What else would you name the collaboration that went into the making of an Aachi-Kozhi-Stroganoff …this is one of the dishes I had at a small joint overlooking the Elliot’s Beach in Besant Nagar during my last visit to Chennai.
One can trace the origins of Stroganoff to the Stroganov family of Russia supposedly the pioneers of this dish, a Russian dish of sautéed pieces of beef served with sour cream…now comes the most interesting twist…a chettinadan maternal twist… prefix Stroganoff with Aachi, (the Chettinadan mother) and hit the desi psyche hard with the motherly/home cooked food funda …and add generous helpings of spice to turn the sour cream in sautéed beef, in our case chicken strips, to a spicy one …and u have a Aachi Kozhi(Chicken)Stroganoff. A truly multinational dish atleast as far as the name goes…and ironically this sounds similar to the other famous Russian import the AK 47 just that, in this case it is AK (Aachi Kozhi) Stroganoff…I’m not pulling a fast one on u guys … u can check out a pic of the menu shot with my phone a la paparazzi style. Apologies for the poor clarity…
One can trace the origins of Stroganoff to the Stroganov family of Russia supposedly the pioneers of this dish, a Russian dish of sautéed pieces of beef served with sour cream…now comes the most interesting twist…a chettinadan maternal twist… prefix Stroganoff with Aachi, (the Chettinadan mother) and hit the desi psyche hard with the motherly/home cooked food funda …and add generous helpings of spice to turn the sour cream in sautéed beef, in our case chicken strips, to a spicy one …and u have a Aachi Kozhi(Chicken)Stroganoff. A truly multinational dish atleast as far as the name goes…and ironically this sounds similar to the other famous Russian import the AK 47 just that, in this case it is AK (Aachi Kozhi) Stroganoff…I’m not pulling a fast one on u guys … u can check out a pic of the menu shot with my phone a la paparazzi style. Apologies for the poor clarity…
No comments:
Post a Comment