My dinner companions willingly became "hand models". Another dreary old day, I thought, to be filled with pictures of traffic or the trees by the road or the strawberries I bought on impulse this morning. I hadn't forgotten about the wedding, but I didn't think I could take a picture there. The virtues of being late - we were among the last batches to eat and there weren't too many people, so I made the models pose and took a few quick pictures. Not bad for a semi-surreptitious effort!
To the far end of the banana leaf are the crispy vadams, the ootappam in the centre, the rectangular folded roti close by, and some red curry to go with it. I took it for a mild chutney and used it to accompany the ootappam, only to find out it was malai kofta instead!!! You can see the onion raita that goes with the pulav on the other leaf. The yellow and white sweet at bottom right is cham cham. I didn't notice what was being doled out of the basket. There was quite a lot more, these were just the first few dishes to come.
That is lovely Sra..some model you got..heheheh...
ReplyDeleteYou know, they were too polite to ask what I'd do with the pic. One of them didn't even know, I think, why I was taking it, and the other was just then introduced to Project 365 but she didn't ask me where I would put up the pix or what I'd do with them!
ReplyDeleteNice! I am glad you got a picture that really represents the day, it is tough!
ReplyDeleteThe misjudgment of the the cury always happens to me when I choose meals more so with the payasam being mistaken for 'mor".
ReplyDeleteCrispy vadams, ootappam, oh my my! Sra, i have almost skipped dinner tonight and this seems unfair :). On an aside, i have had experiences similar to Rachel, gladly piled on something in my plate thinking it was raita and it turned out to be some milky dessert :(.
ReplyDeleteSig, I got one today too!
ReplyDeleteRachel, it never happened to me so far!
Musy, that sounds terrible, imagine putting some of that on the pulav/biryani.
when i saw the pic..i was thinking about which culture serves oothapam...but after you ran down the menu to me..i get it. Yummy!...i am hungry. I think it is nice they serve in on leaves..it is good portion control...if it were left to me..i would stuff myself silly
ReplyDeleteRajitha, these days you don't need to serve anything belonging to a particular culture, do you, unless you're particular? I'm fascinated by the amounts cooked and served - I mean, the individual sizes of each item.
ReplyDeleteSra..i mean...in a tamil wedding..personally i would like the tradional fare..i am more for northie food for the reception or the engagement day...but that is me.
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