i guess we all have been famished like that a million times too, so i know what you are talking about. "Actually, even the rice, often misinterpreted as one of the epicure’s most resented rations, looked so ethereal"....Really?? I sure didnt know that.....Or can a epicure only be a non-Nepali so that his 'resentment' with rice is understandable??? As for me, dal, BHAT, tarkari and achar is the ultimate meal always :) :) "The biggest challenge one faces in cooking rice is to avoid the grains coalescing with one another. My wife’s attributes it to a spoonful of butter and a spanking new Black & Decker cooker." Loved it...Loved it!!! Please keep them coming.