it is just a learning curve everyone goes through. As far as your bowl goes, it would require average density nahkla (sprinkle it in about a 1/4 of an inch blow the rim of the bowl, press it down enough so its just at about rim level or right below, poke lots of hole going all the way to the bottom of the bowl) For al Fakher, sprinkle it in at about rim of the bowl, poke lots of small holes.
For afzal and desi murli, throw it in, poke holes, put on coals.
The other popular brand (tang, starbuzz, fumari) would yield poor results with that bowl