maxine in ri > wrote in message >...
> Kamala wrote:
> > kalanamak > wrote in message >...
> >
> >>Charles Gifford wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>Very interesting. It seems, on the face of it, to be rather odd as there are
> >>>large groups of Indians who do not eat onion, garlic, etc. for religions
> >>>reasons.
> >>>
> >>>Charlie
> >>
> >>This, IIRC, shows the influence of Panjabis. They drove trucks and
> >>trains, and their cooking spread. Madhur Jaffrey talks about eating
> >>bazaar potatoes behind her parents back, as they forbid onions and
> >>garlic as inflamers of passion. Any Brahmin cookbooks out there?
> >>blacksalt
> >>who would find life without onions or lemon grim
> >
> >
> > I don't know about Brahmin cookbooks, but all of Yamuna Devi's
> > cookbooks do not use any onion/garlic/fungus/eggs in addition to being
> > vegetarian. Most "Jain" cookbooks also do not use onion and garlic.
> > There are a couple of cookbooks by Tarla Dalal(a very popular author
> > in India) that are entirely devoted to onion-less/garlic-less cooking.
> > Also look for recipes meant to be eaten during Hindu festivals/fasts
> > and many South Indian recipes do not use onions or garlic.
> >
> > Kamla.
>
> Do those authors make use of hing aesofedeta<sp>? IIRC, that's
> recommended in lieu of those passionate alliums.
>
> maxine in ri

Many of them do, indeed. But, I don't know if they are used instead of
onions because I cook many Indian dishes with both onions and
asafoetida, they do add complementing flavors, especially in dhals. On
the other hand, I have not seen many recipes that use onions, garlic
and asafoetida.

Kamala.

maxine in ri > wrote in message >...
> Kamala wrote:
> > kalanamak > wrote in message >...
> >
> >>Charles Gifford wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>Very interesting. It seems, on the face of it, to be rather odd as there are
> >>>large groups of Indians who do not eat onion, garlic, etc. for religions
> >>>reasons.
> >>>
> >>>Charlie
> >>
> >>This, IIRC, shows the influence of Panjabis. They drove trucks and
> >>trains, and their cooking spread. Madhur Jaffrey talks about eating
> >>bazaar potatoes behind her parents back, as they forbid onions and
> >>garlic as inflamers of passion. Any Brahmin cookbooks out there?
> >>blacksalt
> >>who would find life without onions or lemon grim
> >
> >
> > I don't know about Brahmin cookbooks, but all of Yamuna Devi's
> > cookbooks do not use any onion/garlic/fungus/eggs in addition to being
> > vegetarian. Most "Jain" cookbooks also do not use onion and garlic.
> > There are a couple of cookbooks by Tarla Dalal(a very popular author
> > in India) that are entirely devoted to onion-less/garlic-less cooking.
> > Also look for recipes meant to be eaten during Hindu festivals/fasts
> > and many South Indian recipes do not use onions or garlic.
> >
> > Kamla.
>
> Do those authors make use of hing aesofedeta<sp>? IIRC, that's
> recommended in lieu of those passionate alliums.
>
> maxine in ri

Many of them do, indeed. But, I don't know if they are used instead of
onions because I cook many Indian dishes with both onions and
asafoetida, they do add complementing flavors, especially in dhals. On
the other hand, I have not seen many recipes that use onions, garlic
and asafoetida.

Kamala.