Sal, That's great that you remember Parus. It was run by a South Indian woman and her two daughters. Very homey and simple. She taught me how to toast the coriander seeds and coconut for Sambar, and how to let the Idli batter ferment properly to get that great sourness. I can equal her Idlis and Sambar from her help, but not her Dosas. I think you really need a griddle to make them right. She was really sweet to me and spent a lot of time teaching me her cooking methods. I was much more into getting the details down then her two daughters! Since it was an easy walk from the center it must have been a movement mecca for all the years it was in business. I went there first in 1983 when I first met you at the CNL. I know one daughter got married and had a baby after college, and the other was in college the last time I talked with her. I'm guessing it closed in the mid 90's. Since South Indian style is my favorite by a long shot, I am always trying any place that serves South Indian food, but none are as charming and delicious as that place. It attracted a great mix of people, a funky crowd. I made some Besan Dhoklas and coconut chutney tonight, so it really made me think of Parus and her kindness.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Oct 26, 2006, at 9:21 PM, curtisdeltablues wrote: > > > Was the South Indian restaurant Parus on T street opened when you were > > there? She taught me to make Idli and dosa and Sambar. It is gone > > now, but I loved that place. > > Curtis, > I'm pretty sure that was the place I was trying to think of, where I > used to go with a couple of friends. Was it a small place, just a few > tables, self-serve, on some little side-street off Dupont Circle? If > so, I loved that place too. > > When did it close? > > Sal > To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
