How’s that for a slice of fried gold?
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under india
Cardamom
I admit I’m not much on Indian sweets. The occasional gulab jamun is about all I can stand.
But this bit of heaven in Jodhpur — which I’ve never seen anywhere else in the country (maybe not looking enough) — was fantastic. A combination of soft and crunchy with a hint of cardamom. Some of them come covered in icing or butter or cheese-like substance.
The old market bylanes are filled with these cakewallahs.
See below for a better understanding of how it’s made. I don’t really know a whole lot else, as my Hindi failed that morning. All I could really gather was “elaichi” — Hindi for cardamom — before the guy simply broke me off a piece to try.
I wish I had bought so much more. Continue reading this entry » » »
Tags: cake, cardamom, culture, food, india, jodhpur, photography, rajasthan, sweet, wallah
Slice of fried gold
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under united states
Powdered sugar evidence
Can’t remember if this was the leftovers from beignet or a bit of funnel cake. Either way, Kelly was happy.
Tags: beignet, chicago, delicious, food, funnel cake, photography, sweet, tiny
