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These both look good. Luckily we have lots of Indian friends. We visited

Houston in August and the family we stayed with gave us cooking lessons each

night and took us to a couple of Indian grocery stores and we stocked up on the

essentials. Still, it was all extremely foreign to me (excuse the pun). I am

slowly getting the hang of it. I'm always intimidated by anything new at first.

 

We live in a rural area, so groceries here in general are hard to get - that is

what I'm looking for. Organic is unheard of in our town. So, I travel 30

minutes to the next town or 50 minutes in the other direction for a better

selection. A few summers ago I went to the local farmer's market and picked up

a cantaloupe and asked the vendor if it was organic. He said, no dear, that's a

cantaloupe. I'm sure he marveled at my stupidity.

 

Still the nearest Indian grocery is 1 1/2 hours away, but I've found a purchase

there is relatively cheap and goes a long way.

 

Hinge is used in lots of dishes which is supposed to counteract the spiciness

and help prevent heartburn. Also, yogurt is used greatly at meals which

akalizes. I'm also learning about coconuts - I'm a slow learner and coming to

this stuff late in life. I want to try coconut chutney this week.

 

I'm not really big on planning ahead, so with Indian food that can be a problem

for me, because there is lots of pre-soaking for hours. Cream of wheat (also

known as semolina or sooji) is a staple and is used for main dishes and

desserts.

 

Jerri

http://justjera.wordpress.com/

(On my blog I have a link - hope you will vote for me.)

 

, " Betty Sherrill " <brsherrill

wrote:

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> Or Savory Spice Shop

> http://www.savoryspiceshop.com/

>

> Also tremendous! Hiqh quality, excellent descriptions, great service.

> I shop both Penzey's and Savory Spice

> Betty

> ---------------------------

>

> -

> Mike Christie

> Friday, October 09, 2009 5:18 PM

>

> Or Penzeys. http://www.penzeys.com

> ---------------------------

> At 07:33 AM 10/9/2009, Pam wrote:

> Gegee try www.spicehouse.com.

>

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Not sure if this will work for you but try looking at he

website localharvest.org. You may find more around you than you know there is.

 

--- On Fri, 10/9/09, jerrischlenker <jerrischlenker wrote:

 

 

jerrischlenker <jerrischlenker

Jerri Re: Indian food

 

Friday, October 9, 2009, 7:33 PM

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