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What does the Hindi (Indian) word "kewar" mean?
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Prakash Das
Apr 14, 1993, 8:20:50 PM4/14/93
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In a recipe for Kheer (Rice pudding) in an Indian cookbook, I saw
as one of the ingredients "kewar water", besides just "water".
Now altho' I am Indian, I couldn't figure out what that was. It was
shown to me in a (an American) friend's house who asked me what it was.
I don't think it means "well water" or "rose water".
I don't know the title of the cookbook, and I haven't seen that one
before altho' I usually don't read recipes.
So what is it?
as one of the ingredients "kewar water", besides just "water".
Now altho' I am Indian, I couldn't figure out what that was. It was
shown to me in a (an American) friend's house who asked me what it was.
I don't think it means "well water" or "rose water".
I don't know the title of the cookbook, and I haven't seen that one
before altho' I usually don't read recipes.
So what is it?
-Prakash Das
Eero Kouvalainen
Apr 15, 1993, 1:56:05 PM4/15/93
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Prakash Das (old...@coos.dartmouth.edu) wrote:
: In a recipe for Kheer (Rice pudding) in an Indian cookbook, I saw
: In a recipe for Kheer (Rice pudding) in an Indian cookbook, I saw
I checked my reference book and found kewra water, which might be what you
are looking for. It is made from some kind of cactus plant and has a
flowerly fragrance, I guess it is much like rose water.
-- Eero Kouvalainen
Department of Physiology
University of Oulu
90220 Oulu, FINLAND
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