What do you do when you are hungry...

[goofy_duck2004]

I just make Paej for myself which is made with a reddish brown rice (supposed to be very nutritious and healthy) and eat it with a side of pickle - especially the kind that you get in Mangalore called Appamidi.  As a kid, i used to also add Toop (ghee) into the rice along with salt.  Now i add only the salt.

Comments

[on9thheaven]

ooooooooooooo... that looks delicious! feel like having some myself right now - warm rice, tuup and salt - yummy!

[goofy_duck2004]

Yeah.. it tastes good, very filling and the rice itself is pretty aromatic. The pickle is actually a mango pickle made with ground spices. The mangoes used in this pickle are tiny whole mangoes.

[on9thheaven]

ohhhhhhh also called as "vadu mango"???

[goofy_duck2004]

I guess so.

[arunshanbhag]

Yumm, Yumm!
We do this ocassionally on sundays for dinner :-)
For pickle, we have my grandmother's spicy "HinDi" made with minced mangoes - do you know what I'm refering to?

[goofy_duck2004]

Though it is simple, it is very satisfying. Isn't it?

Hmm... am not quite sure what HinDi is? Maybe a different term for the same thing. Are you referring to Kotla lonche? Woah! all this spicy food talk is making my mouth water.

[arunshanbhag]

i only know the konkani term our grandmother used. The spices are essentially the same, but she used finely minced mangoes and green chillies and there was no "ros".

[goofy_duck2004]

It sounds like the same thing to me. Kotla lonche is the Konknai term i know of for this type of pickle and this too dosen't have any rossu. I think they also serve this in sme Weddings.

[on9thheaven]

oh you both quit talking about pickles!

[goofy_duck2004]

Haha! I don't blame you. Even a normal (not pregnant) person would feel the same.

[parag]

Hey! Being pregnant is a very normal. Normal is not an appropriate opposite word for pregnant.

[goofy_duck2004]

You are right... what i didn't realise was i missed the word 'just'. It should have read (not just pregnant).

[anindita]

I make my chinese fried rice/maggi these days!
Where can you buy your red rice-- it looks delicious!
A

[goofy_duck2004]

Chinese fried rice - Shiok style? Somehow, i have never been a maggi fan. I would rather eat some fruits or make some 'knorr' soup for myself than eat maggi.

You can find this rice in any Indian store. Try it sometime.

[locks]

Great pictures, Manju.

[goofy_duck2004]

Thanks Lakshmi.