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assistant: MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.02
      Title: Balti Gram Lentils
 Categories: Side dish, Indian, Balti, Vegetables
      Yield: 10 servings
     18 oz Gram lentils (channa dhal)
           -split and polished
      4 tb Green masala paste
      8 tb Fried dehydrated onion flake
      2 tb Granulated sugar(opt)
           Salt to taste
  1 Examine and rinse the lentils as described in Balti vegetable
  information sheet. Soak in cold water for at least 6 hours. Strain
  and rinse.
  2 Bring water to the boil.
  3 Add the lentils, stirring after a few minutes to ensure they are not
  sticking.
  4 Reduce the heat to a gentle simmer. leave to cook for about 45
  minutes, skimming off any scum as it forms. When tender, strain
  (keeping the liquid for stock).
  5 Add the remaining ingredients, including salt to taste, and simmer
  for a minimum of 10 minutes.
  6 Serve on its own, or add to other Balti recipes (for axample, Balti
  Chana Aloo) or add vegetables of your choice. Freeze any surplus.
  Recipe from Balti Curry Cookbook - Pat Chapman ISBN 7499 1342 8
    Mmed IMH c/o Georges' Home BBS 2:323/4.4
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assistant: MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.02
      Title: Balti Masoor Lentils
 Categories: Side dish, Balti, Indian, Vegetables
      Yield: 10 servings
     18 oz Red lentils (masoor dhal);
           -split and polished
      4 tb Balti masala paste
      8 tb Fried dehydrated onion flake
      2    Garlic cloves, fine chopped
           Aromatic salt to taste
  there are many small lentils which make excellent dhal. The most
  readily available and the fastest to cook is the red lentil in its
  split and polished form - available as red egyptian lentil or masoor
  dhal.
  1 Examine and rinse the lentils as described in Balti Vegetable
  cooking information. Soak in cold water for around 30-45 mins. Strain
  and rinse.
  2 Bring twice the volume of water of the soaked lentils to the boil.
  3 Give the lentils a final hot rinse and place them in the boiling
  water. Stir after a few minutes to ensure the lentils are not
  sticking.
  4 Reduce the heat to achieve a gentle simmer. Leave the lentils to
  cook for about 30 minutes, stirring from time to time and skimming
  off any skum that forms. Keep an eye on the water content. It
  _should_ absorb precisely. If it looks too dry, add some water.
  5 Add the remaining ingredients, including aromatic salt to taste, and
  simmer for a minimum of ten minutes.
  6 Serve on its own, or added to other Balti recipes. Freeze any
  surplus.
    Recipe Balti Curry Cookbook - Pat Chapman
    MMed IMH c/o Georges' Home BBS 2:323/4.4
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assistant: MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.02
      Title: Bandhakopir Ghanto
 Categories: Side dish, Indian, Vegetables
      Yield: 4 servings
  2 1/2 tb Mustard oil
    3/4 lb Potatoes, cubed
    1/2 ts Cumin seeds
      6 c  Cabbage, finely shredded
      1 ts Green chile, chopped
    1/4 c  Water
    3/4 ts Salt
    1/2 ts Turmeric
  1 1/4 ts Sugar
      1 ds Cayenne
    1/2 c  Green peas, cooked
    1/2 ts Garam masala
           Ghee, optional
  Heat 2 tb oil in a Dutch oven.  Add potatoes & saute until they are
  medium brown, 10 minutes or so.  Stir often.  Using a slotted spoon,
  remove from the oil & set aside.
  Add the remaining oil.  Add cumin seeds & fry for a few seconds.  Add
  cabbage, chile & water.  Lower heat & cook, uncovered, until the
  cabbage is limp, 8 minutes, stirring often.  Stir in the salt,
  turmeric, sugar, cayenne, another 2 tb water & the potatoes.
  Cover & simmer until the potatoes are tender.  Then, add the peas &
  cook for 2 minutes.  Remove from heat, stir in the garam masala & let
  it stand, covered, for a few minutes.  Sprinkle with ghee if desired
  & serve.
  Bharti Kirchner, "The Healthy Cuisine of India: Recipes from the
  Bengal Region"
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assistant: MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.02
      Title: Basmati Chaaval
 Categories: Side dish, Rice, Indian
      Yield: 6 servings
      2 c  Basmati rice
    3/4 ts Salt
      1 tb Unsalted butter
  2 2/3 c  Water
  Pick the rice over and put in a bowl.  Wash in several changes of
  water. Drain.   Pour 3 times the water you have rice over the rice
  and let soak for 30 minutes hour.  Drain thoroughly. Combine the
  rice, salt, butter and the water in a pot.  Bring to a boil. Cover
  with a tight fitting lid, turn heat to very low and cook for  20
  minutes. Lift the lid, mix gently but quickly with a fork and  cover
  again. Cook for 5-10 minutes until tender.
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assistant: MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.02
      Title: Beet Curry
 Categories: Side dish, Indian, Vegetables
      Yield: 4 servings
      3 tb Ghee
      1 pn Cumin seeds
      1    Bay leaf
  2 1/2 tb Spiced onion
    1/4 ts Cayenne
    1/4 ts Garam masala
      1 md Potato, diced
    1/2 c  Green peas
     15 oz Beets, cooked & diced
    1/2 ts Salt
  Heat ghee & fry cumin seeds, bay leaf, spiced onion, cayeene & garam
  masala for 1 minute.  Add potato, peas & beets & cook gently for 2
  minutes. Add salt & a little water.  Cook gently until the potato is
  tender. Serve over rice.
  Pranati Sen Gupta, "The Art of Indian Cuisine"
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assistant: MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.02
      Title: Ala Badun
 Categories: Side dish, Indian, Vegetables
      Yield: 4 servings
    450 g  Potatoes
    225 g  Onion
      1 ts Salt
    1/4 ts Turmeric
      1 ts Chilli powder
      1 ts Paprika
    100 ml Oil
      1    Sprig curry leaves
    1/2 ts Ground mustard
      1    Cm cinnamon stick
      1 ts Lime juice
  Boil the potatoes, peel and cut into bite size pieces Slice the onion.
  Place the potato in a bowl and and add the salt, turmeric, chilli
  powder and paprika powder Heat the oil and when hot add the curry
  leaves followed by the onion, mustard and cinnamon stick Fry until
  the onions are a golden brown, then add the potato and keep tossing
  with the onion until browned and heated through. Discard the cinnamon
  stick and sprinkle the lime juice on top just prior to serving.
    From "A taste of Sri Lanka" by Indra Jayasekera, ISBN #962 224 010 0
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system: You are Tim Secretan, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Inter. Cooking message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to All about "Iced Cappuccino".

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assistant: Hello ALL,
I was wondering if anyone out there has a recipe for iced cappuccino and or
any other type of coffee recipes that you may have that I can make at home.
If you could please Email it or threw this echo. My husband email address
where I can get it is: Tim.Secretan@Terminal.sas.ab.ca.
                                     Thank you
                                                Lorelei
see ya
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system: You are Delores E Rowe, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Inter. Cooking message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Fertig Shahar about "Pancakes".

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-=> On 08-14-96  00:19, Fertig Shahar said something about cr to der.......
FS> �        Do you have any interesting Pancake  sugestion?

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assistant: Hi Fertig...
I was eavesdropping on conversation with Kaz...
Personally speaking, my favorite way to eat pancakes is squeeze fresh
lemon juice over them and sprinkle with a fine, granulated sugar. Mmmm!
der
... A woman is not old until regrets take the place of dreams
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system: You are Steve Haisha, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Inter. Cooking message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Morten Cools about "Romanian Food".

They wrote:
SH>> And what is " Gris " ???  Can Anyone Help me out here ...
MC> Kinda depends.... What language you want it in, that is... In
MC> Norwegian/Swedish it means "pig". In French/Spanish it means "grey"...
MC> Probably lots of other meanings in other languages, tho

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assistant: Hello Morten!
Tuesday August 13 1996 12:11, Morten Cools wrote to Steve Haisha:
        I have been told that by a few other people, I do believe it is a
main dish of some sort, Thanks for all your help....
       /r
      Steve
  " The ICEMAN "
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user: You are replying to Ian Hoare about "Indian 3".

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IH>MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.02
IH>      Title: Annasi (Pineapple Curry)
IH> Categories: Side dish, Indian, Vegetables
IH>      Yield: 4 servings
IH>      1 md Fresh pineapple
IH>     25 g  Onion
IH>      2    Fresh chillies
IH>     50 g  Ghee
IH>      1    Sprig curry leaves

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assistant: What are curry leaves exactly? Are they citrus tree leaves like what's
used in some Thai curries? Those I can get!
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user: You are replying to Ian Hoare about "Branston Pickle".

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->  IH>> Title: Garden Relish (Branston Pickle)
->
->  RH> That's chowchow.<G>  Well, except for the dates....  The Brits a
->  RH> Pennsylvania Dutch have more in common than they knew.:)
-> If you say so. I don't know chow-chow, and don't much like Branston's
-> find too "crude" for my taste. I adore chutneys and some pickles, but
-> that Branston's is too vinegary, as if it hasn't been cooked enough

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assistant: I define chowchow as pickled garden surplus - as in bits and bobs of
whatever there wasn't enough left of to can on its own.:-)  Peppers,
cauliflower, carrots, cucumbers, corn, and whatever else got too close
to the pot gets put up in a vinegar solution with a bunch of onions and
herbs.[some people don't add the onions]  Tastes pretty good.  I'm a
pickle lover myself, especially the kosher dills.  We don't do chutneys
much on this side of the ocean.
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assistant: Hello All!
Here's a further batch of ten indian side dishes and accompaniments
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assistant: MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.02
      Title: Bonchi (Curried Beans)
 Categories: Side dish, Indian, Vegetables
      Yield: 4 servings
    250 g  Beans
      1    Onion
      1    Fresh chilli
     50 ml Oil
      1    Sprig curry leaves
    1/4 ts Chilli powder
      1 ts Cumin
    1/2 ts Turmeric
     75 ml Thick coconut milk
  Wash and trim the beans as desired. Chop the onion and chilli. Heat
  the oil and fry the onion and curry leaves until fragrant. Add the
  beans, chilli, powder, cumin and turmeric and cook for 3 minutes. Add
  the coconut milk and cook until the beans are soft.
    From "A taste of Sri Lanka" by Indra Jayasekera, ISBN #962 224 010 0
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      Title: Brinjal Moju (Eggplant Moju)
 Categories: Side dish, Indian, Vegetables
      Yield: 4 servings
    450 g  Eggplant
    100 g  Green pepper
    150 g  Shallots
      2    Cloves garlic
      3 sl Ginger
    250 ml Oil
     50 ml Vinegar
      1 ts Salt
    1/2 ts Turmeric
      1 ts Ground mustard
      1 ts Sugar
  Slice the eggplant and green pepper lengthways clean the shallots,
  crush the garlic and shred the ginger. Heat the oil and fry eggplant
  slices until browned. Remove, drain and set on one side. In the same
  oil lightly fry the green pepper and shallots and when soft drain and
  set on one side. Pour off most of the oil and add garlic, ginger,
  vinegar, salt, turmeric and mustard to the pan and cook for 2 - 3
  minutes. Add the eggplant slices, green pepper and shallots and cook
  for a further 5 minutes. Just prior to serving stir in the sugar.
    From "A taste of Sri Lanka" by Indra Jayasekera, ISBN #962 224 010 0
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assistant: MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.02
      Title: Cabbage with Coconut
 Categories: Side dish, Indian, Vegetables
      Yield: 4 servings
      5 tb Oil
      1 pn Mustard seeds
      2    Green chiles, seeded &
           -- chopped
      2 lb Cabbage, finely shredded
    1/4 ts Turmeric
      1 ts Salt
      1 pn Sugar
    3/4 c  Coconut, fresh, grated
  2 1/2 ts Dry mustard
      2 tb Water
  Heat oil in a large skillet & fry mustard seeds until they begin to
  pop. Add chiles, cabbage & turmeric & cook gently for about 5
  minutes. Cover & cook until the cabbage is tender.
  Mix the dry mustard with the water to make a paste.  Add the paste
  along with the remaining ingredients to the skillet.  Cook, stirring,
  until the liquid has almost been absorbed.  Serve with boiled rice or
  bread.
  Pranati Sen Gupta, "The Art of Indian Cuisine"
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      Title: Carrots with Dill
 Categories: Side dish, Indian, Vegetables
      Yield: 4 servings
      1 lb Carrots, peeled
      1    1/4" cube ginger
      4 tb Vegetable oil
    1/2 ts Cumin seeds, whole
    1/8 ts Asafetida
      2    Fresh green chiles, chopped
      1 ts Coriander seeds, ground
    1/4 ts Turmeric
    2/3 c  Dill, cleaned & chopped
    1/2 ts Salt
  Slice carrots into 1/8" slices.  Cut ginger into julienne strips &
  then into fine dice.
  Heat oil in a wok & when hot add cumin seeds.  A few seconds after,
  add asafetida.  A second later, add ginger & chiles.  When ginger
  starts to brown, add carrots, corainder & turmeric.  Stir for 2
  minutes. Add dill & salt, stir, cover, lower heat & cook for 2
  minutes. Lift carrots out leaving as much oil behind as possible.
  Madhur Jaffrey, "A Taste of India"
    MMed IMH c/o Georges' Home BBS 2:323/4.4
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assistant: MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.02
      Title: Cauliflower & Potato Curry
 Categories: Side dish, Indian, Vegetables
      Yield: 1 recipe
      4 c  Potatoes, peeled & quartered
      1 sm Cauliflower, cut to florets
      1 pn Asafetida
    3/4 ts Turmeric
    1/2 ts Chili powder
  1 1/2 ts Cumin
    3/4 ts Salt
      1 pn Sugar
      2    Tomatoes, chopped
  1 1/4 c  Water
    1/2 ts Garam masala
    1/2 c  Wheat berries (optional)
   Add all ingredients to a crockpot and cook on low for approximately
  six hours.  If you're adding wheat berries, cook them on high with an
  additional cup of water for an hour, then add remaining ingredients
  and cook on low.  With the wheat berries, if things start drying out,
  add more water.
   From: bjornson-robert@cs.yale.edu<P>
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      Title: Chana Dhal (Or Dal)
 Categories: Side dish, Indian
      Yield: 6 servings
      8 oz Chana dhal
      1 ts Turmeric
    1/4 ts Salt (optional)
      2    Green chilies, split
           Lengthwise
      1 tb Corn oil
      1 ts Mustard seed
      1    Medium onion, finely sliced
      1    Clove garlic, finely sliced
    1/2 ts Cayenne pepper
  Wash peas in cold running water. When water runs clear set aside to
  soak for 4 hours.
  Drain peas and put in sauce pan wit turmeric, salt, and green
  chilies. Add enough water to cover by 1 inch, and bring to a boil.
  Partly cover pan, reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour or until water
  has been absorbed and peas are tender but not mushy. Add more water
  if necessary
  Meanwhile, heat corn oil in a skillet. Add mustard seeds and cover
  pan. Saute for 2 minutes.
  Uncover pan, add onion and garlic, fry until golden. Stir in cayenne
  pepper and cook for 30 seconds. Add cooked spices to the peas. Stir
  cook for 2 minutes. Serve hot.
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assistant: MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.02
      Title: Dharosher Chochori
 Categories: Side dish, Indian, Vegetables
      Yield: 4 servings
  2 1/2 tb Vegetable oil
      1 c  Onion, thinly sliced
    1/4 ts Five spice powder
    1/4 ts Turmeric
      1 tb Ginger, grated
      1 ts Green chile, seeded & minced
     30    Okra pods, trimmed & cut
           -- crosswise into 2" pieces
    1/4 c  Water
    1/4 ts Amchoor (Mango powder)
    1/4 ts Salt
  Heat 2 tb oil in a skilelt over medium low heat.  Fry onion until
  richly browned & remove from the oil with a slotted spoon.  Set aside.
  Add remaining oil.  Heat five spice for a few seconds.  Stir in the
  turmeric, ginger & chile.  Stir a few times.  Add okra & water &
  slightly lower the heat.  Cover & simmer until the okra is tender but
  not mushy. Stir often during this period.  Add a little more watr if
  necessary to prevent sticking.
  Stir in the amchoor, salt & onion.  Cook, uncovered, for a minute or
  so. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.
  Bharti Kirchner, "The Healthy Cuisine of India: Recipes from the
  Bengal Region"
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      Title: Diced Potatoes with Turmeric & Cumin
 Categories: Side dish, Indian, Vegetables
      Yield: 6 servings
  1 1/2 lb New potatoes
      5 tb Oil
    1/8 ts Asafetida
    1/2 ts Black mustard seeds
    1/2 ts Cumin seeds, whole
    1/8 ts Turmeric
    1/2 ts Coriander, ground
    1/2 ts Cumin, ground
    1/4 ts Cayenne
      1 ts Salt
  Dice potatoes.  Heat oil in a wok over a medium heat & when hot add,
  in quick succession, asafetida, mustard sees, cumin seeds.  Add
  potatoes & stir once or twice.  Sprinkle in turmeric.  Continue to
  stir every now & then for about 15 minutes.  Sprinkle in the
  remaining ingredients, stir & cook 2 more minutes.
  Madhur Jaffrey, "A Taste of India"
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assistant: MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.02
      Title: Fried Eggplant Slices
 Categories: Side dish, Indian, Vegetables
      Yield: 4 servings
      1 md Eggplant
      1 ts Salt
    1/2 ts Turmeric
    1/8 ts Cayenne
           Black pepper
           Oil for shallow frying
      6    Lemon wedges
  Cut eggplant into quarters lengthwise & then cut crosswise into 1/2"
  thick wedges.
  Mix together salt, turmeric, cayenne & black pepper in a small bowl.
  Sprinkle over the eggplant & mix wll.
  Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat.  When hot, saute the eggplant
  in batches on both sides until reddish brown.  Remove & drain on
  paper towels. Repeat until all eggplant wedges have been cooked.
  Serve garnished with lemon wedges.
  Madhur Jaffrey's "Indian Cooking"
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      Title: Gova Mallung (Cabbage with Coconut)
 Categories: Side dish, Indian, Vegetables
      Yield: 2 servings
    200 g  Cabbage
     50 g  Onion
      1    Fresh chilli
    1/2 ts Salt
     25 ml Water
     50 g  Grated coconut
    1/4 ts Black pepper
    1/2 ts Turmeric
    1/2    Lime, juice
  Wash and shred the cabbage and place in a pan. Chop onion and chilli
  and add to the cabbage. salt and water and cook for 5 minutes. Stir,
  then add the coconut, pepper and turmeric and cook for a further 2-3
  minutes. Sprinkle with lime juice prior to Serving.
    From "A taste of Sri Lanka" by Indra Jayasekera, ISBN #962 224 010 0
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