INDIAN and ARMENIAN Potato Showdown! | Pan Pals 🍳

[@OMGitsJESSElawlz]

This is easily my current favorite show/youtube series. Thank you for the great work you do!

[@NicholasHay1982]

This series is as wholesome as the dishes are comforting

[@singerofsongs468]

I loved when Brishti mentioned that baharat is similar to garam masala. As an outsider to both of the cultures in this video, I thought that was really neat, and I never would have had any idea. The little moments where we find similarities across cultures are so cool.

[@rho992]

The funny thing is 'Bharat' is also what Indians call India. Kinda like how Germans call Germany as Deutschland.

[@singerofsongs468]

@@rho992 oh, that’s interesting! thanks for the insight :)

[@netroy]

​@@rho992the spice mix they talked about is called बहारत not भारत. The word comes from बहार, the Farsi word for spice (or spring). This is a classic case of what linguists call false-friends.

[@Mrityormokshiya]

@@netroy Farsi bahar (spring) is cognate with vasanta in Sanskrit and its daughter languages, vår in Nordic languages etc.

[@girdrache]

​@@netroyBahar also means outside in India/Bharath is always spring. BHARATH also means LAND OF KNOWLEDGE AND PLEASANTNESS, same as Spring (pleasant climate).

[@dinasawlani]

The seed supposed to be used is actually khus khus, which are white poppy seeds. They have a similar nutty flavour when soaked and ground but still not the same. Black poppy seeds are not commonly used in Indian cooking.

[@ri_14ri]

Thank you for saying this. We never see black poppy seeds, I even thought that those were mustard seeds😂

[@amritadutta8778]

It is used in North East Indian cooking

[@miseentrope]

And when sourcing any poppy seeds check (sorry) "ethnic" market shops. Outrageously priced in general USA supermarkets and they've probably been sitting on the shelf for too long.

[@SingingSealRiana]

I have never seen white poppy seeds, i doubt I could get them, probably similar for them, why they substituted, but thanks for the hint of what would be more accurate

[@RonBhattacharya]

Not "commonly"?! In my 41 years of existence, I've "never" seen Aloo Posto made with Black poppy seeds - It's "never" done. 😅

[@dabdoubeh]

My husband is also Lebanese Armenian ! I will definitely try the sini patates with beyond mince :)

[@amritadutta8778]

For potato poshto (poppy seeds) white poppy seeds is used. And no tempering as it subdues the taste of the poppy seed paste. No turmeric is added as well. Only poppy seed paste, salt, sugar (a pinch which is optional) & green chilli if someone wants heat. It is a very simple preparation & along with potatoes it is made of many other vegetables as well. This is how I have always seen it made. Black poppy seed is used most in North East India or parts of western India.

[@xzx255]

Turmeric is used in midnapore district

[@amritadutta8778]

@@xzx255 yes, I have seen. Since I am originally from that district. So I have seen my relatives using turmeric in our ancestral home. I have tasted both ways. However, we didn’t in our house & so my personal preference is without turmeric.

[@anujachatterjee6719]

OMG, I am so happy to see Indian Bengali food getting worldwide attention like this!! Aloo Posto is an emotion for us Bengalis. Thanks Brishti for bringing this recipe to the world. Also, Beryl, loving this new show, my favorite potato dish is aloor dum😊😊

[@onemorehandbag]

I got a little distracted by Brishti and Beryl sounding SO similar 😂!

[@kirankapoor3485]

Great to see youngsters cooking and coming together across cultures and cuisines. 👍 keep them coming.

[@californiumblog]

Sending this to my Armenian friend! She's gonna be so excited!

[@qualqui]

Trying both Armenian and Indian Potatoes, love potatoes, here in Mexico we have Enchiladas Queretanas which are tortillas dipped in a guajillo chili sauce, fried and then filled with cooked, diced potato and carrot, rolled up and garnished with fresh chopped white onion, cream and fresh cheese crumbles but I eat them withouit the cream and cheese, and the Armenian potatoes, I'll veganize it with imitation ground beef made with walnuts.😋👍

[@anahidkassabian4471]

Wonderful ep of a great show! And a big bonus for teaching me an Armenian recipe I'd never heard of before :-)

[@ThatLionessGirl]

Potato Tuna curry is sooo good too! Fiji Recipe! This is a great series!

[@NylasWorld]

I like Vicken’s “Seek Discomfort” shirt! 💚✨

[@joyjohnson8776]

I love any Indian spiced potato

[@lynnthompson6927]

Glad to see pan pals is back! Love the idea of the show! Thanks

[@gb4290]

Yes French Fries are great! I don’t think I found a potato 🥔 dish I don’t like. I think my favorite is the potato gnocchi my Nonna taught me to make. Comforting and easy. Great episode, thanks Beryl 🙏🏻😃💕

[@midori7864]

A true father and fur baby. Precious. Priceless. Unconditional love is a gift, a blessing that never stops. Thank you. May you both have many more cherished memories together.❤🙏

[@RonBhattacharya]

In Bengal, there are lots of other great potato dishes as well: Aloo Kabli Aloo Morich Aloor Dom Jhuri Aloo Bhaja [Great combo with steamed Rice, thick Moong Dal, and a squeeze of Gondhoraj Lebu (a type of Extra-Fragrant Lime available in Bengal.) Dim-Aloo Bhaate

[@Ragnarok01414]

You can see bristi cooking beef but you'll never see Mohammad Abdullah Hasan Yusuf cooking pork . That's how you know who's more loyal and reliable and respectful towards their own 🤝

[@sailorviolet92]

I've cooked a lot, tried many ingredients, but poppy seed paste is a new one to me. Might have to give it a go. Thanks again Beryl!

[@NM-ie4th]

Please do so with the white ones, poppy seeds as said in the recipe. Makes a world of difference to the taste.

[@EmilyJelassi]

I love this!! I learn new recipes from all over the world each time😊❤

[@xMukta]

This was an amazing episode! Perfect timing to make some potato comfort foods :)

[@barbaramiller349]

I love this channel so much!! I look forward to each episode!! Brilliant content!!

[@mrho3543]

What is Beryl doing on PBS Food?? Love ya girl!

[@SingingSealRiana]

Pan pal is het show, look up the other episodes, they are lovely

[@princessstrawberry111]

There's something so wholesome about this program. I love it. I will try both dishes!!

[@parker4406]

Allegedly the spice is called Baharat because it comes from India which is also called Bharat. Garam Masala is one of most prominent spice mixes that gave rise to the OG curry powder among other spice mixes. No wonder Baharat takes after it.

[@dhruvbarua123]

That's not true. It's origins can be traced to the word Bahar, a Persian word for spice. The make up Baharat and garam masala are almost same. Same ingredients, different ratios and preparation techniques. There are other similar spice mixes all over Middle East and Eastern Europe. Iraq, Iran, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Albania etc

[@RonBhattacharya]

Whenever I come across such comments, as an Indian my lie-detecting antennae activate - somehow... 😅 P.S. Baharat literally means “flowers and seeds” and loosely translates to “herbs and spices” in the Arab world. "Zero" connection with the word "Bharat". Also, it just can't be because India wasn't called "Bharat" back in the day... It was mainly recognised through the "Sind" region due to the existence of the Harappa civilisation thousands of years ago.

[@bpmalanadu7136]

@@dhruvbarua123 Spices were brought into these countries from ancient India/Bharat. When European countries were looking for spices they did not go to Turkey or Persia but came to India. The Arab/Middle Eastern merchants travelled all the way to ancient India to buy these spices.

[@dhruvbarua123]

@@bpmalanadu7136 that might be true for some spice like pepper. Not all clove, cumin, nutmeg, haldi did not originate in India. And that still does not change the etymology. What has the source got to do anything with what a thing is called in native language?

[@bpmalanadu7136]

@@dhruvbarua123 Black Pepper, Cardamom, Cinnamon, Turmeric, Ginger are all originated in India. Also for many thousands of years Indians have been using different spices and herbs for cooking and for medicinal uses. The Indian medicinal system called Ayurveda uses many spices and herbs to make medicines. There are also ancient manuals for cooking, like Bhojana Kothoohala, that tells about the benefits of spices and herbs. Arabs and the middle East imported spices from ancient India and some from the far East. Mostly they all learned to use spices from ancient India. There were many ancient universities like Nalanda, Taxashila and Nagarjuna where Ayurveda, Buddhism, Vedic literature and many other subjects were taught, students from all over the world went there to study. India's Buddism was spread all over the world, mainly in central Asia, Greece, Far East and China. Through silk route China also influenced the world inturn China was influenced by India. These also took India's influence to the other parts of the world. Black pepper was found on Egyptian mummy also. India is known as the land of spices. Kerala in india is known as the spice capital of the world. Kerala has been trading with Romans, Egypt, Greeks and Arabs since very ancient times.

[@theharbinger2573]

Favorite potato dish - my mom's mashed potatoes - sadly she did it all from memory, taste and feel and never wrote it down. I really like this video - Dr. Emily said to say Monstrum sent me.

[@Shokunin_Spirit]

I'm a Bengali, and it's truly almost impossible to imagine a full Bengali meal without potatoes. And to think that potatoes aren't even indigenous to India. I don't really know when this Indian love affair with potatoes started, but now they are ubiquitous. Oh! and btw, aloo posto is a personal favorite.

[@fyrekrystaal27]

The first potato dish is something I would like to try. The second dish has poppy seeds, and due to my job, I stay away from anything containing poppy seeds. I drive bus and subject to random drug tests, and poppy seeds can cause a positive drug test for illegal substances.

[@aamentalukdar]

Wow I guess then most Bengalis would be testing positive for these tests on a regular basis, haha! never thought of that before.

[@dmiller5765]

Yay! Great to see Beryl & the pan pals.

[@jaehaspels9607]

My favorite potato dish is Poutine and not fancy; just the fries, cheese curds and gravy. I had it when I visited Canada and fell in love. I live in Arizona, USA. We don't have Poutine here but at least I can make it myself. I kind of Frankenstein it by baking the thick cut fries, putting on cheese curds and then pouring hot KFC gravy over it. Very good.

[@lisam9233]

I love crispy smashed baby potatoes with roasted garlic lemon aioli 😋

[@BerylShereshewsky]

yummmm

[@globalcitizenn]

There is an Indian dish.. specifically Sindhi dish.. called Aloo tuk which is smashed potatoes.. spiced & crisped

[@aylasaurus]

Love this series so much! Was so excited to see Vicken's Seek Discomfort shirt in this episode -- hi fellow Yes Fam!

[@asmitabhattacharya]

Always excited to see Bengali representation! Gonna go make aloo posto right now 👯‍♀️

[@julysanchez-sadowski7086]

I've never met a potato I didn't like. But my all-time favorite is a fried potato sandwich on white bread with mayo and salt. Fried carbs on carbs... Yes, Please.

[@JorgeArielGarcia]

Love the series, love Beryl, I'm here for more

[@WiseFamin]

Ooh, great choices! I haven't had aloo poshto in years! But I'm definitely making the sini patatas sometime soon. It's like a meat-and-potatoes lasagna!

[@juliewillis8182]

My favorite potato dish is a tie between pierogi and vada pav. This was a fun episode. Love the series!

[@windlessoriginals1150]

Such a great series.

[@marlies7444]

My potato comfort food be. German potato salad. It's server warm. With bacon, onions, pickles, vinegar.

[@tktyga77]

I do think many of ye would be surprised at the increased versatility & nute profile of chuño (freeze-dried potatoes) & other freeze-dried tubers can be a likened to those of fresh potatoes & devices products of them, kinda like how one would be surprised at that of hominy/mote likened to that of fresh or dried corn

[@monoization]

The black poppy seeds threw me off at first but hey! Lovely video nonethless.

[@brandy2378]

The can opener goes on top of the can, not the side. Apparently most of us have been using can openers wrong

[@KippinCollars]

Viken sounds so sweet when he's describing his Armenian dish.

[@elementochannel6994]

both look like great dishes

[@cristinabock1310]

Yum I love potato so much ❤ and these two cuisines are amazing.

[@stewartlee8858]

Mash potatoes corned beef and cabbage with a Kiwi mustard sauce. For real try New Zealand mustard sauce.

[@janesalisbury3686]

Favourite potato dish . . . hmmm . . . as a Brit it's difficult to pin it down, so . . . try leek and potato soup, cheese and potato pie but best of all chips from the chippy with curry sauce or everyone's favourite . . . an iconic chip butty, tom ketchup optional.

[@allinone0556]

I am from Siliguri West Bengal. INDIA , I make my food daily, poteto or alu i used every day,

[@hailynewma9122]

very interesting .. I only know poppy seeds in sweet dishes

[@jayantapaul3991]

Don't think you used posto (poppy seeds), which is pale yellow in colour. Did you used mustard seeds by chance, which will be strong and pungent in flavour or aftertaste ?

[@mjneil]

Oh god this looks so good

[@MsThe90]

He's so cute, like a child 😊

[@Laurpud]

This is such a great series! Although I keep mistaking Beryl for Simone Giertz in the thumbnails 😅

[@Frisky_miss]

She ate beef 🤨🙄??

[@cloudchamois7004]

looks so good must make

[@atulmalhotra2303]

What is this PBS thing ? I had no idea Beryl ! 😮😮 Not fair !

[@liltrench5862]

French fries are my fav too! But extra crispy pls!

[@rajeshhotavlogs7529]

Fresh poppy seeds should taste pleasantly sweet and a little nutty. When they have gone bad, they will have a harsh, bitter taste.

[@Anna-hd8zr]

Never thought i will see Aloo posto in foreign content... that's like the one cuisine that's being cooked everyday in Bengali household like mine😄

[@raginikejriwal5388]

Hi barelyl I am from Kolkata can u try more Bengali food like baigan bhaja and mix veg with fish head called ghonto

[@rajeshhotavlogs7529]

Poppy seeds paste in bengali potato curry

[@caffeevid]

❤❤❤Pan Pals!❤❤❤

[@faricoco]

Potatoes with P from Perú. Thanks to the Peruvians indigenous peoples for domesticating this amazing vegetable. 🇵🇪 Did you know potatoes were toxic?

[@SingingSealRiana]

Leaves and fruite are, nightshades aftetall only the root vegetable is eatable

[@user-yk2gr8ep4i]

Glad there was a plant based dish this episode!

[@dariawhisnant2741]

Where do you get the recipes for these episodes?

[@ekamsat429]

Incidentally, there is a long history of Armenians settling in India, and most of them in Calcutta, the capital of Bengal whence the Bengalis originate. Many Armenian churches are still in use there. It makes this a curious pairing.

[@vemmanr]

Potato, Green Chilli (both from South America) were introduced to Indian subcontinent by European Traders/Colonialists

[@amvideos1041]

By portuguese

[@mandritachatterjee2918]

Black Poppy seeds?!!? I never heard of it before but You missed the taste guys try the white poppy seed paste and the trick is soak the seeds for 20 minutes in luke warm water add a bit of salt and a green chilli, then grind it into smooth paste, it's ready to be used,by the way while frying potatoes you can add small portion of chopped onions once the potatoes as well as the onions are fried add the paste, a little water, boil simmer and reduce the gravy based on your preference that's it😊

[@tupu1234]

Great :)

[@rajeshhotavlogs7529]

White poppy seeds

[@allthethingslisa]

The Sini Patates recipe was a dud for me. If I make this again I’d chop the onion that are part of the layer and caramelize them. I sautéed the onion in the ground beef mixture. And glad I did. I’d have also cooked the sliced potatoes in milk until tender. Then drain and layer on top. I’ll try the other potato recipe. I’ve made a similar dish minus the poppy seeds.

[@rajeshhotavlogs7529]

Poppy seeds are white seeds

[@hiSPACEmango]

Chips - mango

[@UjjwalChand-sc4tu]

Poppy seeds.., black ?

[@xzx255]

Aloo posto or potatoes with poppy seed paste should be white or yellow in colour.

[@Wanderer-hj2rj]

MF katuas are happy😅😅😂😂

[@178som]

lol first time seeing black posto in my life , will try it and see the taste difference between white posto

[@emptyemptiness8372]

Masala dosa ...best potato dish

[@girdrache]

Potato Ratatouille

[@mariampashayan4628]

Potato tolma ☺️

[@Iam-dv2be]

For information Bengalis are not an indian. They are different countries

[@PsychoDragon07]

West Bengal??

[@AbhaySharma-xu6jn]

True west bengal is now part of Bangladesh 😂

[@Mclovin96X]

Illiterate

[@rajeshhotavlogs7529]

More poppy seeds

[@ratnaganguly9621]

Very nice

[@kankit230]

Bengalis put potato in biryani too😂, they have potato in almost every dish

[@aniruddhasajja9561]

Ya ya ya.... Yaaa yaaaaq yaaaaa

[@allinone0556]

Alu posto ❤❤❤❤❤

[@MB-hb8qy]

Poppy seeds...Black !!! This is NOT aloo posto.... excuse me please.

[@AbhaySharma-xu6jn]

😂 bengali wokness me apna state kho chuke hai ...abb do Kodi ki izzat nahi inki ..jo apne culture apne dharam ka nahi iski kon ki izzat kare ..beef Khao or 😂jaise apne state ko khaya

[@ranjeetsingh-ew3iq]

The meat she eat is beef or not

[@tz7245]

Vicken is so cute 🫣

[@jenniferdaniels701]

I've never heard of poppy seeds being used in savory dishes, just baked goods (cake, muffins, bagels, etc.)

[@ShubhoBose]

They're very common in Bengali Indian food as well as in the rest of eastern India. You can add the poppy seed paste to chicken curry too!

[@Anmolnegi-yw7hg]

In India we use for both savoury and sweet in nawabi or royal foods too ,

[@NM-ie4th]

​@@ShubhoBosealso very generously used in Gujarati cooking-- theplaa are rather null and void without it. And looked upon favourably in Marathi cuisine too.

[@jitkr1489]

Oh.. India has this style of cuisine fro the west coast where they use poppy and make very spicy (tasty as eff) dishes.. poppy seeds and coconut toasted.. you can search for chicken kolhapuri to see what it looks like! It looks spicy

[@jitkr1489]

@@NM-ie4th Marathi means kolhapuri.. tamda rassa etc.. Its the bomb! never heard of poppy in Thepla

[@hintex487]

Yummy

[@antikathy]

Bikan I see your #seekdiscomfort shirt 💜

[@ShubhoBose]

Very happy that I'm seeing bengali indian (west bengal) food from you guys for the first time I think.

[@mohitaggarwal7583]

So pairing of both cultures make sense where both have a continuous history of Islamic persecution and people historically needed cheaper sources of nutrition to survive jiziya and other atrocities

[@chayanika8155]

Tamil potato fry!!

[@JessYupp]

french fries

[@abinashdehury]

hmm beef

[@poushalibhattacharjee6397]

It doesn’t look like alu posto.. sorry ..