Today I learnt of Mohanthal from a neighbor at community potluck. One of the dishes was a malai kofta made from mexican squash. Another neighbor spoke about how hard she found to make batura. She said that as she would shape the dough, it would spring back to its original shape. That makes me appreciate the complexity of dishes and the act of cooking. My neighbor impressed with my interest in he sweet, shared some Mohanthal with us. It is truly a sweet from heaven. I was reminded of a sweet from my marriage. Another neighbor quipped about the satisfactoin of eating when very hungry and not as much when you eat on time everyday, which resonated in the following lines of Charles Bukowski in Wandering in the cage. "the best thing about near-starvation and hunger is that when you finally eat it is such a beautiful and delicious and magical thing. people who eat 3 meals a day throughout life have never really tasted food… "
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Matcha shortbread cookies tasted just like naan khatai. It is a good option when to make vegeterian baking, when you are meeting someone for the first time and you dont know if they eat eggs or not. I wanted to welcome our neighbours with brownies, in the TV style but they appreciated these even better. Only the swirl got lost because, baking them in the bottom row gave them a brown crust. Phew! all that effort into making two different doughs.
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