Indian food

We learnt about many things in our half term studying India for the Other People badge, but the girls were most excited to learn about and experience the cuisine.   

During our meeting we:

• looked at photographs of different meals
• discussed food preparation and ingredients
• how to eat using only one hand
• learnt about tiffins (Indian lunch box)
• ate Indian food

Unfortunately, cooking during or before the meeting was not an option and so I had to resort to what I could pick up pre-made from the local supermarket. Not completely authentic, but great for a first taste of India. The Brownies devoured all the food and insisted that we eat Indian meals at our future camps!

Our menu consisted of:

• rice
• butter chicken
• chapattis (cut into quarters)
• mini papadams 
• vegetable dhal

We sat on the ground, chatting and eating the food using only our right hands. It was a lovely relaxing way to end the night. I'm especially grateful for paper plates so we could skip the washing up for once!

As usual, I forgot to take photographs until it was too late. Here is a plate with the scraps of leftover food.