tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2019364330275165959.post-29417996728238874882007-03-06T15:37:00.000-04:002007-06-29T20:36:29.570-04:00It was not deliberate when I made an Indian and an Italian dish for a meal. Actually, no thought was given to the combination at all. All I was interested in was having a starch and a protein for a meal. I made potato roti (aloo paratha, aloo roti) and Italian meatballs using the recipe of New York Times' Kim Severson. <a href="mailto:tasteslikehome@gmail.com">Email me </a>if you need the recipes.<br /><br /><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_hifhzBWpDts/Re3EKacXuPI/AAAAAAAAAqU/BgU6xJvm79w/s1600-h/Potato+Mixture5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5038899241273506034" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_hifhzBWpDts/Re3EKacXuPI/AAAAAAAAAqU/BgU6xJvm79w/s200/Potato+Mixture5.jpg" border="0" /></a> Seasoned mashed potatoes to be stuffed in roti dough. I sauteed my aromatics before adding them to the mashed potatoes and instead of garam masala, I used ground cumin (geera).<br /><br /><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><br /><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_hifhzBWpDts/Re3EfKcXuQI/AAAAAAAAAqc/-jUDwMbZCLs/s1600-h/Roti+dough5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5038899597755791618" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_hifhzBWpDts/Re3EfKcXuQI/AAAAAAAAAqc/-jUDwMbZCLs/s200/Roti+dough5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="justify">Roti dough stuffed with seasoned mashed potatoes before they are rolled and cooked.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_hifhzBWpDts/Re3EwqcXuRI/AAAAAAAAAqk/iWdtXi66DW8/s1600-h/Tawah.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5038899898403502354" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_hifhzBWpDts/Re3EwqcXuRI/AAAAAAAAAqk/iWdtXi66DW8/s200/Tawah.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This is what I cook my roti on, a tawah. It is also known as a flat iron-griddle.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_hifhzBWpDts/Re3FB6cXuSI/AAAAAAAAAqs/jR8w9Q9rqFo/s1600-h/Aloo+Roti4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5038900194756245794" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_hifhzBWpDts/Re3FB6cXuSI/AAAAAAAAAqs/jR8w9Q9rqFo/s200/Aloo+Roti4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Cooked potato roti (aloo roti)</div><div align="justify">I used regular all-purpose white flour instead of whole-wheat flour which many recipes call for.<br /></div><br /><br /><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_hifhzBWpDts/Re3FeKcXuTI/AAAAAAAAAq0/6sxvgUYHuRk/s1600-h/MB+mixture.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5038900680087550258" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_hifhzBWpDts/Re3FeKcXuTI/AAAAAAAAAq0/6sxvgUYHuRk/s200/MB+mixture.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Seasoned mixture for meatballs<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="right"><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_hifhzBWpDts/Re3FwacXuUI/AAAAAAAAAq8/cNyh9dlVvQg/s1600-h/Meatballs5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5038900993620162882" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_hifhzBWpDts/Re3FwacXuUI/AAAAAAAAAq8/cNyh9dlVvQg/s200/Meatballs5.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="right">Italian meatballs</div>Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01565340772467109199noreply@blogger.com