The owner was from Goa in Southern India. After many visits he saw my interest in traditional Indian cookery and invited me to work in his kitchen for a day. I picked up so many recipes that day and wrote them all down by hand when I got home.
The Tandoor is an upright cylinder with an outer sheath of metal and an inside made of a very thick layer of baked clay. Rotis made inside it are plastered to the inner walls. When roasting meats or cooking kebabs, the food is threaded on long metal skewers or Seekhs hence the name of the very popular kebab - Seekh Kebab.
The ghee that you purchase in Indian markets has a nutty - slightly rancid - flavour. Most sources on the subject put this down to the grass or feed the cows are fed in India. I have not been able to achieve the same flavour but the following recipe will not let you down. Once you make it, the ghee will last for at least six months in the fridge.
Using a sheet of beeswax & rolling it up with a wick inside is such a simple way to start making candles, a pair of scissors are the only equipment needed. Beeswax candle making with sheets is child's play.
Indian food is predominantly made with ghee. his is basically pure fat and has absolutely no nutritional value. The worst dishes for ghee are buttered dishes such as buttered chicken and korma, such as chicken korma. Due to the high content of ghee, these dishes are extremely high calorie.
What you get - The restaurant is famous for its yoga a2 hand churned desi cow ghee south Indian fare. They also serve North Indian, Chinese and Jain cuisine. But these are priced above the norm. Being in this restaurant and not trying their specialties would be a crime.
Kicharee is a medicinal meal and was used traditionally to bring very sick people back to health. You may eat this special dish whenever you are recovering from an illness.