Mary-Anne, I welcome learning about your experiences of real Indian cooking but do me a favour (not a favor) please? Don't try and correct my spelling. In the UK we spell it "flavour" as I wrote in my original message. I'm more than happy to spell chilli as chile for the sake of clarity on this list but that's where I draw the line ;-) SORRY, But it isn't me it's good ole Bill Gates it's automatic and I reset my preferences just for you no spell check and automatic corrections on this post. My family is English and I am quite aware of the proper spellings of many words. Yell at AOL and Billy-boy. I am the last one to correct anyone I am still learning and will until I die. Been to many places and seen many things and many more to see and Ijust want to keep learning every day. In flavour, Mary-Anne