My day started of with a meeting that went beyond midday and it was followed by the grading of assignments at home. In the midst of working, thoughts of food swirled in my head. What should I make today? Having no preference or particular desire, I went into the kitchen, checking the fridge, the freezer and the cupboards.
- There was spinach in the crisper - spinach and garlic, that sounds good.
- Look, here is an eggplant - wooooo, what about a choka?
- From the freezer, I took out the last parcel of baby shrimp. Bunjal.
- I thought to myself, 3 dishes - that's uneven, I need to make something else to square it off. And there, right in front of me was a bowl tomatoes. What about another choka?
- One final decision, which was a no-brainer: roti, sada roti.
I had a lot to do, so I quickly got to work. In less than 2 hours, I had my meal
and time to take a picture too!
5 comments:
Good job,looks great!:))
Thanks Asha :))
recipes, girl. these look too nice now to know how they're made. what is a choka?
Hmmmmm what is a choka... a choka is made by roasting and then grinding or pureeing the roasted ingredient, with garlic, onion, hot pepper and some herbs. Sometimes we also add in something sour such as green mango or tamarind depending on what the ingredient is. I am sure that you are familiar with the process but know it by another name. I say this because a choka is an Indian dish here in the Caribbean. So we make tomato choka, eggplant choka, coconut choka, smoked-herring choka, potato choka, saltfish choka - those are the ones I know.
Chokas are usually eaten with roti or dhal and rice.
Please be sure to let me know if you all have a dish that's like this but called a different name.
thogayal/thuviyal or chutney.
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