One Local Summer Round #7 - Indian Edition

Ready to get spicy?  Put on your ghagra choli, because these fresh peas inspired this week's  all Indian One Local Summer meal!  I made paneer (soft cheese made from milk curds) from local whole milk.  Perfect for Mattar Paneer - an awesome pea curry.

But I think we need more than just a taste of Mattar Paneer.  We need to complete the meal with some famous Indian snacks!

The samosas were delightful - flour, butter & milk pastry filled with potatoes, peas and whole spices.  (I'm happy to give you the recipe, if you're interested!)

And as promised in my last post, I made some fiery Indian corn on the cob.  Lucky for me, my Indian in-laws  let me in on the secrets of this salty, spicy, smoky treat.  My father-in-law makes it the best, but I've tried to replicate it here.  Wanna try it?

First mix up a little bowl of pepper, salt and chili powder, in roughly equal parts.  I learned the hard way that you have to use bright orange Indian chili powder (the really spicy stuff) not the dark red American kind.  Cayenne pepper might do in a pinch. 

Now it's time to fire-roast your corn on the barbeque.  Throw the shucked corn directly on the grill, no need for oil.  Keep an eye on it and rotate until it's slightly charred on all sides:

Now take half a lime, dip the cut end in your spice mix:

And rub it all over, squeezing the juice over the corn as you rub. 

Now you've got an evenly seasoned, hot & tangy ear of corn and you're ready to tuck in!

Your lips will burn but you will love it! 

Everything you've seen here was all-local except the salt, spices, oil, and (of course) the lime.  Is that cheating?  I don't think I will see a local lime in my lifetime - maybe I could keep a little tree indoors?  Citrus and tropical fruits might be worth moving for, though  ;)

Hmm....maybe to India?  :)

Comments

[Jennifer]

Looks yummy! I'd love to have your pea curry recipe and samosa recipe.

[Liz]

Fabulous meal and photos, Mary!! I *need* that samosa recipe! :)

[Frances]

Wow. My mouth is watering and it's not even noon here.

[Jen]

Oh, everything looks so good! I would also love to have your recipe for samosas. They look quite yummy!

[El]

I too feel I *need* that samosa recipe! It all looks yummy...makes me know what I am doing with my fall peas. Thanks!

[Cheryl]

Yes, we'd like the recipe please! It all looks so delicious.
You can absolutely keep a citrus tree inside. I have a meyer lemon tree - it looks great, smells amazing when blooming, and produces lemons all year round. It's living on the deck right now, but I'll bring it inside when it gets cold. A lime tree is next on my list!

[Natalie]

Yum... and all so appealing and wonderful. The corn recipe is very Mexican style... lime and chile on everything!

[bigbucketgirl]

WOW! Just discovered your blog..and I'm starving! Those samosas look 'the' best and the corn...i'm practically drooling. We had cobs for tea last night but unfortunately for me..my DS#2 who's just turned 2..nudged me out of the way and took hold of mine and ate the entire cob. I'm thinking maybe the spicy version will mean that he won't steal my food!
I can't wait to show DH your food photos..oh my! WOW!