Guest guest Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 I am new to this group so I guess this first post can also be my introduction...I am Lori and have been a vegetarian for almost 20 years. I enjoy a wide variety of foods but would love to include more Indian or Pakistani foods in my favorites. I have a new member of my family who would certainly appreciate some well prepared meals that will remind him of home, so any help would be appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2007 Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 Hi Lori, Welcome! I'm new here too, and just thrilled to find such a helpful, friendly group. Anyway, I thought you might enjoy one of my favorite food blogs as another source for Indian recipes, so here's the link: http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi Also, since I often need a glossary for the recipes, here's the one I like I best: http://cuisinecuisine.com/IndianSpices.htm . Actually, I think that whole site is pretty cool, too Peace, Maureen Lori wrote: > I am new to this group so I guess this first post can also be my > introduction...I am Lori and have been a vegetarian for almost 20 > years. I enjoy a wide variety of foods but would love to include more > Indian or Pakistani foods in my favorites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2007 Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 Thanks Maureen. I will enjoy browsing those sites too. Judy - Maureen Friday, January 19, 2007 6:58 AM Re: Pakistani/Indian vegetarian recipes... Hi Lori, Welcome! I'm new here too, and just thrilled to find such a helpful, friendly group. Anyway, I thought you might enjoy one of my favorite food blogs as another source for Indian recipes, so here's the link: http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi Also, since I often need a glossary for the recipes, here's the one I like I best: http://cuisinecuisine.com/IndianSpices.htm . Actually, I think that whole site is pretty cool, too Peace, Maureen Lori wrote: > I am new to this group so I guess this first post can also be my > introduction...I am Lori and have been a vegetarian for almost 20 > years. I enjoy a wide variety of foods but would love to include more > Indian or Pakistani foods in my favorites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2007 Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 You're very welcome, Judy! I'm so glad you think they look promising :-) Peace, Maureen wwjd wrote: > Thanks Maureen. I will enjoy browsing those sites too. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2007 Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 A question about ingredients...having mastered some main vegetarian dishes, a few breads...chapati...I am ready to move on to the dessert table! But, I don't know what " jaggery " is...I have found a picture of some and to me it looks like light brown sugar. Is that correct? The Indian grocery is a 40 minute drive from my house and I would like to conserve gasoline!!! Luanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2007 Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 , " Luanne Moore " <lahlbrand wrote: > > A question about ingredients...having mastered some main vegetarian dishes, a few breads...chapati...I am ready to move on to the dessert table! But, I don't know what " jaggery " is...I have found a picture of some and to me it looks like light brown sugar. Is that correct? The Indian grocery is a 40 minute drive from my house and I would like to conserve gasoline!!! > Luanne > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2007 Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 http://www.ochef.com/742.htm Jaggery is a coarse, unrefined sugar that that has been made from sugar cane juice. I have found pure brown cane sugar in bags at Asian food stores. It looks very much like brown sugar. I bet you could use sugar in the raw, if you can't find it. Judy , " Luanne Moore " <lahlbrand wrote: > > A question about ingredients...having mastered some main vegetarian dishes, a few breads...chapati...I am ready to move on to the dessert table! But, I don't know what " jaggery " is...I have found a picture of some and to me it looks like light brown sugar. Is that correct? The Indian grocery is a 40 minute drive from my house and I would like to conserve gasoline!!! > Luanne > . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2007 Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 You know how if you 'lose' an open bag of brown sugar in the back of the cupboard for about 4 months and later you find a hard brown lump? That's what jaggery looks & tastes like Peace, Diane , " Luanne Moore " <lahlbrand wrote: > > A question about ingredients...having mastered some main vegetarian dishes, a few breads...chapati...I am ready to move on to the dessert table! But, I don't know what " jaggery " is...I have found a picture of some and to me it looks like light brown sugar. Is that correct? The Indian grocery is a 40 minute drive from my house and I would like to conserve gasoline!!! > Luanne > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 Hi Luanne, Here's a much better description of jaggery than I could ever come up with: http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/category/indian-kitchen/ingredients-p\ hotos/ (You have to scroll down a little bit.) To me, it doesn't really taste like any one thing, but if I was trying to come up with a substitute for cooking/baking, I think I'd use some combination of organic brown sugar and pure, organic maple syrup, adjusting for taste. (Lol, I just read through the other responses--It's amazing how everyone experiences taste so differently!) Also, you may already know this, but here are a couple of links to online sources that people seem to have consistently good experiences with in terms of quality, etc.: http://store.indianfoodsco.com and http://ishopindian.com Hope this helps! Peace, Maureen Luanne Moore wrote: > A question about ingredients...having mastered some main vegetarian dishes, a few breads...chapati...I am ready to move on to the dessert table! But, I don't know what " jaggery " is...I have found a picture of some and to me it looks like light brown sugar. Is that correct? The Indian grocery is a 40 minute drive from my house and I would like to conserve gasoline!!! > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 Could you substitute the brown cone sugar found in Mexican markets? Our walmart even carries that sort.. Seems much coarser than regular brown sugar Marcia ---- wwjd 1/19/2007 4:21:06 PM Re: Re: Pakistani/Indian vegetarian recipes... http://www.ochef.com/742.htm Jaggery is a coarse, unrefined sugar that that has been made from sugar cane juice. I have found pure brown cane sugar in bags at Asian food stores. It looks very much like brown sugar. I bet you could use sugar in the raw, if you can't find it. Judy , " Luanne Moore " <lahlbrand wrote: > > A question about ingredients...having mastered some main vegetarian dishes, a few breads...chapati...I am ready to move on to the dessert table! But, I don't know what " jaggery " is...I have found a picture of some and to me it looks like light brown sugar. Is that correct? The Indian grocery is a 40 minute drive from my house and I would like to conserve gasoline!!! > Luanne > ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2007 Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 Thank you so much for the info on Indian/Pakistani vegetarian foods. The links were great. I am soon going to try making many of the dishes found on the links and in the folder , here. In regards to the question about jaggery, my new family member has a sugar cane farm in Pakistan, and produces raw sugar and jaggery, so I have just been introduced to using it. It is produced from the sugar cane juice, which is then boiled into a sugar syrup, and then reduced to the balls of raw sugar. It is formed into a hard ball, similar to hard brown sugar( I like the example of brown sugar left in the cupboard too long, lol) and can be used by crumbling off the sugar, as needed. Again, thank you for all the information, in response to my question. I am so glad I joined this group! , " Lori " <loris3032 wrote: > > I am new to this group so I guess this first post can also be my > introduction...I am Lori and have been a vegetarian for almost 20 > years. I enjoy a wide variety of foods but would love to include more > Indian or Pakistani foods in my favorites. I have a new member of my > family who would certainly appreciate some well prepared meals that > will remind him of home, so any help would be appreciated! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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