On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:18:09 GMT, Julie Bove posted:


"Nicky" wrote in message
.. .
On 29 Apr 2008 11:13:38 GMT, Nick Cramer
wrote:

It's Dal, not Dahl. I've been trying to remember where that Indian store
was. It's been a while. ;-/

No, it's either one.

Oh sure. Make us even MORE confused. Now watch somebody say it could also
be Channa!

Hindi or Urdu (or whatever language "dal" is from), are not written
with the Roman alphabet, so any transliteration tends to have
variations.


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Nicky wrote:
On 29 Apr 2008 11:13:38 GMT, Nick Cramer
wrote:

It's Dal, not Dahl. I've been trying to remember where that Indian store
was. It's been a while. ;-/

No, it's either one.

OK. Thanks, Nicky.

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"Julie Bove" wrote:
"Nicky" wrote in message
On 29 Apr 2008 11:13:38 GMT, Nick Cramer

It's Dal, not Dahl. I've been trying to remember where that Indian
store was. It's been a while. ;-/

No, it's either one.

Oh sure. Make us even MORE confused. Now watch somebody say it could
also be Channa!

I thought "China Doll" was a 1958 movie, starring Victor Mature?

In China, gruff Air Force Captain Cliff Brandon wakes up after a night of
drinking to discover he has purchased the housekeeping services of comely,
young Shu-Jen from her father. Disappointed by Cliff's insistence on
staying out late in bars, Shu-Jen leaves for home, when Cliff, made aware
that she is carrying his child, finds her and marries her in a delightful
traditional Chinese ceremony. Happy days are spent as Shu-Jen and her
infant daughter join Cliff at a forward base, until Cliff, returning from
a supply-drop mission, hears the base is under attack by Japanese bombers.

--
Nick. Support severely wounded and disabled Veterans and their families!
I've known US vets who served as far back as the Spanish American War. They
are all my heroes! Thank a Veteran and Support Our Troops. You are not
forgotten. Thanks ! ! ~Semper Fi~

On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:18:09 GMT, "Julie Bove"
wrote:


"Nicky" wrote in message
.. .
On 29 Apr 2008 11:13:38 GMT, Nick Cramer
wrote:

It's Dal, not Dahl. I've been trying to remember where that Indian store
was. It's been a while. ;-/

No, it's either one.

Oh sure. Make us even MORE confused. Now watch somebody say it could also
be Channa!

Yes, it could :P

Dahl is a cooking method; Channa is the kind of thing you do it with.
The literal translation of Channa Dahl is something like bean puree,
with the Channa bean being used.

If you guys can't get hold of Bengal, Channa, or Gram beans or flour
(it's all the same thing, and in every supermarket over here), try
chickpeas or garbanzo and test,test,test... you're gonna want to do
that even if you find Channa dahl, whatever it does for David Mendosa,
aren't you...

Nicky.
T2 dx 05/04 + underactive thyroid
D&E, 100ug thyroxine
Last A1c 5.6% BMI 25

On Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:04:41 -0400, Jefferson
wrote:

Peter G. (Bigbird) wrote:


"Chana Dal is closely related to chickpeas. It has the same scientific
family name as chickpeas, "Cicer arietinum", but while chickpeas belong to
the "kabuli" group, chana dal belongs to the "desi" group. "Desi" in Hindi
means local or coming from the country (as in "India") -- they were always
there."

I tend to believe them as I dislike lentil a lot but do like chana dahl.
However, if you're not careful, some places will try to tell you that a
yellow split pea is chana dahl. Trouble is, split peas go all mushy when
they're cooked, dahl doesn't.

It takes a long time to cook them and my wife refuses to deal with chana
dal since the pot boils over often.

DON'T let her near a pressure cooker G

Mother in law helpfully opened the lid of the pressure cooker to see
if the meal was cooked yet. For years I was finding sesame seeds
embedded in things . . .

I find the boiling of such things improves if you soak them well for
long enough first and change the water, makes them less likely to
crawl out of the pot

On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:58:06 +0100, Nicky
wrote:

On 29 Apr 2008 11:13:38 GMT, Nick Cramer
wrote:

It's Dal, not Dahl. I've been trying to remember where that Indian store
was. It's been a while. ;-/

No, it's either one.

Or dhal