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maree

How about some recipes then, stormysky?

Would really like one for the coconut stuff served with idli too.

lonelyaztec

Hi All,

try to get recepie for Andhra Dish called "Nooni Vankaya" which means brinjal in Oil. It is more like baingan bartha.

It tastes great.

There is nothing to beat Hyderabadi biriyani from Paradise hotel in Hyderabad though.

Beach have u tried the biriyani at Paradise. If u have not, try it.

Also, the kababs at Lucknow. Pls. have them alteast once in ur life.

Tata.

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Bryan

Can anyone tell me how to make Masala Dosai my most favourite food in the history of food

Also what sort of pan would I need to do thsi properly
I need Dosai!!!!!!!

greta idea to share recipes
Bryan

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beach

Bryan,
Let the India Mike Certified chefs explain you the tricks! I can support with this image. This man is making two on the hot plate. No masala is shown.He just put it over the dosa and roll it.

(I usually dig the masala out and eat only the Dosa. Too much of potatoes )

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volga_volga

beach will you stop posting pictures of Indian food for us poor souls LEFT OUT



Ppl today's Evening Standard promises to tell us the best Indian restaurants in London

maree

Thanks for that stormysky

First, I'll have to see where I can get some bengal gram, black gram and asafoetida (that's 'hing', right?).

Bryan... you should be able to get a dosa pan at an Indian supply/grocery shop... but you're probably better off just finding a South Indian restaurant nearby and getting them to make them!

Bryan

yeah tried that Maree
No South Indian restaurants in Glasgow
Countless north Indian ...In fact we have an over abundance of North indian restaurants ...some of the best in the UK are located here but no south Indian estaurants that I know of
Perhpas someone will no one of one?

Something to do with the migration to scotland being mainly from Pakistan Punjab

rab

I don't know if it's an urban myth or whether there was some true study, but apparently Britain's favourite restaurant meal is chicken tikka masala and pilau rice. More people eat curry than any other meal including roast beef and Yorkshire pudding and more than fish and chips!

(Probably 'cos roast beef is less fashionable these days with so many ethnic foods to choose from and because fish and chips is more often a take away food)

rab

And sorry, to answer your point mala, the popularity of the curry is not because of the sheer number of Indian immigrants eating it! No no no, it is just widely appreciated as the nicest thing to eat at restaurants.

tstan

It could be that curry and fish and chips (at different times, of course) go very well with beer.

rab

Yep the curry house is a popular venue after closing time at the pub!

Now here's a recipe for you - rab's Banana and Parsnip Curry

Now this is delicious!

In a big saucepan gently fry the following ingredients (choose quantities to taste / appetite) in olive oil: -

Coarsely chopped onions (and shallots if you have them)
Diced parsnips
Ground cumin seeds
Turmeric
Cardamon pods
Cloves
A few sultanas

Add a some meat stock (or veg stock if you are a vegetarian!), some fresh coriander leaves and simmer very gently for a while. Add a little creamed coconut, allowing it to melt.

If you get chance at this stage you can leave it overnight for the full flavours to develop. Then reheat thoroughly when you want to eat it.

Before serving with some nice boiled brown rice and your favourite Indian bread add some natural yoghurt, a little garam masala and a chopped banana (one big one or a couple of small).

Enjoy it!

rab

Alan D

To answer mala's point, slightly off topic!

Indian food is very popular in the UK - there are over 8000 restaurants and takeaways scattered around the country, supermarket freezers are stuffed with a variety of meals and most supermarkets carry a good range of cooking pastes and spices. Many of us also are close to an Asian shop where we can generally buy spices more cheaply.

Most of these places are not in fact Indian though - the majority are Bangladeshi owned and generally all have the same Mughlai based menu. Various other types of Indian food like South Indian and Gujarati are not easy to find.

So yes, there's plenty of it around but not the kind of variety you find in India.

abracax

The shift in British culinary tastes may also have been influenced by the fact that no-one has as yet discovered "mad chicken disease."

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volga_volga

with alternative names in various languages of India

http://www.ammas.com/a1/recipes/spices.cfm

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Samsara

Browsing through my cookery books today, I came across this drink - I thought it looked like it would go great with curries as an alternative to lassi.

Mango and Pineapple Tango

2 chilled tins of mango slices
Pack or bottle chilled pineapple juice

Blend together and serve over ice cubes.