tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post2064700751365061857..comments2009-08-03T17:15:49.966-06:00Manisha Pandithttps://profiles.google.com/109439220446024348061noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-89297872348037242752009-08-03T17:12:57.176-06:002009-08-03T17:12:57.176-06:00<b>Dana</b><i>, batata vadaa will probably be on the menu for the next S&amp;B. </i>Manishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13397829480472038159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-49002462903904070452009-07-30T14:33:51.291-06:002009-07-30T14:33:51.291-06:00Manisha, you are making my mouth water! I have never had batada vada...is it a specialty of the North?<br /><br />I&#39;d love to make this, but know I&#39;d wreck it...chalk this up as one more thing I want to eat at your house, my friend.TKWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16409505008377005185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-79986683775840947342008-11-14T07:10:00.000-07:002008-11-14T07:10:00.000-07:00I don't know some of the technical Indian terms you used and am not sure whether I can get them here either, but I will try to make something SIMILAR to these for my birthday party tomorrow. I'll print out the recipe and do the shopping in the afternoon. I will let you know how they turned out :-)Cybergabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11046481296417994068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-61471373079056864282008-09-09T01:42:00.000-06:002008-09-09T01:42:00.000-06:00Manisha, so much covered in one post! Your posts have always been very informative for me, plus the real fun to read the comments to ur friends- Anita, Bee-Jai, Pel in their posts and vice versa! Ur writeup never ceases to amaze me too,and u hv to invent a new name for your style of humor! Hope the pain in hip fades away.Purnimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11981262941046509822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-60628387590941646292008-08-28T23:53:00.000-06:002008-08-28T23:53:00.000-06:00oooh...reminds me of my college - monsoon in Vadodara, the muddy campus, and the canteen serving hot batata vadas with a super-spicy green chutney!Amrita Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05020587560779135929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-24718655261615467742008-08-27T11:48:00.000-06:002008-08-27T11:48:00.000-06:00Wonderful post! hope Lakshmi gets the suppport.<BR/>Hope ur hip pain goes away soon, Take care.<BR/>Hope Medha's school chums liked the vadas.. if they don't they are indeed missing out on something awesome!Manasihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07219295365602655534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-75975851591057429832008-08-26T09:48:00.000-06:002008-08-26T09:48:00.000-06:00<B>Srivalli</B><I>, Lakhsmi is lucky to have you in her life to provide guidance and support during this difficult time!</I><BR/><BR/><B>Pel</B><I>, simple stretching and some good old ibuprofen is working for now. Otherwise, it is bye-bye $200 next week. :-( </I><BR/><BR/><B>Shilpa</B><I>, it is certainly heartening to see the ticker go up. I would like to see it go up some more.</I><BR/><BR/><B>Jai</B><I>, swanky malls, credit card, cash? I'm beginning to think that you should have wiped that hot pan right away and put it away. She did give you a concussion with that aebleskiver pan, didn't she? Oil is always a part of Anita's greasy events. What you did cannot be called frying. She said "go forth and fry, suckers!" And we all did. Except you. You sweated the things. Oh and when will you get your own account? That must be why you had all those problems at those swanky malls. Luckily for me, I missed that phenomenon entirely.</I><BR/><BR/><B>Bee</B><I>, what is all this begging and pleading? First Jai and now you. I still think Heinz Organic is the best tomato ketchup ever. But of course, if you want to send me yours for a taste test ... </I> :-D<BR/><BR/><B>Anita</B><I>, record? What record? We're talking street food, here. "Essence of Bombay" etc. Your words. Of course there are variations but then they are Pappu's nani's traditional recipe or Chintu's mami's variation. They are not the essence of Bombay, which is the authentic batata vada. Even mine is not nearly authentic - the green chillies need to be pounded and you need more than what I used. So there!<BR/><BR/>I thought I had invented "Deep Fried Love." Sigh. I guess not. </I><BR/><BR/><B>Shilpa</B><I>, did you read my post about <A HREF="http://indianfoodrocks.blogspot.com/2008/07/simple-flavors-for-simple-living.html" REL="nofollow">Simple Living</A>? I will not use that pan on a regular basis. Until I know I will, I won't be buying it. I am currently getting rid of as much stuff as I can. </I><BR/><BR/><B>Samantha</B><I>, I am leaving your comment as is for sheer comic relief. A drive-by spammer who cannot spam properly is quite hilarious. Thank you for linking to my blog twice in your comment. Welcome to IFR! If you stick around, you might learn to cook good nutritious food. This oily treat is an aberration in the regular programming.</I><BR/><BR/><B>Miri</B><I>, thanks! Let's do our best to help Lakshmi get the treatment she desperately needs.</I><BR/><BR/><B>Meeta</B><I>, they totally would. Anything with potatoes usually works for me. It won't be the Bombay batata vada though. Hee! Hugs to you!</I><BR/><BR/><B>Bhagyashri</B><I>, the outer coating becomes thicker because of the baking soda, too. We don't like it to be so thick as the homemade batata vadas are smaller. So the taste of the fried batter competes with the stuffing, which we enjoy more. <BR/><BR/>These were so good that Medha insisted on taking them to school for lunch. She said that if <A HREF="http://indianfoodrocks.blogspot.com/2008/03/last-bastion.html" REL="nofollow">anyone had anything nasty to say</A>, it would be their problem because they would be missing out on really good food. Yay! We're getting there!</I><BR/>polarmateManishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13397829480472038159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-91417667151647043822008-08-26T07:44:00.000-06:002008-08-26T07:44:00.000-06:00You are so right about the Eno/Soda, Manisha. I was dead against it too, but I had to give it a try this time since I was longing for the street style batata wadas :)<BR/>Yours look delicious!bhagyashrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09690377118423770313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-33920707386504935662008-08-26T04:12:00.000-06:002008-08-26T04:12:00.000-06:00Ahh manisha, no onions, totally mashed - well then my first go at the vadas would not suit your palate! ;-)<BR/> a fantastic post and here's to virtual friendship - as unlikely as it may seem the blog world knits so many different people together.Meetahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05431777565420421364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-90732915323410922952008-08-26T00:46:00.000-06:002008-08-26T00:46:00.000-06:00What an eloquent post Manisha! The heartfelt appeal, the ode to friendship and the efficient recipe! Kudos!Mirihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13676408925598600874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-73796562358182585592008-08-25T12:24:00.000-06:002008-08-25T12:24:00.000-06:00Ohh ohh .. I had missed the link to me about spoil sport and I somehow thought u had spared me!!!<BR/>Anyway..instead of calling us that, you should also try making different vadas in that pan and you will love it (and Medha will get to eat some real goodies some time :D).Shilpahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11408998869039514968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-49228391752753883572008-08-25T09:31:00.000-06:002008-08-25T09:31:00.000-06:00Likewise, my friend, likewise - I have enjoyed every moment of this virtual friendship! This when we are so different - even in that first response I made it clear that you were talking to a tech-challenged person - how exasperation this friendship has been for you at times!<BR/>But there are pluses to the internet and I learned to use some of them!<BR/>I will like to state for the record that there have got to be many variations of batata vada - and yours looks like a mighty good one! :D Will surely try! LOL!<BR/>This one is really a classic IFR post, Manisha, as Pel has already pointed out! The 'stolen' title - I swear, I totally internalised it! Isn't it already a part of common usage? I think it deserves to be... I am sure I have read it on other blogs I'm telling you...Anitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06002754872631420601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-60106869080062813092008-08-25T08:27:00.000-06:002008-08-25T08:27:00.000-06:00beg to differ. heinz organic tomato ketchup is crap compared to our two minute ketchup made at home with organic tomato paste. <BR/><BR/>- beebeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18128812845273224940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-14648321094866147912008-08-25T06:48:00.000-06:002008-08-25T06:48:00.000-06:00beg to differ...me no spoilsport. reminds me when swanky malls first came up in India. Couldn't enter some of them if you didnt have a credit card. What if I could pay my way with cash? Oil was not part of the event, only the vadas and they got there in style. Shilpa and Priya agree!<BR/><BR/>-Jaibeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18128812845273224940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-8730166727755182262008-08-25T05:52:00.000-06:002008-08-25T05:52:00.000-06:00Thats a very nice post Manisha. I hope Lakshmi gets all the support.<BR/><BR/>Anita will be very happy to read this post :). I will have to try your authentic batata vada sometime (may be after two months when things come to normal again in my world).<BR/><BR/>Where is Pel's entry? I thought he loved vadas.Shilpahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11408998869039514968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-57660324858589219062008-08-25T03:59:00.000-06:002008-08-25T03:59:00.000-06:00That was really beautiful Manisha. I know a classic IFR post when I see one!<BR/><BR/>Have you considered seeing a chiropractor for that hip? It sounds very much like a vertebrae is out of alignment and putting pressure on your <A HREF="http://www.wisdomandhealth.com/tips-to-relieve-sciatic-nerve-pain.html" REL="nofollow">sciatic nerve</A>- I've had that a few times myself: totally impossible to be comfortable enough to even sleep!Pelicanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00858951498917328458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-8516663827214693172008-08-25T02:58:00.000-06:002008-08-25T02:58:00.000-06:00Manisha, Thank you so much for your support!..<BR/><BR/><BR/>btw you never cease to amaze me with your sense of humor!!..loved your open letter to anita..hope she does too!..:)Srivallihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03232972178979601709noreply@blogger.com