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a version of the one shown here is what i use. mine has a suction cup on the base so i can tuck it away when i'm done but i think there are versions that clamp onto the countertop.split the coconut,hold a half to the serrated blades and twirl your way to lovely grated coconut.stop when you get to the brown bit.really easy and if you want a creamier texture toss the feathery shavings in the blender.

yup-surely inspired by those very films-channel v and mtv india. their 'fillers' were the best thing on tv! now someone needs to confirm if these are the ones i'm looking for- ``Modhalla sambhar...aparama nee,'' the legendary Quick Gun Murugan yes mind it

'A hasty cook and a hasty broom and the husband goes fasting, A slow cook and a slow broom and the husband eats three meals a day.' old indian saying.heh!

I can remember a bottle of olive oil in my parent's medicine cabinet back in the '40s and '50s. Nobody in suburbia used it for cooking back then. It was either Crisco or Wesson Oil. We've come a long way, folks! Jim i'm guessing there are enough people out there who do not use olive oil in cooking on a regular basis( and also might not fancy smelling like the makings of bruschetta when they do use olive oil for topical application or whatever)to make it worthwhile for drug companies to package what i think may be something close to deodorised oil.that's pretty much what we found way back when!

yup!all skin types catered for too!

hair balls,pest control,garlic bread..take your pick.

for many years,the only place to buy olive oil(in small cans or tiny bottles)in india was at the chemists!used primarily for skin and hair care but also as the token dose of healty fat by those following the latest fads.frightfully expensive too.it's changed now of course-most well stocked department stores carry some kind of olive oil !

this sounds interesting Spiceroute!is there a 'Bhima' angle to the film too,as the cook? i've heard about telugu 'westerns'(from the 70's i think)that are based on hollwood fare-hero walks into a saloon,orders a glass of milk,bad guys laugh,fight ensues -do any names come to mind?a friend used to keep us in splits with his versions of these and i'm really keen to see one.reminds me of 'strawberry kannaanadhu' prabhu deva!

..oh why not?! what we need to know to hit the right notes on egullet- Every Good User Lends Lucullan Expertise To Satisfy The Enquiring,Resulting in Mutual Salivation. Any Nugatory or Disruptive Comments Obviously Need Deleting In The Interests Of a Normal Society.

hi cherimoya.the best mangosteen i've had came from vietnam.also rose apples but that's another story!

i thought both 'moo' and mulatto.interesting that it's a 'blind' test! guess 'mochachocolatta ya ya' was taken.

read,discuss,chew-then decide if you want to swallow. don't sue me egullet

they're ALIVE and protesting.. That’s right. I said, “Squeak.”

bat uras for starters,with some insaaf sena lassi-then work towards adding to this list edit-isn't deepak chopras son named'gotham'?

we all miss the little miss..utterly,butterly

well naturally,and mcaloo tikki burgers too.. asli spiderman kaun?

heh!heh!makes you want to reconsider the'guest of honour' status eh?!

no!no!i'll talk!mostly thorans-a cast of thousands including mustard,curry leaves,green/red chilli,coconut,garlic,sesame/mustard/coconut oil.. blanched and dressed for a cold salad.. sorry Monica-put it down previously unknown side effects of novocaine!

same treatment ,more or less for meat/fish pickles-home made preferably and so a known'devil'.good hostel standby!

hide in the corn field with a foil funnel on your head... seriously-at this stage it seems unlikely you can separate the endosperm(?)so why not try the cheesecloth in a sieve and a series of hot lime washes followed by rinses? an idle mind..

this might interest you Vikram-vegetarians avert you gaze..FOOD IN NEWARI CULTURE r

you're welcome worm@work-enjoy whatever you decide on and a picture would be fun-before the sambuca

not so traditional indian?

never had a problem myself but if it's important enough to warrant a proverb of its own,hmm..ok let me guess- maybe it applies to lentils with the skins on? the lentils we use today are faster cooking strains? b.c.-before (pressure) cookers? i read in some places that the addition of turmeric apart from improving digestibility,actually speeds up cooking guess you could always do a controlled experiment!

psst.. just kidding