tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post3715493908046272327..comments2024-01-29T19:23:58.553-07:00Comments on Indian Food Rocks: Paunk thisIndian Food Rockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13397829480472038159noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-74485145239570159372007-10-22T11:29:00.000-06:002007-10-22T11:29:00.000-06:00Thank You dear! ur sweet words created lovely posi...Thank You dear! ur sweet words created lovely positive vibrations :)<BR/>looking at those sweet green kernels was pure joy, has been a few years since i last tasted them!<BR/>A Hurda party, as we called it, was something I always looked forward to in winters :) amcha mali jameenit ek mottha khadda karaycha and it is roasted underground, nanatar mali bua used to rub it in his palms to get rid of extra stuff and serve it HOT!<BR/>ooh! am getting goosebumps thinking of it :)Richahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08386161012677274105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-50662951163721850262007-10-22T08:23:00.000-06:002007-10-22T08:23:00.000-06:00Musy, I updated the post - check out the link to J...<STRONG>Musy</STRONG><EM>, I updated the post - check out the link to Jyotsna's blog. Young jowar is green in color and that's what paunk is. Since these seeds had been dried, I think they lost some of their color.</EM><BR/><BR/><STRONG>Richa</STRONG><EM>, you never cease to amaze me. I call it like I see it. <BR/><BR/>I haven't seen paunk here before either. I wondered how long it had been sitting on those shelves but quite frankly, I didn't care! I wanted it and it didn't taste old at all. Not quite the taste of tender fresh paunk but almost there!</EM>Indian Food Rockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13397829480472038159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-19497824246000046272007-10-22T07:48:00.000-06:002007-10-22T07:48:00.000-06:00u r too kind with ur words, manisha "blush"fresh j...u r too kind with ur words, manisha "blush"<BR/>fresh jowari eaten in winter, is also known as <B> HURDA </B><BR/>it is greenish in color.<BR/>it is served with roasted winter veg and about 13 types of chutnies, atleast that is how i remember eating it, pure blisss!!<BR/>thanks for reminding @ it.<BR/>i'm so going to look for it in the stores, wonder how it missed my 'najar' all these days ;)<BR/>i remember discussing hurda with ET, she had asked me to blog about it which i never got around to.<BR/>hugs to ya!Richahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08386161012677274105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-90719160480498992752007-10-22T01:27:00.000-06:002007-10-22T01:27:00.000-06:00he he, that was a fun quiz :-D. you think too high...he he, that was a fun quiz :-D. you think too highly of me ;).<BR/><BR/>but this looked really translucent to me to be bajra. never seen jowar whole grain, just the flour :). Anjali's pointer makes sense to me.musicalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07166797277993509485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-201900004494739272007-10-22T00:18:00.000-06:002007-10-22T00:18:00.000-06:00I take lessons from the best. Therefore no prizes....<EM>I take lessons from the best. Therefore no prizes. But seriously, you must have had paunk? Or at least heard of it?<BR/><BR/>I've been told that it is jowar seeds only and not a mixture of jowar and bajra seeds. If you can confirm one way or another and let me know, I will update the post accordingly.</EM>Indian Food Rockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13397829480472038159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-18942896670262246402007-10-21T23:54:00.000-06:002007-10-21T23:54:00.000-06:00Yes, Anajali - she makes a tough quiz, and no priz...Yes, Anajali - she makes a tough quiz, and no prizes either!Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06002754872631420601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-72196512132743559242007-10-21T23:19:00.000-06:002007-10-21T23:19:00.000-06:00Jowar is called jwari in marathiJolad in kannadaJowar is called jwari in marathi<BR/>Jolad in kannadaAnjali Kolihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01461685370304758571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-42524980601154692282007-10-21T23:16:00.000-06:002007-10-21T23:16:00.000-06:00Anita, she has mixed it. It is Jowar the pearl lik...Anita, she has mixed it. It is Jowar the pearl like ones and the darker ones are bajra ofcourse. Manisha any prizes for this? Anita and me can share :).Anjali Kolihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01461685370304758571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-84429940018876926242007-10-21T23:14:00.000-06:002007-10-21T23:14:00.000-06:00Not citrus seeds. Nor corn. It's much smaller.Rich...<EM>Not citrus seeds. Nor corn. It's much smaller.</EM><BR/><BR/><STRONG>Richa</STRONG><EM> and </EM><STRONG>Anita</STRONG><EM> have got it. It is millet. The jowar kind.<BR/><BR/>And, </EM><STRONG>Richa</STRONG><EM>, it looks dry because it is dried. And between you and </EM><STRONG>Musical</STRONG><EM>, I think you have the whole food world covered!<BR/><BR/>This is usually eaten fresh (not dried) in the winter months. Any clue what this is called? Apart from jowar (sorghum) seeds, that is!</EM> :-)Indian Food Rockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13397829480472038159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-36287653395326525062007-10-21T23:08:00.000-06:002007-10-21T23:08:00.000-06:00...and to throw us off, did you mix it with jowar?......and to throw us off, did you mix it with jowar?Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06002754872631420601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-86093376526244683132007-10-21T23:06:00.000-06:002007-10-21T23:06:00.000-06:00It's a millet for sure - now, which one? I always...It's a millet for sure - now, which one? I always get them mixed yp...I'm going to say...bajra?Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06002754872631420601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-33256035422490651582007-10-21T21:17:00.000-06:002007-10-21T21:17:00.000-06:00Me thinks it is corn too :-)Me thinks it is corn too :-)Red Chillieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10447416220756850109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-83235916910009569642007-10-21T21:12:00.000-06:002007-10-21T21:12:00.000-06:00jowari sarkhe distat, pan jara suklele ahet asey v...jowari sarkhe distat, pan jara suklele ahet asey vattayRichahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08386161012677274105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-6013802879656488382007-10-21T20:38:00.000-06:002007-10-21T20:38:00.000-06:00Citrus seeds?Citrus seeds?TBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06730267615864699764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-26809929597475306032007-10-21T18:50:00.000-06:002007-10-21T18:50:00.000-06:00Musical, I don't believe this! It's just not possi...<STRONG>Musical</STRONG><EM>, I don't believe this! It's just not possible! In my post, I was going to include "Musical, please abstain from saying what this is!" Seriously? You mean I found something you don't know about?! I am feeling soooo clever, right now, I tell you!</EM> ;-)<BR/><BR/>[does virtual cartwheels]Indian Food Rockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13397829480472038159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-48644792174805823052007-10-21T18:47:00.000-06:002007-10-21T18:47:00.000-06:00No clue! Could have been corn, but it isn't!No clue! Could have been corn, but it isn't!musicalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07166797277993509485noreply@blogger.com