My Two Souths: Blending the Flavors of India into a Southern Kitchen

288 Pages·2016·4.43 MB·English

by  Asha Gomez

© 2016 by Asha Gomez
Photographs © 2016 by Evan Sung, unless otherwise noted.
Photograph on page 29, © Erica Botfeld.
Photographs on pages 63 and 183, © Chris Hornaday.
The following images were purchased from Thinkstock.com.
Photo credits for page 11: Danielrao; page 56: yogesh_more, page 90: mstwin; page 95: Skouatroulio; page 111:
Diana Taliun; page 124: styxclick; page 176: FtLaudGirl; page 241: Digital Vision; page 251: sodapix
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contents
Introduction
A Few Notes on Ingredients
Chapter 1: DAY STARTERS
Egg Appam
Spice to Table Date Oatmeal
Nutmeg Scented Crêpes filled with Coconut and Jaggery
Egg Bhurji
Skillet Chicken Hash Pie
Cream Cheese Piecrust
Hash Filling
Blueberry Lime Muffins
Crumb Topping
Muffins
Puffy Ginger Hoecakes
Golden Kichadi Grits
Slow Cooker Method
Cardamom Stewed Plantains
Quick Tellicherry Buttermilk Biscuits
Fiery Mango Jam
Tomato Clove Preserves
Jeera Water
Ginger Coffee
Hazel’s Fresh Tomato Juice Cocktail
Atlanta Buttermilk Peach Lassi
Papaya Lime Cocktail
Lychee Strawberry Smoothie
Chapter 2: PLATE LUNCHES & SIMPLE PLEASURES
Gingered Beef and Potato Croquettes with Savoy and Green Apple Slaw
Savoy and Green Apple Slaw
Kerala Fried Chicken and Low Country Rice Waffles with Spicy Syrup
Kerala Fried Chicken
Low Country Rice Waffles
Spicy Syrup
Country Captain with Lemon Relish
Country Captain
Lemon Relish
Southern-Style Pork Vindaloo and Green Bean Verakka with Cardamom
Cornbread
Southern-Style Pork Vindaloo
Green Bean Verakka
Cardamom Cornbread
Black Cardamom Smothered Pork Chop
Spice Blend
Fresh Thyme Fish Cakes
Whole Roasted Fish with Gullah Country Moppin’ Sauce
Gullah Country Moppin’ Sauce
Mess O’ Greens with Ham Hocks and Jalapeños
Goat Confit Sliders with Serrano Mango Sauce
Serrano Mango Sauce
Masala Lamb Burgers with Mint Chutney
Mint Chutney
Chervil Lime Lobster Salad Roll
Curry Leaf and Bacon Hopping John
Carolina Gold Rice
Railways Beef Curry
Bright Fruit Salad Topped with Seasoned Shrimp and Cardamom Honey Lime
Dressing
Cardamom Honey Lime Dressing
Garam Masala Filé Gumbo
Onion Lentil Dumplings in Savory Buttermilk
Buttermilk Base
Dumplings
Assembling the Dish
Clove and Ginger Butternut Squash Soup
Pickled Catfish
Summer Green Bean and Corn Salad
Red Quinoa and Avocado Grain Bowl
Cooling Yogurt Rice
Chapter 3: TEA TIMES & PARTY TIMES
Asha’s Chai
Arabian Sweet Tea
Sparkling Midnight Thyme Rosé
Thyme-Infused Syrup
Warm Sorghum Toddy
Spicy Cold Old Monk
Puff Pastry Samosa Pockets with Sirloin and Sweet Pea Filling, Curry Chicken
Filling, or Mango and Jaggery Filling
Sirloin and Sweet Pea Filling