tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post8044981765449628168..comments2024-01-29T19:23:58.553-07:00Comments on Indian Food Rocks: Nankhatai, then Abhyang SnaanIndian Food Rockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13397829480472038159noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-1160259062582334152007-11-09T20:04:00.000-07:002007-11-09T20:04:00.000-07:00Happy Diwali to you and the family. I love the pic...Happy Diwali to you and the family. I love the pictures you paint with your words. I hope the recipes turn out wonderfully!Momisodeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06752015177628948631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-87346097749630552432007-11-09T17:28:00.000-07:002007-11-09T17:28:00.000-07:00Happy Diwali to you and the family. I enjoyed thos...Happy Diwali to you and the family. I enjoyed those memories and looking forward to hearing more about your trials in the kitchen.Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01565340772467109199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-86121772329370257432007-11-09T16:39:00.000-07:002007-11-09T16:39:00.000-07:00Happy Diwali Manisha. You sure are having good tim...Happy Diwali Manisha. You sure are having good times with friends & familyBong Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15407918137263251235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-28396816385837580462007-11-09T14:42:00.000-07:002007-11-09T14:42:00.000-07:00Kitt, thank you! Sia, the ones I made were not too...<STRONG>Kitt</STRONG><EM>, thank you! </EM><BR/><BR/><STRONG>Sia</STRONG><EM>, the ones I made were not too sweet. Recipe #2 looks like it will be even less sweet. Medha loves it when I put oil on her hair, not so much on her body. She loves the head massage, after which I warm a damp towel in the microwave and wrap it around her head. I have a vested interest, of course, because I am hoping a few years down the line, she will return the favor! And, celebrate with friends - they're your family away from home!</EM><BR/><BR/><STRONG>Ashwini</STRONG><EM>, for us it was Pears soap (which in Marathi was pee-uhrs, hee! hee!). We had a deal with our Mom: just some warm oil on our hair and a little on a small area of each of our arms. She would hand us the uptan to use in the bath, if we wanted. I loved the smell of besan!<BR/><BR/>I haven't yet made sanzori. Too many unnecessary things happening today like a screaming child, who is off from school, who came home with the most minor of scrapes because she took a tumble while playing a relay race. If you'd heard her, you would have thought she had broken several bones! I'm hoping to get to it tonight or perhaps tomorrow. I have a friend coming over who wants to make murukku that she recently learned from her South Indian landlady. I can't wait to make faraal with a friend!</EM><BR/><BR/><STRONG>Shilpa</STRONG><EM>, we should have someone pickle kaarit during this season and send it across to him!<BR/><BR/>The mood is up to you! Enjoy with what you have rather than what you miss. You'll be just fine!</EM><BR/><BR/><STRONG>Kelly</STRONG><EM>, it's a wonderful festival with lots of sharing and family thrown into it! Happy 1st Diwali to you!</EM><BR/><BR/><EM>I'm heading back into the kitchen in a bit for some more trials! I'll keep you all updated!</EM>Indian Food Rockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13397829480472038159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-6559095310870627042007-11-09T14:32:00.000-07:002007-11-09T14:32:00.000-07:00I'm just now learning about Diwali and it sounds f...I'm just now learning about Diwali and it sounds fabulous! Enjoy!KellytheCulinarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17157742508302761756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-62847530745733368522007-11-09T14:20:00.000-07:002007-11-09T14:20:00.000-07:00Wonderful story...I hope the recipes turn out fine...Wonderful story...I hope the recipes turn out fine for you :O) <BR/><BR/>Ddinziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15852756851793074290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-81323532184689176532007-11-09T12:22:00.000-07:002007-11-09T12:22:00.000-07:00Ahh all those rituals seem so familiar Manisha. I ...Ahh all those rituals seem so familiar Manisha. I hated the taste of Kareet part too :D, (I know one person who would have loved to eat those...no prize for guessing who is our bitter-taste-fan friend). But in whole the festival was a lot of fun. The lights, the crackers..food was always my last priority for this festival. I am missing all the fun so much. No matter how much I tried this time, I could not get into Diwali mood :(.Shilpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11408998869039514968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-44675176241717259372007-11-09T10:37:00.000-07:002007-11-09T10:37:00.000-07:00Nankhatai.. i love that, Manisha. Happy Diwali to ...Nankhatai.. i love that, Manisha. Happy Diwali to you and your family. Have a great time.Mandirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00626963378027285069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-36206496068685748672007-11-09T10:14:00.000-07:002007-11-09T10:14:00.000-07:00Happy Diwali to you and your family Manisha.All th...Happy Diwali to you and your family Manisha.<BR/>All the Diwali rituals you described are so familiar. I loved the uptan that my mom used to make with besan etc for abhyang snaan. And it was always Moti soap for the bath. My first Diwali in U.S. I actually missed Moti soap more than anything else!<BR/>I always made a fuss about the karit too! <BR/>And the faral - how did we ever manage to tuck in so much?<BR/>PS - eagerly waiting for the nankhatai recipe. Did you make sanzori?Ashwinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05982958379716509724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-7801650763571181792007-11-09T10:12:00.000-07:002007-11-09T10:12:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Ashwinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05982958379716509724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-30293676853158025162007-11-09T10:04:00.000-07:002007-11-09T10:04:00.000-07:00manisha..waiting for the recipe ;) loove nankatai....manisha..waiting for the recipe ;) loove nankatai..yum! my mouth is watering....Rajithahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687505337772793643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-73145239884561735422007-11-09T09:18:00.000-07:002007-11-09T09:18:00.000-07:00Nice write-up. Enjoyed reading it.Happy Diwali to ...Nice write-up. Enjoyed reading it.Happy Diwali to you and your family.Kribhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978204535724288270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-48404224864822242652007-11-09T08:33:00.000-07:002007-11-09T08:33:00.000-07:00I have never tasted nankhatai. You do the work for...I have never tasted nankhatai. You do the work for me and give me a workign recipe ;). Happy Diwali.Suganyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12821337638419512585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-91337200280077186282007-11-09T06:02:00.000-07:002007-11-09T06:02:00.000-07:00HAPPY DIWALI MANISHA!:)Waiting for your recipes!:)...HAPPY DIWALI MANISHA!:)<BR/>Waiting for your recipes!:)Latha Narasimhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044849849064355636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-74292499409983438632007-11-09T05:39:00.000-07:002007-11-09T05:39:00.000-07:00awww nice description of the rituals...happy diwal...awww nice description of the rituals...happy diwali to you and your family....Rachnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12796760582582675972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-51902995535956660772007-11-09T02:55:00.000-07:002007-11-09T02:55:00.000-07:00ah nankatai... i am tempted to have them early in ...ah nankatai... i am tempted to have them early in the morning and i am not a big fan of sweets. ur post made me all nostalgic manisha.... this is my 2 nd diwali i am celebrating away from my loved ones :(<BR/>did ur little one got abhyanjana? :) he he he... i always hated moring oil baths but never complained coz of all good things that followed after that;)<BR/>wishing you and ur loved ones a very happy deepavali:)Siahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04874841151742437150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-42466554306214759522007-11-09T00:47:00.000-07:002007-11-09T00:47:00.000-07:00Divali can be so much fun - all the silly rituals ...Divali can be so much fun - all the silly rituals too -make it what it is.<BR/>I have never made nankhatais myself - though Jyotsanas recipe did look interesting that I wanted to give it a try. Look forward to your report on your new discovery.<BR/>Happy cooking!Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06002754872631420601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-1920440598580962882007-11-08T23:33:00.000-07:002007-11-08T23:33:00.000-07:00Pel, you're the best! Nankhatai are Indian cookies...<STRONG>Pel</STRONG><EM>, you're the best! Nankhatai are Indian cookies sans egg. They have an almost besan ladu kind of texture, more floury than grainy. Traditionally nankhatai have more of a half sphere or dome shape, although I have seen them in flat avatars, too. Some describe them as being rather like shortbread cookies but the texture is very different! They are more powdery. <A HREF="http://thecookscottage.typepad.com/curry/2006/07/nankatai_biscui.html" REL="nofollow">Jyotsna</A> has a lovely post on them and hers come the closest to looking like anything my Mom made in shape. Hers are more golden whereas my Mom's would be a pale gold.<BR/><BR/>And yes, it is like seeing the light!</EM>Indian Food Rockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13397829480472038159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156654.post-64727603423358658892007-11-08T23:18:00.000-07:002007-11-08T23:18:00.000-07:00How wonderful that these two recipes survived! And...How wonderful that these two recipes survived! And that fact is another example of light triumphing over dark, yes? I'm sure with the help of all the other bloggers a decent working recipe can be brought to your hands. Peace to you dear friend, and I'm glad to see you so happy.(I have no idea what nankhatai is, but I hope to soon find out!)<BR/><BR/>I had my own trial tonight with Mysore pak; I <I>think</I> it worked out!Pelicanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00858951498917328458noreply@blogger.com