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From: wmartin@brl-tgr.ARPA (Will Martin )
Newsgroups: net.nlang.india,net.cooks
Subject: Indian cookery in America
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Date: Wed, 30-Jan-85 13:15:42 EST
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Glad to see the new net.nlang.india created. As a non-Indian who has
loved evry variety of Indian food I've had the pleasure to try, I'd
like to direct a request to Indian (or other South Asian) people
now living in the US -- Have you developed any recipes, modifications
to standard American dishes, or variations on your traditional foodstuffs
that use "ordinary" American supermarket ingredients, as opposed to 
getting imported or speciality ingredients from import or exotic-food
stores? It's fairly easy to find cookbooks with recipes for the
"real" dishes, using the "correct" ingredients, which are available from
special stores or by mail-order, but I'd love to see what you all have
done with "ordinary" American foodstuffs to make dishes with an "Indian 
flavor" or to approach cooking in America from an Indian (or other South
Asian) point of view.

I realize most people doing this sort of thing do not develop "recipes";
they experiment in cooking by trying various combinations of ingredients
and seasonings, and remember and build on their successes. If you don't
have exact amounts or quantities in mind, don't let that discourage
you from contributing your experiences; those of us who want to try this
sort of thing can use our own experience to guide us in following your
descriptions.

Please post any such material to BOTH net.cooks and net.nlang.india.
Net.cooks is where it will be archived and get the widest distribution,
and seeing it in net.nlang.india might help a fellow countryman who is
trying to eat like he remembered but save a few dollars by not buying
expensive imported foodstuffs.

Licking my lips in anticipation,
Will Martin

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