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Originally Posted by Alan

What's 'avarakka" in the first place? Sorry, I did not understand anything, Shobha Mam!

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Alan, avarakka is broad beans in English, sem in Hindi. Sorry for assuming that you knew the lingo :oops: !

Dev has given a link showing the pic of snow peas.

Regards,
Shoba

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Originally Posted by dev

Shoba & others,

Do U have any idea as to how to make the dry veg sidedish that the Malaysian Indians make... it's a mix of all vegs like carrots, long beans, snow peas, cabbage etc... could see no spices,turmeric but was perfectly salted...Is it just boiling in salted water & draining or just steaming with salt?...Any ideas...

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Does it have a slightly pungent taste Dev?

Shoba

yes...it did have a mild pungent taste...

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Originally Posted by dev

yes...it did have a mild pungent taste...

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Dev, I think...it could be the mixed veg achaar you are referring to. The veggies are blanched in boiling water which has a pinch of turmeric. They are then dipped in cold water after which salt and vinegar are added according to taste.

Shoba

Is it ok to store an opened can of mushrooms in the fridge? Or should I use it up all together?

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Originally Posted by Alan

Is it ok to store an opened can of mushrooms in the fridge? Or should I use it up all together?

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Yeah, just for a couple of days it is fine. Thats what friends in another forum told me.
But you need to transfer it from the can- to a glass or plastic container with lid.

Milaghu Poo and Vaal Milaghu, anybody tell me these english name?

Thanks
rsankar.

I just found these from forum...

http://forumhub.com/southfood/18842.22416.01.55.29.html

From: Idiappam (@ cache139.156ce.maxonline.com.sg) on: Wed Aug 6 05:22:18 EDT 2003


Hi Ivete, the names of plants mentioned above:

1. Tamil: KadukkAi
Botanical Name: Terminalia chebula (Combretaceae)
Common English Name: Chebulic myrobalan

2. Tamil: Thippili
Botanical Name: Piper longum (Piperaceae)
Common English Name: Long Pepper

3. Tamil: Vaal Milagu
Botanical Name: Piper cubeba(Piperaceae)
Common English Name: Java Pepper

4. Tamil: Vasambu
Botanical Name: Acorus calamus (Araceae)
Common English Name: Sweet Flag

5. Tamil: Athimathuram
Botanical Name: Glycyrrhiza glabra (Fabaceae)
Common English Name: Liquorice

6. Tamil: isappukkOl (Hindi: isabgol, Sanskrit: Snigdhabijah)
Botanical Name: Plantago lanceolata (syn: Plantago ovata) (Plantaginaceae)
Common English Name: Blond psyllium, Spogel seeds.

7. Tamil: ManatakkAli
Botanical Name: Solanum nigrum (Solanaceae)
Common English Name: Black nightshade.

Some web sites for Dictionary of the ingredients

http://www.harekrsna.com/practice/pr...ents/terms.htm

http://www.thezeal.com/cooking/ingredients_glossary.asp

http://pachakam.com/glossary.asp

http://www.informationcorner.com/recipeglossary.asp

http://inekesteine.com/inekeindianingredients.html (with photo)

http://recipeparadise.f2o.org/glossary.html

http://members.fortunecity.com/suchisrini/id22.htm

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Originally Posted by RedPepper

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Originally Posted by Alan

Is it ok to store an opened can of mushrooms in the fridge? Or should I use it up all together?

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Yeah, just for a couple of days it is fine. Thats what friends in another forum told me.
But you need to transfer it from the can- to a glass or plastic container with lid.

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Thanks Red Pepper!