A very amusing way to "give it to the man". Have to admit I wouldn't eat the food in those photos and I'm willing to give most things a try.
As an Indian even I was rather perplexed as what the hell he had in front of him. After a lot of head scratching I think, maybe, it was supposed to be this: Pakora Curry - Siri-Ved Kaur Khalsa - HealthWorld Online It was a dish that was inflicted on me by my mother as a kid. The descriptions, and the inedability, fit.
I was always told to eat my food when I was a guest. I think I would have gone to sleep and pretended it was cold and now inedible. Yuk The lad should be a food critic!