Monday, June 18, 2012

Samosas


           Samosas were my introduction to Indian food.  Years ago my hometown had an Asian Moon Festival that encompassed countries east of Europe.  At the time I was eating a more vegetarian diet.  It’s hard to find vegetarian fare at this type of event.  Then I saw a description of Samosas.  Potatoes, peas, and spices in a crust.  This is everything I love put in one food.
                Why am I mentioning Samosas?  It’s because I have just seen a movie called Today’s Special.  This is a wonderful film portraying the life of a sous chef by the name of Samir.  Never desiring to learn how to cook the food of his Indian culture, Samir is forced into it by the illness of his father.  In the process of running the family restaurant, Samir learns to cook with his heart and not his head from a fortune cookie sage who drives a taxi.
                As always I love watching people prepare food.  I want to step through the screen and eat with the characters.  Be sure to look at the DVD Extras for a cooking lesson.

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