Hello all,

I have been on an Indian cooking spree this year since my significant
other got me some Indian spices and condiments for Christmas. I've
been wanting to cook Indian for some time. Despite the fact that the
majority of people I talk to here in Topeka say that Indian is the
most god-aweful thing they have ever eaten in their lives (that is,
until I give them some of my Kim-Chee , I like it a lot. Thus far,
I have fixed Tandoori chicken (which did NOT turn out the way I had
hoped -- the flavor was nice, but texture was not what I expected) and
Mutter Paneer, which did turn out very nicely. On tommorow's agenda
are Rogan Josh, cardamom basmati rice with apricots and slivered
almonds, and chapatis.

Anyway, I just wanted to share a couple of non-commercial web-sites
which I have encountered while reading up on Indian cuisine online.
They are http://chachiskitchen.blogspot.com/search/label/Indian and
http://www.route79.org/journal/ . Both provide a pictoral depiction
of recipes, which I really like.

Related to this, I was wondering if anyone could provide suggestions
for sites like these where a recipe is depicted pictorially? I really
like that format since I sometimes have trouble visualizing (or
perhaps worry over-much) about the way a recipe is looking at any
particular stage.

Also, I was just curious -- does *anyone* out there like Indian
food????? Seems over a billion people couldn't be wrong. <G>

Believer