This time when we were in India, a friend was coming to visit for lunch and we decided on ambode and kadhi for the lunch menu.
Now, this is a dear friend from Ann Arbor and the kids were very excited to see a familiar friendly face, but were also confused and asked "Why are you in India?"
Once they settled down, the boys had a lot of fun showing off their new toys, chota bheem t-shirts and had Bourbon chocolate biscuits together.
We said bye to the friend with some sadness knowing we won't see him back in Ann Arbor when we are back.
Coming back to the lunch menu, ambode is a mixed dal vada which can be made two ways - usually without onions. You can add onions then it becomes more like masala vada. You can also add curry leaves, or methi leaves to add a different taste.
It makes its presence during festivals when ambode and kadhi is a popular combination followed by payasam.