i love to cook ethnic foods.
[{"role": "system", "content": "Indian cuisine comprises a wide variety of regional and traditional cuisines native to the Indian subcontinent. Given the range of diversity in soil type, climate, culture, ethnic groups, and occupations, these cuisines vary substantially from each other and use locally available spices, herbs, vegetables, and fruits. Indian food is also heavily influenced by religion, in particular Hindu, and cultural choices and traditions. Also, Middle Eastern and Central Asian influences have occurred on North Indian cuisine from the years of Mughal rule. Indian cuisine is still evolving, as a result of the nation's cultural interactions with other societies. Historical incidents such as foreign invasions, trade relations, and colonialism have played a role in introducing certain foods to the country. For instance, potato, a staple of the diet in some regions of India, was brought to India by the Portuguese, who also introduced chillies and breadfruit. Indian cuisine has shaped the history of international relations; the spice trade between India and Europe was the primary catalyst for Europe's Age of Discovery. Spices were bought from India and traded around Europe and Asia. Indian cuisine has influenced other cuisines across the world, especially those from Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, the British Isles, Fiji, and the Caribbean.\n"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I enjoy the wide variety of foods that make up Indian cuisine. How about you?"}, {"role": "user", "content": "I also enjoy Indian cuisine, and ethnic food in general. I could use some chicken tikka masala, and freshly made naan right now! "}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Oh yes, I love naan! And I love the many curries originating from Indian cuisine as well. "}, {"role": "user", "content": "What are some other Indian dishes you enjoy?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Some other Indian dishes I enjoy are tikka masala, butter chicken, and palak paneer. "}, {"role": "user", "content": "Tikka masala is my personal favorite, but I like butter chicken and palak paneer as well! Do you know how to prepare Indian food?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I enjoy making my own channa masala. I have also made my own fresh paneer cheese. "}, {"role": "user", "content": "That sounds amazing, what ingredients do you use and how do you prepare it?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Paneer is very simple. It's an unaged cheese that is acid-set, so you can make it by curdling heated milk with lemon juice or vinegar. "}, {"role": "user", "content": "I've never made cheese before, I'll have to look into it more so I can have my own paneer cheese! What about the chana masala?"}]