Praneeti - YES please share the idli/dosa techniques...i haven't yet tried making them from scratch but would love to!!
Swati - i just got a food processor/blender...got a 7-cup one so it doesnt take up a whole lot of space.
but till now I was using this little smoothie machine http://www.thanedirect.co.uk/products/housewares/magicbullet/magicbullet.php
it did practically everything i needed - spice mixes, pasta sauces, the palak for palak paneer...
i finally decided it couldn't do EVERYTHING when i was trying to make this dessert for which i was making a paste out of dates and walnuts...and that proved too much for it...
but otherwise, it's the perfect tool and takes hardly any space - and it's enough when cooking for 2. (and it cost me $20).
But if you do want a proper one - get a combo food processor/blender - it does everything you could want from it
thanks for the tips on adding spices btw...will keep them both in mind
my one trick - passed on by my health-nut mum - before putting the onions in the kadhai - stick them in the microwave for 2 mins - they will turn slightly translucent - and take a lot less oil to brown and gets that sweetness...
as for brown rice - i've tried pulao and fried rice with it - it tastes fine - but white is obviously better
i'd say use brown rice for everyday eating - with daal, subzi...that way you end up eating more daal, subzi rather than a whole heap of rice...
but for special things like biryani - white's better - cuz brown tends to dry out quickly
Luv,
Megha
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