Comments on: Will the real Indian please stand up? http://www.quickindiancooking.com/2006/10/07/will-the-real-indian-please-stand-up/ Fast and easy ways to spice up your life with Mallika Basu Fri, 05 Dec 2008 11:01:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Quick Indian Cooking » Comedy value for chickpea salad http://www.quickindiancooking.com/2006/10/07/will-the-real-indian-please-stand-up/#comment-47155 Quick Indian Cooking » Comedy value for chickpea salad Sat, 05 Apr 2008 19:15:34 +0000 http://www.quickindiancooking.com/2006/10/07/will-the-real-indian-please-stand-up/#comment-47155 [...] Chicken and Chips. And nestling among the towers of battered chicken and deep fried tex mex, was a Chicken Tikka Masala. Complete with pilau rice and naan bread. Resplendent in its position as top choice for mopping up [...] [...] Chicken and Chips. And nestling among the towers of battered chicken and deep fried tex mex, was a Chicken Tikka Masala. Complete with pilau rice and naan bread. Resplendent in its position as top choice for mopping up [...]

]]> By: Natural Leap http://www.quickindiancooking.com/2006/10/07/will-the-real-indian-please-stand-up/#comment-30689 Natural Leap Wed, 26 Sep 2007 03:48:00 +0000 http://www.quickindiancooking.com/2006/10/07/will-the-real-indian-please-stand-up/#comment-30689 So glad I stumbled on your blog. Just this week I had friends invite us over for what they called Indian Curry Food....almost had my head blow off and my stomach truly sizzled all night long. Going to the bathroom the next morning was also a unique experience. After reading your blog and recipes I eagerly look forward to setting my palate correct:-))) Thanks for sharing.....di So glad I stumbled on your blog. Just this week I had friends invite us over for what they called Indian Curry Food….almost had my head blow off and my stomach truly sizzled all night long. Going to the bathroom the next morning was also a unique experience. After reading your blog and recipes I eagerly look forward to setting my palate correct:-)))

Thanks for sharing…..di

]]> By: Happy half-birthday to me… at Quick Indian Cooking http://www.quickindiancooking.com/2006/10/07/will-the-real-indian-please-stand-up/#comment-2909 Happy half-birthday to me… at Quick Indian Cooking Fri, 23 Mar 2007 16:01:57 +0000 http://www.quickindiancooking.com/2006/10/07/will-the-real-indian-please-stand-up/#comment-2909 [...] the garbage widely perceived to be Indian food in the UK and beyond [...] [...] the garbage widely perceived to be Indian food in the UK and beyond [...]

]]> By: Adam http://www.quickindiancooking.com/2006/10/07/will-the-real-indian-please-stand-up/#comment-1086 Adam Thu, 01 Mar 2007 22:56:42 +0000 http://www.quickindiancooking.com/2006/10/07/will-the-real-indian-please-stand-up/#comment-1086 Heres a website that tells you all about Chicken Tikka Masala and ones in the Midlands to eat at!! www.nationsfavouritedish.co.uk Heres a website that tells you all about Chicken Tikka Masala and ones in the Midlands to eat at!!

http://www.nationsfavouritedish.co.uk

]]> By: Marc Garneau http://www.quickindiancooking.com/2006/10/07/will-the-real-indian-please-stand-up/#comment-1068 Marc Garneau Thu, 01 Mar 2007 01:50:36 +0000 http://www.quickindiancooking.com/2006/10/07/will-the-real-indian-please-stand-up/#comment-1068 Hi Mallika, I just found your site tonight and I'm loving it. I wanted to ask you about the cook book you mentioned, National Association of India Cookbook? I can't seem to find a place where I can get a copy of that. Can you recommend someplace to buy it? I am very interested in learning more about Indian cooking. I can't bring myself to eat vegetables unless they're cooked indian style! Marc Hi Mallika,

I just found your site tonight and I’m loving it. I wanted to ask you about the cook book you mentioned, National Association of India Cookbook? I can’t seem to find a place where I can get a copy of that.

Can you recommend someplace to buy it? I am very interested in learning more about Indian cooking. I can’t bring myself to eat vegetables unless they’re cooked indian style!

Marc

]]> By: Confession and a New Years’ resolution at Quick Indian Cooking http://www.quickindiancooking.com/2006/10/07/will-the-real-indian-please-stand-up/#comment-444 Confession and a New Years’ resolution at Quick Indian Cooking Wed, 03 Jan 2007 18:08:48 +0000 http://www.quickindiancooking.com/2006/10/07/will-the-real-indian-please-stand-up/#comment-444 [...] You see, united we stand. But divided we are a chicken tikka masala balti! You get my drift… [...] [...] You see, united we stand. But divided we are a chicken tikka masala balti! You get my drift… [...]

]]> By: sam http://www.quickindiancooking.com/2006/10/07/will-the-real-indian-please-stand-up/#comment-122 sam Wed, 08 Nov 2006 19:56:17 +0000 http://www.quickindiancooking.com/2006/10/07/will-the-real-indian-please-stand-up/#comment-122 only just got round to reading your reply. Thanks for the info - I will check it out. Sam only just got round to reading your reply.
Thanks for the info - I will check it out.

Sam

]]> By: Mallika http://www.quickindiancooking.com/2006/10/07/will-the-real-indian-please-stand-up/#comment-26 Mallika Tue, 17 Oct 2006 18:52:44 +0000 http://www.quickindiancooking.com/2006/10/07/will-the-real-indian-please-stand-up/#comment-26 How true re: authenticity. It tastes good, but when people tell me Indian food is too oily and/or spicy to eat regularly it sends my blood pressure through the roof. Proper Indian food as you know is totally different from what's dished out in a lot of crap restaurants. Veeraswamy just missed my top five btw, because I don't think it's very good value money. Bit too expensive. Thinking about cook books, I just kind of fell into Indian cooking and most of my Indian cook books are presents, donations or purchases in Indian. My favourite book is the National Association of India Cookbook, a compendium of the best of the best of India. I also use Nina Mehta's books a lot. Some of ingredients are v Indian, but I just leave them out and the dishes still taste amazing. I just presented Calcutta Kitchen so I'll keep you posted on that. Atul Kochar's Indian Essence sounds very interesting. Must check it out - thanks for the tip. There goes my November clothing allowance. More later (love your blog as well). How true re: authenticity. It tastes good, but when people tell me Indian food is too oily and/or spicy to eat regularly it sends my blood pressure through the roof. Proper Indian food as you know is totally different from what’s dished out in a lot of crap restaurants.

Veeraswamy just missed my top five btw, because I don’t think it’s very good value money. Bit too expensive.

Thinking about cook books, I just kind of fell into Indian cooking and most of my Indian cook books are presents, donations or purchases in Indian. My favourite book is the National Association of India Cookbook, a compendium of the best of the best of India. I also use Nina Mehta’s books a lot. Some of ingredients are v Indian, but I just leave them out and the dishes still taste amazing.

I just presented Calcutta Kitchen so I’ll keep you posted on that. Atul Kochar’s Indian Essence sounds very interesting. Must check it out - thanks for the tip. There goes my November clothing allowance.

More later (love your blog as well).

]]> By: sam http://www.quickindiancooking.com/2006/10/07/will-the-real-indian-please-stand-up/#comment-22 sam Tue, 17 Oct 2006 05:21:59 +0000 http://www.quickindiancooking.com/2006/10/07/will-the-real-indian-please-stand-up/#comment-22 love your blog. just discovered it, bang goes my early night. Been reading through. i love discovering indian food, but i also reminisc about the english stuff you dont care for. it doesnt really matter if it is 'authentic' or not if it tastes good. My favourite Indian when i lived in London included anything drummond street, and because i worked in soho, Gopals and the Maharahni. I went to one or other of them every week. I also liked a couple of places local to where i lived in greenwich and blackheath. A long time ago, in the late 80s I loved the Veeraswamy - how does that rate on your scale? 'Indian' style food in San Francisco where I now live does not satisfy me as much as London's did, so i do end up cooking my own sometimes, relying heavily on books because it is not (unfortunately) a food I grew up with. I just cooked up a feast from Atul Kochhar's Indian Essence and I thought it was pretty interesting though undoubtedly modern and unauthentic. Still the results were mostly, though not conclusively, pleasing. What do you think of him? I also use a book called Healthy Indian Cooking sometimes which i like. Can you recommend your favourite book - I always want to learn more about cooking the food from your homeland and would love a recommended suggestion.. Btw - i think it is more common knowledge that chicken tikka is a Brit invention, no? Isn't it the British National dish? I heard it was scottish and made using Heinz tomato soup. Kochhar suggests that it was maybe inspired by Murg Makhan Masala (his words not mine). Anyway - I wrote about somethings that might interest you, sorry its all from a strictly British viewpoint - I shouldn't really apologize for seeing the world through my own eyes. http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2006/10/cookbook-review-indian-essence-by-atul.html look forward to reading more of your delicious facts and feasts -sam love your blog. just discovered it, bang goes my early night. Been reading through.
i love discovering indian food, but i also reminisc about the english stuff you dont care for. it doesnt really matter if it is ‘authentic’ or not if it tastes good.
My favourite Indian when i lived in London included anything drummond street, and because i worked in soho, Gopals and the Maharahni. I went to one or other of them every week. I also liked a couple of places local to where i lived in greenwich and blackheath. A long time ago, in the late 80s I loved the Veeraswamy - how does that rate on your scale? ‘Indian’ style food in San Francisco where I now live does not satisfy me as much as London’s did, so i do end up cooking my own sometimes, relying heavily on books because it is not (unfortunately) a food I grew up with.
I just cooked up a feast from Atul Kochhar’s Indian Essence and I thought it was pretty interesting though undoubtedly modern and unauthentic. Still the results were mostly, though not conclusively, pleasing. What do you think of him? I also use a book called Healthy Indian Cooking sometimes which i like. Can you recommend your favourite book - I always want to learn more about cooking the food from your homeland and would love a recommended suggestion..

Btw - i think it is more common knowledge that chicken tikka is a Brit invention, no? Isn’t it the British National dish? I heard it was scottish and made using Heinz tomato soup. Kochhar suggests that it was maybe inspired by Murg Makhan Masala (his words not mine).

Anyway - I wrote about somethings that might interest you, sorry its all from a strictly British viewpoint - I shouldn’t really apologize for seeing the world through my own eyes.

http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2006/10/cookbook-review-indian-essence-by-atul.html

look forward to reading more of your delicious facts and feasts

-sam

]]> By: Mallika http://www.quickindiancooking.com/2006/10/07/will-the-real-indian-please-stand-up/#comment-17 Mallika Thu, 12 Oct 2006 17:19:06 +0000 http://www.quickindiancooking.com/2006/10/07/will-the-real-indian-please-stand-up/#comment-17 Anything for you. Is five enough to get you going? As I am a realy Sarf London girl, you'll have to go hunting for the best of the erst near you and let me know which ones to add on to the list... Anything for you. Is five enough to get you going? As I am a realy Sarf London girl, you’ll have to go hunting for the best of the erst near you and let me know which ones to add on to the list…

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