Lassi
Thursday I made a quick trip into Manhattan just to try Lassi, the Indian snack-food shop, and I found something there worth hauling 31 pounds of stroller and infant up and down subway stairs for. DO NOT order a small lassi, unless you're planning to try one of every flavor. I had the cardamom, and I have to figure out how to make it here at home. How do they make it sweet? I think they use ground-up whole cardamom pods because there were chewy, tiny fibrous pieces at the bottom. I slurped them right up less than a block from the store.
I also had a cauliflower paratha, which was not quite what I was expecting. It was kind of chewy, doughy and moist. But spicy (not hot) and yummy. Thinking back on it I'd like another. It came with a yogurt sauce with what seemed like tiny chickpeas in it.
thanks for the recommend - lassi is right down the block from me and I still haven't been -and I don't even have ant stairs for my stroller! I'm going to go tomorrow!
I live in France, but read about it online in the Voice when researching restaurants for our Thanksgiving trip. We went there on Sunday. It was great to eat food that leaves your mouth feeling clean, not as if you need to go and brush your teeth!