http://www.indiamike.com/india en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:19:39 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.indiamike.com/india/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.indiamike.com/india http://www.indiamike.com/india/indian-cooking-and-cuisine-f12/vinegar-s-available-t94689/ Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:59:11 GMT I've been wondering about this for awhile and finally realized I could just ask!

There must be some vinegar available in India. So I'm wondering:

What kinds (what is it made from)?
Where can you get it? (generally)

I use vinegar medicinally, I use it to clean with, and I use it as a hair rinse (apple cider vinegar). So I'd like to know if I can count on finding it.

Thanks - this is my first post and I hope it's in the right place! ]]> Indian Cooking and Cuisine felistigresse http://www.indiamike.com/india/indian-cooking-and-cuisine-f12/vinegar-s-available-t94689/ http://www.indiamike.com/india/indian-cooking-and-cuisine-f12/what-are-madras-onions-t93714/ Sat, 24 Oct 2009 21:24:44 GMT What are Madras onions called in English, American, Hindi, Telugu...?

I have a cookbook with several recipes calling for Madras onions, but nowhere is there an explanation of what they are.

Searching the web, I find any number of recipes for Madras onion chutneys and the like. Nearly all start off by whacking up a lot of perfectly ordinary yellow onions. Only one recipe specifies baby red onions or shallots.

Shallots seem like a good bet: there's a site offering to sell me bottles of Mother's Madras Onion Chutney, or some such; and the picture on the label looks very much like shallots.

So, are Madras onions really shallots? ]]> Indian Cooking and Cuisine hfot2 http://www.indiamike.com/india/indian-cooking-and-cuisine-f12/what-are-madras-onions-t93714/