Indian food

So this morning was my first experience with authentic Indian food. We walked down the street, passing this lovely river of sewage (very appetizing)....



on our way to the place affectionately known as the "stand-up place" because well that's what you do when you eat there!

The Stand-Up Place (w/some of my students out front)...



the cooks making my breakfast...



delicious coffee (I don't know why we can't get coffee this good in the US)...



and finally breakfast, which cost 12 rupee ~ $0.25 !! Best quarter I ever spent.



The dish is called masala dosa, and although it was weird having something spicy for breakfast it was quite good. The dosa is the flat pancake-like part. The yellow stuff on it is potatoes, cooked in onions and spices. The light green stuff is coconut chutney. And the red stuff in the bag is called sambar, which is made of lentils and vegetables. You can learn more about it here if you like. Masala Dosa

I'm still getting used to eating with my hands, as well as eating with one hand. (It's considered uncouth to eat with your left hand, for reasons I won't go into here!)

That's all for now!