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Originally Posted by Serafine

I use Annie Chun's rice noodles (they are usually in the organic section)...for stir fry, you just soak them in a bowl of hot water (not boiling), and then drain and add to the stir-fry. My kids prefer that to the rice.

I typically just put it in the bowl to soak, while I cook the rest, and they are done by the time I am supposed to add them in. And, yes, the directions are on the box.

ETA: Your "spicy rice" sounds great.

Oh, and if you keep garam masala, ground coriander, ground turmeric, mustard seeds, whole and ground cumin around...that is almost every spice you need for a large percentage of Indian food. It is expensive the first time you buy it, but then you have it for the next...oh...100 dishes or so.

yeah i have all those spices. maybe i just look at the wrong recipes, lol. seems like they need rice vinegar or some specialized curry powder, etc. got any website recommendations for good Indian food? cause we LOVE Indian food.

OT, but we have couple of fantastic Indian restaurants around here. one is a kosher, vegetarian Indian restaurant and the other one is run by a Hari Krishna temple and is mostly vegan with all wheat and dairy dishes clearly marked. too bad both of them are 45-50 minutes away or we'd eat at them all the time. oh and they're both buffets!

do you have a good recipe for sambar (don't know if i'm spelling that right)? i ADORE sambar (at both those restaurants and pretty much any Indian restaurant i've ever eaten at) and i'd love to be able to make that at home.