We have actually started to make some friends from the departments that we have been in so far and this weekend we had the chance to hang out with some of them and had a lot of fun.
On Saturday we went over to one of the professors from the pharmacology departments house and had mutton biryani. It is a traditional Indian dish made of spices, rice, and lamb. It takes about a day to make and they special order it from a person in Loni. When Courtney and I were in the pharmacology department the guys were appalled that we hadn't eaten it yet or even heard of it before so they said that we all had to eat it sometime. It was really good, probably one of my favorite things that we've eaten so far in India. It was quite spicy so it was best when we mixed it with some curd (a sour cream/yogurt type thing) and it actually ended up tasting very similar to a chipotle burrito bowl (which I have been craving recently) so that was really good.
We ended up just sitting at his house and talking for quite some time about a lot of random topics. One of the Indian guys knows quite a bit about America so we talked about America for quite a while. I think he knows more about America then we do, which is fine. We all also just joked around for awhile and they made fun of us for a variety of things. It was a great afternoon and I am so glad that they invited us over and made sure that we had this traditional Indian dish.
Saturday evening Courtney, Jill, and I went over to one of the ophthalmology resident's (Tanvi) room and talked with her for quite some time. It was really nice of her to invite us over and just chat about life with her. We learned more about India and the marriage customs as she is engaged to be married in January as well as her plans for after she is done with her residencies. She is a really awesome person to talk with so we had a great time just having some girl time.
Sunday night all of us went back to Tanvi's room and we brought pizza from the London Twist and she made us pasta. The pasta was so good especially since we haven't had any while we've been here. We spent a few hours in her room just chatting again and talking about all sorts of random things. It was a really great evening and so I hope that we continue to hang out with her during our remaining time because she is so sweet and just an amazing person to talk with.
On Saturday we went over to one of the professors from the pharmacology departments house and had mutton biryani. It is a traditional Indian dish made of spices, rice, and lamb. It takes about a day to make and they special order it from a person in Loni. When Courtney and I were in the pharmacology department the guys were appalled that we hadn't eaten it yet or even heard of it before so they said that we all had to eat it sometime. It was really good, probably one of my favorite things that we've eaten so far in India. It was quite spicy so it was best when we mixed it with some curd (a sour cream/yogurt type thing) and it actually ended up tasting very similar to a chipotle burrito bowl (which I have been craving recently) so that was really good.
We ended up just sitting at his house and talking for quite some time about a lot of random topics. One of the Indian guys knows quite a bit about America so we talked about America for quite a while. I think he knows more about America then we do, which is fine. We all also just joked around for awhile and they made fun of us for a variety of things. It was a great afternoon and I am so glad that they invited us over and made sure that we had this traditional Indian dish.
Saturday evening Courtney, Jill, and I went over to one of the ophthalmology resident's (Tanvi) room and talked with her for quite some time. It was really nice of her to invite us over and just chat about life with her. We learned more about India and the marriage customs as she is engaged to be married in January as well as her plans for after she is done with her residencies. She is a really awesome person to talk with so we had a great time just having some girl time.
Sunday night all of us went back to Tanvi's room and we brought pizza from the London Twist and she made us pasta. The pasta was so good especially since we haven't had any while we've been here. We spent a few hours in her room just chatting again and talking about all sorts of random things. It was a really great evening and so I hope that we continue to hang out with her during our remaining time because she is so sweet and just an amazing person to talk with.
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| What the biryani looked like |
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| Pasta and pizza |
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