Yummy Friday

The perfect way to spend a Friday evening after a tiring week at work? Have a friend with good cooking skills cook a simple but yummy meal for you;) And in this case, our friend Arun decided to cook up a delicious 3-course meal, despite his own hectic work week!

First Course: Appetizer par excellence - He loaded up some avocado slices, diced mango pieces, a teensy dollop of cream cheese and the littlest swoosh of tomato ketchup on a fat little rice cracker... (check out the pictures)... and it was heavenly! I had to stop myself from eating it, so i could leave room for the next course (which is why we were really there).


Second Course: Tandoori Wraps - He only made some delicious vegetarian ones i.e. with paneer. Per Arun, he marinated the paneer for a few hours in a mix of few Indian masalas, garlic, yogurt, etc and then cooked in a saute pan (at least in my mind's version of it). He also made some fresh coriander/cilantro chutney and bought some Malaysian parathas (!) from the Indian store for their size and thickness. How to serve it? Once the parathas are ready - fill it up with the paneer, some veggies such as onions, add a drizzle of chutney and fold and eat the roll!

Third Course: This one was a complete surprise because he kept saying "I cut up fruits..." so we just assumed it was fruit salad... but instead, he managed to whip up some delicious lychees-n-cream. All you need is peeled lychees and some fat-free cream - mix, chill, and serve!(The Taiwanese Lychees you get at HEB aren't as plump and delicious as the ones you get in the Asian markets in Austin). Genius!