 Hey Lexi. Yes. Do you like food? I love food. Okay, well this is a food video. I was gonna say what you don't know is it's a solely dedicated to tomatoes and mushrooms. You don't like tomatoes and mushrooms? Nope. She hates both. I hate tomatoes more. But you don't like, so you don't like spaghetti? No, I'll have ketchup, I'll have tomato sauce. It's like sliced raw tomato. That's just a big nope. Or really like just it was a slice of cooked tomato. I wouldn't do that either. Lexi hates fruit. Anyway, this is from the greatest food review show. Best ever food review show I've ever seen. Ah, this is gonna be good. There's another video that's called Indian food cooked with love. Americans try home cooked Indian food for the first time in Delhi. Oh, this is gonna be great. It's gonna be blown away. Here we go. I like food. I just want to say thank you all so much for inviting me here today and to be part of this amazing, huge, glorious, delicious meal. It's a pleasure. And that being said, wow. I spent two weeks traveling Mumbai and Delhi, sampling some of the best and most unique food in the world. And today it's all about home cooking. Right now she's kind of doing the final steps, making the polyclinir with a little food adventuring along the way. I like it. It's confusing at first. I'll be joining a Delhi native, Harshita, as we explore Delhi, then try her mother's mind blowing recipes. But first, breakfast. We're gonna get the breakfast really quick. We're not quite eating too soon. Can you tell me what this is here? If this was poha, it's one of the breakfast options. It's basically a flattened rice. It's for rice plates. Oh yeah. No poha. Why is it yellow? Is that what you want? Then he puts on onions, then tomato. You have to hunker horn three times. That's chat masala. It's basically a mix of spices made from dry mangoes. Then he puts on some citrus, some of this fry lentil, peanuts, coriander, and pomegranate. And then pamp with the Edward's sister hand is coming out of the chilies. And that's it. How much is it? This portion of poha costs 20 rupees or about 30 cents. A great value and a great way to start the day. It's delicious. When's the last time you had this for breakfast? It's a very common option. Hey, sorry, buddy. Stop scanning, right? It's one of the fastest-sooking options available. Yeah, it's super fast. It's super affordable. And I like that it has a lot of the textures in there. A lot of Indian food can be a bit mushy, not a lot of crunchiness, and I like a good crunch. So here we go. Delicious. You know, between the spice, the tomato, onion, cilantro, we'll take a little Indian salsa being put on top of the rice. Yeah, it's a good one. It's perfect. I love it. I want like three more. Harsha's mother will be whipping up a huge home-cooked meal later today, but not until we grab a few ingredients from their local outdoor market. Good morning, everybody. We made the market. This is a normal vegetable market here. I like the carts. You can just stack all their produce on there and cart it around easily. These vendors start selling from early in the morning. When the market closes, they cart their remaining produce around, trying to offload the rest by shouting out their offerings. Bam, we've got grapes. We've got nanas. The economy-sized watermelons, I like it. This is like a watermelon snack. I'm sick of big watermelons. What I like right here, particularly this, the weighing system is so awesome. You've got a scale here. They put the weights on there, and then they put the equivalent food on the other side. So thank you for having me and inviting me today. What are we getting today? A black carrot? I've never seen it before. He uses a fingernail drink, and it's, well, it's kind of purple actually. We make a fermented drink out of it. Are we gonna have that fermented drink today? No, no, no, no. It's a minty thing. This bit is here. You told me we're gonna have polycynir today, right? Yeah, I saw that. The first time I had Indian food, I was 28. It was like this revelation. It's like I thought I knew all the flavors of the world. I did not. One of the main ingredients in the polycynir with your mom today is spinach. They're the only main food ingredients. Spinach and then cheese, cottage cheese. Oh, we have to get cheese, right? Now we are headed to the cheese market. A lot of Asian people really use much cheese, but there's a lot of cheese in India. The cheese we're eating today, it is kind of cottage cheese. It's called paneer. It has very moist and soft inside. Okay, I can't wait for that. Luckily, the dairy store, the one with the cheese, is also full of endlessly satisfying sweets. Is that normal, like the place with the sweets also has the cheese? Yeah, because it's weird about milk and all the sweets mostly they have milk. Two huge discs of cheese. This one is just a pure white paneer. What is this one? That's called masala paneer. It has coriander, ginger, cinnamon and cheese. Really intense. Can we try a little piece of that now? Yeah, we have it in the form of snack. So right here, he's cutting off the piece and he's putting on the scale there. He's putting sardines and shallots. So he prepared this like we're going to a party and these are some hors d'oeuvres. That has some intense smell in there. The cilantro comes through in a big way. You can see all the different little specks in here. Between like ginger, cumin, cilantro, like it's a pretty strong smell, right? Yeah. Although excited is the word. Here we go. Okay, I like it. It's confusing at first. It has a sulfuriness to it. The cheese does balance it all out. Like it's trying to be intense and then the cheese comes out. Absolutely, yeah. This is wonderful but this is not what's going in the polypaneer. No, no, no. We're going to just get the normal white one. We're packing up a bit of plain paneer or cottage cheese for lunch but I'm dying to try some of these sweets. This place is known for its burfi. The name itself is standard burfi. Burfi, yeah. So you better try this burfi. Right here with the silver on top. Yeah, this is a silver one though, yes. I haven't done this. Putting edible silver on certain foods is an old tradition in India with some believing that the silver has microbial astringent quality but mostly it just looks cool. We'll try the silver plain burfi and a couple other treats. So we're trying the silver plain burfi. Let's go for it. Probably not as good as that one. No silver taste at all. That's my favorite part of the silver. It's like bread crumbs mixed with sugar and syrup. Can you use a cashew nut in it? Yeah, actually a very strong cashew nut. That's basic lentils made out of lentils and dry fruits and sugar. Lentil ball? Lentil doesn't sound like dessert. Let's see what's going on here. Oh yes. I would never guess that has anything to do with lentils. It kind of tastes like crumbled crushed graham crackers mixed with brown sugar molasses and some nuts. Very sweet and almost melting in your mouth a little bit. India knows how to do desserts, man. When we go to your house, I mean your family, is it what I'm wearing okay? Is this all right? Yeah, it's just all right. In India guys wear purtas. It's a purtapatama that we eat in the traditional way. We're going to pick up a purta? Yeah, we're going to pick up one. I don't really care about the music on the dance floor. I don't really mind all the smokers in the bathroom. I don't care at all, baby. You can do it now. We have arrived at one of these purta shops. Should I wear one of these too? Only in the wedding help me wear this. Oh, maybe a shirt. Okay, let's uh let's call it a little bit. They have a ton of different colors here. I like this kind of maroon one. The pan style is different than this one. More comfortable. You know in the U.S. one person from one culture tries to take on some customs of another culture. People can be sensitive about it. For you, for many people watching from India, what would they think of me wearing some of their clothes? I think it'll be pretty cool because in India I think they're pretty proud of their culture. So they would want to share it with other people. So yeah, it's all good. I think what we probably need is a montage. Be careful though. You know what I'm talking about. My purta, I'm looking good. I'm feeling good and it's time to meet the family. Let's go. Did you grow up here? Yes. Hi there. Thank you. We all look so stunning. That's the pecan that you were asking. Oh, okay. Thank you. We smell the flowers. I have a few fingers in me. I can get used to that. It's just pretty nice. Let's go inside. What is this? I can take this off. No. No? Okay. He's got a big head. Wow. I know. Listen, I have a pretty big head. Me too, but did you know about my big head? So. My mother is saying you're living That was quite the introduction. Thank you so much. What does this one mean? It's a way of welcoming you and it means we are your well wishes. So welcome flowers. Thank you. Thank you so much. Due to my unforeseen head size, my head covering quickly becomes a stool. Fuchsia kind of is my color. First of all, I want to say thank you so much to your mother for the mutton curry. She delivered the other day. I guess we should probably flash back really quick to what happened. Hey, come in. Check it out, bro. She delivered curry, like little bowls of curry. We got some white rice. Oh, and we've got some mutton curry right here. That are not delicious. Let's see if we can go to the kitchen in this hotel and see if they'll actually cook up food. Can you bring food to a restaurant and ask them to cook it? That's what we're going to do. So, her she's a wonderful mother, prepared all this food and had it sent to the hotel, including this rich, beautiful mutton curry which has been cooked for five hours. She sent the mutton curry here because she wanted me to try it and also because from tomorrow there's a holiday, kind of a religious time, 10-day period starting in India for the Hindu people in which they can't eat meat. She knew I couldn't come to their house, so she's like, look, I'm going to make this mutton curry for you. Send it to the hotel so you can enjoy it there. What a sweetheart. Oh no, it froze on the bone and there's no sound. What happened? Yeah, we don't have sound. It's incredible. Oh, there's the sound. Your eyes are mad yet you're biting on your lip. This is going to make editing that much more difficult and it's unknowing. I'm not sure why we're not connecting. Have you tasted it yet? No. She won't like it. I don't think I'm going to. That's true. She's a great alcohol. She won't like it. Oh, we can, you know what? You should probably do that. What most Indians do is they'll add water to their drinks. And then you get the flip. I know. Trust me, she'll like thumbs up. I had the curry black. What? Yeah, straight? Oh, I'm so sorry. You shouldn't have anything straight outside of like flavored liqueurs. It's disgusting. I mean, I have a watermelon vodka that you probably like a lot. Oh, you would like that. I do like vodka. What was the pink lemonade tasting? Yeah, we can get some of that later. I love that. Pink lemonade, pink Whitney. Delicious. And so different from all the kind of restaurant curries I've had so far. Not like overly seasoned, not overly salty. And the mutton is so tender on that. Nice and lean. That's one of the biggest revelations I had. One of the biggest revelations I had about curry in India was so many curries. Curry really just means gravy. Thank you. These are the days of Nagarajas, the religious festival you've been to. We saw the seeds and this plant is grown at the end of the night in day. So the longer it grows, it means growth and prosperity of the family. During this time, not only will they abstain from meat, but garlic and onion as well. But don't think that'll make our polyp in here any less delicious. We got the spinach from the market today. We got the cheese. And then right now, she's in there. I know. Life about garlic and onion. Start with spinach boiled with ginger. Then tomatoes are diced with ginger and chilies. Pureed and tossed into a high scale with some melted ghee. Then a whole host of seasonings, including salt, turmeric, red chili powder, coriander powder, garam masala, and fresh coriander. The steamed spinach is blended and mixed in as well. Finally, big chunks of paneer are mixed in and simmered a bit to get them hot. Time to eat. A lot of paneer. First of all, I just want to say thank you so much for inviting me here today. And to be part of this amazing, huge, glorious, delicious meal. It's my pleasure. And that being said, wow, did you cook all this? Oh my gosh. You grew up with cooking like this, that's amazing. He will make something special. Oh, so your dad is starting by making this, what is this? Of course, light and digestible. And so he's sprinkling on some... Masala was. And then a bit of rice. It's called baal chawli kapatta. It's traditionally served in a bowl made out of leaves. What is it from? That is... From fruits. Lentils. First we pray. Okay, thank you. Oh, thank you. Naal chawli kapatta. Naal chawli means lentils, rice, and in a bowl. Look at that. That's really tasty. You know the thing I've really noticed, because I've tried your mutton curry before, and I've had so much street food. Like home cooking is just more gentle. It's not that heavy. Yeah. Our food is heavy. So this is some kind of fried thing? Yeah, dumpling in... Yogurt. Oh, yogurt. Oh, yeah, that stuff. Ready? Yogurt in? Nice pressure herbs on there. I ate it already. I'm sorry. Oh, this is the paal paneer? Yeah, that's the paal paneer. Oh, so nice. Steak, chunks of cheese. Can I put that on here? Yeah. Steak, paal paneer. Give it up for the friend. Steak, paal paneer. It's a simple dish, but it's still one of my favorites because it's one of my first Indian foods I've ever had. We've got a big piece of cheese right here, and I'm going to scoop it up. I'm just going to scoop it up in the bread. Cheers. Oh, it's so good. Wow. After trying out so much food from street stalls and restaurants, this home-cooked meal really hit the spot. Unstruck by the nuance of spices and the delicate balance of flavors, it can only be described as food cooked with love. I just realized this is a vegetarian meal. It didn't even dawn on me. Everything's so hardy and delicious. I didn't even realize until now. Oh, wait, there's actually no meat here. That's the beauty of Indian cuisine. You have a lot of varieties in there, Joe, as well. Right, you don't feel like something's missing. Yeah. Thank you all so much for this awesome experience and this awesome food. We're going to keep going and enjoy a little bit more. Our chef has actually been my guide here for the last couple of weeks, and she's joined me so much at Mumbai, and here in Delhi, and then now, sharing the meal with your family. So it means a lot to me. I hope you guys enjoyed it, and one last time, I just wanted to say thank you so much. My time in India has been unforgettable. We must have tried over 100 different foods in our 10-video India series. So be sure to check out the full India playlist. This video was made possible by One Trip Vietnam. One Trip Vietnam doesn't sponsor this video, but sponsored that video. Yeah, that's the one thing. Well, there's actually a lot of things that we didn't get to do in India. It wasn't for lack of being invited. We were invited to many people's houses. And meat and greets, constant influence of food. Come into my house, you're even got invited, like people, hey, you're going to be here. My parents live there. Just I'll tell them you're coming. Yeah. Like that person wouldn't be there. They just want us to go eat their parents' meal. Very common. But yeah, so I would love to have been able to do that. Try some home cooked meals. Yeah, and as sad as, because I've had the same reaction as you have, because I've heard of cooking things without garlic and onion. But they have so many other flavors and seasonings that you literally don't miss it. Yeah. Yeah. It's, it's. Wow. Amazing. It's dupender. Yeah. And you would, I'm pretty sure you'd be in love with virtually everything you tasted in India. Probably. Yeah. Pretty much everything. You would love. Oh yeah. And Rani, oh my stars. She's just simply made two things together. Of one was okra. Oh, you told me about the okra. I did. And then she did eggplant. A fried eggplant. That is delicious. Unbelievably delicious. Well, that was wonderful. Yeah. Please let us know what other food videos his or other people's would always enjoy getting hungry in a video. Yeah. Yep. Anything else, Lexi? Sure. Everybody send your marriage provost to Lexi the top voted comment. Yep. Well, she'll accept it. All of them.