In Ahmedabad From Usa- Since Jan For 3-5 Years

MICHELLEHOOPER · May 19th, 2008, 15:31

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Originally Posted by The_Londoner

Hey Michelle

Welcome to the IM.

What's your experience of Ahmedabad and of Gujarat? I was born in Surat and traveled through Ahmedabad on my way to Mount Abu. That was over a decade ago. But it's one city in Gujarat that I would like to find out more about and visit in future.

I actually like it here. The people are super nice and my whole family feels safe. There are not alot of English speakers here as there are in Bangalore, Mumbai, etc, but I talk mostly with my hands anyway, so they figure out what I am saying. :-) Hahaaaaa

We have visited some beautiful temples and step wells. Our kids school is amazing!! Everything seems to be going pretty good. We even have purchased our permits to buy alcohol, so on those days when the frustration of not having some products that we are use to from the US,start pouring in, we sit back, have a glass of wine and think about all the good things that we have experienced since being here.

If you ever want to come visit, let us know. I am sure we can help you find a good driver and a guide.

Best wishes to you on your travels....

Nick-H · May 19th, 2008, 17:37

Glad I was able to help with the backing powder; I'm sure you'll find most of the other stuff too.

You are thousands of miles away from me, but I would guess that ovens are a bit of a novelty in most of India (hey, I had my first in-India home-roasted chicken last week!). Its amazing how many kitchens, even for big families, are 'powered' by a two-burner gas stove. Or less!

abhi182 · May 19th, 2008, 20:19

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You are thousands of miles away from me, but I would guess that ovens are a bit of a novelty in most of India (hey, I had my first in-India home-roasted chicken last week!). Its amazing how many kitchens, even for big families, are 'powered' by a two-burner gas stove. Or less!

The trick is to look for what is called an OTG (Oven-Toaster-Griller)
Even though there are much smaller than the regular sized ovens you see in the US, they come for pretty cheap (4-5K INR)

The biggie ones (or what would be the regular size for the Americans here)with 4X stove tops are called Cooking ranges, and there is a local brand called sunflame which comes for 20-25K
The imported ones are far far more expensive though

Swapnil · May 20th, 2008, 01:51

Welcome to IM MICHELLEHOOPER ..& good luck for your muffin mix search..!

puchoo · May 20th, 2008, 09:48

Range starts lower than that :-

http://www.compareindia.com/specific...e-regency/3048

And ovens still being a novelty in India...well not too convinced on that.

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Originally Posted by abhi182

which comes for 20-25K

abhi182 · May 21st, 2008, 01:15

hmmm...nice find puchoo...that compareindia site is neat, not a bad start at all....

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And ovens still being a novelty in India...well not too convinced on that.

Seems like there are some tinny Ovens (or oven/toaster/griller whtever) for as low as 2K
http://www.compareindia.com/products...ster-grillers/

capt_mahajan · May 21st, 2008, 01:17

another one is moutshut.com

both are useful, depending....

abhi182 · May 21st, 2008, 01:26

mouthshut.com seems to have rather terrible and biased reviews most of the time IMHO, but then that's just me

capt_mahajan · May 21st, 2008, 01:30

I suspected that once or twice, actually. Glad somebody confirmed it.

MICHELLEHOOPER · May 21st, 2008, 08:19

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Originally Posted by Swapnil

Welcome to IM MICHELLEHOOPER ..& good luck for your muffin mix search..!

Thanks so much!! I will be heading to USA in 5 days, so I will be sure to have some muffin mix in my luggage when coming back. hahaaaa

MICHELLEHOOPER · May 21st, 2008, 08:21

I went to Croma here in Ahmedabad and bought a small oven and it works great. I have baked brownies for the kids snacks and just yesterday I cooked Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Bread for their breakfast and it turned out great. This little oven was around 3000Rs or maybe even less. I can't remember, but we love it. We can bake chicken, fish and all sorts of things. It's very small compared to the US ovens, but I wont complain because it gets the job done.

aggienm · May 21st, 2008, 10:46

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Originally Posted by MICHELLEHOOPER

Hi,
My name is Michelle. My husband and I are here for 3-5 years with our 5 children. He is currently employed in the Vatva area and we live near the Satellite area in Ahmedabad.

Our children are ages 12, 11, 9, 9 and 2. Never a dull moment in our household. Hahahaaa

Anyway...just wanted to introduce myself. Wishing you all a beautiful day.

Michelle

Welcome to IM, Michelle. Looks like God dealt you two of a kind. Man, if you had been blessed with triplets, you'd have a full house for life. You can't beat that ...

puchoo · May 21st, 2008, 10:54

Mouthshut used to be an impressive site with roots developing for a strong community to emerge...and then everyone decided to use it to criticize companies, use it as a consumer complaint forum , promotion of products etc....all downhill from there.

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Originally Posted by capt_mahajan

I suspected that once or twice, actually. Glad somebody confirmed it.

Pushkar · May 23rd, 2008, 17:40

Hey Michelle Welcome To Ahmedabad hey how u doin...are you comfort in A'bad...?what u doin.?

May 19th, 2008, 17:37	#17
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 25,861	Glad I was able to help with the backing powder; I'm sure you'll find most of the other stuff too. You are thousands of miles away from me, but I would guess that ovens are a bit of a novelty in most of India (hey, I had my first in-India home-roasted chicken last week!). Its amazing how many kitchens, even for big families, are 'powered' by a two-burner gas stove. Or less! __________________ . Just one member of the IndiaMike Mod Team

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MICHELLEHOOPER Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Ahmedabad, Gujarat India Posts: 9	I went to Croma here in Ahmedabad and bought a small oven and it works great. I have baked brownies for the kids snacks and just yesterday I cooked Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Bread for their breakfast and it turned out great. This little oven was around 3000Rs or maybe even less. I can't remember, but we love it. We can bake chicken, fish and all sorts of things. It's very small compared to the US ovens, but I wont complain because it gets the job done.

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