tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post7126647120228188653..comments2024-01-29T19:23:58.553-07:00Comments on Indian Food Rocks: PepitasIndian Food Rockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13397829480472038159noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-12030230142004665332007-10-15T05:27:00.000-06:002007-10-15T05:27:00.000-06:00some day... someday!some day... someday!Raagahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14736416344880614248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-44509652816062728122007-10-13T22:28:00.000-06:002007-10-13T22:28:00.000-06:00Musical, they will be in the khauchi pishvi from n...<STRONG>Musical</STRONG><EM>, they will be in the khauchi pishvi from now on!</EM><BR/><BR/><STRONG>Nupur</STRONG><EM>, that's a great idea! I can't stop drooling at the thought!</EM><BR/><BR/><STRONG>Pel</STRONG><EM>, chaat masala also sounds good! Need to try my hand at mole, too. </EM><BR/><BR/><STRONG>Ape</STRONG><EM>, thank you for the Italian word for pepitas! <BR/><BR/>If anyone know what they are called in other languages, please feel free to leave a comment on this post!</EM><BR/><BR/><STRONG>Zlamushka</STRONG><EM>, sounds like a good idea! Welcome to IFR!</EM><BR/><BR/><STRONG>ISG</STRONG><EM> LOL! That is why I just ate them, shell and all!</EM><BR/><BR/><STRONG>Shilpa</STRONG><EM>, yup! That's the way to do it! And no papitas on this blog yet!</EM><BR/><BR/><STRONG>Suganya</STRONG><EM>, if it tastes good, eat it! So I ate the shell!</EM>Indian Food Rockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13397829480472038159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-29086705328287128642007-10-13T19:21:00.000-06:002007-10-13T19:21:00.000-06:00For a long while I was not sure whether or not to ...For a long while I was not sure whether or not to remove the hull. I find hulled ones easy to devour. They are such a tasty low-carb, good-for-you snack.Suganyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12821337638419512585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-81658699716460762882007-10-13T15:17:00.000-06:002007-10-13T15:17:00.000-06:00Yay...we used to eat these a lot when we were kids...Yay...we used to eat these a lot when we were kids. Aayi would sundry the seeds from pumpkins. We would hold them vertically and bite on them.it would open up along the sides :). I love them...<BR/><BR/>I read the heading as "Papita" and was wondering why have u posted pumpkins reads and calling them as papita :(.Shilpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11408998869039514968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-74441838275391746532007-10-13T14:57:00.000-06:002007-10-13T14:57:00.000-06:00Definitely Manisha, feel like a mouse nibbling on ...Definitely Manisha, feel like a mouse nibbling on them to crack them open.indosungodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11556193051268397994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-2476425269362653402007-10-13T12:58:00.000-06:002007-10-13T12:58:00.000-06:00I used to eat them in China everyday for hours... ...I used to eat them in China everyday for hours... Great when reading a good book.zlamushkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12359856305294505035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-51008954629879880672007-10-13T08:46:00.000-06:002007-10-13T08:46:00.000-06:00in italy the noun is "bruscolini"...in italy the noun is "bruscolini"...arotihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01072733119104453329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-73535675044869774782007-10-13T04:31:00.000-06:002007-10-13T04:31:00.000-06:00Yah...good stuff dere they is! I've roasted them- ...Yah...good stuff dere they is! I've roasted them- (with the shells, I'm with you there. Good roughage)- and sprinkled them with chaat masala. <BR/><BR/>And yeppers...they are the main ingredient of mole verde/green mole. I made it once; it tastes like pepita paste... :-DPelicanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00858951498917328458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-27227053859998799542007-10-13T04:14:00.000-06:002007-10-13T04:14:00.000-06:00If you roast them with chili powder and squeeze on...If you roast them with chili powder and squeeze on some lime juice, they will disappear even faster!Nupurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03890441057480820053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-20670576099490245932007-10-13T01:06:00.000-06:002007-10-13T01:06:00.000-06:00A must in khauchi pishvi :). The melon and pumpkin...A must in khauchi pishvi :). The melon and pumpkin seeds (magji/magaj)are ever favorite-especially roasted and salted!<BR/><BR/>Good stuff to do after carving pumpkins :-D.musicalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07166797277993509485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-58648693694286003212007-10-12T23:34:00.000-06:002007-10-12T23:34:00.000-06:00Anita, the problem with pepitas is that they canno...<STRONG>Anita</STRONG><EM>, the problem with pepitas is that they cannot be stored for too long - they are rich in monunsaturated fat. But some more research told me that they can be frozen. So, if you want to enjoy a whole bunch of them, freeze them as you collect them! More fun for V!</EM><BR/><BR/><STRONG>Swapna</STRONG><EM>, it's not that tricky. You hold them such that the seam is pointing up, tap it lightly on the edge with a khalbatta (pestle) so that it cracks along the seam. Then it's just a question of prying the shell away and extracting the kernel. It's definitely time consuming. <BR/><BR/>I enjoy them with the shell so I am willing to crunch right through it!</EM>Indian Food Rockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13397829480472038159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-37199822101811244412007-10-12T22:38:00.000-06:002007-10-12T22:38:00.000-06:00I love them. Though removing the cover is really r...I love them. Though removing the cover is really really tough:)Swapnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18315204389099732161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-62256517450063464122007-10-12T21:04:00.000-06:002007-10-12T21:04:00.000-06:00They make a delicious snack and V consumes them by...They make a delicious snack and V consumes them by the bagfuls. We discovered them in Holland a long time ago where we would gets bags of roasted salted kind (likely came from Turkey or Iran...) He consumeb 10kgs in 3 months!<BR/><BR/>On our return we looked hard for them here. V can be very determined if he gets into his obsessive foodie thing - he searched high and low. He finally procured big fat pumpkin seeds being saved for seed (I pray they had not been sprayed...)! I get a handful every time I get buy really ripe pumpkin.Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06002754872631420601noreply@blogger.com