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Great diary, but a bit intimidating for those of us who have no experience with cooking Indian food. When you've been cooking a style for years, then many of the steps become second nature, when you haven't, something like this seems overwhelming.  I can put together French or Italian food in my sleep. Even new recipes rest on the same techniques, so it's just a question of checking the amounts. With something like this you have to run back and forth to the cookbook, constantly afraid you forgot something or did it in the wrong order or the wrong amount.

Pancakes: why there's a market for batter mix is incomprehensible to me - how hard is it to throw together flour, eggs, and milk?

by MarekNYC on Mon Mar 20th, 2006 at 02:54:27 PM EST
Well, some say my diary style tends towards the "dull, boring and encyclopedia-like" which is fair.

As for experience, I'd encourage you to give it a try. The Cauliflower recipe is really a simple place to start. If you can't get any of the spices, it's ok. It's a resilient recipe.

You just fry the cauliflower until it is principally already edible. Fry the potatoes with the whole spices so they too are almost edible. Then throw all the ingredients in the pan, throw some water in and simmer until everything is soft.

That's it. Sure, as you get more experienced you'll find ways to make it better, but it really is simple at heart.

(And I know you must be an excellent cook, so don't take offence at this comment, Marek, I say it as much for anyone else who eyes the recipe with caution as for you.)

by Metatone (metatone [a|t] gmail (dot) com) on Mon Mar 20th, 2006 at 03:05:38 PM EST
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And who are these "some" who criticize thus your diary style?
by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Mon Mar 20th, 2006 at 04:04:15 PM EST
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Well, Chairman afew, I would name them, but it might be detrimental to the revolutionary cause to be accusing 90% of the site...

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by Metatone (metatone [a|t] gmail (dot) com) on Mon Mar 20th, 2006 at 04:08:41 PM EST
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