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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| menu planning | 5/1/2008 | Dina Street |
| Q: My kitchen is nicely stocked for Indian cooking, and I have been cooking mostly Indian for the past ... A: I had exactly the same problem. Here are some ideas to bring variety into your Indian cooking: ... | ||
| Indian cuisine | 4/30/2008 | Marc Gray |
| Q: I am writing a book and I would like to know what kind of utensil a rural Indian might use in which ... A: Indians do not use utensils to eat. Only (some) urbanites in the newly developing middle class who ... | ||
| rasgulla recipe | 3/18/2008 | Sunil Tarneja |
| Q: ) ive been wanting the original rasgulla recipe desperately.i have tried making them 100 times but ... A: Anu, The real reason for you to not get the sponginess is that you need to knead the chenna / ... | ||
| rasgulla recipe | 3/18/2008 | Marc Gray |
| Q: ) ive been wanting the original rasgulla recipe desperately.i have tried making them 100 times but ... A: Recipe for Rasgulla: Rasgulla was created in Puri, a temple town in Orissa. The dish was later ... | ||
| rasgulla recipe | 3/18/2008 | Jaya Shrivastava |
| Q: ) ive been wanting the original rasgulla recipe desperately.i have tried making them 100 times but ... A: you are scaring me :) Anyway let's try this recipe out Ingredients: 1 liter milk (2% or homo) 1 ... | ||
| rasgulla recipe | 3/18/2008 | Sojourner |
| Q: ) ive been wanting the original rasgulla recipe desperately.i have tried making them 100 times but ... A: The problem may be in the way that you handle the paneer. I've seen a lot of recipes that use flour ... | ||
| Rasgulla recipe | 3/18/2008 | Sohini Chowdhury |
| Q: ) ive been wanting the original rasgulla recipe desperately.i have tried making them 100 times but ... A: Good to know that you love ragulla.Even i love it. So here goes the recipe for the spongy balls:- ... | ||
| english name for grain | 3/6/2008 | Jaya Shrivastava |
| Q: i would like to knw the english name for the grain called Daliya/Dariya ni dal in gujarati A: Daliya is roasted chana dal or roasted split gram which is available in east indian grocery stores ... | ||
| Indian Food thats is loved by children | 2/18/2008 | Sunil Tarneja |
| Q: Can you please send me the detailed menu which is preferred by kids of age froup 6 to 15 years ? A: BLACK FOREST PASTRY ON LETTUCE WALDROF SALAD CUCUMBER SLICES PAPAYA SLICES CONTI NON VEG CHICKEN ... | ||
| chapatti flour | 1/13/2008 | Jaya Shrivastava |
| Q: just wondering whether there is any chapatti flour available that is non-wheat and without yeast ... A: chapatis made out of any other flour will not turn out as good as those made with wheat flour ... | ||
| Papri Chaat | 1/12/2008 | Sohini Chowdhury |
| Q: My fav restaurant makes papri chaat with onions as an addition. I can't find any recipes that use ... A: The papri chat which you are talking about is not at all weird. It is just used to enhance the taste ... | ||
| english names for grains | 1/7/2008 | Jaya Shrivastava |
| Q: .As I have been unable, after several hours of googling,find the answer....during ekadashi we cook a ... A: I searched and came to know that you are talking about sawan (common name in hindi) which is called ... | ||
| Chicken pickle | 12/17/2007 | Marc Gray |
| Q: Is it OK to use food-grade plastic jars for maturing & storing pickle (any pickle, but particularly ... A: Glass is always preferred. Properly glazed crockery is barely acceptable, but not preferred. You ... | ||
| daily food habit of punjabi family | 12/2/2007 | Sohini Chowdhury |
| Q: i want to know the daily food chart of punjabis ? A: I know that there is a daily food chart of an individual depending upon wether he is a veg or ... | ||
| Recipe for Rasgolla | 11/30/2007 | Dina Street |
| Q: ! I love cooking, especially Bengali sweets... I have tries many times to make rasgollas by ... A: Can you please tell me exactly what is not right about the final result of the recipes you have ... | ||
| vegetable jalfrezi | 11/27/2007 | Sohini Chowdhury |
| Q: can u tell me how to make jalfrezi for about 20 people plz. I need it for this saturday. Thanks, x A: Sorry for replying late. Here goes your recipe for vegetable jalfrezi:- INGREDIENTS: 5 large carrot, ... | ||
| crispy potatoes | 11/17/2007 | Sohini Chowdhury |
| Q: ..there is this dish served at our local club called crispy potatoes(stir fried chinese)...i would ... A: French Fries!!!My favourite too.Anyways to start with your question I will first tell you how can ... | ||
| Bombay Aloo | 11/12/2007 | Sohini Chowdhury |
| Q: Sohini I would like to cook Bombay aloo. I live in Portugal and I ate this dish in an Indian ... A: Here is the recipes for Bombay aloo both dry and curry Bombay Aloo(Dry) Ingredients Serves 4 3 ... | ||
| chasni | 11/6/2007 | Sohini Chowdhury |
| Q: I always find making chasni a very hard task, can you please help me with a few tips for making 1, 2 ... A: It seems you like sweet dishes a lot. Anyway thanks for the question. Sugar syrup is used in a lot ... | ||
| Spices | 11/2/2007 | Sohini Chowdhury |
| Q: Please, please share some of your 5-minute recipes with me. I LOVE Indian cuisine. :) (I cannot eat ... A: it is good to know that you love Indian cuisine, and hence i am sharing two of very delicious ... | ||
| indian cuisine | 10/31/2007 | Marc Gray |
| Q: types of marinations, A: You have not posed a proper question. I am supposing that you are asking about how to marinate meat ... | ||
| Gujerati Bread/Tomato snack | 10/16/2007 | Sojourner |
| Q: India) a few years back i bought from a street stall a snack which was a small bread (like a ... A: OK, this is going to be a bit complicated, so let me say from the outset that if you can find an ... | ||
| Roti | 9/10/2007 | Sojourner |
| Q: how to make tandoori roti at home ? A: I haven't tried tandoori roti myself - I usually make nan, puri or paratha. But here's a recipe ... | ||
| keema | 9/6/2007 | Marc Gray |
| Q: Do you have a recipe for keema made with ground beef or lamb? thank you,Tim A: There are infinite variations on Keema. Here is my personal favorite recipe. I serve it with ... | ||
| looking for a raita recipe | 9/1/2007 | Marc Gray |
| Q: I have found lots of raita recipes, but all have mint. I've eaten a raita at an Indian restaurant, ... A: Personally, I never use mint, in spite of its popularity. I use chopped fresh coriander (cilantro) ... | ||
| Restaurants | 8/30/2007 | Sojourner |
| Q: I'm not sure if i ask this at the right place, but i was hoping you can tell me; do you have any ... A: I am answering this out of the question pool as no one else has answered it for you yet and it has ... | ||
| Tomato Rice | 8/28/2007 | Sojourner |
| Q: How to prepare Tomato Rice A: This isn't a dish I have personal experience with, but here are four sites online that have recipes ... | ||
| personal | 8/28/2007 | Dina Street |
| Q: my question is that, i want to get basic knowledge about the indian cuisine. plz tell me name of ... A: There are so many excellent books on Indian cuisine. I wouldn't know where to begin to give you a ... | ||
| Cook Books | 8/27/2007 | Sojourner |
| Q: I wanted to know if you could recommend some Vegetarian Indian cookbooks? Thank you!!! A: I'm answering this question out of the question pool. It wasn't sent to me directly. Please ... | ||
| Desserts! | 8/20/2007 | Sojourner |
| Q: Can you tell me any new dessert recipes for my children? A: Arvinder. I'm sorry an answer to this question has been so long in coming, but it was in the ... | ||
| Healthy Indian Food | 8/20/2007 | Sunil Tarneja |
| Q: I really enjoy Indian food, however could you please advise me of the more healthier dishes & ... A: Well Indian food is aesthetically rich in fat and oil. The deliema is common for people to have ... | ||
| bitterness in my cooking | 8/6/2007 | Sunil Tarneja |
| Q: When I cook Indian food at home, the meals tend to turn out somewhat bitter compared to what I would ... A: Anny there are two probable reasons to it 1. Maybe your are over frying the onions while you saute ... | ||
| types of gravies | 7/16/2007 | Marc Gray |
| Q: types and variations of indian gravies A: "types and variations of indian gravies" is not in the form of a question; but I am going to assume ... | ||
| Gravy | 6/20/2007 | Dina Street |
| Q: I need to know how to make malai kofta and the gravy to go with the koftas. Also I want to make a ... A: As different Indian restaurants in different parts of the world serve different cuisine, I'm not ... | ||
| QUANTITY | 6/18/2007 | Sunil Tarneja |
| Q: I AM HAVING A PARTY FOR 50 PEOPLE. THE MENU IS CHICKEN CURRY + PEAS; MUTTON CURRY WITH POTATOES & ... A: The estimated quantity for the same considering the people are having moderate eating habits would ... | ||
| Guava | 6/14/2007 | Marc Gray |
| Q: You say you have never heard of stewed guava - it was a favourite way of using guavas in India. ... A: Sorry, but I have never heard of boiled guavas. But rather than just tell you that i am unable to ... | ||
| Quantity required.... | 6/12/2007 | Ayesha.Mumtaz.Mirza |
| Q: I need to cook the Butter Chicken for 30 persons, I was able to find out the receipe but I could'nt ... A: I have already replied you. Thanx Hi Radha, good to hear from you, sorry for replying a little ... | ||
| Food in India and Spices in India | 5/23/2007 | Sojourner |
| Q: Good Day! We live in the US. My husband and I both love Indian food. We love Chicken Tikka Masala ... A: Tikka Masala and Palak Paneer are both Northern Indian dishes, as is naan. Other dishes from the ... | ||
| Curry | 5/14/2007 | Dina Street |
| Q: I would like to obtain a curry receipe either chicken or beef to cook for plus minus 50 people A: The beauty of curries is that they are very flexible and adaptable to large groups. My suggestion ... | ||
| Indian Curries | 5/2/2007 | Ayesha.Mumtaz.Mirza |
| Q: I have been cooking indian food for a while, but I find my curries generally taste a bit too sweet. ... A: Indian curries are usually sour. Are you using too many onions in one dish? If you use more onions ... | ||
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