pav\" target=\"_blank\">vada pav\u003c/a>\u003c/em>. DOSA's \u003cem>pani puri\u003c/em> \"kit\" is served artfully on a single plate with all the ingredients you'll need to make your own mini flavor bomb, and your server will \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJSX8_BWFRg\" target=\"_blank\">demonstrate the proper procedure on request\u003c/a>. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://dosasf.com/dosa-on-valencia/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>DOSA Valencia\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n995 Valencia St., San Francisco [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/3hSp63\" target=\"_blank\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nPh: (415) 642-3672\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Wed 5:30-10pm; Thu 5:30-11pm; Fri 5:30-midnight; Sat 11:30am-midnight; Sun 11:30am-10pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/DOSA-on-Valencia-196326700404830/timeline/\" target=\"_blank\">DOSA on Valencia\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice range: $ ( $10 and under)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_101659\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/ViksPaniPuri2-1920.jpg\" alt=\"Pani Puri at Vik's Chaat\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1285\" class=\"size-full wp-image-101659\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/ViksPaniPuri2-1920.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/ViksPaniPuri2-1920-400x268.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/ViksPaniPuri2-1920-800x535.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/ViksPaniPuri2-1920-1440x964.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/ViksPaniPuri2-1920-1180x790.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/ViksPaniPuri2-1920-960x643.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pani Puri at Vik's Chaat \u003ccite>(Renée Alexander)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://vikschaat.com/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Vik's Chaat\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> in Berkeley serves \u003cem>pani puri\u003c/em> everyday on the same kind of cafeteria-style metal trays you'll find all over India. What Vic's lacks in presentation, it makes up for in flavor. Their version of \u003cem>pani puri\u003c/em> features garbanzo beans instead of mung beans, and the green \u003cem>pani\u003c/em> juice is served in a small bowl that encourages you to dip your stuffed \u003cem>puri\u003c/em> directly into the dish. You're encouraged to lick your fingers afterwards; after all, \"chaat\" means \"to lick\" in Hindi. And if you're in the South Bay, you'll find tasty \u003cem>pani puri\u003c/em> at \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2014/03/31/5-bites-satisfy-your-indian-curry-and-chaat-cravings-in-and-around-fremont/\" target=\"_blank\">several Indian restaurants\u003c/a>. \u003ca href=\"http://chaatbhavan.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Chaat Bhavan\u003c/a> in Fremont is universally praised by my chaat-loving Indian friends.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://vikschaat.com/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Vik's Chaat\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n2390 Fourth St., Berkeley [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/CaiUTJ\" target=\"_blank\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 644-4432\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Thu 11am-6pm; Fri-Sun 11am-8pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/ViksChaat\" target=\"_blank\">Vik's Chaat\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/ViksChaat\" target=\"_blank\">@ViksChaat\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice range: $ ( $10 and under)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Honduran: Baleadas and Pastelitos de Carne\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_101666\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/ElPaisaBaleada-1920.jpg\" alt=\"Baleadas at El Paisa Restaurante \" width=\"1920\" height=\"1285\" class=\"size-full wp-image-101666\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/ElPaisaBaleada-1920.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/ElPaisaBaleada-1920-400x268.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/ElPaisaBaleada-1920-800x535.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/ElPaisaBaleada-1920-1440x964.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/ElPaisaBaleada-1920-1180x790.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/ElPaisaBaleada-1920-960x643.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Baleadas at El Paisa Restaurante \u003ccite>(Renée Alexander)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In its simplest form, the \u003cem>baleada\u003c/em> is a thick, folded flour tortilla filled with refried beans. But this humble description does scant justice to Honduras' de facto national dish. They're made fresh by mostly middle-aged women at makeshift streetside stalls equipped with only rickety table and a Coleman-style camping stove. And for just a dollar, one \u003cem>baleada\u003c/em> will stave off hunger for about an hour. Starting with malleable dough made from wheat flour, the \"\u003cem>baleada\u003c/em> lady\" flattens a ping-pong-sized ball between her palms into a disc, then slaps and spins it back-and-forth between her hands until it stretches beyond her fingers. Then she fries it in a dry skillet, turning it by hand to brown on both sides. While it's still piping hot, she smears on a layer of flavorful Salvadorean red beans that have been mashed and refried to a spreadable consistency. Upon request, she might top it with crumbled cheese and \u003cem>crema\u003c/em>, avocado, or \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chismol\" target=\"_blank\">chismol\u003c/a>\u003c/em> (diced tomato, onion, and bell pepper), which are all folded inside the soft, slightly chewy flour tortilla. Unlike thin tortillas that exist primarily to keep burritos intact, these slightly-puffed flatbreads take a starring role in this warm and comforting Honduran-style taco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_101668\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/ElPaisaPastelito1920.jpg\" alt=\"Pastelito de Carne at El Paisa\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1285\" class=\"size-full wp-image-101668\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/ElPaisaPastelito1920.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/ElPaisaPastelito1920-400x268.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/ElPaisaPastelito1920-800x535.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/ElPaisaPastelito1920-1440x964.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/ElPaisaPastelito1920-1180x790.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/ElPaisaPastelito1920-960x643.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pastelito de Carne at El Paisa \u003ccite>(Renée Alexander)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Pastelitos\u003c/em> are nearly as popular as \u003cem>baleadas\u003c/em> on Honduran streets, and they cost about the same. These deep-fried, meat-filled pockets typically feature ground beef and potatoes or shredded chicken. The corn-flour dough -- made from \u003ca href=\"http://www.mimaseca.com/en/productos-maseca/d/maseca-corn-flour/1\" target=\"_blank\">Maseca\u003c/a> or homemade \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masa\" target=\"_blank\">masa harina\u003c/a>\u003c/em> -- is flattened into a disc, then molded into a half-moon shape around a fistful of meat filling before being pan-fried in an oiled skillet over a camping stove flame. \u003cem>Pastelitos\u003c/em> are always served warm with a ketchup-consistency tomato salsa and a lightly fermented cabbage relish called \"\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtido\" target=\"_blank\">curtido\u003c/a>\u003c/em>\" that has a mild, salty crunch. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You'll find both at \u003ca href=\"http://www.yelp.com/biz/restaurante-el-paisa-san-francisco\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>El Paisa Restaurante\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> in the Mission. Their \u003cem>baleadas\u003c/em> are as soft, chewy and fulfilling as any of the street food versions I tried in Honduras, and their \u003cem>pastelitos\u003c/em> are as crispy as I remember (and juicier). Though the \u003cem>baleadas\u003c/em> are listed on the Spanish-only menu, you'll have to ask for the \u003cem>pastelitos\u003c/em> by name from the \"secret menu.\" \u003cem>Baleadas\u003c/em> are available in three different versions: \u003cem>sampedranas\u003c/em> with beans, cheese and Honduran crema; \u003cem>ceibeñas\u003c/em> with beans, cheese, crema and avocado; and \u003cem>al paisa\u003c/em> with beans, cheese, crema, avocado, eggs and chorizo. The \u003cem>pastelito de pollo\u003c/em> is stuffed with spiced shredded chicken, while the \u003cem>pastelito de re\u003c/em>s is filled with ground beef and potatoes. Both are topped with \u003cem>curtido\u003c/em> and warm tomato sauce.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.yelp.com/biz/restaurante-el-paisa-san-francisco\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>El Paisa Restaurante\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n3322 Mission Street, San Francisco [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/9Onmmy\" target=\"_blank\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nPh: (415) 550-0557\u003cbr>\nHours: Daily 9am-9pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/pages/El-Paisa-Restaurante-Jenny-Jesse/111487272208171?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\">El Paisa Restaurante-Jenny & Jesse\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice range: $ ( $10 and under) CASH ONLY\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Salvadoran: Pupusas and Tamales de Elote\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_101670\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/BalompiePupusa-1920.jpg\" alt=\"Balompie Café Pupusas\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1285\" class=\"size-full wp-image-101670\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/BalompiePupusa-1920.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/BalompiePupusa-1920-400x268.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/BalompiePupusa-1920-800x535.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/BalompiePupusa-1920-1440x964.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/BalompiePupusa-1920-1180x790.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/BalompiePupusa-1920-960x643.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Balompie Café Pupusas \u003ccite>(Renée Alexander)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Honduras and El Salvador share more than a border. The same red beans inside \u003cem>baleadas\u003c/em> and the Maseca dough used to make \u003cem>pastelitos\u003c/em> in Honduras are turned into \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pupusa\" target=\"_blank\">pupusas\u003c/a>\u003c/em> in El Salvador. If you've walked down 16th Street between Valencia and Mission on a weekend evening, you've probably seen these stuffed tortillas being hand-slapped into shape at the sidewalk stall in front of Panchita's. Pupusas are similar to South American \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arepa\" target=\"_blank\">arepas\u003c/a>\u003c/em> and Mexican \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordita\" target=\"_blank\">gorditas\u003c/a>\u003c/em>, except that they are stuffed prior to cooking instead of after. Typical fillings include any combination of beans, \u003cem>queso\u003c/em> (cheese), \u003cem>chicharrones\u003c/em> (fried pork skins), shredded pork, and \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernaldia_pandurata\" target=\"_blank\">loroco\u003c/a>\u003c/em>, a succulent, green vine with edible flower buds. Pupusas are also served hot off the griddle with \u003cem>curtido\u003c/em> and tomato sauce; smother your \u003cem>pupusa\u003c/em> with the condiments and devour it all with a knife and fork, or tear off strips and use them as a utensil for grabbing condiments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_101673\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/BalompieTamalesDeElote2-1920.jpg\" alt=\"Balompie Café Tamales de Elote\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1285\" class=\"size-full wp-image-101673\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/BalompieTamalesDeElote2-1920.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/BalompieTamalesDeElote2-1920-400x268.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/BalompieTamalesDeElote2-1920-800x535.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/BalompieTamalesDeElote2-1920-1440x964.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/BalompieTamalesDeElote2-1920-1180x790.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/BalompieTamalesDeElote2-1920-960x643.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Balompie Café Tamales de Elote \u003ccite>(Renée Alexander)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Maseca dough is also a main ingredient in \u003cem>tamales de elote\u003c/em>, or corn tamales. Slightly sweet and lightly studded with corn kernels, these fresh corn cakes can be served steamed or fried, usually for breakfast or as a starchy side dish with lunch or dinner. \u003cem>Tamales de elote\u003c/em> are usually topped with Salvadoran crema, which is creamier than sour cream and tastes like \u003cem>crème fraîche\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://balompiecafe.com/balompie3.html\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Balompie Café\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> (pronounced bah-loam-PEE-ay) has been serving handmade \u003cem>pupusas\u003c/em> and \u003cem>tamales de elote\u003c/em> in San Francisco's Mission District for over 25 years. Their pupusas are as good as they get, with a wide variety of traditional and specialty stuffings such as shrimp, prosciutto, ground beef and \u003cem>jalapeños\u003c/em>. While I can attest to the finger-licking goodness of the basic bean and \u003cem>chicharrón\u003c/em> versions, \u003cem>loroco\u003c/em> and cheese was my favorite flavor by far. The \u003cem>curtido\u003c/em> and tomato salsa were served on the side in separate dishes, and no one batted an eye when I set aside the silverware and dug in with my bare hands. You'll also find \u003cem>tamales de elote\u003c/em> on Balompie's menu, both steamed and fried, presented with a side ramekin of Salvadoran \u003cem>crema\u003c/em>. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://balompiecafe.com/balompie3.html\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Balompie Café\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n3349 18th Street, San Francisco [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/pShVZ4\" target=\"_blank\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nPh: (415) 648-9199\u003cbr>\nHours: Tue-Sun 8am-9:30pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/pages/Balompie-Cafe/1163377030344568?fref=ts&rf=111240085565671\" target=\"_blank\">Balompie Cafe\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice range: $ ( $10 and under)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_101677\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/ElsyPupusa2-1920.jpg\" alt=\"Elsy’s Pupusas\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1285\" class=\"size-full wp-image-101677\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/ElsyPupusa2-1920.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/ElsyPupusa2-1920-400x268.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/ElsyPupusa2-1920-800x535.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/ElsyPupusa2-1920-1440x964.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/ElsyPupusa2-1920-1180x790.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/ElsyPupusa2-1920-960x643.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Elsy’s Pupusas \u003ccite>(Renée Alexander)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Another source of Salvadoran street food is \u003ca href=\"http://www.yelp.com/biz/elsys-restaurant-san-francisco\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Elsy's Pupusas y Mas!\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>, located next door to La Taqueria on Mission at 25th. This neighborhood eatery is prized more for its authenticity than its ambiance, and you can watch your \u003cem>pupusas\u003c/em> being made to order in the open kitchen with traditional fillings of beans, cheese, pork and \u003cem>loroco\u003c/em>. They're available individually or on a platter with up to four pupusas, with \u003cem>curtido\u003c/em> and tomato salsa served on the side.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_101678\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/ElsyTamalesDeElote1-1920.jpg\" alt=\"Elsy’s Tamales de Elote\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1285\" class=\"size-full wp-image-101678\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/ElsyTamalesDeElote1-1920.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/ElsyTamalesDeElote1-1920-400x268.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/ElsyTamalesDeElote1-1920-800x535.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/ElsyTamalesDeElote1-1920-1440x964.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/ElsyTamalesDeElote1-1920-1180x790.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/ElsyTamalesDeElote1-1920-960x643.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Elsy’s Tamales de Elote \u003ccite>(Renée Alexander)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Elsy's \u003cem>tamales de elote\u003c/em> aren't listed on the menu; instead, they are advertised on a handwritten sign posted by the counter. Available both steamed and fried, they're served with a dollop of \u003cem>crema\u003c/em> and a small portion of \u003cem>casamiento\u003c/em>, which is a \"marriage\" of beans and rice. The steamed version is soft, moist, and slightly sweet, with fresh kernels of corn cooked inside. The fried version is the same, with a crispy exterior. For a taste bud trifecta, combine \u003cem>tamal\u003c/em>, \u003cem>casamiento\u003c/em> and \u003cem>crema\u003c/em> into a single bite.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.yelp.com/biz/elsys-restaurant-san-francisco\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Elsy's Restaurant\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n2893 Mission St., San Francisco [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/BdMZ1m\" target=\"_blank\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nPh: (415) 642-0104\u003cbr>\nHours: Daily 9am-9pm\u003cbr>\nPrice range: $ ( $10 and under)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Nepalese: Momos\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_101682\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/BinisMomo3-1920.jpg\" alt=\"Momos from Bini's Kitchen, topped with tomato sauce\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1285\" class=\"size-full wp-image-101682\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/BinisMomo3-1920.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/BinisMomo3-1920-400x268.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/BinisMomo3-1920-800x535.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/BinisMomo3-1920-1440x964.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/BinisMomo3-1920-1180x790.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/BinisMomo3-1920-960x643.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Momos from Bini's Kitchen, topped with tomato sauce \u003ccite>(Renée Alexander)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If you've traveled in or near the Himalayas, you've probably had a \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Momo_(dumpling)\" target=\"_blank\">momo\u003c/a>\u003c/em>. Sold in restaurants and at roadside stalls throughout Nepal and some parts of northeastern India, these handmade dumplings are traditionally filled with meat from a freshly-slaughtered water buffalo, steamed and topped with a spicy tomato sauce. \u003cem>Momos\u003c/em> can also be fried or stuffed with vegetables, and they are eaten at all times of day as a snack or a meal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_101680\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/BinisMomo1-1920.jpg\" alt=\"Momos ready for steaming at Bini's Kitchen\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1285\" class=\"size-full wp-image-101680\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/BinisMomo1-1920.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/BinisMomo1-1920-400x268.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/BinisMomo1-1920-800x535.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/BinisMomo1-1920-1440x964.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/BinisMomo1-1920-1180x790.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/BinisMomo1-1920-960x643.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Momos ready for steaming at Bini's Kitchen \u003ccite>(Renée Alexander)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Lacking a water buffalo supplier, Binita Pradhan of \u003ca href=\"http://biniskitchen.com/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Bini's Kitchen\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> makes turkey \u003cem>momos\u003c/em> and vegetarian versions which she sells at \u003ca href=\"http://offthegridsf.com/markets/fort-mason-center#about\" target=\"_blank\">Fort Mason's Off the Grid on Friday nights\u003c/a>. Each round \u003cem>momo\u003c/em> is a treasure of functional art, featuring a thumbprint-sized opening in the top to accommodate a bit of tomato cilantro sauce. The slightly chewy wrapper of Bini's turkey \u003cem>momo\u003c/em> provides just the right amount of resistance before your teeth pierce a tender morsel of spiced ground meat, releasing a warm cascade of savory juices that slides across your tongue. Pradhan takes great pride in her \u003cem>momos\u003c/em>, going so far as to dry, grind and mix her own imported spices for the sauce and fillings. She learned the recipe from her mother, who worked as a royal chef in Nepal, although she's toned down the heat of her tomato sauce to cater to local palates. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://biniskitchen.com/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Bini's Kitchen\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nOff the Grid at Fort Mason on Fridays\u003cbr>\nFort Mason Center, 2 Marina Blvd., San Francisco [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/8Ued4p\" target=\"_blank\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nPh: (415) 361-6911\u003cbr>\nHours: Fridays 5pm-10pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/biniskitchen?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\">Bini's Kitchen\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice range: $ ( $10 and under)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_101684\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/LittleNepalMomo3-1920.jpg\" alt=\"Momos at Little Nepal\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1285\" class=\"size-full wp-image-101684\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/LittleNepalMomo3-1920.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/LittleNepalMomo3-1920-400x268.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/LittleNepalMomo3-1920-800x535.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/LittleNepalMomo3-1920-1440x964.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/LittleNepalMomo3-1920-1180x790.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/LittleNepalMomo3-1920-960x643.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Momos at Little Nepal \u003ccite>(Renée Alexander)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If you want a \u003cem>momo\u003c/em> with a little more kick, try Little Nepal in Bernal Heights. Available in minced chicken, pork, and vegetable varieties, these \u003cem>momos\u003c/em> are crescent-shaped and served six to a platter, alongside a dish of tomato chutney sauce spiced heavily with chilis, roasted sesame, garlic, ginger and cumin. Little Nepal's \u003cem>momos\u003c/em> may not be as pretty as Bini's, but they're unapologetically spicy and available six nights a week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.littlenepalsf.com/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Little Nepal\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n925 Cortland Avenue, San Francisco [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/mkxk5z\" target=\"_blank\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nPh: (415) 643-3881\u003cbr>\nHours: Tue-Sun 5pm-10pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/littlenepalsf?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\">Little Nepal Restaurant\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice range: $ ( $10 and under)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Sri Lankan: Kottu Roti and Egg Hopper\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_101687\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/1601KottuRoti1-1920.jpg\" alt=\"Kottu Roti at 1601 Bar & Kitchen\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1285\" class=\"size-full wp-image-101687\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/1601KottuRoti1-1920.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/1601KottuRoti1-1920-400x268.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/1601KottuRoti1-1920-800x535.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/1601KottuRoti1-1920-1440x964.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/1601KottuRoti1-1920-1180x790.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/1601KottuRoti1-1920-960x643.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kottu Roti at 1601 Bar & Kitchen \u003ccite>(Renée Alexander)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Sri Lankan \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kottu\" target=\"_blank\">kottu roti\u003c/a>\u003c/em> might be the only street food that produces \"music\" while it's being cooked. Roadside vendors stir-fry shredded \u003cem>roti\u003c/em> (a thin flatbread), egg, vegetables, spices and sometimes leftover chicken curry on a griddle, then chop and tos the mixture with a pair of handheld blades that look like oversized dough scrapers. Each \u003cem>kottu roti\u003c/em> maker \u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/qSnqHbH19KA?t=3m3s\" target=\"_blank\">chops to his own beat\u003c/a>, creating a signature rhythm for his dish. The customer decides how much of each ingredient goes into the mix, so every \u003cem>kottu roti\u003c/em> is an original work of edible, audible art.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_101686\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/1601Hopper3-1920.jpg\" alt=\"The Egg Hopper at 1601 Bar & Kitchen\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1285\" class=\"size-full wp-image-101686\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/1601Hopper3-1920.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/1601Hopper3-1920-400x268.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/1601Hopper3-1920-800x535.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/1601Hopper3-1920-1440x964.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/1601Hopper3-1920-1180x790.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/10/1601Hopper3-1920-960x643.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Egg Hopper at 1601 Bar & Kitchen \u003ccite>(Renée Alexander)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Sri Lanka's other favorite street food, the egg hopper, is a cup-shaped crepe cradling a steamed egg topped with spicy condiments such as chili paste and \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pol_Sambola_(Coconut_Sambol)\" target=\"_blank\">sambol\u003c/a>\u003c/em>, which is similar to a chutney or relish. Made from a batter of fermented rice flour and coconut milk, the crepes are crispy around the edges and easy to eat with your fingers. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can try both street foods at 1601 Bar and Kitchen, a Sri Lankan-inspired SOMA eatery with a French flair. 1601's egg hopper is served with spicy chili paste, sweet and tangy onion \u003cem>sambal\u003c/em> and toasty coconut \u003cem>sambal\u003c/em>. If Chef Brian Fernando had his druthers, he'd toss all the condiments into the hopper himself to give diners a medley of diverse flavors he knows and loves from Sri Lanka. Instead, he provides generous portions of the onion and coconut \u003cem>sambols\u003c/em> on the side, with a big dollop of chili paste to spice things up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003cem>kottu roti\u003c/em> at 1601 is a tapas-sized dish topped with a fried Chesapeake Bay soft-shell crab. Toothsome strips of \u003cem>roti\u003c/em> provide a stable stage for shredded carrots and cabbage that are stir-fried with spices and sauces that bring all the ingredients together without stealing the limelight from the tender crab.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://1601sf.com/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>1601 Bar & Kitchen\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n1601 Howard Street, San Francisco [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/muFIKx\" target=\"_blank\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nPh: (415) 552-1601\u003cbr>\nHours: Tue-Fri 6-10pm; Sat 5:30-10pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/1601BarAndKitchen?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\">1601 Bar & Kitchen\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"http://www.twitter.com/1601sf\" target=\"_blank\">@1601SF\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice range: $ ( $10 and under)\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/bayareabites/101751/where-to-get-your-international-street-food-fix-in-san-francisco-berkeley","authors":["8674"],"categories":["bayareabites_2998","bayareabites_109","bayareabites_13746","bayareabites_1875","bayareabites_181"],"tags":["bayareabites_14914","bayareabites_8435","bayareabites_14915","bayareabites_14749"],"featImg":"bayareabites_101681","label":"source_bayareabites_101751"},"bayareabites_94724":{"type":"posts","id":"bayareabites_94724","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"bayareabites","id":"94724","score":null,"sort":[1429135488000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"bay-area-bites-guide-to-10-favorite-south-bay-indian-restaurants","title":"Bay Area Bites Guide to 10 Favorite South Bay Indian Restaurants","publishDate":1429135488,"format":"standard","headTitle":"Our Top 20 Guides From 2015 | Bay Area Bites | KQED Food","labelTerm":{"term":15150,"site":"bayareabites"},"content":"\u003cp>Indian cuisine has a broad audience in the Bay Area ranging from those who may be enjoying the complex flavors and smells for the first time to those who regularly visit a favorite restaurant which serves a dish that invokes memories from home. A cuisine that excites the senses, regional Indian dishes cover a wide spectrum of flavors, ranging from spicy and pungent chicken Chettinadu to the subtly sweet and creamy saag paneer. The massive country is home to many different styles and flavors, each influenced by geography and various cultural traditions within the country. In the South Bay Area, a collection of great restaurants represent the various flavors and styles of Indian cuisine. Here are ten favorite Indian restaurants in the South Bay Area. If we missed your go-to South Bay Indian restaurant, please be sure to let us know in the comments section.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[gallery type=\"slideshow\" size=\"full\" link=\"none\" ids=\"94839,94840,94841,94842,94843,94844,94845\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://digi-net.ws/cus1163/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Darbar Indian Cuisine\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n129 Lytton Ave, Palo Alto [\u003ca href=\"http://goo.gl/ytYwxY\" target=\"_blank\">map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nPh: (650) 321-6688\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Wed 11am-2:30pm 5pm-9:30pm; Sat 5-10pm; Sun 5-9:30pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/DarbarCuisine?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\">Darbar Indian Cuisine\u003cbr>\n\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>Twitter: \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/DarbarIndian\" target=\"_blank\">@DarbarIndian\u003cbr>\n\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>Price Range: $$ (entrees $11-$17)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Darbar Indian Cuisine offers a full picture of Indian cuisine with a menu that features both Northern and Southern Indian specialties. The humble Palo Alto Indian restaurant has enjoyed many past awards and praise, such as Palo Alto Weekly’s award for Best Indian Restaurant. Classic Southern Indian vegetarian dishes such as palak paneer (Creamed spinach and farmer’s cheese) and aloo gobi (spiced cauliflower and potatoes) shine at Darbar. The familiar chicken tikka masala is rich and creamy but mild, making it a great choice for newbies to the cuisine. If you enjoy a kick of heat, the sweet, sour and pungently spiced lamb vindaloo gets its unique flavoring from a blend of garam masala, ginger, paprika, cayenne, mustard seeds and red wine vinegar. Cooling your palate after the vindaloo may require a cool, crisp Kingfisher lager.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[gallery type=\"slideshow\" link=\"none\" size=\"full\" ids=\"94837,94836,94835,94838,94834\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.yelp.com/biz/chaat-paradise-mountain-view\" target=\"_blank\">Chaat Paradise\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n165 E El Camino Real, Mountain View [\u003ca href=\"http://goo.gl/pbt6Uh\" target=\"_blank\">map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nPh: (408) 617-9100\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Sun 11:30am-10pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/pages/Chaat-Paradise/186968098016739?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\">Chaat Paradise\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $ (entrees under $10)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Aptly named, the menu at Chaat Paradise features a broad selection of popular snacks one would expect to enjoy from streetside vendor in India. A tasteful combination of puffed rice, lentil crackers, garbanzo beans, chutneys and spiced potato comprise most of the chaat dishes. The popular papdi chaat comes as a layering of crispy wafers, yogurt, spiced potatoes and chutneys. The menu has a selection of ala carte vegetarian specialties or simply order the daily special thali platter to complete your meal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[gallery type=\"slideshow\" link=\"none\" size=\"full\" ids=\"94854,94853,94855,94851,94852\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.madrascafe.us/\" target=\"_blank\">Madras Cafe\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n1177 W El Camino Real, Sunnyvale [\u003ca href=\"http://goo.gl/vK6F2V\" target=\"_blank\">map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nPh: (408) 737-2323\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/pages/Madras-Cafe/185525591489270?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\">Madras Cafe\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/MadrasCafeUSA\" target=\"_blank\">@MadrasCafeUSA\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nHours: Tues-Thu 8:30am-2pm 5:30-10pm; Sat-Sun 8:30am-10pm\u003cbr>\nPrice range: $ (entrees under $10)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Madras Cafe is an incredibly popular option in Sunnyvale for South Indian vegetarian specialties, most notably their menu of various dosas. The massive, paper thin crepes made from rice batter and black lentils serve as a utensil to enjoy different vegetarian dishes such as the popular potato masala. Also popular are the fluffy, deep-fried bhatoora, served alongside a sweet and spicy dish of channa masala (chickpea and tomato stew). Different from the thin, crepe-like dosa, uthappam are studded with vegetables such as peas, onions and carrots and cooked on a griddle like a pancake.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[gallery type=\"slideshow\" link=\"none\" size=\"full\" ids=\"94856,94858,94859,94857\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.naannmasala.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Naan-N-Masala\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n94 Dempsey Rd, Milpitas [\u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/place/Naan-n-Masala/@37.433243,-121.885703,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x808fced9379b6529:0x967cb307c025becf\" target=\"_blank\">map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nPh: (408) 263-9400\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Sun 11am-10pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/pages/Naan-N-Masala/111666632203537?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\">Naan N Masala\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $ (entrees under $10)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This unassuming Indian cafe is all about no-frills, inexpensive yet incredibly delicious Indian food. Dishes, utensils and water is self-service with bottomless chai on the house. The menu features familiar, Indian dishes from both Northern and Southern cuisines. Murgh Cholay chicken is a simple, comforting dish of cumin and garam masala spiced chicken and chickpeas. If you enjoy saag paneer, try the sarson ka saag which is a spiced gravy of spinach and mustard greens for a touch of pepperiness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[gallery type=\"slideshow\" link=\"none\" size=\"full\" ids=\"94832,94827,94829,94833,94830,94828,94831\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.amber-india.com/mountainview/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Amber India\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n4926 El Camino Real, Los Altos [\u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/search/amber+india/@37.3585015,-122.026415,13z/data=!3m1!4b1\" target=\"_blank\">multiple locations\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nPh:(650) 968-7511\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Sun 11:30am-2:30pm 5pm-10pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/AmberIndiaMountainView?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\">Amber India Los Altos\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/ambersantanarow\" target=\"_blank\">@AmberSantanaRow\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $$ (entrees $11-$17)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Amber India has several locations in the Bay Area with one in San Francisco, Palo Alto, San Jose and two locations in Mountain View. The four Bay Area locations offer delicious, traditional Indian dishes in a fine dining setting. Those who enjoy lamb will melt away with the sweet and spiced flavors of the kerala lamb curry, which blends the spice of curry leaves and peppercorns with subtle sweetness of coconut milk. Similarly, the unassuming palak paneer has a noticeably sweet touch and heavenly creamy texture. Sister restaurant, Amber Cafe serves the same great menu of flavorful dishes in a casual counter-service bistro setting. Come June, \u003ca href=\"http://insidescoopsf.sfgate.com/blog/2015/04/03/amber-india-flagship-in-mountain-view-relocating-to-los-altos/\">Amber India will be leaving the flagship Mountain View location\u003c/a> to just reopen on the opposite side of El Camino Real in Los Altos. With the new location the restaurant will incorporate a trolley-style assortment of small plates in addition to the regular menu.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[gallery type=\"slideshow\" link=\"none\" size=\"full\" ids=\"94846,94850,94847,94848,94849\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.littleindiacafeus.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Little India Cafe\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n415 N Mary Ave, Sunnyvale [\u003ca href=\"http://goo.gl/rq55DK\" target=\"_blank\">map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nPh: (408) 245-6200\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Fri 11am-2pm 5-9pm; Sat 11:30am-2pm 5-9pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/LittleIndiaCafe?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\">Little India Cafe\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $$ (entrees $11-$17)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tucked away in a Sunnyvale stripmall, Little India Cafe serves comforting Indian dishes full of flavor and authenticity. The small restaurant serves dinner as well as an all-you-can-eat lunch buffet. Vegetarians and non-vegetarians alike will love the navratna korma. The dish is a celebratory meal containing nine special ingredients, navaratna translating from Hindi to nine jewels. At Little India Cafe, the navaratna is a rich, turmeric colored curry with carrots, peas and other vegetables. The goat biryani is colorful and delicious with complex flavor for those who enjoy something different.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[gallery type=\"slideshow\" link=\"none\" size=\"full\" ids=\"94868,94867,94865,94866\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sakoonrestaurant.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Sakoon\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n357 Castro St, Mountain View [\u003ca href=\"http://goo.gl/7OzPbK\" target=\"_blank\">map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nPh: (650) 965-2000\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Thu 11:30am-2:30pm 5-10pm; Fri 11:30am-2:30pm 5-10:30pm; Sat 12-3pm 5-10:30pm; Sun 12-3pm 5-10pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/SakoonRestaurant?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\">Sakoon\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/SakoonCuisine\" target=\"_blank\">@SakoonCuisine\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $$ (entrees $11-$17)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A modern, vibrant decor and skillfully trained executive chef make Sakoon in Mountain View a popular option for Indian cuisine in a fine dining setting. Chef Alex Paul Xalxo trained at India’s Hotel Juhu Centaur in Mumbai, later coming to New York City where he worked in high end Indian establishments. Check, Please! Bay Area fans may recognize Sakoon as a \u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/checkplease/2014/06/12/sakoon-restaurant-info/\">featured restaurant from last season\u003c/a>. Popular dishes on the menu include a fragrantly spiced and beautifully plated biryani, complete with a crusty naan baked over the dish to deal in flavors. Traditionally served as Indian street food, jhal muri, puffed rice with tamarind chutney, spiced potato salad and red onions, receives an artfully plated redux at Sakoon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[gallery type=\"slideshow\" link=\"none\" size=\"full\" ids=\"94872,94870,94869,94871\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.turmericrestaurant.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Turmeric\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n141 S Murphy Ave, Sunnyvale [\u003ca href=\"http://goo.gl/5fM4O0\" target=\"_blank\">map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nPh: (408) 617-9100\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Fri 11:30am-2pm; Sat-Sun 12-2:30pm 5:30-10:30pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/TurmericRestaurant?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\">Turmeric Restaurant\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $$ (entrees $11-$17)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Don’t even bother with a menu at Turmeric. It becomes apparent very quickly that customers are here at lunch and dinnertime to enjoy the popular buffet. Buffet offerings include a simmering steel pan of channa masala; fiery red tandoori chicken; bhindi masala, okra in a warmly spiced gravy; achari eggplant, a spicy and tart dish cooked with baby eggplants in Indian pickling spices; and the familiar spiced cauliflower dish, aloo gobi. The buffet operates upstairs, so don’t be alarmed when you arrive to an empty dining room on the entrance level.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[gallery type=\"slideshow\" link=\"none\" size=\"full\" ids=\"94860,94863,94864,94861,94862\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://myredchillies.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Red Chillies\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n167 S Main St, Milpitas [\u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/place/Red+Chillies/@37.428162,-121.906481,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x808fc92a3388de59:0x9ba08cf64243aff1\" target=\"_blank\">map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nPh: (408) 418-4778\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon 11:30am-2pm 6-9pm; Wed-Thu 11:30am-2pm 6-9pm; Fri 12-3pm 6-9:30pm; Sun 12-3pm 6-9pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/MyRedChillies?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\">Red Chillies Fine Dine Indian Restaurant\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $$ (entrees $11-$17)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Red Chillies in Milpitas serves a menu showcasing Kerala cuisine, from the Southwest region of India along the Malabar Coast. While heavily spiced, the dishes almost always feature coconut for a subtle sweet, nuttiness to balance out the pungent heat. The South Indian vegetable stew, avial is a lovely example of the balance between spicy curry leaves and sweet coconut. To enjoy the flavors of the South Indian sea, try the alleppey fish curry with turmeric and mango.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[gallery type=\"slideshow\" link=\"none\" size=\"full\" ids=\"94822,94824,94826,94823,94825\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.aachiaappakadai.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Aachi Aappakadai\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n1105 W El Camino Real, Sunnyvale [\u003ca href=\"http://goo.gl/PYlLI6\" target=\"_blank\">map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nPh: (408) 732-2244\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Thu 11:30am-2:30pm 6-10pm; Fri-Sat 11:30am-2:30pm 6-10:30pm; Sun 11:30am-2:30pm 6pm-9:30pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/aachiaappakadai\" target=\"_blank\">Aachi Aappakadai Indian Chettinad Restaurant\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $$ (entrees $11-$17)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Aachi Appakadai showcases the Chettinad cuisine from Southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Chettinad cuisine is recognizable by the use of fragrant, heavily spiced curries. Therefore, signature dishes at Aachi Appakadai include the chicken Chettinadu. The dish is not for those who enjoy mild food. A pungent aroma of star anise, cardamom, cinnamon and cumin bubble up to your senses from the thick fiery gravy. If you do enjoy spicy food, it is quite delicious alongside an order of appam, which are large bowl-shaped pancakes made from fermented rice and coconut for a touch of sweetness. Cool down your palate with a refreshing, slightly sweet rose milk.\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Here are ten favorite Indian restaurants in the South Bay Area. If we missed your go-to South Bay Indian restaurant, please be sure to let us know in the comments section.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1452275989,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":true,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":33,"wordCount":1715},"headData":{"title":"Bay Area Bites Guide to 10 Favorite South Bay Indian Restaurants | KQED","description":"Here are ten favorite Indian restaurants in the South Bay Area. 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A cuisine that excites the senses, regional Indian dishes cover a wide spectrum of flavors, ranging from spicy and pungent chicken Chettinadu to the subtly sweet and creamy saag paneer. The massive country is home to many different styles and flavors, each influenced by geography and various cultural traditions within the country. In the South Bay Area, a collection of great restaurants represent the various flavors and styles of Indian cuisine. Here are ten favorite Indian restaurants in the South Bay Area. If we missed your go-to South Bay Indian restaurant, please be sure to let us know in the comments section.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"gallery","attributes":{"named":{"type":"slideshow","size":"full","link":"none","ids":"94839,94840,94841,94842,94843,94844,94845","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://digi-net.ws/cus1163/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Darbar Indian Cuisine\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n129 Lytton Ave, Palo Alto [\u003ca href=\"http://goo.gl/ytYwxY\" target=\"_blank\">map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nPh: (650) 321-6688\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Wed 11am-2:30pm 5pm-9:30pm; Sat 5-10pm; Sun 5-9:30pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/DarbarCuisine?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\">Darbar Indian Cuisine\u003cbr>\n\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>Twitter: \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/DarbarIndian\" target=\"_blank\">@DarbarIndian\u003cbr>\n\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>Price Range: $$ (entrees $11-$17)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Darbar Indian Cuisine offers a full picture of Indian cuisine with a menu that features both Northern and Southern Indian specialties. The humble Palo Alto Indian restaurant has enjoyed many past awards and praise, such as Palo Alto Weekly’s award for Best Indian Restaurant. Classic Southern Indian vegetarian dishes such as palak paneer (Creamed spinach and farmer’s cheese) and aloo gobi (spiced cauliflower and potatoes) shine at Darbar. The familiar chicken tikka masala is rich and creamy but mild, making it a great choice for newbies to the cuisine. If you enjoy a kick of heat, the sweet, sour and pungently spiced lamb vindaloo gets its unique flavoring from a blend of garam masala, ginger, paprika, cayenne, mustard seeds and red wine vinegar. Cooling your palate after the vindaloo may require a cool, crisp Kingfisher lager.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"gallery","attributes":{"named":{"type":"slideshow","link":"none","size":"full","ids":"94837,94836,94835,94838,94834","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.yelp.com/biz/chaat-paradise-mountain-view\" target=\"_blank\">Chaat Paradise\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n165 E El Camino Real, Mountain View [\u003ca href=\"http://goo.gl/pbt6Uh\" target=\"_blank\">map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nPh: (408) 617-9100\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Sun 11:30am-10pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/pages/Chaat-Paradise/186968098016739?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\">Chaat Paradise\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $ (entrees under $10)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Aptly named, the menu at Chaat Paradise features a broad selection of popular snacks one would expect to enjoy from streetside vendor in India. A tasteful combination of puffed rice, lentil crackers, garbanzo beans, chutneys and spiced potato comprise most of the chaat dishes. The popular papdi chaat comes as a layering of crispy wafers, yogurt, spiced potatoes and chutneys. The menu has a selection of ala carte vegetarian specialties or simply order the daily special thali platter to complete your meal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"gallery","attributes":{"named":{"type":"slideshow","link":"none","size":"full","ids":"94854,94853,94855,94851,94852","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.madrascafe.us/\" target=\"_blank\">Madras Cafe\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n1177 W El Camino Real, Sunnyvale [\u003ca href=\"http://goo.gl/vK6F2V\" target=\"_blank\">map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nPh: (408) 737-2323\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/pages/Madras-Cafe/185525591489270?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\">Madras Cafe\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/MadrasCafeUSA\" target=\"_blank\">@MadrasCafeUSA\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nHours: Tues-Thu 8:30am-2pm 5:30-10pm; Sat-Sun 8:30am-10pm\u003cbr>\nPrice range: $ (entrees under $10)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Madras Cafe is an incredibly popular option in Sunnyvale for South Indian vegetarian specialties, most notably their menu of various dosas. The massive, paper thin crepes made from rice batter and black lentils serve as a utensil to enjoy different vegetarian dishes such as the popular potato masala. Also popular are the fluffy, deep-fried bhatoora, served alongside a sweet and spicy dish of channa masala (chickpea and tomato stew). Different from the thin, crepe-like dosa, uthappam are studded with vegetables such as peas, onions and carrots and cooked on a griddle like a pancake.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"gallery","attributes":{"named":{"type":"slideshow","link":"none","size":"full","ids":"94856,94858,94859,94857","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.naannmasala.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Naan-N-Masala\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n94 Dempsey Rd, Milpitas [\u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/place/Naan-n-Masala/@37.433243,-121.885703,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x808fced9379b6529:0x967cb307c025becf\" target=\"_blank\">map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nPh: (408) 263-9400\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Sun 11am-10pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/pages/Naan-N-Masala/111666632203537?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\">Naan N Masala\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $ (entrees under $10)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This unassuming Indian cafe is all about no-frills, inexpensive yet incredibly delicious Indian food. Dishes, utensils and water is self-service with bottomless chai on the house. The menu features familiar, Indian dishes from both Northern and Southern cuisines. Murgh Cholay chicken is a simple, comforting dish of cumin and garam masala spiced chicken and chickpeas. If you enjoy saag paneer, try the sarson ka saag which is a spiced gravy of spinach and mustard greens for a touch of pepperiness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"gallery","attributes":{"named":{"type":"slideshow","link":"none","size":"full","ids":"94832,94827,94829,94833,94830,94828,94831","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.amber-india.com/mountainview/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Amber India\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n4926 El Camino Real, Los Altos [\u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/search/amber+india/@37.3585015,-122.026415,13z/data=!3m1!4b1\" target=\"_blank\">multiple locations\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nPh:(650) 968-7511\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Sun 11:30am-2:30pm 5pm-10pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/AmberIndiaMountainView?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\">Amber India Los Altos\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/ambersantanarow\" target=\"_blank\">@AmberSantanaRow\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $$ (entrees $11-$17)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Amber India has several locations in the Bay Area with one in San Francisco, Palo Alto, San Jose and two locations in Mountain View. The four Bay Area locations offer delicious, traditional Indian dishes in a fine dining setting. Those who enjoy lamb will melt away with the sweet and spiced flavors of the kerala lamb curry, which blends the spice of curry leaves and peppercorns with subtle sweetness of coconut milk. Similarly, the unassuming palak paneer has a noticeably sweet touch and heavenly creamy texture. Sister restaurant, Amber Cafe serves the same great menu of flavorful dishes in a casual counter-service bistro setting. Come June, \u003ca href=\"http://insidescoopsf.sfgate.com/blog/2015/04/03/amber-india-flagship-in-mountain-view-relocating-to-los-altos/\">Amber India will be leaving the flagship Mountain View location\u003c/a> to just reopen on the opposite side of El Camino Real in Los Altos. With the new location the restaurant will incorporate a trolley-style assortment of small plates in addition to the regular menu.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"gallery","attributes":{"named":{"type":"slideshow","link":"none","size":"full","ids":"94846,94850,94847,94848,94849","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.littleindiacafeus.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Little India Cafe\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n415 N Mary Ave, Sunnyvale [\u003ca href=\"http://goo.gl/rq55DK\" target=\"_blank\">map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nPh: (408) 245-6200\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Fri 11am-2pm 5-9pm; Sat 11:30am-2pm 5-9pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/LittleIndiaCafe?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\">Little India Cafe\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $$ (entrees $11-$17)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tucked away in a Sunnyvale stripmall, Little India Cafe serves comforting Indian dishes full of flavor and authenticity. The small restaurant serves dinner as well as an all-you-can-eat lunch buffet. Vegetarians and non-vegetarians alike will love the navratna korma. The dish is a celebratory meal containing nine special ingredients, navaratna translating from Hindi to nine jewels. At Little India Cafe, the navaratna is a rich, turmeric colored curry with carrots, peas and other vegetables. The goat biryani is colorful and delicious with complex flavor for those who enjoy something different.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"gallery","attributes":{"named":{"type":"slideshow","link":"none","size":"full","ids":"94868,94867,94865,94866","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sakoonrestaurant.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Sakoon\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n357 Castro St, Mountain View [\u003ca href=\"http://goo.gl/7OzPbK\" target=\"_blank\">map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nPh: (650) 965-2000\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Thu 11:30am-2:30pm 5-10pm; Fri 11:30am-2:30pm 5-10:30pm; Sat 12-3pm 5-10:30pm; Sun 12-3pm 5-10pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/SakoonRestaurant?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\">Sakoon\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/SakoonCuisine\" target=\"_blank\">@SakoonCuisine\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $$ (entrees $11-$17)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A modern, vibrant decor and skillfully trained executive chef make Sakoon in Mountain View a popular option for Indian cuisine in a fine dining setting. Chef Alex Paul Xalxo trained at India’s Hotel Juhu Centaur in Mumbai, later coming to New York City where he worked in high end Indian establishments. Check, Please! Bay Area fans may recognize Sakoon as a \u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/checkplease/2014/06/12/sakoon-restaurant-info/\">featured restaurant from last season\u003c/a>. Popular dishes on the menu include a fragrantly spiced and beautifully plated biryani, complete with a crusty naan baked over the dish to deal in flavors. 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While heavily spiced, the dishes almost always feature coconut for a subtle sweet, nuttiness to balance out the pungent heat. The South Indian vegetable stew, avial is a lovely example of the balance between spicy curry leaves and sweet coconut. To enjoy the flavors of the South Indian sea, try the alleppey fish curry with turmeric and mango.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"gallery","attributes":{"named":{"type":"slideshow","link":"none","size":"full","ids":"94822,94824,94826,94823,94825","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.aachiaappakadai.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Aachi Aappakadai\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n1105 W El Camino Real, Sunnyvale [\u003ca href=\"http://goo.gl/PYlLI6\" target=\"_blank\">map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nPh: (408) 732-2244\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Thu 11:30am-2:30pm 6-10pm; Fri-Sat 11:30am-2:30pm 6-10:30pm; Sun 11:30am-2:30pm 6pm-9:30pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/aachiaappakadai\" target=\"_blank\">Aachi Aappakadai Indian Chettinad Restaurant\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $$ (entrees $11-$17)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Aachi Appakadai showcases the Chettinad cuisine from Southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Chettinad cuisine is recognizable by the use of fragrant, heavily spiced curries. Therefore, signature dishes at Aachi Appakadai include the chicken Chettinadu. The dish is not for those who enjoy mild food. A pungent aroma of star anise, cardamom, cinnamon and cumin bubble up to your senses from the thick fiery gravy. If you do enjoy spicy food, it is quite delicious alongside an order of appam, which are large bowl-shaped pancakes made from fermented rice and coconut for a touch of sweetness. 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Bay Area review Hana, Cocotte and Sakoon","publishDate":1402584079,"format":"aside","headTitle":"Bay Area Bites | KQED Food","labelTerm":{"site":"bayareabites"},"content":"\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_83226\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/06/cp911-group1000.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/06/cp911-group1000.jpg\" alt=\"Guests and host Leslie Sbrocco tape the eleventh episode of Season 9 of Check, Please! Bay Area at KQED. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend\" width=\"1000\" height=\"669\" class=\"size-full wp-image-83226\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Guests and host Leslie Sbrocco tape the eleventh episode of Season 9 of Check, Please! Bay Area at KQED. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Check, Please! Bay Area's Season 9 episode 11 airs this eve, Thursday, June 12, at 7:30 p.m. on KQED 9. \u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/tv/programs/index.jsp?pgmid=14084\" target=\"_blank\">View other airtimes\u003c/a>. And if you don't have a TV and want to watch the show online, the full episode is available on the \u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/checkplease\" target=\"_blank\">Check, Please! 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The change of seasons can also inspire us to take inventory of ourselves, pausing to purge some of the junk from our diets and clutter from our minds. Whether it’s a matter of curtailing your bacon intake or releasing stress pent up from sitting in traffic, a good way to kick-start a personal renewal process is to spend an evening eating, chanting and losing yourself in hypnotic rhythms at \u003ca href=\"http://www.opensecretbookstore.com/\">Open Secret Bookstore\u003c/a> in San Rafael.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[gallery type=\"slideshow\" link=\"none\" size=\"full\" ids=\"81996,81995,81994\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_82008\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/05/radiance-plate1000.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-82008\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/05/radiance-plate1000.jpg\" alt=\"Radiance Plate\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Radiance Plate\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A Saturday evening at Open Secret might begin like mine did: seated at a supper club-style table, relishing every bite of food on my “Radiance Plate,” the vegan sampler dish served at the in-house cafe. It’s the kind of good-for-you food that makes me proclaim, “If all my meals tasted like this, I’d go vegan!” But the food was just the start of my nourishment. It was the preamble to a night of kirtan, a form of call and response chanting derived from ancient Indian scriptures that’s gained popularity thanks to “kirtaneer” superstars like \u003ca href=\"http://www.krishnadas.com/\">Krishna Das\u003c/a> and Marin County based \u003ca href=\"http://jaiuttal.com/\">Jai Uttal\u003c/a>. My own interest in kirtan was sparked by scientific studies that point to its therapeutic benefits, including \u003ca href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3099099/\">the power of chanting\u003c/a> to calm the nervous system and elevate our moods.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_82012\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 290px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/05/robert-calef1000.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-82012\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/05/robert-calef1000-290x162.jpg\" alt=\"Robert Calef, founder of Open Secret Bookstore. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend\" width=\"290\" height=\"162\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Robert Calef, founder of Open Secret Bookstore.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Dinner and chanting events are among the many offerings that have helped Open Secret survive while other independent spiritual bookstores \u003ca href=\"http://articles.latimes.com/2011/dec/30/local/la-me-bodhi-20111231\">have been forced to shut down\u003c/a>. Celebrating its 25th anniversary this summer, Robert Calef founded Open Secret out of a desire to create a space for people of all spiritual persuasions to engage in what he calls \"sacred leisure.\" Besides browsing the overstuffed bookshelves that seem to line every wall of the labyrinthine store, other activity options include meditating in a lofty backroom filled with Himalayan art, tarot card readings (courtesy of Granny Rainbow) and an ever-changing roster of classes, talks and performances held in an adjoining space.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_82014\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 290px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/05/granny-rainbow1000.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-82014\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/05/granny-rainbow1000-290x193.jpg\" alt=\"Granny Rainbow\" width=\"290\" height=\"193\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Granny Rainbow\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Calef knew from the start that the store would have to function as a multi-faceted community center to thrive, and offering food would be a critical part of the formula. “It had to be a space where we could feed body, mind and soul,” said Calef. Although their slow-cooked chai became an instant hit, they struggled to get the cafe part just right until four years ago when Calef invited local caterers \u003ca href=\"http://www.radiancecuisine.com/Site/Radiance_Cuisine.html\">Radiance Cuisine\u003c/a> to set up shop inside the bookstore, elevating the culinary offerings to new heights.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Everything on the Radiance Cuisine menu is organic, vegan and gluten-free. Ingredients may change daily depending on what’s available at farmers’ markets, but the roster always includes varying combinations of salad, vegetable curries, soups and grains.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_82007\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/05/radiance-menu.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-82007\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/05/radiance-menu.jpg\" alt=\"Radiance menu\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Radiance menu\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>One section of my plate held crisp lettuces laced with radish, avocado, golden beets, roasted almonds, and a tangy-sweet dressing made with things like dates, capers, oranges and “more herbs than I can imagine,” according to one of the chefs. Next to that was a scoop of \u003ca href=\"http://massaorganics.com/\">Massa\u003c/a> Organics’ brown rice studded with currants. The rest of my plate was filled out with a curry of asparagus, cauliflower, broccoli, squash and potatoes. To make the curry, each of the vegetables was cooked separately and folded into a rich sauce made from a blend of tahini, cashews and caramelized vegetables.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_82004\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 700px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/05/radiance-food700.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-82004\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/05/radiance-food700.jpg\" alt=\"Radiance Plate and Lemon-Ginger-Mint Cooler\" width=\"700\" height=\"1050\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Radiance Plate and Lemon-Ginger-Mint Cooler\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>I also gobbled up every last bite of a fragrant bowl of dal; a staple Indian soup. In this version, two forms of traditional dal were combined, resulting in a hearty brew of lentils, carrots, celery and fresh ground spices like cumin and coriander. Adding to my enjoyment of the dal – and the curry – was something that might disappoint others: no fire in my mouth except maybe a hint of pepper, enabling me to detect the diverse infusion of flavors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[gallery type=\"slideshow\" link=\"none\" size=\"full\" ids=\"82039,82010,82001\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I washed it all down with a “lemon cooler” made from fresh squeezed lemons, spearmint, and ginger and finished my meal off with a nibble of “Choco-Laddu.” This dense, lightly sweet treat – known affectionately by customers as “radiance crack” – is made from toasted chickpea flour and swirled with dark chocolate. It’s essentially a much healthier take on traditional laddu, an Indian confection typically made with loads of sugar and clarified butter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_81999\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/05/radhanath-kilimba1000.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-81999\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/05/radhanath-kilimba1000.jpg\" alt=\"Radhanath Alvarez and Kilimba G. Alvarez, chef/owners of Radiance Cuisine\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Radhanath Alvarez and Kilimba G. Alvarez, chef/owners of Radiance Cuisine\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If you think all this seems like a complex culinary undertaking for purveyors of a tiny bookstore café, you are right. \u003ca href=\"http://www.radiancecuisine.com/Site/About_Us.html\">Jerry ‘Radhanath’ Alvarez and Kilimba G. Alvarez\u003c/a> are the husband and wife team behind Radiance Cuisine and they take cooking seriously, to say the least. Both are devotees of the deity Krishna (also written as “Krsna”), a branch of Hinduism dubbed “the kitchen religion” in the 1960s because of its emphasis on food as a means of connecting to the divine. The chefs take inspiration from a wide range of eastern and western traditions, but what guides their approach to making any dish is a perception of food preparation as an act of love and offering to Krishna. As Radhanath explained,\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>“We cook everything the same way a loving grandmother would for her grandchildren—from a place of love, using only the best possible ingredients.”\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>[gallery type=\"slideshow\" link=\"none\" size=\"full\" ids=\"82009,82002,82037\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Long before they met each other, Radhanath and Kilimba honed their cooking skills while living at different west coast ashrams where they had to \u003cem>earn\u003c/em> the privilege of entering the sacred kitchen. Radhanath later made his way to another ashram in Hawaii, and eventually opened his own restaurant in downtown Honolulu. Kilimba continued to nurture her culinary creativity and other artistic pursuits at international retreats and festivals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As part of their devotional practice Radhanath and Kilimba also cultivated their musical talents, which brings us to part two of my evening. On the third Saturday of every month, both chefs exchange their aprons for instruments and sit on the stage floor along with a group of master musicians who join them for an hour-long kirtan jam. Guitar, bass, violin and percussion combine with the ethereal tones emanating from Kilimba’s harmonium to create a complex tapestry of sounds. But it’s the hypnotic and passionate drumming by Radhanath on his two-headed Indian \u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mrdanga\">mrdanga\u003c/a> drum that really got under my skin and let me lose myself in the music.\u003cbr>\n[youtube //www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRAqvpZ4Xm4?start=392&version=3]\u003cbr>\nSong sheets are passed out to help audience members repeat the Sanskrit chants. As someone whose vocal skills leave much to be desired, I usually shy away from public singing. Relief washed over me when I saw that some people were just listening, eyes closed while moving their bodies to the beat. I did dare to join in at times (quietly), spurred by the promise of those benefits to my \u003ca href=\"http://health.usnews.com/health-news/blogs/eat-run/2013/10/02/your-brain-on-om-the-science-of-mantra\">brain\u003c/a> and emotional well-being.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most of the songs are about Krishna, but as Kilimba explained, many of the words and stories invoke universal themes relevant to people of all faiths. The same goes for the food. “Although the food is vegan, about 80% of our customers are omnivores,” said Kilimba. “After having lunch here, they may go home and eat a giant pork chop for dinner – and that’s totally fine.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are no prerequisites or judgments here, just an open invitation to enjoy some good food and music to help loosen the cobwebs in our bellies, hearts and minds.\u003cbr>\n[youtube //www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpRIJYXh9TA]\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Information:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.radiancecuisine.com/Site/Radiance_Cuisine.html\">Radiance Cuisine\u003c/a> at Open Secret Bookstore\u003cbr>\nAddress: \u003ca href=\"http://goo.gl/bBPmuO\">Map\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n923 C Street\u003cbr>\nSan Rafael, CA 94901\u003cbr>\nPhone: (415) 686-3442\u003cbr>\nHours: Wed-Sat 12pm-7pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/pages/Radiance-Cuisine/351100510287\">Radiance Cuisine\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/pages/Radiance-Kirtan/317321304967501\">Radiance Kirtan\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Next Radiance Kirtan at Open Secret:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nRadiance Kirtan with Radhanath, Kilimba and Friends\u003cbr>\nSaturday, May 17, 7:30-9:30pm\u003cbr>\nKirtan including Radiance dinner $20\u003cbr>\nKirtan only $10- $25 donation at the door\u003cbr>\n(Come early for dinner with Radiance Cuisine. They sometimes run out of food on kirtan nights. Dinner is served from 5:00-7:00pm)\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Spend an evening at San Rafael’s Open Secret Bookstore, nourishing yourself with organic vegan food, divinely inspired chanting, and the hypnotic rhythms of master musicians.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1437073144,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":true,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":true,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":21,"wordCount":1467},"headData":{"title":"Open Secret's Radiance Cuisine: Food + Kirtan to Recharge Body, Mind and Spirit | KQED","description":"Spend an evening at San Rafael’s Open Secret Bookstore, nourishing yourself with organic vegan food, divinely inspired chanting, and the hypnotic rhythms of master musicians.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"Open Secret's Radiance Cuisine: Food + Kirtan to Recharge Body, Mind and Spirit","datePublished":"2014-05-16T16:12:56.000Z","dateModified":"2015-07-16T18:59:04.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"disqusIdentifier":"81095 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/?p=81095","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2014/05/16/open-secrets-radiance-cuisine-food-kirtan-to-recharge-body-mind-and-spirit/","disqusTitle":"Open Secret's Radiance Cuisine: Food + Kirtan to Recharge Body, Mind and Spirit","path":"/bayareabites/81095/open-secrets-radiance-cuisine-food-kirtan-to-recharge-body-mind-and-spirit","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_82022\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/05/radiance-band1000.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-82022\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/05/radiance-band1000.jpg\" alt=\"Radiance kirtan band playing at Open Secret Bookstore. \" width=\"1000\" height=\"559\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Radiance kirtan band playing at Open Secret Bookstore.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Photos and video by\u003c/em> \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/author/wendy-goodfriend/\">\u003cem>Wendy Goodfriend\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Who says spring cleaning is just about organizing closets and washing dirty windows? The change of seasons can also inspire us to take inventory of ourselves, pausing to purge some of the junk from our diets and clutter from our minds. Whether it’s a matter of curtailing your bacon intake or releasing stress pent up from sitting in traffic, a good way to kick-start a personal renewal process is to spend an evening eating, chanting and losing yourself in hypnotic rhythms at \u003ca href=\"http://www.opensecretbookstore.com/\">Open Secret Bookstore\u003c/a> in San Rafael.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"gallery","attributes":{"named":{"type":"slideshow","link":"none","size":"full","ids":"81996,81995,81994","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_82008\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/05/radiance-plate1000.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-82008\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/05/radiance-plate1000.jpg\" alt=\"Radiance Plate\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Radiance Plate\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A Saturday evening at Open Secret might begin like mine did: seated at a supper club-style table, relishing every bite of food on my “Radiance Plate,” the vegan sampler dish served at the in-house cafe. It’s the kind of good-for-you food that makes me proclaim, “If all my meals tasted like this, I’d go vegan!” But the food was just the start of my nourishment. It was the preamble to a night of kirtan, a form of call and response chanting derived from ancient Indian scriptures that’s gained popularity thanks to “kirtaneer” superstars like \u003ca href=\"http://www.krishnadas.com/\">Krishna Das\u003c/a> and Marin County based \u003ca href=\"http://jaiuttal.com/\">Jai Uttal\u003c/a>. My own interest in kirtan was sparked by scientific studies that point to its therapeutic benefits, including \u003ca href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3099099/\">the power of chanting\u003c/a> to calm the nervous system and elevate our moods.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_82012\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 290px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/05/robert-calef1000.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-82012\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/05/robert-calef1000-290x162.jpg\" alt=\"Robert Calef, founder of Open Secret Bookstore. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend\" width=\"290\" height=\"162\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Robert Calef, founder of Open Secret Bookstore.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Dinner and chanting events are among the many offerings that have helped Open Secret survive while other independent spiritual bookstores \u003ca href=\"http://articles.latimes.com/2011/dec/30/local/la-me-bodhi-20111231\">have been forced to shut down\u003c/a>. Celebrating its 25th anniversary this summer, Robert Calef founded Open Secret out of a desire to create a space for people of all spiritual persuasions to engage in what he calls \"sacred leisure.\" Besides browsing the overstuffed bookshelves that seem to line every wall of the labyrinthine store, other activity options include meditating in a lofty backroom filled with Himalayan art, tarot card readings (courtesy of Granny Rainbow) and an ever-changing roster of classes, talks and performances held in an adjoining space.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_82014\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 290px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/05/granny-rainbow1000.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-82014\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/05/granny-rainbow1000-290x193.jpg\" alt=\"Granny Rainbow\" width=\"290\" height=\"193\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Granny Rainbow\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Calef knew from the start that the store would have to function as a multi-faceted community center to thrive, and offering food would be a critical part of the formula. “It had to be a space where we could feed body, mind and soul,” said Calef. Although their slow-cooked chai became an instant hit, they struggled to get the cafe part just right until four years ago when Calef invited local caterers \u003ca href=\"http://www.radiancecuisine.com/Site/Radiance_Cuisine.html\">Radiance Cuisine\u003c/a> to set up shop inside the bookstore, elevating the culinary offerings to new heights.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Everything on the Radiance Cuisine menu is organic, vegan and gluten-free. Ingredients may change daily depending on what’s available at farmers’ markets, but the roster always includes varying combinations of salad, vegetable curries, soups and grains.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_82007\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/05/radiance-menu.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-82007\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/05/radiance-menu.jpg\" alt=\"Radiance menu\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Radiance menu\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>One section of my plate held crisp lettuces laced with radish, avocado, golden beets, roasted almonds, and a tangy-sweet dressing made with things like dates, capers, oranges and “more herbs than I can imagine,” according to one of the chefs. Next to that was a scoop of \u003ca href=\"http://massaorganics.com/\">Massa\u003c/a> Organics’ brown rice studded with currants. The rest of my plate was filled out with a curry of asparagus, cauliflower, broccoli, squash and potatoes. To make the curry, each of the vegetables was cooked separately and folded into a rich sauce made from a blend of tahini, cashews and caramelized vegetables.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_82004\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 700px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/05/radiance-food700.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-82004\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/05/radiance-food700.jpg\" alt=\"Radiance Plate and Lemon-Ginger-Mint Cooler\" width=\"700\" height=\"1050\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Radiance Plate and Lemon-Ginger-Mint Cooler\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>I also gobbled up every last bite of a fragrant bowl of dal; a staple Indian soup. In this version, two forms of traditional dal were combined, resulting in a hearty brew of lentils, carrots, celery and fresh ground spices like cumin and coriander. Adding to my enjoyment of the dal – and the curry – was something that might disappoint others: no fire in my mouth except maybe a hint of pepper, enabling me to detect the diverse infusion of flavors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"gallery","attributes":{"named":{"type":"slideshow","link":"none","size":"full","ids":"82039,82010,82001","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I washed it all down with a “lemon cooler” made from fresh squeezed lemons, spearmint, and ginger and finished my meal off with a nibble of “Choco-Laddu.” This dense, lightly sweet treat – known affectionately by customers as “radiance crack” – is made from toasted chickpea flour and swirled with dark chocolate. It’s essentially a much healthier take on traditional laddu, an Indian confection typically made with loads of sugar and clarified butter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_81999\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/05/radhanath-kilimba1000.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-81999\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/05/radhanath-kilimba1000.jpg\" alt=\"Radhanath Alvarez and Kilimba G. Alvarez, chef/owners of Radiance Cuisine\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Radhanath Alvarez and Kilimba G. Alvarez, chef/owners of Radiance Cuisine\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If you think all this seems like a complex culinary undertaking for purveyors of a tiny bookstore café, you are right. \u003ca href=\"http://www.radiancecuisine.com/Site/About_Us.html\">Jerry ‘Radhanath’ Alvarez and Kilimba G. Alvarez\u003c/a> are the husband and wife team behind Radiance Cuisine and they take cooking seriously, to say the least. Both are devotees of the deity Krishna (also written as “Krsna”), a branch of Hinduism dubbed “the kitchen religion” in the 1960s because of its emphasis on food as a means of connecting to the divine. The chefs take inspiration from a wide range of eastern and western traditions, but what guides their approach to making any dish is a perception of food preparation as an act of love and offering to Krishna. As Radhanath explained,\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>“We cook everything the same way a loving grandmother would for her grandchildren—from a place of love, using only the best possible ingredients.”\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"gallery","attributes":{"named":{"type":"slideshow","link":"none","size":"full","ids":"82009,82002,82037","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Long before they met each other, Radhanath and Kilimba honed their cooking skills while living at different west coast ashrams where they had to \u003cem>earn\u003c/em> the privilege of entering the sacred kitchen. Radhanath later made his way to another ashram in Hawaii, and eventually opened his own restaurant in downtown Honolulu. Kilimba continued to nurture her culinary creativity and other artistic pursuits at international retreats and festivals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As part of their devotional practice Radhanath and Kilimba also cultivated their musical talents, which brings us to part two of my evening. On the third Saturday of every month, both chefs exchange their aprons for instruments and sit on the stage floor along with a group of master musicians who join them for an hour-long kirtan jam. Guitar, bass, violin and percussion combine with the ethereal tones emanating from Kilimba’s harmonium to create a complex tapestry of sounds. But it’s the hypnotic and passionate drumming by Radhanath on his two-headed Indian \u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mrdanga\">mrdanga\u003c/a> drum that really got under my skin and let me lose myself in the music.\u003cbr>\n\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/dRAqvpZ4Xm4?start=392'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/dRAqvpZ4Xm4?start=392'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cbr>\nSong sheets are passed out to help audience members repeat the Sanskrit chants. As someone whose vocal skills leave much to be desired, I usually shy away from public singing. Relief washed over me when I saw that some people were just listening, eyes closed while moving their bodies to the beat. I did dare to join in at times (quietly), spurred by the promise of those benefits to my \u003ca href=\"http://health.usnews.com/health-news/blogs/eat-run/2013/10/02/your-brain-on-om-the-science-of-mantra\">brain\u003c/a> and emotional well-being.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most of the songs are about Krishna, but as Kilimba explained, many of the words and stories invoke universal themes relevant to people of all faiths. The same goes for the food. “Although the food is vegan, about 80% of our customers are omnivores,” said Kilimba. “After having lunch here, they may go home and eat a giant pork chop for dinner – and that’s totally fine.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are no prerequisites or judgments here, just an open invitation to enjoy some good food and music to help loosen the cobwebs in our bellies, hearts and minds.\u003cbr>\n\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/vpRIJYXh9TA'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/vpRIJYXh9TA'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Information:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.radiancecuisine.com/Site/Radiance_Cuisine.html\">Radiance Cuisine\u003c/a> at Open Secret Bookstore\u003cbr>\nAddress: \u003ca href=\"http://goo.gl/bBPmuO\">Map\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n923 C Street\u003cbr>\nSan Rafael, CA 94901\u003cbr>\nPhone: (415) 686-3442\u003cbr>\nHours: Wed-Sat 12pm-7pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/pages/Radiance-Cuisine/351100510287\">Radiance Cuisine\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/pages/Radiance-Kirtan/317321304967501\">Radiance Kirtan\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Next Radiance Kirtan at Open Secret:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nRadiance Kirtan with Radhanath, Kilimba and Friends\u003cbr>\nSaturday, May 17, 7:30-9:30pm\u003cbr>\nKirtan including Radiance dinner $20\u003cbr>\nKirtan only $10- $25 donation at the door\u003cbr>\n(Come early for dinner with Radiance Cuisine. They sometimes run out of food on kirtan nights. Dinner is served from 5:00-7:00pm)\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/bayareabites/81095/open-secrets-radiance-cuisine-food-kirtan-to-recharge-body-mind-and-spirit","authors":["5412"],"categories":["bayareabites_109","bayareabites_752","bayareabites_12493","bayareabites_11028","bayareabites_2407","bayareabites_1245","bayareabites_1875","bayareabites_1807","bayareabites_10","bayareabites_1593","bayareabites_1873"],"tags":["bayareabites_13302","bayareabites_13372","bayareabites_8435","bayareabites_13303","bayareabites_13301","bayareabites_13300","bayareabites_3153","bayareabites_13371","bayareabites_1871"],"featImg":"bayareabites_81997","label":"bayareabites"},"bayareabites_79455":{"type":"posts","id":"bayareabites_79455","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"bayareabites","id":"79455","score":null,"sort":[1395763968000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"guddu-de-karahi-solid-and-occasionally-stellar-pakistani-indian-food-marred-by-unpredictable-service","title":"Guddu de Karahi: Solid and Occasionally Stellar Pakistani-Indian Food Marred by Unpredictable Service","publishDate":1395763968,"format":"aside","headTitle":"Bay Area Bites | KQED Food","labelTerm":{"site":"bayareabites"},"content":"\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_79463\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/03/Tandoori-Fish.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/03/Tandoori-Fish.jpg\" alt=\"Guddu de Karahi’s tandoori fish draws legions of fans to the Sunset. Photo: Kate Williams\" width=\"1000\" height=\"660\" class=\"size-full wp-image-79463\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Guddu de Karahi’s tandoori fish draws legions of fans to the Sunset. Photo: Kate Williams\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>When walking up to \u003ca href=\"http://www.guddudekarahi.com/\">Guddu de Karahi\u003c/a> on a recent Saturday evening, I hoped that I’d be lucky. The Pakistani and Indian restaurant in the Sunset opened last fall to much fanfare from admirers of chef Guddu Haider’s previous Tenderloin restaurant, \u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/checkplease/2010/05/20/lahore-karahi-restaurant-info/\">Lahore Karahi\u003c/a>, which changed ownership in 2012. Both incarnations of the restaurant, past and present, share a cult-like following of both the chef’s legendary tandoori fish and equally notorious service flaws. Stories of 90-minute delays between ordering and eating, followed by painfully slow waits for the check, are not uncommon. Surprisingly, few voices on the internet seemed to mind the service; most sung praises in the name of smoky tikka masala and charred and chewy naan. I, of course, wanted only to bask in the glory of the food and skip the waiting part. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Perhaps scheduling my visit for a Saturday night wasn’t the best choice. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_79465\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/03/Guddu-Outside.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/03/Guddu-Outside.jpg\" alt=\"Guddu de Karahi is the second restaurant from Guddu Haider, formally of Larore Karahi in the Tenderloin. It opened last fall. Photo: Kate Williams\" width=\"1000\" height=\"671\" class=\"size-full wp-image-79465\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Guddu de Karahi is the second restaurant from Guddu Haider, formally of Larore Karahi in the Tenderloin. It opened last fall. Photo: Kate Williams\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>We walked in to a cacophonous room—the two men waiting and bussing tables were running around with urgency, clearing dishes and refilling water. The kitchen, staffed only by Haider, was churning out to-go orders. A small crowd of hungry diners was clustered at the door, and most of the tables were filled with patrons. There was little food in sight. In fact, I didn’t see a plate of food appear from the kitchen until long after we sat down. Clearly no one was going to be eating any time soon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>My companion and I buckled down for the long hall, gladly receiving plates, water, and silverware as they sporadically appeared. After what felt like an infinite wait, our food began to arrive. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sizzling and smoky, the tandoori fish ($12.99) is an attention-grabber. It’s served on one of those cast-iron hotplates I first experienced topped with fajitas at so many anonymous Tex-Mex restaurants. But this fish is far better than those platters of dried chicken and peppers. The soft heat of the brilliantly fragrant tandoori spice lingers long after swallowing the flakes of moist white fish. Slivers of crisp onion and cabbage slowly soften and char on the hotplate, releasing their sweetness while retaining a pop of texture. Smoke from the platter infuses the rest of the food on the table. Dinner starts to feel a bit like a cookout—in a good way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_79464\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/03/Bengan-Bhartha.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/03/Bengan-Bhartha.jpg\" alt=\"The bengan bhartha, curried eggplant with tomatoes and cream, demonstrates the wonder of South Asian vegetarian cooking. Photo: Kate Williams\" width=\"1000\" height=\"611\" class=\"size-full wp-image-79464\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The bengan bhartha, curried eggplant with tomatoes and cream, demonstrates the wonder of South Asian vegetarian cooking. Photo: Kate Williams\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Equally riveting is Haider’s silky bengan bhartha ($7.50). It’s not nearly as picturesque as the fish, but its slapdash garnish of haphazardly strewn cilantro belies its depth of flavor. Every ounce of sweetness from the typically bitter nightshade is coaxed out slowly through what must have been gradual, careful roasting. Blended with tomatoes, cream, and countless spices, this velvety curry is the stuff of eggplant dreams.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_79460\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/03/Matar-Paneer.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/03/Matar-Paneer.jpg\" alt=\"Matar paneer is a vegetable curry featuring peas and cubes of paneer cheese. Photo: Kate Williams\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" class=\"size-full wp-image-79460\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Matar paneer is a vegetable curry featuring peas and cubes of paneer cheese. Photo: Kate Williams\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Not all of the vegetarian dishes are quite as stunning. The matar paneer ($7.50) is a solid rendition of the cheese and pea curry. Its peas are bright and snappy, its cheese is properly squishy, and it was distinctively different in spice profile than the bengan bhartha. Still, there was nothing in Haider’s matar paneer that truly popped, and little else to distinguish it from any other restaurant’s version. The bowl sat, mostly ignored throughout the meal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_79462\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/03/Saag-Gosht.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/03/Saag-Gosht.jpg\" alt=\"Haider’s saag gosht blends spinach with tender braised lamb. Photo: Kate Williams\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" class=\"size-full wp-image-79462\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Haider’s saag gosht blends spinach with tender braised lamb. Photo: Kate Williams\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Perhaps we were just distracted by the Saag Gosht ($8.99). This rich curry of cubed lamb suspended in a spinach-laced gravy shouldn’t be missed. Haider braises the tender pieces of meat until they fall away at the mere tap of the fork. The thick gravy holds hints of the grassy green—the spinach hums together with the gentle funk of the meat in perfect harmony. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Haider’s rice is fine for piling onto your plate under spoonfuls of curry, but the naan selections are an even better choice for sopping up the bottom of the bowls. Burnished with smoky char and slicked with ghee, the tender naan is a reminder of the power of a hot tandoor and a little leavening. Onion kulcha ($2.50) was a favorite, stuffed full of sweet sautéed onions and bright cilantro leaves, but there are five more from which to choose.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_79461\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/03/Onion-Kulcha.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/03/Onion-Kulcha.jpg\" alt=\"Onion kulcha is naan bread stuffed with sautéed onions and a generous handful of cilantro. Photo: Kate Williams\" width=\"1000\" height=\"680\" class=\"size-full wp-image-79461\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Onion kulcha is naan bread stuffed with sautéed onions and a generous handful of cilantro. Photo: Kate Williams\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Was the food worth testing the limits of my patience? Probably not for someone like me, who lives a long drive away from Guddu de Karahi. Yes, much of the meal was memorable (and the eggplant revelatory), but all of the food would have needed to be perfect for me to want to wait again. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Information:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.guddudekarahi.com/\">Guddu de Karahi\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nAddress: \u003ca href=\"http://goo.gl/AIvhkC\">Map\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n1501 Noriega Street\u003cbr>\nSan Francisco, CA 94122\u003cbr>\n(415) 759-9088\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hours:\u003cbr>\nWed-Sun 12pm-10pm\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Guddu de Karahi, the second Pakistani-Indian restaurant from local favorite Guddu Haider, opened to much fanfare last fall. Notorious for quirky and slow service, the restaurant draws acclaim for its tandoori fish. Is the long wait for dinner worth it? Kate Williams takes a look.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1395939993,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":14,"wordCount":899},"headData":{"title":"Guddu de Karahi: Solid and Occasionally Stellar Pakistani-Indian Food Marred by Unpredictable Service | KQED","description":"Guddu de Karahi, the second Pakistani-Indian restaurant from local favorite Guddu Haider, opened to much fanfare last fall. Notorious for quirky and slow service, the restaurant draws acclaim for its tandoori fish. Is the long wait for dinner worth it? 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Photo: Kate Williams\" width=\"1000\" height=\"660\" class=\"size-full wp-image-79463\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Guddu de Karahi’s tandoori fish draws legions of fans to the Sunset. Photo: Kate Williams\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>When walking up to \u003ca href=\"http://www.guddudekarahi.com/\">Guddu de Karahi\u003c/a> on a recent Saturday evening, I hoped that I’d be lucky. The Pakistani and Indian restaurant in the Sunset opened last fall to much fanfare from admirers of chef Guddu Haider’s previous Tenderloin restaurant, \u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/checkplease/2010/05/20/lahore-karahi-restaurant-info/\">Lahore Karahi\u003c/a>, which changed ownership in 2012. Both incarnations of the restaurant, past and present, share a cult-like following of both the chef’s legendary tandoori fish and equally notorious service flaws. Stories of 90-minute delays between ordering and eating, followed by painfully slow waits for the check, are not uncommon. Surprisingly, few voices on the internet seemed to mind the service; most sung praises in the name of smoky tikka masala and charred and chewy naan. I, of course, wanted only to bask in the glory of the food and skip the waiting part. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Perhaps scheduling my visit for a Saturday night wasn’t the best choice. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_79465\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/03/Guddu-Outside.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/03/Guddu-Outside.jpg\" alt=\"Guddu de Karahi is the second restaurant from Guddu Haider, formally of Larore Karahi in the Tenderloin. It opened last fall. Photo: Kate Williams\" width=\"1000\" height=\"671\" class=\"size-full wp-image-79465\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Guddu de Karahi is the second restaurant from Guddu Haider, formally of Larore Karahi in the Tenderloin. It opened last fall. Photo: Kate Williams\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>We walked in to a cacophonous room—the two men waiting and bussing tables were running around with urgency, clearing dishes and refilling water. The kitchen, staffed only by Haider, was churning out to-go orders. A small crowd of hungry diners was clustered at the door, and most of the tables were filled with patrons. There was little food in sight. In fact, I didn’t see a plate of food appear from the kitchen until long after we sat down. Clearly no one was going to be eating any time soon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>My companion and I buckled down for the long hall, gladly receiving plates, water, and silverware as they sporadically appeared. After what felt like an infinite wait, our food began to arrive. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sizzling and smoky, the tandoori fish ($12.99) is an attention-grabber. It’s served on one of those cast-iron hotplates I first experienced topped with fajitas at so many anonymous Tex-Mex restaurants. But this fish is far better than those platters of dried chicken and peppers. The soft heat of the brilliantly fragrant tandoori spice lingers long after swallowing the flakes of moist white fish. Slivers of crisp onion and cabbage slowly soften and char on the hotplate, releasing their sweetness while retaining a pop of texture. Smoke from the platter infuses the rest of the food on the table. Dinner starts to feel a bit like a cookout—in a good way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_79464\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/03/Bengan-Bhartha.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/03/Bengan-Bhartha.jpg\" alt=\"The bengan bhartha, curried eggplant with tomatoes and cream, demonstrates the wonder of South Asian vegetarian cooking. Photo: Kate Williams\" width=\"1000\" height=\"611\" class=\"size-full wp-image-79464\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The bengan bhartha, curried eggplant with tomatoes and cream, demonstrates the wonder of South Asian vegetarian cooking. Photo: Kate Williams\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Equally riveting is Haider’s silky bengan bhartha ($7.50). It’s not nearly as picturesque as the fish, but its slapdash garnish of haphazardly strewn cilantro belies its depth of flavor. Every ounce of sweetness from the typically bitter nightshade is coaxed out slowly through what must have been gradual, careful roasting. Blended with tomatoes, cream, and countless spices, this velvety curry is the stuff of eggplant dreams.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_79460\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/03/Matar-Paneer.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/03/Matar-Paneer.jpg\" alt=\"Matar paneer is a vegetable curry featuring peas and cubes of paneer cheese. Photo: Kate Williams\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" class=\"size-full wp-image-79460\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Matar paneer is a vegetable curry featuring peas and cubes of paneer cheese. Photo: Kate Williams\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Not all of the vegetarian dishes are quite as stunning. The matar paneer ($7.50) is a solid rendition of the cheese and pea curry. Its peas are bright and snappy, its cheese is properly squishy, and it was distinctively different in spice profile than the bengan bhartha. Still, there was nothing in Haider’s matar paneer that truly popped, and little else to distinguish it from any other restaurant’s version. The bowl sat, mostly ignored throughout the meal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_79462\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/03/Saag-Gosht.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/03/Saag-Gosht.jpg\" alt=\"Haider’s saag gosht blends spinach with tender braised lamb. Photo: Kate Williams\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" class=\"size-full wp-image-79462\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Haider’s saag gosht blends spinach with tender braised lamb. Photo: Kate Williams\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Perhaps we were just distracted by the Saag Gosht ($8.99). This rich curry of cubed lamb suspended in a spinach-laced gravy shouldn’t be missed. Haider braises the tender pieces of meat until they fall away at the mere tap of the fork. The thick gravy holds hints of the grassy green—the spinach hums together with the gentle funk of the meat in perfect harmony. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Haider’s rice is fine for piling onto your plate under spoonfuls of curry, but the naan selections are an even better choice for sopping up the bottom of the bowls. Burnished with smoky char and slicked with ghee, the tender naan is a reminder of the power of a hot tandoor and a little leavening. 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