AGNI Fine Cuisine in InnalooTonight I joined the Osborne Park Haematology bunch for their monthly dinner. They each take it in turns to pick a cuisine and restaurant each month. We all had the buffet for $35. The restaurant was pretty spacey, but there was us - a table of ten - and a few other smaller tables of two or three. Just as well it was quiet - it meant there was no queue for the food!
You can view their menu at the website (click on the title link) but the prices must have changed since then because we paid $35 for the buffet and the online pdf menu says it's $30 per person.
Round One
Pappadum
Potato Pakora
Tandoori Chicken
Butter Chicken
Beef Vindaloo
Lamb Kheema
Aromatic Basmati Rice with Spices
Chickpea Salad
EggplantEveryone was steering clear of the vindhaloo because it was reputed to be really hot, but I loved it! It was so deliciously spicy, and the beef was tender. I loved the potato pakora - basically deep fried slices of potato - because it was perfect for dipping in the sauces. Perfectly healthy too, I imagine
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Round Two
Goan Fish Curry
Vegetable Jhalfrazi
Zeera Aloo
Dhal Basanthi
more Eggplant & Potato PakoraI don't remember the name of the eggplant dish - but it was my favourite!
"What you lookin' at?"
photo by: Lisa K.
an artsy fartsy photo by: Lisa K.
Round Three - Dessert
Green Jelly!!
Fresh Fruit
some sort of cake
Mango 'MooseJelly'
some sort of pureed Carrot & Sultanas dishI loved the green jelly and mango pudding. It tasted like mango pudding, but the menu says 'Mango MooseJelly' -
haha - perhaps they meant 'mousse jelly'??
Back at Lisa's, we had a cuppa, watched about half an hour of the Shawshank Redemption on TV and then called it a night.
This morning I went outside to water the few plants I have remaining in my garden (I sent most of them to Ling and Shallen's place). I was thrilled to see that one of my zucchinis is big enough to harvest!
It's easter...so I bought a pair of bunny ears from Red Dot and decided to wear them at work tonight. Half the time I forgot I was wearing them, until I got amused smiles from people who saw me.
This afternoon I went outside and picked all the blossoming flowers from my zucchini plant and Mum’s pumpkin plant. I don’t have time to try cooking them, but I’m going to take them to Mrs Pelle so they don’t go to waste wilting in my garden while I’m gone.
At Mr and Mrs Pelle’s place, we had a few coffees and I fell in love with the biscuits that Mrs Pelle’s friend made. They were butter cookies covered in sugar, but they were quiet soft and melted in your mouth like shortbread. Yum!
In the evening, Ling came over to take my herb garden back to his place so he and Shallen can look after them while I’m away on my next trip – and hopefully they’ll get around to using them in the kitchen too! It was a gorgeous sight to see them all in the boot of Ling’s car. I’ll miss my babies...
After work, I headed over to Vincent, Victoria and Vernon's place to have dinner there. I'd picked up some cooked Exmouth prawns and peeled them while Vincent helped Vernon with the pasta. I got Victoria to go outside, where Vincent was showing Vernon how to make the sauce, and give him a cooking tip.
For the prawns, I came up with a dipping sauce. Japanese mayo, white vinegar, wasabi paste and a squeeze of fresh lemon. Yum!
They have a Nespresso machine! Victoria made me an expresso. It was really really good! I was tempted to buy one before...but now I want one even more!
Back at home, I made some pasta for lunch tomorrow at work. My parsley has been growing wild so I decided to use it tonight.
Back at home, Vernon was my soux chef. I had him wash, chop and prepare all the food. I convinced him that it's normal practice to dry the basil with a hair dryer. *giggle*
For dessert, Victoria made crepes, with me as her soux chef. She made the crepes and by the fourth one, she was an expert! We layered sliced banana on top, then sprinkled some chocolate over and served with walnuts, creme brulee flavoured ice cream, and some overcooked chocolate sauce that looked like dog poo.
