Thali me banana (lassis) – what I ate in India: Month 3

1. I seem to have a problem in India. Whenever i go to a restaurant and order something, they don’t have it. Seriously. I’d say that, on average, once a day I will tell the waiter what I want and he will say “no.” Sometimes I will order again and get the same response and be so frustrated I just have to ask, “OK, what do you have?”

2. Paneer is India’s greatest gift to the world. Just sayin’.

3. I haven’t eaten cow in 3 months. Just sayin’.

Fish fried rice in Kochi, India.

Paneer butter masala in Kochi, India.

Paneer butter masala in Kochi, India.

Fish thali in Kochi, India.

Pollichathu and lemon rice in Kovalam, India.

Pollichathu and lemon rice in Kovalam, India.

Pollichathu and lemon rice in Kovalam, India.

Tomato and cheese jaffles and fries in Kovalam, India.

Tomato and cheese jaffles and fries in Kovalam, India.

Chicken pasta in Kovalam, India.

Cafe latte and coriander cheese potatoes in Kovalam, India.

Cafe latte and coriander cheese potatoes in Kovalam, India.

Pineapple juice and cream cheese sandwich in Kovalam, India.

Pineapple juice and cream cheese sandwich in Kovalam, India.

Cheese pizza in Kovalam, India.

Cafe latte and poori masala in Kovalam.

Cafe latte and poori masala in Kovalam.

Tuna and avocado sandwiches in Varkala, India.

Pina coladas and aloo gobi in Varkala.

Pina coladas and aloo gobi in Varkala.

French breakfast in Varkala, India.

Vegetable fried rice in Varkala, India.

Malai kofta in Varkala, India.

Breakfast in Varkala, India.

Vegetable momos in Varkala, India.

Cheese enchiladas in Varkala, India.

Three cheese omelet in Varkala, India.

Thali in Kollam, India.

Strawberry milkshake in Kollam, India.

Poori in Kollam, India.

Dosa in Kollam, India.

Butter chicken and a sundae in Allappey, India.

Butter chicken and a sundae in Allappey, India.

Welcome drink on the house boat in Kerala, India.

Fruit basket on the house boat in Kerala, India.

Lunch on the house boat in Kerala, India.

Coffee on the house boat in Kerala, India.

Battered bananas on the house boat in Kerala, India.

Dinner on the house boat in Kerala, India.

Breakfast on the house boat in Kerala, India.

Lunch on the house boat in Kerala, India.

Battered toast on the house boat in Kerala, India.

Coffee on the house boat in Kerala, India.

Dinner on the house boat in Kerala, India.

Coffee on the house boat in Kerala, India.

Breakfast on the house boat in Kerala, India.

Lunch on the house boat in Kerala, India.

Snack on the house boat in Kerala, India.

Dinner on the house boat in Kerala, India.

Breakfast on the house boat in Kerala, India.

Fried rice at a train station in India.

Hotel breakfast in Kannur, India.

Chicken burger and fries in Kannur, India.

Fried chicken in Kannur, India.

Rice at a train station in India.

Seafood fajitas in Palolem, Goa, India.

Mochachillo from Cafe Coffee Day in Palolem, Goa, India.

Goan fish curry in Palolem, Goa, India.

Margherita pizza in Palolem, Goa, India.

Mochachino in Palolem, Goa, India.

Calamari in Palolem, Goa, India.

Nachos and vegetable enchiladas in Palolem, Goa, India.

Nachos and vegetable enchiladas in Palolem, Goa, India.

Cappuccino and veg breakfast in Palolem, Goa, India.

Cappuccino and veg breakfast in Palolem, Goa, India.

Fish and chips in Palolem, Goa, India.

Egg and feta sandwich in Palolem, Goa, India.

Calamari in Palolem, Goa, India.

Palak paneer in Palolem, Goa, India.

Breakfast in Hampi, India.

Veg kofta in Hampi, India.

Fruit salad in Hampi, India.

Coffee and French breakfast in Hampi, India.

Coffee and French breakfast in Hampi, India.

Mango popsicle in Hampi, India.

Cashewnut curry in Hampi, India.

Coconut curry in Hampi, India.

Breakfast in Hampi, India.

Fruit salad in Hampi, India.

Dhal in Hampi, India.

Puri bhaji in Panaji, India.

Prawn Caldinha Goan Style in Panaji, India.

Prawn Caldinha Goan Style in Panaji, India.

Palak paneer in Panaji, India.

Fish and chips in Anjuna, Goa, India.

Malai Kofta in Anjuna, Goa, India.

Chicken burger in Anjuna, Goa, India.

Palak paneer and naan in Anjuna, Goa, India.

Vegetable enchiladas in Palolem, Goa, India.

Butter paneer and garlic naan in Palolem, Goa, India.

Moccachinno in Palolem, Goa, India.

Spaghetti carbonara in Palolem, Goa, India.

Palak paneer in Palolem, Goa, India.

Breakfast in Palolem, Goa, India.

Breakfast in Palolem, Goa, India.

Breakfast in Palolem, Goa, India.

Calamari in Palolem, Goa, India.

Banana lassi in Mumbai, India.

Chicken biryani in Mumbai, India.

Palak paneer in Mumbai, India.

Breakfast on the Bollywood set in Mumbai, India.

McDonald’s sundae in Mumbai, India.

Tandoori chicken in Mumbai, India. (Though, I said not spicy and so he just brought me plain roasted chicken…)

McChicken meal in Mumbai, India.

Strawberry shake in Mumbai, India.

Tandoori chicken and garlic naan in Mumbai, India.

Tandoori chicken and garlic naan in Mumbai, India.

Chelo Murg in Mumbai, India.

McFlurry in Mumbai, India.

Malai Kofta in Mumbai, India.

Mochachillo from Cafe Coffee Day in Mumbai, India.

Butter chicken, rice, and garlic naan in Mumbai, India.

Palak paneer in Mumbai, India.

Cafe mocha from Cafe Coffee Day in Mumbai, India.

Butter chicken in Mumbai, India.

And, of course, in a fitting end to India, I ordered butter chicken. Jaime, who has been searching for spicy food and never satisfied, ordered another chicken dish and asked for it to be Indian spicy…of course, they made the wrong dish Indian spicy and my last meal in India was so hot that I couldn’t eat it. So Jaime finally got to eat spicy food, too bad it was my dinner. 🙁

Butter chicken in Mumbai, India.

Thali me banana (lassis) – what I ate in India: Month 3

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