Thursday morning, Steve was telling me about the dal he had made the night before. So, I started craving some Indian food. I planned this meal but decided it was a bit too elaborate for just Alex and me. (Naturally, Nick would have a bagel instead.) So, I invited Denise and Dawn over to share this one. It turned out pretty well. The carrots and cauliflower in the korma were nice. The dal was okay. I liked the pickles but I think they'll be better in a month. The kheer and lassi were both terrific. The kheer was nice and creamy with a fairly potent cardamom flavor with a hint of saffron. I'll probably cut the cardamom in half if I ever make this again. I started the yogurt for the lassi Friday night and it was nice and tart. It's sort of like a sweet and tart mango milkshake - really delicious. Even Nick liked it.