Thanksgiving Turkey in Bangalore

We decided to take the plunge and try cooking a turkey here after all with our good friends the Heihn's. Larrie must have gotten the day after Thanksgiving special as the 10lb. bird was only $50 instead of $70. We are suspicious that what we had at the hotel on Thanksgiving night wasn't turkey. In any case it didn't taste like it. Soooo... tandoor turkey trial #1. Alex prepared the bird with spices and brine and performed the role of master chef. Yum, yum, yum! For Alex's account of the preparation see TheHeihnSpot. Tandoored turkey turned out great! Worth every penny of the extravagant $50 because we have plenty left over and it made our Thanksgiving real. The imported from America turkey was cooked on a skewer in a 900F degree clay oven powered by real charchol since we don't have an oven in our houses. It took a little more than an hour to cook the 10lbs. Surrounding the bird was homemade stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, cranberry sauce, sweet potato dish, and topped off by pumpkin pie. Tryptophan heaven - now, if you could just get a football game broadcast in India...