tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post4660996982792527764..comments2008-07-21T08:39:21.958-06:00Manisha Pandithttps://profiles.google.com/109439220446024348061noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-6586823155072956802008-07-21T08:39:00.000-06:002008-07-21T08:39:00.000-06:00How delicious the picture looked! Come to my house and make this for me:)Mavenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06159539883712835177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-27981080500815027922008-07-20T18:55:00.000-06:002008-07-20T18:55:00.000-06:00Everything on this blog sounds so delicious! Sadly, when I finally found Hing -- which I've wanted to try ever since reading about "fried cakes well-scented with Hing" -- my husband turned out to be allergic. So, no hing in our house. :(Donna Barrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16904536331777669867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-40102732438764134672008-06-24T13:07:00.000-06:002008-06-24T13:07:00.000-06:00<B>Vibha</B><I>, I hope this is not too late for you as I just got back from a road trip myself, latter part of which included camping.<BR/><BR/>Carry a cooler and freeze water in sturdy plastic bottles. These work much better than bagged ice and you have cold water to drink as it melts. Make sure that you have a refrigerator in your room wherever you stay - even if it is just for a night - and refill the empty bottles and freeze them again.<BR/><BR/>For food, we carried basic stuff: bread, peanut butter and jelly. I had made a ton of idlis, to which my sister added a fiery phodni (tempered oil with mustard seeds, cumin seeds, hing, finely chopped green chillies and kadipatta), after cutting them into 4-6 pieces. The phodni has to be rather excessive as it must coat each piece well. The crumbly mixture at the bottom of the box is the best! And it needed no sambar or chutney. I did not refrigerate this and it lasted for two days at mostly 80F temperatures.<BR/><BR/>Parathas, again with more oil than you would use normally, last well, too. We made spicy dal parathas that were very filling. And, I carried my lemon pickle - the lack of oil in the recipe worked to our advantage as I did not have to worry about leaks and spills. Methi na thepla are also a great snack to carry. <BR/><BR/>In my cooler, I carry fresh veggies like a couple of tomatoes, cucumbers and some carrots. And pepper jack cheese and butter for those who can't do without. (I can carry all this without worrying about air-tight or water-proof packaging because of my <A HREF="http://indianfoodrocks.blogspot.com/2005/08/travel-tip-cooler-without-mess.html" REL="nofollow">no-mess cooler</A>.) This comes in handy for a quick sandwich at a pit stop and the kids can munch on the carrots while the sandwiches are being made.<BR/><BR/>While some of the food is greasier than normal, it is much better and more refreshing than eating junk food at fast food restaurants and drive-thrus.</I>Manishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13397829480472038159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-69343788182055919362008-06-18T21:45:00.000-06:002008-06-18T21:45:00.000-06:00Awesome website. Thanks for the mouth watering recipes. <BR/><BR/>I'm going on a road trip. Any suggestions as to what to prepare that will last for 10 hours without getting spoilt.<BR/><BR/>TIA.Vibhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08559917839972806187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-61788330781520127182008-05-01T18:17:00.000-06:002008-05-01T18:17:00.000-06:00Lovely recipe and photos, although it looks like it might be a bit tricky to make for a first-timer, the way dosas or crepes can be. I love the combination of savory and sweet here, so I'm going to try it soon. Thanks, Mani . . . uh, Anita . . .ThreeTasteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07065499935315038435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-58697987917403365332008-04-27T20:42:00.000-06:002008-04-27T20:42:00.000-06:00anitaji, ive just had a yumy meal of khandvi..... and the best part is my son looooooooved it to bits.... thank u.... i also added a tsp of ginger garlic paste to the besan mixture before cooking it :)Rachnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12796760582582675972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-13006725785599307162008-04-25T17:27:00.000-06:002008-04-25T17:27:00.000-06:00Khandvi are new to me, but I'm completely intrigued. I love the process photos too. They look like they're actually pretty easy to work with. How lovely and delicious!Susan from Food Bloggahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11034518858688958369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-88022198947158070442008-04-25T12:54:00.000-06:002008-04-25T12:54:00.000-06:00Is this a major takeover or what ? Some underhand dealings ? Why are the two parties silent ? Murder to nahi ho gayaSandeepahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15407918137263251235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-24069987478523063842008-04-22T12:20:00.000-06:002008-04-22T12:20:00.000-06:00<B>Nan</B><I>, it's not ok for you to use my comment space to advertise your business. I would appreciate it if you refrained from doing this on my blog. Please have the courtesy of asking bloggers for their permission before indulging in such self-promotional behavior. We call it comment-spam.</I>Manishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13397829480472038159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-69824221055760744952008-04-22T10:25:00.000-06:002008-04-22T10:25:00.000-06:00<B>pearlsofeast:</B> Thanks! You are probably new here, therefore, welcome to IFR! The rest of the recipes here are not mine - I am just an interloper - here today, gone tomorrow! But all the recipes here are wonderful (the conversation - even better); some I have tested, and some I have twisted.<BR/><BR/><B>Nan</B> (and friends at intelliwhatever): Wrong post man (I am so funny today!). I guess you want to address Manisha, who is on her way back from A Mad Tea Party. She'll be right along (if the Queen Bee didn't really mean it when she said, "Off with her head!")and let you know what she thinks of this swell idea of having her cooking demos all over the web! Unbelievable!Anitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06002754872631420601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-74604524394976076882008-04-22T09:31:00.000-06:002008-04-22T09:31:00.000-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Nanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09040718465175524399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-57182926536755490972008-04-21T21:52:00.000-06:002008-04-21T21:52:00.000-06:00Khandvi looks great. I love all your recipes.Pearlsofeasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05163964947147641007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-33189907838727336642008-04-19T21:58:00.000-06:002008-04-19T21:58:00.000-06:00<B>Anjali:</B> Yes, it's me! Who else would take you on trips through <I>India!</I><BR/><BR/><B>Manisha:</B> Do it. <B>Now.</B> Or else... I'll reclaim this space and have all your loyal readers change their feeds....he he...You'd better include a recipe - you can't have a Mad Party without food. <BR/><BR/><B>Bee:</B> Could ya, please? I think some strong-arm tactics are required - my threats were not intimidating enough. My peace offering of tea was also rejected...Anitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06002754872631420601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-61232700903867283372008-04-19T20:56:00.000-06:002008-04-19T20:56:00.000-06:00anita, you want me to send some goondas over to retrieve your blog?beehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18128812845273224940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-81742836818823996322008-04-18T19:42:00.000-06:002008-04-18T19:42:00.000-06:00Anita has no blog.Manishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13397829480472038159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-45472770230315738012008-04-18T18:59:00.000-06:002008-04-18T18:59:00.000-06:00Manisha so how long are you going to take to raise the curtain on Anita's other blog? ;)Anjalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01461685370304758571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-40565258490565569842008-04-18T18:57:00.000-06:002008-04-18T18:57:00.000-06:00The khandavi looks delicious. Gujarath is one place one really feels comfortable travelling becoz of the yummy food. The pictures of the fields is so soothing, they are ripe and ready for harvesting. Thanks Anita, we know it is you for sure as there is a Recipe. :)Anjalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01461685370304758571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-3810464534009053202008-04-18T01:54:00.000-06:002008-04-18T01:54:00.000-06:00<B>Ashwini:</B> You are my gal!<BR/>I hope our happy train journeys are always there and like all other good things, do not come to an end but just reinvent themselves. It was nice to chat with our fellow traveler in AC comfort, be served every now and then (lots of tea!), and look at the trees go by from the much larger windows, and not have to worry about the gunky hair (God, how dirty hair would get from all that looking out the window!) ...definitely better.<BR/><BR/><B>Musical:</B> There you are! That was quite the friendly Sardarni Aunty we had with us. She totally made the evening go by so fast - tellis us about her family and friends, and asking about ours. I even asked her if she had a recipe for making wadi! Coarse ground spices, and soaked ground urad, is all that she said was there...must try it out soon... Sorry, I forgot your wadi-toriyan recipe - my loss!<BR/><BR/><B>Bee</B>: It's a promise? I'll be right over!<BR/><BR/><B>Manisha:</B> Well, well...I would have said, "get your own blog!" but you already have <I>two</I>, is it?<BR/>You seem to have taken the "swimming in oil" to heart :D . Come, sweet Manisha, post a killer recipe quick...else, your comments are belong to me!<BR/>I can drop by, every now and then (you haven't blocked me...) - I'll bring the soul along? You put the kettle on...we'll have tea first.<BR/><BR/><B>Padmaja:</B> When you can get other's to serve it, even better!<BR/><BR/><B>Cynthia:</B> The fields were a beautiful gold, and the poplars had all turned green.Anitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06002754872631420601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-60132164161986590822008-04-17T21:39:00.000-06:002008-04-17T21:39:00.000-06:00<B>Kalai</B>: Thanks. The trip was a little hectic, but our Punjabi fellow-traveler helped the time pass easy on the onward journey!<BR/><BR/><B>Sra</B>: I think that malaise has spread, and is partially responsible for our distrust towards strangers. You really can never tell!<BR/><BR/><B>Raaga</B>: I am back! And not heading out again anytime soon...That meet sounds like a fun idea! Just tell me when.<BR/><BR/><B>Saswati</B>: Welcome to IFR. Well, if you think you are addicted - you will need to head <A HREF="https://madteaparty.wordpress.com/" REL="nofollow">elsewhere</A> to get your fix from now on! (As soon as I get my blog back, that is!)<BR/><BR/><B>Arundhathi</B>: Yes, when to take the cooked paste off the fire is critical. A minute too late, and it becomes too thick. My first time I had much thicker rolls. So I don't wait for it to cool at all now!<BR/><BR/><B>Vandana Rajesh</B>: While the spreading must be quick, the rolling is a breeze. The best part is that even if you don't get it right it still tastes great!<BR/><BR/><B>Trupti</B>: Err...this is not my blog anymore...I am blog-less at the moment (or that is what some people will have me believe). But thanks for coming by, and I am sure Manisha will be adding to that collection in her own sweet time :D .Anitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06002754872631420601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-14680129383117023802008-04-17T21:22:00.000-06:002008-04-17T21:22:00.000-06:00<B>Kitt:</B> I would like to know how the Chinese get their daily quota of tea on the trains! We have vendors walking up and down the aisles with a portable can of tea.<BR/>Other than the tricky spreading of the paste, khandvi is quite easy to make.<BR/>(You didn't change your feed! Yay!)<BR/><BR/><B>Pelicano:</B> You are right perhaps :D Potatoes are my first love. (I forgot about that recipe even though I seem to have gotten there first!) Do share yours; I have a long season of cooking ghia ahead of me...sometimes twice in the week.<BR/>It is basic human nature to be social ("Man is a social animal," as we were taught in school; it is just that changing times are making us wary of 'strangers'.<BR/><BR/><B>Rachna:</B> So, did you? Isn't it amazing how besan lends itself to so many ways?!<BR/><BR/><B>Anjali J:</B> Thanks!<BR/><BR/><B>Evolvingtastes:</B> You don't need to be jealous! This is as easy as zaafrani zamudod! :D<BR/><BR/><B>Medhaa:</B> Thanks. You don't live around these parts anymore, is it? Train travel in India had gotten more comfortable...<BR/><BR/><B>Mallugirl:</B> Traveling by train gives us a romantic glimpse of our diverse landscape...The Konkan Railway have got to be one of the most picturesque routes... through the NE Himalayas too (Darjeeling!), and through Kerala I bet!Anitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06002754872631420601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-88317098305021320802008-04-17T20:52:00.000-06:002008-04-17T20:52:00.000-06:00There is so much live and movement in that last photograph. I found myself staring, mesmerized.Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01565340772467109199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-3037602786408360692008-04-17T03:27:00.000-06:002008-04-17T03:27:00.000-06:00WOW!! Khandvi looks so yum!! I have never tried my hand on this but enjoyed having them at my friend'sPadmajahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16784049976224951724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-86833516666669105722008-04-16T14:40:00.000-06:002008-04-16T14:40:00.000-06:00Oooh! Thanks for this great recipe! The pics are yummilicious, too! Anything besan is a hit with us. <BR/><BR/>We've made two long train journeys in the US. From Denver to Chicago (at least 14 hours) and from Denver to California (at least 36 hours). We didn't share any meals because I wasn't carrying any food. The first time we were traveling back after closing on our new home in Colorado. The second time I had just waved goodbye to about 10 visitors who had stayed with me for about a week. Believe me, food was the last thing on my mind! I just needed sleep! Besides the train had a dinner coach where they served us the choicest microwaved food ever. I think they cooked the breakfast on the train though. But! We did share our table with at least one other person each time and we turned around to chat with those at the neighboring tables. We also exchanged notes and laughed with the hostess. And, in the lounge car we got to know more people. <BR/><BR/>I remember taking my Japanese friend on the Deccan Express to Lonavla in the mid-90s. I had worked all night so I slept as soon as we nudged ourselves onto those wooden seats. No-one believed me when I told them that I took the CEO of a company with near $100 million in revenue on an unreserved train journey by second-class in India. He talked to everyone around even though no-one understood each other. The only time he disturbed me was to poke me in the side with an aghast "Maaneeeshaaa?1" Ya. We'd just pulled out of VT (CST to you Mumbai-ites) and he couldn't believe what he was seeing. It was early in the morning. By the time we had pulled out of suburban Bombay, he was completely desensitized to it. <BR/><BR/>Musy, if you say the garnish is the best, she will come after you with her paratha-making belan, take over your blog and say you like things swimming in oil. But I agree with you. If the phodni lacks the oomph, this thing falls flat and is just cold cooked besan. <BR/><BR/>And, hello, Ashwini. Have we met before?<BR/><BR/>Anita, are you sure you don't want to keep writing here? Look at the adoring audience you have! I think a lot of them might be disappointed that you are taking away the soul you put into this blog! ;-)<BR/><BR/>And just to make it clear, you are now officially <B>blogless.</B> Because your blog is <B>still</B> belong to me and now my blog is belong to me, too! Muahahahaha.Manishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13397829480472038159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-41801628211456046842008-04-16T14:34:00.000-06:002008-04-16T14:34:00.000-06:00okay, darling. now you can take over jugalbandi.beehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18128812845273224940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-79749641309332850012008-04-16T14:07:00.000-06:002008-04-16T14:07:00.000-06:00Khandvi or surali chi wadi-call it anything, it will be one of the yummiest snacks ever :). The best part is the garnish. I agre with your observation on socializing in the train thing, totally! It can be quite a comfort in the two day long train journeys :).<BR/><BR/>And i see Mr. Gawar Gogji is doing quite a bit of PR for me :-D.musicalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07166797277993509485noreply@blogger.com