Last night we celebrated Diwali. Karen actually spent the afternoon at school celebrating Diwali with Doris' class. She made luminaries with them, read Mama's Sari's, talked to them about Diwali, put Bindi on their foreheads, and gave them snack. Snack was poppudums, sweet mango chutney, mangoes, and moong burfey. Surprisingly, Karen said they really liked the snack and came back for seconds and sometimes thirds. Of course the mangoes were the biggest hits. Karen bought frozen mangoes which were cheaper than fresh. We were surprised at how good they were.
For our Diwali dinner, I wanted to make something quick since this is not our only Diwali celebration. On Saturday in FL we are going to a Hindu temple to celebrate and there will even be fireworks. Then next weekend we are hosting a Diwali celebration in our home. So this was just a small Diwali celebration.
I made paneer jalfreezi. I will keep making this as long as my CSA keeps bringing bell peppers. I think we still have two left. This time I made it with one green bell pepper, one package of paneer, one can of diced tomatoes, garlic, turmeric, and a chana masala spice mix.
I warmed up a package of Trader Joe's spiced soy beans. Trader Joe's actually makes some yummy Indian food and it's quite cheap. This pack was only 99 cents. I also warmed up some Trader Joe's naan and some leftover basmati rice. We ate it with leftover poppudums and a variety of chutneys.
For dessert, Karen made Halloween cupcakes. We also served leftover mangoes and moong burfee from Doris' school day. A nice beginning Diwali celebration.
Spiced soybeans: $1
Paneer: $4
Tomatoes: 89 cents
CSA veggies: $2
Spices: 40 cents
Naan: $1.50
Cupcakes: $3
Total: $12.79 ($4.26 per person)
A little high but it's a holiday and included dessert, so not bad.
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