tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8016366541861259822.post8726378597232876472..comments2023-01-05T05:14:58.163-05:00Comments on lakumuki: payasam (sweet porridge)pratimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13969890767640937995noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8016366541861259822.post-74817087119116784972011-02-15T23:23:46.079-05:002011-02-15T23:23:46.079-05:00This is such a nice post, Pratima! Thank you for s...This is such a nice post, Pratima! Thank you for sharing your memory and this recipe. It must taste really good because you are using "real" everything. Not butter but ghee, not cane sugar but Jaggery..! I love a recipe like this! Speaking of Jaggery, I didn't know I was supposed to store in an air-tight container. Mine turned so hard that I had to throw it away. Next time I get it, I'll store it in the right way - you totally gave me an opportunity to buy it again too!ayumillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01559180448288069208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8016366541861259822.post-86067991737224997122011-02-14T18:24:11.505-05:002011-02-14T18:24:11.505-05:00Pratima, thank you so much for writing about the f...Pratima, thank you so much for writing about the festival and explaining it's significance. Your writing is such that I feel like if I walk downstairs I'll smell spices and hear rustling silks and tinkling anklets. Looking forward to the next snippets of recipe, quilting, India whatever!Best wishes Kathysewplayhttp://sewplay.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8016366541861259822.post-79713571286872322992011-01-25T11:07:13.424-05:002011-01-25T11:07:13.424-05:00I love the story of this. Things that have gone o...I love the story of this. Things that have gone on from generation to generation. The story behind that is so compelling to me. The rice looks so delicious. There is a restaurant near me that makes a sweet Indian rice dish that is so so so good. It reminds me of this. I love saffron. I use it when I make chicken dishes. That comes from my Pennsylvania dutch heritage, they use saffron in a lot of dishes. Love the photos in this post too.Nanette Merrill and daughtershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05734358126338038553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8016366541861259822.post-86800483574142634362011-01-24T13:38:33.506-05:002011-01-24T13:38:33.506-05:00As always, your details are just great Pratima. Fe...As always, your details are just great Pratima. Feel so good after reading your post. And yes...a big Thank you for sharing this recipe. Will make this for J's b'day. She will love it.Thanuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03920760701016312884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8016366541861259822.post-84273934767271188042011-01-23T09:31:51.880-05:002011-01-23T09:31:51.880-05:00Pratima,If I could satisfy my craving through your...Pratima,<br><br>If I could satisfy my craving through your pictures this would be so perfect! It is interesting that you posted this recipe. I just made some Kheer not too long ago. I never knew that they were so similar! <br>Thanks for sharing the story behind the festival. Often times, the significance of the festival gets ignored. <br>You are a wonderful writer. I always enjoy reading about our culture and seeing it all through another set of eyes.Sujatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08342637667662268215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8016366541861259822.post-402099339265050782011-01-16T15:04:17.151-05:002011-01-16T15:04:17.151-05:00Pratima thank you so much for sharing your memorie...Pratima thank you so much for sharing your memories of the harvest festival with us. They are wonderful. The step by step instructions for the recipe will make it easy for me to try!! I really love being able compare my process with with photographs along the way!!Maureen T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06819716848430913729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8016366541861259822.post-49066788993346999402011-01-16T13:56:45.844-05:002011-01-16T13:56:45.844-05:00Thank you, Pratima, for another fabulous recipe. ...Thank you, Pratima, for another fabulous recipe. I love the way you always include lots of information and history about the dish and the ingredients, and, of course, your photographs are so beautiful. Tomorrow my daughter and I are shopping in Seattle, and I am going to check in the International District for jaggery. The porridge sounds and looks so delicious -- now I can't wait to taste it!Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05861994507855064237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8016366541861259822.post-21410043632107512682011-01-14T16:42:58.139-05:002011-01-14T16:42:58.139-05:00Beautifully written and photographed. A recipe I ...Beautifully written and photographed. A recipe I will certaily try as I happened to have a pinch of saffron from a friend whose husband made a trip to India. Thank you for always sharing your culture with us.Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12082914470199247665noreply@blogger.com