tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post2068158705239371072..comments2024-01-29T19:23:58.553-07:00Comments on Indian Food Rocks: HeartburnIndian Food Rockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13397829480472038159noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-20639035435392511192009-10-02T18:19:12.735-06:002009-10-02T18:19:12.735-06:00Hey, this post got me thinking and I linked to you...Hey, this post got me thinking and I linked to you on my site.maybelle's momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09067885057660475498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-36649342716137176512009-10-01T11:02:45.274-06:002009-10-01T11:02:45.274-06:00Quick question- Can I use brown sugar instead of w...Quick question- Can I use brown sugar instead of white?<br /><br />LavanyaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-17447408745664326942009-09-30T17:10:43.886-06:002009-09-30T17:10:43.886-06:00It *is* perfect for the party!! Love such tangy tr...It *is* perfect for the party!! Love such tangy treats. I am out of my supply of 'churan like things'- so will definitely try this recipe.<br />Thanks!<br />LavanyaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-24261172180458135652009-09-28T11:03:24.377-06:002009-09-28T11:03:24.377-06:00you made your own jeera gooli?! Wow! I've alwa...you made your own jeera gooli?! Wow! I've always just bought mine from the store around the corner.. but never knew it'd be so easy to make! I'm so excited to try this at home.Shaheenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02381200366128658149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-82524920285883758022009-09-22T18:02:04.579-06:002009-09-22T18:02:04.579-06:00Clearly I missed the entire dosa explosion on the ...Clearly I missed the entire dosa explosion on the 'Net, but am fervently thankful for this, because to me as of yet, a dosa is still a dosa.<br />I love variations or riffs on established dishes but I quite agree with you about a fusion or variation dish masquerading as the authentic thing. Call it your version or something like that maybe. A curry risotto does not a pulao make, nor a mushroom pulao a risotto. But then, that is only my opinion. Many would disagree, I'm sure.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09691099746151709274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-15934411066322944502009-09-21T15:12:59.229-06:002009-09-21T15:12:59.229-06:00Rachna, my Dad taught us to make 'gola', w...<b>Rachna</b><i>, my Dad taught us to make 'gola', which we would put on the remnant of the agarbatti stick and suck on for hours. It is similar to the <a href="http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/2006/08/14/jaggerytamarindcumin-candy/" rel="nofollow">Jaggery-tamarind-cumin</a> candy that is on Indira's blog.</i><br /><br /><b>TheCooker</b><i>, I can't stop laughing! Chicken-chow-chow-makhanwala curry!</i><br /><br /><b>Soma</b><i>, a little research always goes a long way, I agree! If you try making anardana churan, please let me know! I haven't tried that yet.</i><br /><br /><b>Pelicano</b><i>, the kind that would never lets you forget that you don't put curry powder in dosas.</i><br /><br /><b>Nabeela</b><i>, that sauce was chutney? I had no idea!</i><br /><br /><b>Sonu</b><i>, they are delicious and we love them, too!</i><br /><br /><b>Nags</b><i>, I agree with you! Spiced pancakes would probably have been a better description!</i><br /><br /><b>Nirmala</b><i>, you are too funny! BTW, pancakes can be made without eggs. </i><br /><br /><b>Miri</b><i>, I never know how long the ones at the Indian store, have been sitting on the shelf. When I make my own, I drool over the flavor of freshly roasted cumin.</i><br /><br /><b>Anita</b><i>, are you going to retract "who brings golis to a party, anyway?" I hope so!</i><br /><br /><b>Bong Mom</b><i>, I think you may have kinda missed my point and sorta proved it, too.</i> ;-)<br /><br /><b>elaichietcetera</b><i>, pray when will Sir Gogji put in an appearance? It's beena while since we saw him. And yes, these are mighty addictive!</i><br /><br /><b>Mohan</b><i>, similar but simpler. Jeera goli has fewer ingredients than Hajmola.</i><br /><br /><b>Bhagyashri</b><i>, I hadn't heard of curry powder till I moved here. It's a mild spice blend that is found easily in supermarkets and grocery stores. Sadly, it is believed that to make Indian food, you need curry powder.</i>Indian Food Rockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13397829480472038159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-86446252669507325142009-09-21T15:10:18.912-06:002009-09-21T15:10:18.912-06:00Srivalli, maybe Italian pizza can be your next ICC...<b>Srivalli</b><i>, maybe Italian pizza can be your next ICC challenge.</i> ;-)<br /><br /><b>Taste Traveller</b><i>, I understand the camaraderie there is behind the whole Daring Cooks / Bakers / Kitchen challenge and I think that's really great. Stepping out of one's comfort zone is also great. Did you know that dosas are vegan to begin with? It's when you try to make a pancake into a dosa that you run into vegan issues.</i><br /><br /><b>Musy</b><i>, more like firang style, no? What you make sounds like a variation of thalipeeth or even cheellas (sp?).</i><br /><br /><b>Cybergabi</b><i>, the problem is not with crossover food but with crossover food masquerading as the real thing. It doesn't take much to google the net to find recipes for real dosas, and even instant dosas. The attempt to make dosas vegan was very amusing - there are no animal products in dosas: urad dal and rice.</i> ;-)<br /><br /><b>Meeta</b><i>, I hope you are right. What I fear is that this may soon be misunderstood in the western world as the dosa. And that dosa is not vegan. And that since it is Indian, it needs curry powder. There were a couple of folks who stood up for the real dosa. Did you see those posts? Kudos to them!</i><br /><br /><b>Aparna</b><i>, as I told you over Twitter, this is my opinion and it needn't concur with everyone else's. Apart from the fact that I have several things <a href="http://www.indianfoodrocks.com/2009/08/enough.html?showComment=1251917421844#c8490292345817900818" rel="nofollow">against jaggery</a> (see my reply to Arun as well as in the related post), I would not use jaggery because it would be difficult to roll the mixure into tiny balls. You would either need to heat it to melt it or use muscle power to pound it to a point after which it can be rolled. If you try it with jaggery, let me know how you liked it!</i><br /><br /><b>Happy Cook</b><i>, why bold? Who is it that I should be scared of? I have no stakes in the popularity game and would rather state my opinion than conform.</i><br /><br /><b>Nandini</b><i>, it was a pancake like thing, with curry powder.</i> ;-)<br /><br /><b>Sanghi</b><i>, Hajmola has a bunch of other stuff in it. This is relatively simple in comparison.</i><br /><br /><b>Melissa</b><i>, some of my shakinghanditis is evident in these pics!</i><br /><br /><b>Shilpa</b><i>, milk and baking powder, too.</i><br /><br /><b>Joyce</b><i>, thank you!</i><br /><br /><b>Jhonny</b><i>, tweak the recipe to your taste!</i><br /><br /><b>TeaLady</b><i>, thank you for your graciousness. It's good to have fun with what you're doing, always. Access to ingredients can be an issue. However, ingredients can be ordered online in the worst case. Instant dosas or adais are easy to make. If DCs can dehydrate food and then grind it before cooking further, soaking and grinding beans shouldn't be a problem. Adais can be made with beans readily available in the regular grocery stores. I've lived up in the Adirondacks in a town of population 500, with one Grand Union, and cooked Indian with whatever I could find in that store. And, yes, I made dosas, too.</i><br /><br /><b>Jaya</b><i>, there are many versions of jeera goli, too. Some have ginger powder, crushed black pepper and even kala namak in them.</i>Indian Food Rockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13397829480472038159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-52857546408807828912009-09-21T07:41:45.969-06:002009-09-21T07:41:45.969-06:00Stuffing 'curried' beans into 'curried...Stuffing 'curried' beans into 'curried' pancakes & calling it Indian seems to be exactly the thing done nowadyas. Use curry powder & call it Indian seems to be the norm. I cook Indian 95% of the time & I never use curry powder. <br /><br />The jeera goli looks yum & will definitely be made soon. As soon as the Hajmola pack, that I struggled to get from the Indian store, gets over :)Bhagyashrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09690377118423770313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-40324153294301460942009-09-19T07:38:12.791-06:002009-09-19T07:38:12.791-06:00I think this is similar to Hajmola's candy?I think this is similar to Hajmola's candy?Mohan Arunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430015305389863376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-71995803288090003642009-09-17T22:49:03.690-06:002009-09-17T22:49:03.690-06:00Wow! You made some of these goli things at home! T...Wow! You made some of these goli things at home! They're addictive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-26423237131429072562009-09-17T12:57:09.678-06:002009-09-17T12:57:09.678-06:00I don't have too much knowledge about dosa var...I don't have too much knowledge about dosa varieties, but googling the keyword landed on a blog page which made dosa with flour as part of Daring Cooks. That does meet the Dosa commandment, right ?<br />Now I first heard about Dosa with Wheat flour from Mahanadi -- it was called Goduma Dosa. I have often followed her recipe to make that easy no-fuss dosa and I do add garam-masala or pickle to the batter at times ;-)<br /><br />That said Your Jeera Golis are fantastic, I get my share in bottles from India, never knew they could be easily(?) made at homeBong Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15407918137263251235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-34041575425584771042009-09-17T08:05:30.398-06:002009-09-17T08:05:30.398-06:00I don't think I can add much...I don't muc...I don't think I can add much...I don't much care for fusion in the first place. Mostly because I am still trying to understand what traditional is. If Pel's recent post is anything to go by, then I have a lot of 'understanding' to do before I can attempt fusion!<br /><br />There are dishes that are inspired, and then there is stuff that is neither-here-nor-there...but then I am biased...in favour of 'tradition.'<br /><br />Oh, thanks for coming to the party. These golis may be just what everyone needs after our party binge! [I never even thought about making these at home!]Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06002754872631420601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-22774648090737612442009-09-17T05:41:59.858-06:002009-09-17T05:41:59.858-06:00I would never even have imagined that these could ...I would never even have imagined that these could be made at home - or rather that someone would. I have for, as far as I can remember, picked these up from our neighbourhood Gujju store.. kudos!Mirihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13676408925598600874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-80017238426467725272009-09-17T02:27:48.431-06:002009-09-17T02:27:48.431-06:00True. Me too go confused on the naming part. As pa...True. Me too go confused on the naming part. As pancakes contain eggs no way to compar them with a dosa. Forget that but you are such a dear to share this recipe. You know I lived on these golis from a super market near my office whole of my 2nd pregnancy. I love it and the thouht of it makes me drool. Yeah will make this for sure but no more pregancies ha ha!Nirmalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06208705843959737265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-33339968784005656582009-09-16T20:22:57.708-06:002009-09-16T20:22:57.708-06:00i commented on one blog sporting the 'dosa'...i commented on one blog sporting the 'dosa' that her creation looked stunning but its nothing like a dosa. then i saw similar ones sprouting up all over and sighed since i dont have the time or inclination to go to each and say 'liar' or similar stuff. <br /><br />probably ppl dont realise it but seriously, baking powder and curry masala in dosa batter? *shudder*<br /><br />now let me go look at your jeera goliamnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00065092085963619873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-79094499312470822192009-09-16T19:49:11.831-06:002009-09-16T19:49:11.831-06:00Oh...Thank you very much Manisha for this Jeera Go...Oh...Thank you very much Manisha for this Jeera Goli recipe. I used to pop anytime in a day in India. I completed forgot this beautiful thing...thanks for reminder and recipe. Your Jeera goli have exactly same shape and looks what I had before.Soniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14099223682108760468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-68354567211694755382009-09-16T19:11:50.621-06:002009-09-16T19:11:50.621-06:00I couldn't have said it better Manisha!
I cam...I couldn't have said it better Manisha! <br />I came across the abomination on blogs only today and was horrified at what was being called a dosa. And when did coconut chutney look like that??!!Nabeelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11413852017312665746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-70001625335753243532009-09-16T15:50:46.910-06:002009-09-16T15:50:46.910-06:00Your dosas look good! What brand of curry do you r...Your dosas look good! What brand of curry do you recommend? <br /><br />[runs for cover]Pelicanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00858951498917328458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-60927671196961828292009-09-16T15:36:21.174-06:002009-09-16T15:36:21.174-06:00That was a bad joke played on Dosa. Wherever I enc...That was a bad joke played on Dosa. Wherever I encountered them i mentioned that those were nothing like dosa... tho' they looked pretty & all.. I wonder why people don't dare to google atleast once before they cook up some name they have never heard of before.. well don't know whom to blame.<br /><br />Arjun has been planning & poking me to make Churan (his favorite from jaipur) for many years now.. the goli is probably the closest thing, but I think we should really get the anardana accumulating this season for the churan. thanks for the inspiration!<br />Soma(www.ecurry.com)Somahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14822463321446307925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-19484098470922320122009-09-16T10:47:44.657-06:002009-09-16T10:47:44.657-06:00Maybe calling it a 'dosa' is stretching it...Maybe calling it a 'dosa' is stretching it. <br />But such cross-over/ fusion food doesn't bother me much nowadays.<br />My father has a nifty term for it, he calls it the 'chicken-chowchow-makhanwala-curry' cuisine!TheCookerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16998879039243771910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-66455831274821233642009-09-16T10:46:01.579-06:002009-09-16T10:46:01.579-06:00wow love the recipe, never knew we could make jeer...wow love the recipe, never knew we could make jeera golis at home with such ease, maza aa gaya how about using imli in it too?... thank god i make such pooda's too with musy like throw anything togethor: besan + little sooji, onion + mirchi + methi ...we made this while we went camping last week!! thanks for the recipe manisha!Rachnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12796760582582675972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-47274721043479787612009-09-16T10:38:01.015-06:002009-09-16T10:38:01.015-06:00Ok, I did not know that the jeera goli I ration ou...Ok, I did not know that the jeera goli I ration out for myself after dinner can be made at home. I always stock pile it when I visit India but it doesn't last more than six months. Next item on my to do list -- make jeera goli.<br />Love a good rant and love the comments it generates even more. Since I already ranted twice in a row on my blog, I will leave the dosa (?) alone.Desisoccermomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636571476699845725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-1946586360032355742009-09-16T08:57:04.143-06:002009-09-16T08:57:04.143-06:00Yeah, I'm a DB cook and I knew it wasn't a...Yeah, I'm a DB cook and I knew it wasn't a 'real' dosa, but it was fun to make anyway. Sometimes we make do with what we have and some of us don't have access to the right ingredients.<br /><br /><br />I appreciate your comments on our dosa tho.TeaLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10816005881175031132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-91445966334713114112009-09-16T08:51:49.553-06:002009-09-16T08:51:49.553-06:00Hey!
I love these balls..now thanks to you I can e...Hey!<br />I love these balls..now thanks to you I can even make them!!Jhonny walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17136053453649643071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-35872477706103550562009-09-16T08:37:17.417-06:002009-09-16T08:37:17.417-06:00Lovely post, Manisha! and innovative entry for the...Lovely post, Manisha! and innovative entry for the party...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08109928528709892385noreply@blogger.com