So, you thought these foods are of Indian origin.

vijay wrote:But spice costs. At peanut rates you get only peanuts.

I am trying to recover the cost of peanuts if nothing else :) just wait and watch...

suni51 wrote:

vijay wrote:But spice costs. At peanut rates you get only peanuts.

I am trying to recover the cost of peanuts if nothing else :) just wait and watch...

It means you are going to extract the health benefits of peanuts to the fullest extent. Good.

rambabu wrote:

suni51 wrote:

vijay wrote:But spice costs. At peanut rates you get only peanuts.

I am trying to recover the cost of peanuts if nothing else :) just wait and watch...

It means you are going to extract the health benefits of peanuts to the fullest extent. Good.

It's a secret, just wait and watch. You will not be disappointed.  :) 

 

suni51 wrote:

rambabu wrote:

suni51 wrote:

vijay wrote:But spice costs. At peanut rates you get only peanuts.

I am trying to recover the cost of peanuts if nothing else :) just wait and watch...

It means you are going to extract the health benefits of peanuts to the fullest extent. Good.

It's a secret, just wait and watch. You will not be disappointed.  :) 

Thank you . I know you will not disappoint me.

 

 

Coming back to the topic, Rajma which is a popular  among most Indians especially north Indians is originally from Mexico and central American region. Baked beans are popular in America too..

Exactly. There are several such beliefs about the origins of foods. And this fact that Rajma is from Mexico is certainly a revelation.

Not only Rajma or Rice but if you try to search the origin of any produce including banana you will find more surprising factors. But let us not forget that India was discovered in 1487 by Vasco Da gama so  nothing should surprise you. The western world did not know about us so for them we or our produce did not exist.

Shukto, a mouth watering delicacy of Bengali has a Portuguese origin.

vijay wrote:But spice costs. At peanut rates you get only peanuts.

But peanuts too are costly!

Kalyani Nandurkar wrote:

vijay wrote:But spice costs. At peanut rates you get only peanuts.

But peanuts too are costly!

 

Aha... ha peanuts cost is touching the sky now a days.

rambabu wrote:

Kalyani Nandurkar wrote:

vijay wrote:But spice costs. At peanut rates you get only peanuts.

But peanuts too are costly!

 

Aha... ha peanuts cost is touching the sky now a days.

 Yes, and they are mostly underrated than other nuts but are far more useful than the expensive nuts as George Washington Carver would readily testify!

Kalyani Nandurkar wrote:

rambabu wrote:

Kalyani Nandurkar wrote:

vijay wrote:But spice costs. At peanut rates you get only peanuts.

But peanuts too are costly!

 

Aha... ha peanuts cost is touching the sky now a days.

 Yes, and they are mostly underrated than other nuts but are far more useful than the expensive nuts as George Washington Carver would readily testify!

 

Peanuts, though they are having many health ingredients, they are much cheaper than almonds. It's my favorite afternoon snack. I mix raw peanuts and Gur and munch

 

Kalyani Nandurkar wrote:

rambabu wrote:

Kalyani Nandurkar wrote:

vijay wrote:But spice costs. At peanut rates you get only peanuts.

But peanuts too are costly!

 

Aha... ha peanuts cost is touching the sky now a days.

 Yes, and they are mostly underrated than other nuts but are far more useful than the expensive nuts as George Washington Carver would readily testify!

 

They are ,...I love peanuts and use it in everything possible - chutneys,salads,curries grinding it along with coconut...They are so tasty and still much cheaper compared to other nuts like Walnut and Pistachios ..

Peanuts are known as poor man's almonds.  peanut chutney and Idli are made for each other.

And the peanut plant probably originated in Peru or Brazil in South America.

The peanut plant originated in South America.

http://www.boiled-peanut-world.com/peanut-plant.html

Peanuts are cheaper than spices any day. But it seems many get spicy values from peanuts and that is why the forum needs to be spiced up as suggested by @Suni51. Nothing originated in India till it was discovered by Europeans. how did Indians survive is a great mystery.

vijay wrote:

Peanuts are cheaper than spices any day. But it seems many get spicy values from peanuts and that is why the forum needs to be spiced up as suggested by @Suni51. Nothing originated in India till it was discovered by Europeans. how did Indians survive is a great mystery.

Nothing originated in India before Europeans arrived??? It looks like all Indians were great yogis who survived on air and probably water, before our saviours arrived!!! LOL :-

Yes the forum has to be spiced up. No need for fear . Indians got used to the belief tat all kinds of foods and spices were invented in India. It's with  this belief  Indians will survive and continue to survive. But Peanuts are not as cheap as you are thinking. Not only peanuts everything which is in demand are being hidden in the underground godowns of the Black marketeers.

rambabu wrote:

Yes the forum has to be spiced up. No need for fear . Indians got used to the belief tat all kinds of foods and spices were invented in India. It's with  this belief  Indians will survive and continue to survive. But Peanuts are not as cheap as you are thinking. Not only peanuts everything which is in demand are being hidden in the underground godowns of the Black marketeers.

 

LOL....true! I guess then now we have to say that the ancient Spice Routes and Silk Routes were all imaginary and most likely , invented by the saffron communalists! sic!