tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5057873.post113568685910792768..comments2024-03-29T10:16:11.628+05:30Comments on Dabbler: IdliChenthilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11865750827704844908noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5057873.post-1150445843851286152006-06-16T13:47:00.000+05:302006-06-16T13:47:00.000+05:30found some intresting stuff on Idli at wiki http:/...found some intresting stuff on Idli at wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IdliPaul Mathew & Rachel Paul - South Africahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12983938003278910123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5057873.post-1150445768742829102006-06-16T13:46:00.000+05:302006-06-16T13:46:00.000+05:30This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Paul Mathew & Rachel Paul - South Africahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12983938003278910123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5057873.post-1150445644419671692006-06-16T13:44:00.000+05:302006-06-16T13:44:00.000+05:30Hi Nilu, i think you have some amazing qualities p...Hi Nilu, i think you have some amazing qualities possibly over and above cooking. Your writing comes through very powerfully. That apart, why do you take one person's success so badly. Wish tem well and share in the successes. Think the right attitude will do us all good as a country. We are all very good individually but put us together in a room and we fight among ourselves...Good work Chentil. Great if you guys can motivate with little things, thanks for sharing your story. Go well wish you all the best. pm&rPaul Mathew & Rachel Paul - South Africahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12983938003278910123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5057873.post-1144880063831936692006-04-13T03:44:00.000+05:302006-04-13T03:44:00.000+05:30Hi,I am in US and would be very grateful if you ca...Hi,<BR/>I am in US and would be very grateful if you can give the proportion of rice and urad used by your mom for the batter. what type of rice do you use? <BR/>ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5057873.post-1135795882166835942005-12-29T00:21:00.000+05:302005-12-29T00:21:00.000+05:30Excellent. A nobel endeavour in honoring that wond...Excellent. A nobel endeavour in honoring that wonderful dish. KudosThe Talkative Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06378431456149841572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5057873.post-1135783848011457082005-12-28T21:00:00.000+05:302005-12-28T21:00:00.000+05:30what can I say Chen?You are nice mostly to some na...what can I say Chen?<BR/><BR/>You are nice mostly to some nasty commenters and save your sarcasm for the nice ones :-).<BR/><BR/>amam has your mom thought about marketing the side dishes alos? I hav enot even heard of some of them.<BR/><BR/>BTW I am coming over soontrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02896403156237442180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5057873.post-1135765543962664962005-12-28T15:55:00.000+05:302005-12-28T15:55:00.000+05:30I remember a 'very white, buxom & plumpy' kind of ...I remember a 'very white, buxom & plumpy' kind of idli fittingly called "kushboo" idli that got very famous in the late 90s...(made from adding yeast i guess)...i dont know if its still available there or maybe they renamed it "jothika" according to changing trends?!ashokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07151604896442505084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5057873.post-1135760810606652842005-12-28T14:36:00.000+05:302005-12-28T14:36:00.000+05:30Niice!!! More than anything..it's the satisfaction...Niice!!! More than anything..it's the satisfaction tht she derives!! <BR/>(But somehow...nuthin can convince me to eat idlis. :( )Einsteinophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05815059194764543450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5057873.post-1135759114027122582005-12-28T14:08:00.000+05:302005-12-28T14:08:00.000+05:30Ashok, enjoy the idli. Don't bother about the sour...Ashok, enjoy the idli. Don't bother about the source. <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idli" REL="nofollow">Wikipedia</A> has great details about the origins of Idli.Chenthilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11865750827704844908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5057873.post-1135758547441779402005-12-28T13:59:00.000+05:302005-12-28T13:59:00.000+05:30hi chen...Is idli actually a 'historic' tamil food...hi chen...<BR/>Is idli actually a 'historic' tamil food? Its never mentioned in any of the early litratures until 920 AD ! Manasollasa (mentioned by nilu) written actually in sanskrit by Someshwara III around 1130 AD mentions idli made from urad dal not rice.<BR/> I read somewhere that the fermentation process was brought to india by chola-expeditions to indonesia or around there.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, we can be sure that its been our food for 1000 years atleast!ashokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07151604896442505084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5057873.post-1135754314332544082005-12-28T12:48:00.000+05:302005-12-28T12:48:00.000+05:30You are welcome Tilo. Am I that obvious?Thangavel,...You are welcome Tilo. Am I that obvious?<BR/><BR/>Thangavel, send me a mailChenthilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11865750827704844908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5057873.post-1135753660551925242005-12-28T12:37:00.000+05:302005-12-28T12:37:00.000+05:30A new (old) entrepreneur is in the making. Give me...A new (old) entrepreneur is in the making. Give me your address. I would come and buy Idlis.Gurusamy Thangavelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08115203662349080390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5057873.post-1135711966074339362005-12-28T01:02:00.000+05:302005-12-28T01:02:00.000+05:30alrite - do I get samples when I come over to Madr...alrite - do I get samples when I come over to Madras next year?<BR/><BR/>(waiting for your characterisitc sarcastic reply :-))trishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02896403156237442180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5057873.post-1135695742097463122005-12-27T20:32:00.000+05:302005-12-27T20:32:00.000+05:30Chen,I find your reply sexist - from both ends :PA...Chen,<BR/>I find your reply sexist - from both ends :P<BR/><BR/>Also, I wish to declare, I am an awesome cook. A cook so well accomplished, most people would prefer my cooking to sex. Am just awesome. No, amazingly awesome.<BR/><BR/>Anyways, did you know that 'idli' finds a mention is Manasollasa (1100 AD?)- that thing that we last heard in some trivia bowl.Niluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03889024460833219672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5057873.post-1135691250901052172005-12-27T19:17:00.000+05:302005-12-27T19:17:00.000+05:30Nilu, there are things you still don't know. Most ...Nilu, there are things you still don't know. Most of those who buy the batter are working women who want to be saved from the hassle of preparing batter. So they do not screw it up necessarily. <BR/><BR/>And I challenge you the next time you come to Chennai:-).<BR/><BR/>Ammani, thanks. This idea has been in vogue for years. There are people in Anna Nagar who sell upto 100kgs a day.<BR/><BR/>Govardan, are you the person who wrote about Sujatha's place in Tamil literature. That was a great review of the writer.Chenthilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11865750827704844908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5057873.post-1135690878932417492005-12-27T19:11:00.000+05:302005-12-27T19:11:00.000+05:30That's interesting. All big businesses of today, s...That's interesting. All big businesses of today, started small one day.<BR/><BR/>D GovardanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5057873.post-1135690830126631022005-12-27T19:10:00.000+05:302005-12-27T19:10:00.000+05:30Very important aspect : those who actually 'buy ba...Very important aspect : those who actually 'buy batter' would obviously be novices who won't know how to cook well. So, they will screw it anyways.<BR/><BR/>And, am pretty sure, I cook 'idlis' better than your mom and chutney better than anyone else who walked this Earth. This ain't no empty boast either. I am an awesome cook. Not just awesome, amazingly awesome.Niluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03889024460833219672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5057873.post-1135688644109430232005-12-27T18:34:00.000+05:302005-12-27T18:34:00.000+05:30Fantastic idea. And good luck to your amma.Fantastic idea. And good luck to your amma.ammanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09002764562048409240noreply@blogger.com