Hey, that's Indian "fry bread," pulleez. But it is a PITA to make, if you're like me and don't like to deep fry in the house because of the lingering odors. (I have made a few IT's at festivals as a charity volunteer and smelled like fry bread for a week.)
I think the bread and the pinto beans are probably authentic, but the rest is made-up. They're kind of a Plains Indian "thing" and I'm from a Civilized Tribe, so I like wild grape dumplings better. Same dough, but small pieces boiled in purple grape juice.
You can kind of understand the difference if you go to Anadarko ("Indian City USA") to the Plains Indian Museum (Apaches, Comanches, Kiowas, and so on) and then to PV and points east or south, (Davis, Sulphur) which was the Chickasaw Nation (Ada is still our capital) of the old Indian Territory.
Main difference: we had trees. And stores, shops, houses. They had open range and teepees. "We" are the Chickasaws, Choctaws, Cherokees, Creek and Seminoles. I spent a month one night in PV, so you may want to have more on the agenda, lol!
Muskogee is nice in the spring, though it's a further road trip--they have a pretty Azalea Festival. (Not like the Azalea Trail here, where you moved from - Big H - but "Oklahoma nice.") Redbuds, dogwood, cherries, plum, pears, all very pretty in bloom, all along the way.
Ask around and see if the Peach Orchard in Terral (straight down 81 from you past evil H to the Red) is still open for business. They have always had excellent catfish and ummm, something you should try if you never have before. Calf fries. Rocky Mountain oysters. I like lamb fries much better, but you can only get them in OKC near the cattle yards--or in FW, actually, plus Amarillo.
At Easter, they always have a huge sunrise service in the Wichitas; lots of people go from everywhere. I've never been because I hate Lawton and never spent much time around there to hang out. (Don't know why--can't stand San Antonio, either, and never spend any time there. Just two places on earth that give me a rash, lol.)
I've had Indian taco's three times from three different places. Each time they used pita bread and horror of horrors...pork n beans! Where would I go to get a taste of authentic Indian food? Wild grape dumplings huh? Hmmmm, I might like to try that as long as it wasn't westernized with pita and Welch's jelly.
I'll probably have to wait to do most of my exploring until either my son or my sister come to visit. The home-grown Oklahomans I know aren't interested in exploring the state with me. I really don't know why since Oklahoma has a rich heritage that they should be proud of.
Ask around and see if the Peach Orchard in Terral (straight down 81 from you past evil H to the Red) is still open for business. They have always had excellent catfish and ummm, something you should try if you never have before. Calf fries. Rocky Mountain oysters.
It's still open or was the last time I made a mad rush for the border. It's legendary for its calf fries. Unfortunately calf fries are one of the 'specialty' meats I've never been intrigued enough to sample. I'm the same way with menudo even though there was a time when I was told menudo was the ultimate hangover remedy. Thankfully I've never had a hangover so bad I had to dose it with menudo. Pass the aspirin please.
Lawton is okay. The only reason I'm ever there is because there are medical specialists I go to and Lawton is closer than OKC. Having spent quite a bit of time in Comanche County Hospital, I prefer going there rather than to the City.
Out of all the cities I've lived in I love San Antonio the most. The people were friendly, there was always something going on where you didn't have to be bored and it was so close to the Hill Country that Sunday afternoon drives were fun. I despised living in Austin though even though the terrain around Austin was prettier than around San Antonio.