Good Food & a Recipe for Chai

Well, I think Kevin and I were successful Saturday night with our dinner. Here is our menu:

Appetizers: Puppodums with tomato mint chutney
Main course: Lamb Vindaloo, Chicken Tikka Masala, Tomato Onion Relish, Basmati Rice, and Kevin's wonderful Naan
Dessert: Creamy Rice Pudding and Chai tea

Here are some pictures, although I'm not sure how appetizing it looks in picture format:

Basmati Rice

Lamb Vindaloo
Tomato Onion Relish
Chicken Tikka Masala
The group (hopefully none of them mind being posted on the internet):

And because I had several requests for my Chai tea recipe:

Homemade Chai Tea Mix

1 cup nonfat dry milk powder

1 cup powdered non-dairy creamer

1 cup French Vanilla non-dairy creamer

2 cups white sugar (can use Splenda instead)

1.5 cups unsweetened instant tea

2 tsp ground ginger

2 tsp ground cinnamon

1 tsp cloves

2 tsp ground cardamom

1/2 tsp nutmeg

1/2 tsp allspice

In large bowl combine all ingredients- stir gently. In food processor, blend 1 cup at a time until mixture is the consistency of fine powder. To serve: Stir 2-3 heaping tablespoons mixture into a mug of hot water or hot milk (actually, I like doing half water and half milk).

Enjoy!