cooking class

i have been taking cooking classes with leena for a few weeks now, and i've accumulated over 50 recipes. she is a wonderful teacher, and an even better chef.

i take notes on dosa technique

leena rolls out chapatis, "thinner is more tasty"

leena's helper lady scrapes the coconut.



chilis, garlic, onion, mustard seeds, and curry leaves sauteed in coconut oil--the foundation of many south indian curries

this is a long-bean curry

and this is gulab jamun--an amazing desert that falls somewhere between cheesecake and donut holes. they are served in a tooth-achingly-sweet sugar syrup that is flavored with cinnamon, cardamom, and rose petals... it's amazing.