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Sorry Monica, Carswell, here is a big picture. It's the stuff that is usually sprinkled on Nans. It looks like black sesame seed, matt black with flattish facets.

ctgm, You have a very impressive collection. I doubt if you will be able to lay your hands on some of these again.

the southern coastal region called Chettinad flaunts another cuisine that thumbs its nose at Tamil vegetarianism. Groan, yet another version of Chicken 65!

Atul is a brilliant chef and I respect him for being different. However, what is Marathi about the lamb shanks, I'd like to know? It doesnt even smack of Kala Masala which is signatory of Marathi cuisine. Tya cha madhi kahi nahi. Boy, am I going to get into trouble if I write a cookbook.

A couple of malts, no make that a few.... no, wait make that several; help me think out of the spice box and I have more often than not conjured up some of my best cooking. There is no way in my sober state, could I have ever thought that a smidgen of coffee could liven up a Biryani. Ah, but I can do this only when I am cooking for friends.

Milagai and worm@work, I'm waiting for more details, availabilty and recipes of this Panacea. At home we make a killer Besan Mithai (slightly more roasted than any other mithaiwallh)and this may be the right antidote for my once a year binge. Binge = 1 kg in 3 days, then I feel sick and wait till next Diwali. Like all all good things in life and relationships- never get too familiar!

Milagai, Is this a metaphor or such a thing actually exists?

Monica congratulations! Monica Bhide's book - The Spice is Right is featured in the latest issue of India's favourite women's magazine FEMINA. Buy Monica's book through this egullet amazon link The spice is right

Suggestion: Add a small piece of absorbent paper in the ziploc bag. Equivalent of 10% volume of curry leaves. Tissue, packaging paper, anything will do as long as it is not glazed.

Percy, I checked out your neat imagestation images and loved the one which you had wiped clean. Can you do a Bharuchi Akoori? Please.

I was serious.

Wherever did you hear of such a thing?

Bhasin's Delhi Club.

Edward is absolutely right. I have had problems with old dals but not one that would warrant so much soaking and cooking. I love Chana Dal with Pakwans.

Percy, thanks for the egg recipes, the pictures are not loading now, but I'll check after some time. Bong, what do you make with duck eggs?

Perhaps this post is relevant: Goa Gear

I think I am going to like this recipe as I prefer crustaceans to be lightly spiced and not drowned in curries. I'll make an exception for fish. A few months ago, I made lobster, Thermidor style in a light sauce of coconut milk, red chillis, shredded ginger dotted with curry leaf pesto(for want of a better word). To make the pesto I saute the leaves and coarsely grind them with some roasted almonds and raw peanut oil. Machrobrachium rosenbergii can be made the same way too. I reluctantly confess that I am not much into roe. Hoohaw! Gautam, and I thought you are a plant man. I've also never much cared about the ever popular pomfret, but that may be because I like to swim against the tide. The rains are coming to a close here and I am looking forward to cooking some new species of fish. If I can get away I am going to spend a few days camping at a River bank and hopefully land some Great Mahseer.

I guess there are more vegetarian savvy people here than on any other Forum. So, why dont you all show off your skills. Is $7,000 Hiding in Your Kitchen? Recipe Contest Challenges Cooks to Get Creative With Canned Mixed Vegetables Is your favorite canned mixed vegetable recipe profitable? If it's quick and easy, original, and uses seven ingredients or less it could be worth $7,000. That's the payoff the leading producer of canned mixed vegetables is offering to busier-than-ever cooks with this fall's Veg-All Makin' It Easy Recipe Contest. With a 78-year history of making home cooking more convenient, Veg-All's latest recipe contest challenges cooks to develop homestyle creations that make it easy to bring nutrition-packed vegetables back into today's hectic lifestyles. Entries are being accepted from September 1 to November 30, 2004. "A lot of people think they don't have time to prepare nutritious meals," says Tom Erman, vice president of marketing for the Allen Canning Company, "but with no washing, slicing, or dicing required, time-savers like canned mixed vegetables make home cooking possible on any schedule. We're challenging cooks to take the convenience of Veg-All, add six more ingredients, and make creative, quick, and easy new recipes." Those who take the challenge seriously will find that mom was right: It does pay to eat your vegetables. With a grand prize of $7,000 and seven $1,000 first prizes, nutrition is not the only reward in a can of mixed vegetables! How to Enter To enter the Veg-All Makin' It Easy Recipe Contest, entrants should: -- Develop and submit an original recipe using Veg-All 15 ounce Original Mixed Vegetables. -- Submit entry on a 3"x5" recipe card and include: Recipe name; complete listing of recipe ingredients with U.S. measurements (must be 7 ingredients or less to qualify); step-by-step instructions for preparation, mixing, cooking/baking, prep/cook time and temperature requirements; number of servings yielded; serving suggestions; and any other pertinent information. -- Submit the following on a separate 3"x5" card: Entrant's full name, home address, telephone number, and e-mail address (if available). -- Limit of two entries per household. Only one entry per envelope. -- Include one UPC from a 15 ounce Veg-All Original Mixed Vegetables label. -- All entries should be typed, or hand printed in ink. Entries must be received no later than November 30, 2004, and mailed to: Veg-All Makin' It Easy Recipe Contest P.O. Box 109 Anaheim, CA 92815-0109 Judging Criteria Recipe entries will be judged by an independent judging organization and an experienced home economist based on the following criteria: -- Taste - 50% -- Originality - 25% -- Appearance - 25% Prizes One grand prize of $7,000 cash and seven first prizes of $1,000 cash will be awarded, for a total of $14,000 in cash prizes. Veg-All, a mix of seven delicious vegetables in a light onion broth (carrots, potatoes, celery, sweet peas, green beans, corn, and lima beans), is the leading brand of canned mixed vegetables in the United States. The brand is packaged and distributed by Allen Canning of Siloam Springs, Ark., and was first introduced in 1926. For more information log on to http://www.veg-all.com/ . Web site: http://www.veg-all.com/

Uh.......tangdi or seena piece?

Rum, diluted tamarind juice, basil leaves = a nice cocktail. Tamarind juice also makes a nice addition to salad dressing.

Vir Sanghvi looks at Gujaratis and their food in a different light

This is not Pizza, it is Pijja.

Saal Mubarak dikra. and we want your birthdate and address.

Happy Birthday also.

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