tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post5445510970334606538..comments2024-01-29T19:23:58.553-07:00Comments on Indian Food Rocks: Down to Earth Cluster BeansIndian Food Rockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13397829480472038159noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-21157697294291524482007-03-23T12:49:00.000-06:002007-03-23T12:49:00.000-06:00Abhi, you made me look, too! My vatis were the pla...<STRONG>Abhi</STRONG><EM>, you made me look, too! My vatis were the plain ones and do not stack. They keep toppling over - sometimes in the middle of the night in the cabinet and I wonder if there are mice in the house!</EM><BR/><BR/><STRONG>RP</STRONG><EM>, thanks! Cluster beans have a slight bitter taste, that's why we add jaggery (or sugar, if you don't have jaggery).</EM><BR/><BR/><STRONG>Dilipbhai</STRONG><EM>, I am sure your guvar recipe will bring back memories, too. A large part of my family is Gujarati.</EM><BR/><BR/><STRONG>Nabeela</STRONG><EM>, home is where your heart is and it's OK for it be "your own home", as you found out! I've been wanting to make your haleem ever since you posted it but every weekend brings new challenges. The snow really wore us down. You know me, I will make it and report back!</EM><BR/><BR/><STRONG>Vrushali</STRONG><EM>, hope all is well with you! Parsipanny, NJ. That's good to know!</EM><BR/><BR/><STRONG>Sandeepa</STRONG><EM>, thank you so much! I'm sorry I missed these last comments on this post. Life was very hectic and busy in Feb.</EM><BR/><BR/><STRONG>Nandita</STRONG><EM>, you bet! And this feeling increases as you (well, I) grow older. There are things that I never paid attention to, that are coming back to me now. </EM><BR/><BR/><STRONG>Linda</STRONG><EM>, thanks! The lentils just need to be the sort that hold their shape, form and flavor when paired with cluster beans.</EM><BR/><BR/><STRONG>Chetna</STRONG><EM>, welcome! Kalya vatanyachi amti is the first thing I am going to make once I get my stock. Yes!! My friend Lee was in Texas and went to a huge Indian store called Taj Imports and actually remembered that I was looking for kale vatane. She called me to confirm that she had it right and she bought a packet for me!! Imagine that! I would love to share that with you, if you're interested. Let me know!</EM>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-1083805829986896482007-03-23T11:53:00.000-06:002007-03-23T11:53:00.000-06:00Kalle Vatane are my dad's favourite and my mon use...Kalle Vatane are my dad's favourite and my mon used to make an usal with goda masala..YUMM !!<BR/>She would also us the water that the vatane were cooked in as Saar, temer it with Garlic and red chillies and was the best drink to have during winter<BR/><BR/>How I miss them !!Have not seen them anywhere here in Canada either...<BR/>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-68418340961154355732007-02-20T10:27:00.000-07:002007-02-20T10:27:00.000-07:00Hey ManishaInteresting blog. Love this gavar recip...Hey Manisha<BR/>Interesting blog. Love this gavar recipe. I like it but not my kid's favourite so I make it very rarely at home. Now i think I should try this recipe of yours.Lemme tell u how successful it is at my home.<BR/>BTW chk this out:<BR/>http://www.indusladies.com/forums/9574-post110.htmlUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07643845442244112415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-87616695305766608602007-02-18T00:06:00.000-07:002007-02-18T00:06:00.000-07:00Hi Manisha, What a lovely post, thanks for sharing...Hi Manisha, <BR/><BR/>What a lovely post, thanks for sharing that. I am sure at one time or another we could all relate. Cluster beans with lentils looks great in any dishes you might have! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-12116119901174900022007-02-14T19:24:00.000-07:002007-02-14T19:24:00.000-07:00Very nice read Manisha...I eagerly await your post...Very nice read Manisha...I eagerly await your posts - the thing about the old spice seller is touching!<BR/><BR/>Haven't heard of Kale Vatane...but my feelings echo yours, when we are cooking the world in our kitchens, our heart feels good where there are good ol' tastes from our grandmom's kitchens in our food - food that takes us close to our roots often warms our soul more than any other!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08343211073306086159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-35090971491700629542007-02-12T19:59:00.000-07:002007-02-12T19:59:00.000-07:00Hi ManishaYour writings are always so beautiful an...Hi Manisha<BR/>Your writings are always so beautiful and warm, lends an extra spice to that sabzi :)<BR/>Thanks for the info on the "kale vaatane" tooBong Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15407918137263251235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-45215556255347217722007-02-12T07:30:00.000-07:002007-02-12T07:30:00.000-07:00I found the kale vatane at the subzi mandi in pars...I found the kale vatane at the subzi mandi in parsippany...now this was a good 6 months or so ago....on our grocery shopping trip to NJ....I live in Boston and whenever we go visiting family in NJ we make sure we stock up on groceries.......hope this helps...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14729060726794129505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-22655221659584240042007-02-11T17:00:00.000-07:002007-02-11T17:00:00.000-07:00Hi Manisha! Hows it going in Colorado? Still being...Hi Manisha! Hows it going in Colorado? Still being snowed in?<BR/>I missed reading up on all my favorite food blogs while I was in India...but most of all I missed my tiny apartment and its comforts!!(Now who would have imagined that??!!)<BR/>Anyways, I just wanted to mention I posted a haleem recipe in my comments section in answer to your request. I haven't tried cooking from that recipe yet...but maybe I will, very soon. <BR/>I don't know if you're familiar with Hyderabadi haleem...but its decidedly different from other North Indian haleem recipes. It uses broken wheat instead of lentils...and a lot of spices are different too...<BR/>Anyways, enough about the haleem....so hows the cooking going? :)Nabeelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11413852017312665746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-22926753763607220222007-02-10T17:21:00.000-07:002007-02-10T17:21:00.000-07:00I love cluster beans....posted a recipe ahile back...I love cluster beans....posted a recipe ahile back...yours look great....have to try it...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-5061244797997611942007-02-10T12:48:00.000-07:002007-02-10T12:48:00.000-07:00Curtains? That is in my list too! And clay pots?...Curtains? That is in my list too! And clay pots? Of course! <BR/><BR/>I haven't cooked with cluster beans much, but your recipe sounds great. <BR/>As always, enjoyed reading your write-up.Mrs. Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12029529410425401802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-30431298193464098892007-02-10T06:44:00.000-07:002007-02-10T06:44:00.000-07:00The best part I enjoy about eating in steel vatis ...The best part I enjoy about eating in steel vatis is to read the etchings on it. Generally, they have a date and the name of the person. The couple of vatis that we have, are dated, 1953 and 1960. I assume they were given for my brother's "barse" and his "munj". However, I am unable to place the people whose names are on it. <BR/>I am glad that my mother dumped them on us (alongwith other things steel) when we moved to the West.Abhihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12961217713104994748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-18031946999159079722007-02-07T16:10:00.000-07:002007-02-07T16:10:00.000-07:00Anjali, hope you find good quality kale vatane. Ka...<strong>Anjali</strong><em>, hope you find good quality kale vatane. Kalya vatanyachi amti is also very delicious. The lust for stackable vatis arose when we had a cook together and I needed vatis for the various 'liquid' items on the menu. My friends brought rice bowls and ramekins but they were bigger than regular vatis and took up a lot of space on the table and made things a little difficult. Of course, no-one complained because we were having a really good time.</em><br /><br /><strong>Anita</strong><em>, maybe I am kind of right and that kale vatane are used mainly in Konkan and coastal cuisine. I haven't been able to find anything on them as yet viz. scientific name of species, where they are grown etc, but the search continues. As for Kashmiri cuisine, I am still waiting for that meatball recipe. ;-)</em><br /><br /><strong>Coffee</strong><em>, thanks!</em><br /><br /><strong>Ashwini</strong><em>, time to do the Bollywood thing: tumhare sine par voh kaisa nishaan hain? :-D</em><br /><br /><em>Seriously though, I think that most of us with roots in the Konkan coast will have many similarities in cuisine, our way of life, our language, etc. But it would be fun to do the six degrees of separation thing and find out more! BTW, I am so glad you liked the nutty beans! It's a no-pain and quick recipe.</em><br /><br /><strong>Suzanne</strong><em>, welcome! Do try my recipes as well as recipes of my fellow <a href="http://indianfoodrocks.blogspot.com/2006/07/huge-thank-you.html">Indian food bloggers</a>. It will open up a new frontier as far as flavors and textures are concerned. Best wishes with your blog!</em><br /><br /><strong>Inji</strong><em> link love is always welcome! And especially if it spreads awareness about copyrights and plagiarism.</em><br /><br /><strong>Gini</strong><em>, how they change their tujne, these men! I must ask for a clay pot the next time! But the next time I want to get it myself in my own 100lbs of luggage, and maybe, Medha's too!</em><br /><br /><strong>Vrushali</strong><em>, you will find yourself doing that about several other veggies and dishes, too. Not only do our taste buds mature as we grow older, it's also the memories that help with the turnaround. You must tell me where in NJ and which grocery store you found them in. My sister and I were talking about it the other day and she hasn't seen them either.</em><br /><br /><strong>Mandira</strong><em>, good luck and I hope grocery stores in Buffalo carry kale vatane. If not, use puy lentils.</em><br /><br /><strong>HKG</strong><em>, now that is something that might work with these green lentils I used. For the usal, should I make it like the regular matkichi usal? I want to try it out soon! It looks like I might get my hands on kale vatane if Vrushali sends me the coordinates of the grocery store, otherwise you never know...I might send you request for them if I can't control the cravings :-D</em>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-5443216885750502712007-02-06T21:57:00.000-07:002007-02-06T21:57:00.000-07:00Jai Jai Maharashtra Maaza !!
kale vatanechi usal ...Jai Jai Maharashtra Maaza !!<br /><br />kale vatanechi usal ani Vade, few lemon drops and chopped onion. Control yourself HKG. <br /><br />Do you want us to send Kale Vatane from India.HAREKRISHNAJIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00137830344437763830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-91381945872385479132007-02-06T11:11:00.000-07:002007-02-06T11:11:00.000-07:00Manisha - great post. I have to go and find kale v...Manisha - great post. I have to go and find kale vatane to try it this week. Hope you and your family are doing OK!Mandirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00626963378027285069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-13898124658299786452007-02-06T10:58:00.000-07:002007-02-06T10:58:00.000-07:00Guvar was always there growing up. When my mom mad...Guvar was always there growing up. When my mom made it I always complained "aaj parat guvar". Now I get excited about getting fresh guvar and everytime we go to the Indian store its on our list. I make it amti style daane laoon....never made it with kale vatane, but will try it soon......<br /><br />Mom used to make kale vatane amti and khandeshi khichadi with it. Both are absolutely delicious. I have seen the kale vatane in the Indian grocery stores in NJ. <br /><br />There's no end to things I want to do and eat !!!!! It's all good (within reason)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14729060726794129505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-6224213428907095692007-02-06T08:44:00.000-07:002007-02-06T08:44:00.000-07:00Manisha, last time we went to India I bought a cla...Manisha, last time we went to India I bought a clay pot to cook fish. Satish kept complaining the whole time that it would break before we got home and on and on...It didn't break and now we are enjoying much more tastier fish curries. He told me yesterday that we should get a bigger pot next time we go. Guess who was laughing this time:)<br />I also wanted to get some stainless steel coffee glass and even the man at the store told me that it was out of style.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-7289474636415607932007-02-06T06:50:00.000-07:002007-02-06T06:50:00.000-07:00Manisha, I have linked your post for a post of
mi...Manisha, I have linked your post for a post of <a href="http://myinjimanga.blogspot.com/2007/02/yahoo-india-and-content-theft.html"><br />mine </a>. Since it is not a food post, hope it is okay for you. Just let me know if you want me to remove it. Just confirming.Inji Pennuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079447688035812508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-54303116401786369442007-02-05T11:07:00.000-07:002007-02-05T11:07:00.000-07:00Wow, that loks fantastic. I need to try indian coo...Wow, that loks fantastic. I need to try indian cooking it all looks sooo good!!<br /><br />You should come and check out my blog. It’s divinedish.wordpress.com It’s a blog where I get bloggers to submit their recipes and at the end of the year a cookbook will be available called “Divine Dish - Swapping Recipes with the Blogosphere”<br />Tell all your friends - the more the merrier :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-27170240352883209492007-02-05T09:20:00.000-07:002007-02-05T09:20:00.000-07:00Manisha it feels as if you have a list of my favor...Manisha it feels as if you have a list of my favorite veggies and are posting them!<br />I tried and *loved* the nutty green beans. And what can I say about gavar? My dad and I are the only ones in the family who actually like this earthy vege. And my mum makes it exactly like how you described in your post - bhopla (which I didnt like too much), kale vatane (oohhh yummy) or by itself.<br />And the similarities dont end there. When I read about Sawantwadi my heart just skipped a beat!!! My mother is from near the area so anyone in the family who ventured in the general direction would HAVE TO get back prized ingredients for the rest of the gang - badage (cow peas), kale vatane, malwani masala, belgaum masoor, kokum, vatambe... on and on....<br />Besides this we also had a man come to our home..I think it was for goda masala which my mother refused to buy from anywhere else.<br />This is so wonderfully weird...and your post just made me so so sentimental. There's got to be a connection somewhere :-)Ashwinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05982958379716509724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-81677540197792707112007-02-05T05:52:00.000-07:002007-02-05T05:52:00.000-07:00What a wonderful write up!!! You have a way with w...What a wonderful write up!!! You have a way with words :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-29223488802003812942007-02-05T02:29:00.000-07:002007-02-05T02:29:00.000-07:00Nice post, Manisha! And nice pix too. All of us wr...Nice post, Manisha! And nice pix too. All of us wrestle with this possession thing on and off - don't worry too much about it! Right now, I'm in the 'discard' phase with regard to the house but keep looking for things like plates and bowls and dishes for the blog!srahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03243944393796831559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-55259609791991457402007-02-04T22:00:00.000-07:002007-02-04T22:00:00.000-07:00Hmm...I haven't heard of kale vatane...must explor...Hmm...I haven't heard of kale vatane...must explore this mystery.<br /><br />I find the textural aspect of Maharashtrian food so different from Kashmiri. There is this combination of veges with lentils that are still firm - cabbage with chana dal, eggplant with chole, and now gvar with kale vatane! There are some unique como sin Kashmiri cuisine too, but it is pretty much everything cooked till soft! Other than the meat, of course!<br /><br />My MIL wd always complain that the gvar in Delhi was not quite up to the mark, and I have rarely cooked it. This season, I spotted a good-looking batch and finally got to cook with them.<br /><br />Chrome is trendy (and tradition)!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-59197252692057625702007-02-04T21:40:00.000-07:002007-02-04T21:40:00.000-07:00Nice read Manisha. So your triangle is complete ag...Nice read Manisha. So your triangle is complete again:). Right now my Dad too is craving for Kale vatane and hunt is on here. I will be posting a gavar recipe soon. <br /><br />About the stackable vati many of us do the turn around and now I know it is a peer thing after all.Anjali Kolihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01461685370304758571noreply@blogger.com