"James Silverton" > wrote in message
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> Potatoes seem to be used quite extensively in Indian cooking; that's what
> "Aloo" means in the names of recipes. My favorite Indian cookbook, an
> early edition of Julie Sahni's "Classic Indian Cooking", lists at least a
> dozen recipes in the index and mentions the use of potatoes for extending
> the number of servings of meat dishes. It might be maintained that
> potatoes are relatively recent additions to Indian cuisine but they are
> contemporary with chilies!
>
> James Silverton
> Potomac, Maryland

"Thanks heaven" for potatoes in curry; and tomatoes in Italian cuisine.
Dee Dee