Comments on: Do-It-Yourself Takeaway http://www.oldpunksneverdie.com/2007/12/28/do-it-yourself-takeaway/ Teaching young dogs old tricks Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:59:30 +0000 hourly 1 By: zenpunk http://www.oldpunksneverdie.com/2007/12/28/do-it-yourself-takeaway/comment-page-1/#comment-138 zenpunk Tue, 22 Jan 2008 23:41:09 +0000 http://oldpunksneverdie.com/28-12-2007/do-it-yourself-takeaway/#comment-138 oh yeah, asafoetida is used by krishnas. apparently, according to a krishna who one day long ago knocked on my friend's door and somehow ended up sat in the front room, they dont eat onions because he said "onions make people cry". i would rather eat onions anyday. oh yeah, asafoetida is used by krishnas. apparently, according to a krishna who one day long ago knocked on my friend's door and somehow ended up sat in the front room, they dont eat onions because he said "onions make people cry".

i would rather eat onions anyday.

]]> By: durruti http://www.oldpunksneverdie.com/2007/12/28/do-it-yourself-takeaway/comment-page-1/#comment-137 durruti Sat, 29 Dec 2007 16:01:48 +0000 http://oldpunksneverdie.com/28-12-2007/do-it-yourself-takeaway/#comment-137 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asafoetida" title="Wiki entry on asafoetida" rel="nofollow">Asafoetida</a> is also known as hing. It's usually available in a little yellow plastic tub in Asian supermarkets (see the picture on the Wiki entry). It's cheap as chips and lasts for ages. Hare Krishnas use it instead of onion or garlic in a lot of their cooking - their weirdo beliefs forbid them from eating either. I couldn't imagine life without <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allium" title="Wiki entry on alliums" rel="nofollow">alliums</a>, particularly in vegan cooking. Thanks for the converter link too, much slicker than the one I usually use (although generally not for normal weights and measures, as I'm quite good at doing all the mental arithmetic needed). I'll put up recipes for tarka dhal (lentil), dhingri (mushroom) and saag (spinach) dishes soon, then you'll have enough for a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thali" title="Wiki entry on thali" rel="nofollow">thali</a>. Burp :D Asafoetida is also known as hing. It's usually available in a little yellow plastic tub in Asian supermarkets (see the picture on the Wiki entry). It's cheap as chips and lasts for ages.

Hare Krishnas use it instead of onion or garlic in a lot of their cooking - their weirdo beliefs forbid them from eating either. I couldn't imagine life without alliums, particularly in vegan cooking.

Thanks for the converter link too, much slicker than the one I usually use (although generally not for normal weights and measures, as I'm quite good at doing all the mental arithmetic needed).

I'll put up recipes for tarka dhal (lentil), dhingri (mushroom) and saag (spinach) dishes soon, then you'll have enough for a thali.

Burp :D

]]> By: Burke http://www.oldpunksneverdie.com/2007/12/28/do-it-yourself-takeaway/comment-page-1/#comment-136 Burke Sat, 29 Dec 2007 15:09:36 +0000 http://oldpunksneverdie.com/28-12-2007/do-it-yourself-takeaway/#comment-136 P.S. This is handy when dealing with recipes in metric http://www.convertworld.com/en/volume/Spice+measure.html P.S. This is handy when dealing with recipes in metric

http://www.convertworld.com/en/volume/Spice+measure.html

]]> By: Burke http://www.oldpunksneverdie.com/2007/12/28/do-it-yourself-takeaway/comment-page-1/#comment-135 Burke Sat, 29 Dec 2007 15:02:39 +0000 http://oldpunksneverdie.com/28-12-2007/do-it-yourself-takeaway/#comment-135 Nice recipes, will give a go. Im a bit of a novice still at making curry but ive been at it a few years now. One question though, what the hell is asafoetida powder? ive never heard of it or seen it in any recipes before. Nice recipes, will give a go. Im a bit of a novice still at making curry but ive been at it a few years now. One question though, what the hell is asafoetida powder? ive never heard of it or seen it in any recipes before.

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