Jennifer Lea writes for jlogged.com, and is co-owner of 
Ethnic Cooking for White Chicks
I made this. It’s Curried potatoes with yogurt gravy. :Insert beaming pride here:
See, I have always loved Indian food. If I were going to the electric chair I would ask to have Indian cuisine for my last meal. But, I am challenged in the kitchen. I have looked up Indian recipes, via the internets, but many of the of them have vague directions and I feel overwhelmed. I need a teacher.
When we were in Ft. Worth I happened upon an ethnic food store that was wal-mart super center-esque. I walked in and loaded my little basket up with spices. (Then gagged my way past the prehistoric looking fish heads on ice.)
I had no idea what these spices were or how to cook with them but I aimed to find out. Enter my brilliant husband who suggested you-tube for cooking lessons and voila! I found this sweet lady, and she has fifty traditional Indian recipe cook-a-longs on you tube.
Meet my new mentor, Manjula:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOLKaQeB6j0&feature=user[/youtube]
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June 15th, 2008 at 8:54 pm
Ooh, looks good. I usually like it when I have it but it never sounds good enough to just make.
We need to get together. It’s been a bit too long. Besides, when Ted says, “we need to get together with them again” I usually jump at the opportunity.
And … darn you … I showed up the last day and where were you??? I felt a little bad though because I didn’t talk much to your mom. Although, I don’t think she minded. 
June 16th, 2008 at 8:32 am
I was in Austin. Kid free!
June 17th, 2008 at 9:01 am
mmmm yummy!
when i go to africa, we eat at a place called haandi. oh my gracious it is SO SO SO good! now, i’m not a big curry person, but haandi quickly changes my mind!
June 17th, 2008 at 9:17 am
You go to Africa often Biddy? I want to know all about it
Awesome!
June 18th, 2008 at 12:12 pm
You just changed my life. I looovvveeee Indian (email me next time you’re in Dallas!), yet I fail miserably every time I try to make something as simple as curry-flavored rice.
June 18th, 2008 at 12:21 pm
Jess. I know. It’s SO yummy!
June 18th, 2008 at 12:50 pm
I have NEVER gotten sick on Indian food. (:
Although I tried to order a steak dish there, and they didn’t have any. THAT’D be something!
June 19th, 2008 at 8:57 am
First Free Yoga classes and now Indian Food!?
Okay, have you ever searched a recipe by going to Google and entering the ingredients you want to use “sausage + mushrooms + asparagus + tomatoes + pasta” and whalla - thousands of recipes with exactly those ingredients pop up. Who needs cookbooks?