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Archive for Indian Food
Welcome to India: Lamb Masala and German Beer
For the first time, I foud out it’s possible for me to get bored in an airport.
I know you might find that odd. Your experience is probably more typical; all airports are boring. But I love travel and flying, and I avidly watch all sorts of mechanisms that fly. It was a shock to me, [...] Read more »
India Tour Begins This Week
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The Chile Underground’s Monsoon Express Traveling Road Show is about to hit the road! The grand expedition begins on Wednesday next, depending.
Depending on whether Gustav interferes with our transfer in Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, to be exact. Some of the weather models indicate a strong possibility that the remnants of [...] Read more »
Curry and Cheddar: A Great Snack Pairing
Indian food usually makes use of paneer, their “national cheese.” However, you may have difficulty finding paneer where you are.
Never fear! It turns out, curry and cheddar make a great pairing. Check this recipe out:
Curry Cheddar Bits
I make these for big parties, and I try lots of different curry-mayo variations. I haven’t found one yet [...] Read more »
August F-BOM: Tigers & Strawberries
It is with pride that I award the August, 2008 Food Blog of the Month to Tigers & Strawberries. I ran across this blog by accident. Well, that’s no accident, really; most of the great food blogs I read I found with that tried-and-true method. Tigers & Strawberries first caught my eye with its elegant [...] Read more »
660 Curries: Biryani Curries and Side Dishes
One more post reviewing some recipes from the recent cookbook “660 Curries” and then I’ll quit. I promise. Really. I won’t even make you pay the ransom to get me to stop.
Once upon a time, invading hordes (Greek, Persian, Moghul, Mongol, Hun, Arab, Turk) came from many directions, over several centuries, looking for a really [...] Read more »
660 Curries: Vegetarian Curries
India is the Land of Spices. It’s also the Land of Vegetable Dishes. not only are there millions of Indians who are vegetarian diners, the rest often eat meals that are mainly vegetable courses. This is in stark contrast to the typical American meal, which is often meat-heavy.
Raghavan Iyer pays tribute, and significant attention, to [...] Read more »
One Last Curry (For Now)
After reading through Iyer’s “660 Curries” the last couple of weeks (and that’s just enough time to skim the bloody humongous book!), I got inspired to try my hand at a dish. I was mulling over how to make it novel or unique when my daughter (the inscrutable chefette Jessica) said, “Why not try a [...] Read more »
660 Curries: Fish and Shrimp Curries
Time for another Just-Before-Friday fish story. This one is about two dishes, both curries featured in the cookbook “660 Curries.” (I promise; I’m about to run out of choices from this book. After that, you’ll have to pay me wads of cash for more curry dishes get your own copy of the book; something I [...] Read more »
