Excellent find Phil. Very interesting read indeed.
Just in the process of getting me a tadka pan.

http://www.spicesofindia.co.uk/acatalog/Hard-Anodised-Tadka-Pan.html

A good read well found sir 

Yes, a very good read indeed!
How would this garam masala be used, would you crush it to sprinkle over the dish at the end of cooking etc??
http://thoughtsfromajoy.wordpress.com/garam-masalas/red-meat-garam-masala/

Quote from: Tommy Timebomb on August 01, 2012, 03:46 PM
Yes, a very good read indeed!
How would this garam masala be used, would you crush it to sprinkle over the dish at the end of cooking etc??
http://thoughtsfromajoy.wordpress.com/garam-masalas/red-meat-garam-masala/

Tommy, that particular thread start here; I haven't done a deep search to make sure that your question in answered there, but I am reasonably sure that it will have been.

** Phil.

Thanks,
As yet I haven't navigated the site properly.
Just spent a fustrating evening trying to get my head around Ubuntu.
Information overload!

Quote from: Tommy Timebomb on August 01, 2012, 09:38 PM
Just spent a fustrating evening trying to get my head around Ubuntu.  Information overload!

My most sincere commiserations.  Whilst I don't consider Linux /quite/ as evil as Facebook and Twitter, it does run a very close third
** Phil.

I got to Tadka then realised this is what we know as Tarka Dal, good read Phil.

Quote from: Axe on August 01, 2012, 09:58 PM
I got to Tadka then realised this is what we know as Tarka Dal, good read Phil.

Yep - good find, Phil.

I've always known the frying of spices, etc in hot oil to add to a dish at the end as 'tarka' as well, but I guess it's just down to regional variations.

Whatever you call it, it's never ceased to amaze me how a simple and otherwise bland bowl of lentils can be lifted to dizzy heights.

Quote from: Salvador Dhali on August 02, 2012, 12:11 PM
Yep - good find, Phil.

I can strongly recommend subscribing to Ajoy Joshi's weekly mailshots; they never fail to both entertain and inform (well, entertain and inform me, at least !) ...

** Phil.