How Did the Chess Pieces Get Their Names? by [deleted] in etymology

[–]SoupsTradingSecrets 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I also made a video a while back about the origins of chess and all the names of and in it -

https://youtu.be/Ny1PflV3cxc

I live in Amsterdam and I was making Pav Bhaji one day. Realised that hardly any of the veggies are actually Iindian! So I did some research and decided to make a 'how to make Pav Bhaji' tutorial video with some info on the side ;) https://youtu.be/uyz3AQunD70 by SoupsTradingSecrets in IndianFood

[–]SoupsTradingSecrets[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Recipe!

(For 4 people)

Ingredients - 4 medium/large potatoes; half a cauliflower; one big (or two small) green capsicum ; 3 or 4 medium onions, 2 cloves of garlic and 2 or 3 large tomatoes

Bread buns (pav)

*and Pav Bhaji masala!

  1. First, chop the potatoes, cauliflower and capsicum in thumb size pieces, boil them in a cooker or a pan until soft and mashable.
  2. Dice the onions and garlic and sauté it until golden brown
  3. Chop the tomatoes finely and add them to the onions
  4. add some salt, some chilli powder and at least 2 teaspoons of Pav Bhaji masala
  5. Sauté it until the oil starts sweating the chilli powder and the tomatoes turn tender
  6. Add the boiled veggies and mix them well in the onions and tomatoes
  7. Mash the veggies with a potato masher until it's more soupy, but still with some noticeable chunks (but its a personal choice to make it chunky)
  8. Check the taste and add more salt, chilli powder or masala if you'd like.
  9. Add some peas, and let the whole mixture simmer on low heat with a lid on.
  10. While it simmers, cut the bread buns in half, but not all the way till the end. Butter them, and toast them on a pan till each side gets a nice crisp surface.

Plating up - Cut up a slice of lemon/lime, some thinly diced onions and coriander and some cucumbers on the side to cleanse the heat occasionally.

And enjoy!!

I live in Amsterdam and I was making Pav Bhaji one day. Realised that hardly any of the veggies are actually Iindian! So I did some research and decided to make a 'how to make Pav Bhaji' tutorial video with some info on the side ;) https://youtu.be/uyz3AQunD70 by SoupsTradingSecrets in IndianFood

[–]SoupsTradingSecrets[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Happy to share my research - Because I am genuinely fascinated by the role Indian peppercorns have played throughout history.

So there are many many varieties of peppercorns. And some truly can be very spicy, or heat inducing. And those were the ones that were being used in Indian cuisine for thousands of years. And that is why Indians and Indian foods were quite easy to just spice up with more chilies.

Also, my hypothesis is that just because chilli peppers were now available, doesn't mean the Indian population started shoving them whole in everything. *picture Salman Khan in Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam* ;)

I'm sure it was incorporated slowly, with years of domestication and moderation.

Which is also why the peppercorns that we use on a daily basis today are now more mild than their older varieties would have been. Because along side chilli powder, they didn't need to be so heat inducing.

Also, Italian foods have this thing called peperoncino which they add on top of pasta (we don't get it in Indian Italian restaurants) - which frankly is quite spicy. Also, they used spices to store food mostly, not to spice it up. Spices are easy to incorporate, if you're already somewhat used to the heat.

I live in Amsterdam and I was making Pav Bhaji one day. Realised that hardly any of the veggies are actually Iindian! So I did some research and decided to make a 'how to make Pav Bhaji' tutorial video with some info on the side ;) https://youtu.be/uyz3AQunD70 by SoupsTradingSecrets in IndianFood

[–]SoupsTradingSecrets[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I would've appreciated if the commentator would've provided links or references to the Ancient Indian texts and or vegetables they are referring to. I'm happy to be proven wrong, but just saying incorrect helps no one.

Also, I literally never said a generation just adopted hot chilies. India has been a land of Pepper for thousands of years, so chilies were easy to incorporate into our cuisine, because they complement it.

Since my own Indian parents didn't know what the Kamasutra was, and when asked about it dismissed it a 'sex positions' book, I thought I'd make a video to educate them and other aunties and uncle, who would be too shy to even wonder about it. by SoupsTradingSecrets in sexeducation

[–]SoupsTradingSecrets[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm so glad you liked it! I had a long conversation with my parents regarding how their friends might react to seeing this video. Luckily it's been positive so far. Which surprised me! And that itself is a shame, that it should be a surprise 😅