Most of the food we have been eating has been at the JSS canteen or prepared by our cook. The JSS food is prepared fresh, but in large batches and with an eye on cost, so it shares a lot of characteristics with institutional food, though it is still generally better than college food (although as I write that I am craving a low quality, greasy burger and fries). The cook's food is better, but nothing special - the taste is heavy of packaged garam masala.
When we were on our trip, we got fresh South Indian food every day, and it was delicious. In general, the curries were dry, and really well cooked. The vegetable pieces shrunk to small bits, and the flavor was concentrated and intense. One night we had egg curry, which is similar in some ways to scrambled eggs, except wheras scrambled eggs might be cooked for 4 minutes, these must have been cooked for 30. There was also as much onion as egg, and the result was a strong flavor that stood up well with rice (recipe will follow soon - I will try it myself and make sure it works).
When we were on our trip, we got fresh South Indian food every day, and it was delicious. In general, the curries were dry, and really well cooked. The vegetable pieces shrunk to small bits, and the flavor was concentrated and intense. One night we had egg curry, which is similar in some ways to scrambled eggs, except wheras scrambled eggs might be cooked for 4 minutes, these must have been cooked for 30. There was also as much onion as egg, and the result was a strong flavor that stood up well with rice (recipe will follow soon - I will try it myself and make sure it works).
