James Silverton wrote:
> notbob wrote on Sun, 20 Jul 2008 19:04:07 GMT:
>
>>> Hmmm. I do see garam masala mixes at the Indian shops.
>
>> Yes, Indians are not aliens from outer space. They, like us,
>> have short-cuts to cooking. Masala is a "mix" of spices.
>> Naturally, the Indian language is not the English language.
>> Masala is a mixture of spices.
>
>>> I haven't
>>> looked for the curry powders though. If they carried curry
>>> powder, I would have to observe who was buying it!
>
>> If you observed an Indian buying "curry" powder, you are
>> either in a parallel universe or observing a sun-tanned idiot.
>
> You live in a twentieth century dream world. Things have changed;
> Indians even use pressure cookers, blenders and food processors.
>
I see a lot of that--esp. the pressure cookers--on my Indian
cooking list. Sometimes I think I'll have to get a pressure
cooker, so I can cook things as the recipes dictate.

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Jean B.