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India is a treasure trove of spices and home to one of the most sophisticated cuisines in the world. At each meal, spices are roasted and ground fresh and mixed into intoxicating and sophisticated combinations. For centuries, India enticed spice-hungry traders. As foreigners took away spices, they also made contributions to local cuisine. The Chinese brought rice and the wok; the Portuguese introduced vinegar, tomatoes, potatoes, and chilies. (Vindaloo, the hot and sour preparations, comes from the Portuguese word vindalho, with “vinho” meaning vinegar and “aldos” garlic.) Persian, Mongolian and Indonesian influences were also significant. India boasts many diverse regional cuisines, but we can generalize broadly by identifying distinct cooking styles between north and south. The north is characterized by more meat and dairy and tandoori cooking. Southern dishes tend to be spicier and moist, featuring stews, rice, lentils, and Indonesian influences. Because many Indian religious practices limit or forbid the eating of meat, Indian cuisine abounds with vegetable and lentil dishes, along with rice and delicious yogurt- or cream-based sauces.
 

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Home Town: Mangalore, Karnataka, India
About me: Hi, I am a 24 yr old married gal, living in Dubai. Working and managing home is something I have yet to master (and probably never will!!). I cook dinner (yes only one meal a day!…
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Ashwini 

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Home Town: Pune, Maharashtra, India
Living In: Middletown, Connecticut, USA
About me: I am a software engineer by profession but am very much into cooking different cuisines. I especially love to try italian and indian cuisines. I love to bake and decorate cakes.

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Living In: Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
About me: I am Vijayalakshmi Narayanaswamy hailing from Tamil nadu and Settled in Andhra Pradesh. Here I would like to share my South Indian Traditional recipies with you.
 

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Vietnamese Aromatic Lamb Chops

Reviewed on Jun. 9, 2009 by CHANDYCOOKS 
This is an amazing recipe. We used pork chops instead of lamb and it turned out really good. We were out of garlic powder and we just used extra cloves of garlic. We cooked it on the stop top instead of grilling it, but used very little oil. We thickened the left over juices and it made a very tasty sauce. We served it with white rice on the side and it was a very good meal
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Spinach and Sweet Corn Mashed Potatoes

Reviewed on May 26, 2009 by Wendy2383 
This is a great recipe! I omitted the cream and added sun dried tomatoes! The next day when I still had some left over, I made them into small croquet - just dipped them in beaten egg, coated it with bread crumbs and fried them in pan.Good Stuff!!! Thanks for this recipe!
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Pancakes I

Reviewed on May 18, 2009 by Arti 
This was my first attempt making pancakes and i was sooo surprised that they actually came out awesome!!! i tweaked it a LITTLE, added about double the sugar but it was amazing!!! i think just a hint of vanilla or any other essence to cover up the slightly eggy smell would be nice but this recipe is definitely for keeps!! thanks a lot!
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