Food items you cannot resist inspite of..

@ Kalyani ash gourd halwa is a very popular dish in South Kanara and since it grows in most households , we end up making Halwa with the whole ash gourd which lasts for a week or so..

@ Vijay I guess we can move away to dishes other than sweets ...Although we have fish and sea food almost on a daily basis in most households in Mangalore, one can never get fed up of it. I love crabs and prawn biriyani..

I love stuffed parathas. Stuffed peas and sattu parathas are my favorite

Arunima Singh wrote:

In Bangalore, once I tasted beetroot halwa in one of the wedding. It was mind boggling and out of the world.

I was in Madras for just four months when on a certain channel I heard about beetroot halwa. I had never eaten it before so got interested and noted the recipe. Prepared it next day and it turned out to be very tasty. Be it gajar or beetroot halwa, both are delicious. It was absolutely new for me and when I came back to Kolkata, I specifically prepared it and each and everyone loved to eat it. It's truly very tasty.

Another tasty food item I like is a savoury dish made from jackfruit and potato. I tasted it the first time in a village at Rajasthan. It was cooked slowly over the chulla and tasted very awesome. 

vijay wrote:

The spicy fish cooked by Kashmiris and fish cooked with coconut milk by Keralites are also fantastic dishes. Sorry to have moved away from sweets.

No problem, the thread is about food items that one cannot resist so no restrictions on types. Coconut milk is used in fish and other meat preparations in Konkan Maharashtra too on a regular basis. In non-coastal areas, it is the dry coconut that is used and although I don't eat meat, I have tasted the gravies and they taste awesome, totally irresistible.

Arunima Singh wrote:

I love stuffed parathas. Stuffed peas and sattu parathas are my favorite

Parathas are my favorite too, potato, methi and a simple one I make with just onions, chilly powder and kalonji seeds with a little amchur. It is an absolute favorite in my home.

In my college hostel mess every Saturday afternoon we used to be served stuffed aloo parathas with curd and seetafal (Gourd) sabji. Everyone used to relish it.

I have habit of eating some sweet after lunch and dinner. Indeed I like every food but liquid is my favroat. Butter milk, soups, shakes all I like too much.

Potatoes are great in any form ..One cannot think of life without versatile potatoes. Incidentally today after a long time I had chaat - sev,batata dahi puri and it was yummy ! Chaats have become an integral part of our lives even here down south although it must have originated from Gujrat or Rajasthan or UP, not sure though ..

anil wrote:

I have habit of eating some sweet after lunch and dinner. Indeed I like every food but liquid is my favroat. Butter milk, soups, shakes all I like too much.

I too love having soups, juices etc..Try this - boil 3 or 4 lime along with a piece of ginger in 4 cups of water. Cool and remove the seeds from the lemons and blend along with the skin adding a pinch of rock salt, pepper powder and some honey..You can dilute it further and drink chilled.It is very healthy and tasty too

usha manohar wrote:

anil wrote:

I have habit of eating some sweet after lunch and dinner. Indeed I like every food but liquid is my favroat. Butter milk, soups, shakes all I like too much.

I too love having soups, juices etc..Try this - boil 3 or 4 lime along with a piece of ginger in 4 cups of water. Cool and remove the seeds from the lemons and blend along with the skin adding a pinch of rock salt, pepper powder and some honey..You can dilute it further and drink chilled.It is very healthy and tasty too

I am also very fond of liquids be it sweet or salty. @usha manohar a few days ago I got the recipe that you mentioned on a site. I wonder, those who suffer from acidity will be able to consume it or not. I wanted to prepare it but again because of acidity problem I did not do it.    

vijay wrote:

In my college hostel mess every Saturday afternoon we used to be served stuffed aloo parathas with curd and seetafal (Gourd) sabji. Everyone used to relish it.

Aloo paratha and curd are definitely a good combination. Even I enjoy it. By the way I think shitafal is custard apple and not gourd, which if I am not mistaken is lauki

Arunima Singh wrote:

I love stuffed parathas. Stuffed peas and sattu parathas are my favorite

I too love stuffed Parathas. Generally  I have them during my morning Breakfast.

usha manohar wrote:

anil wrote:

I have habit of eating some sweet after lunch and dinner. Indeed I like every food but liquid is my favroat. Butter milk, soups, shakes all I like too much.

I too love having soups, juices etc..Try this - boil 3 or 4 lime along with a piece of ginger in 4 cups of water. Cool and remove the seeds from the lemons and blend along with the skin adding a pinch of rock salt, pepper powder and some honey..You can dilute it further and drink chilled.It is very healthy and tasty too

This sounds  very different and refreshing. Boil whole lemons??

Kalyani Nandurkar wrote:

usha manohar wrote:

anil wrote:

I have habit of eating some sweet after lunch and dinner. Indeed I like every food but liquid is my favroat. Butter milk, soups, shakes all I like too much.

I too love having soups, juices etc..Try this - boil 3 or 4 lime along with a piece of ginger in 4 cups of water. Cool and remove the seeds from the lemons and blend along with the skin adding a pinch of rock salt, pepper powder and some honey..You can dilute it further and drink chilled.It is very healthy and tasty too

This sounds  very different and refreshing. Boil whole lemons??

Yes Kalyani the when lemons are boiled and they soften after they get cooked for a few minutes. You can also add some fresh mint  leaves while blending it 

usha manohar wrote:

Kalyani Nandurkar wrote:

usha manohar wrote:

anil wrote:

I have habit of eating some sweet after lunch and dinner. Indeed I like every food but liquid is my favroat. Butter milk, soups, shakes all I like too much.

I too love having soups, juices etc..Try this - boil 3 or 4 lime along with a piece of ginger in 4 cups of water. Cool and remove the seeds from the lemons and blend along with the skin adding a pinch of rock salt, pepper powder and some honey..You can dilute it further and drink chilled.It is very healthy and tasty too

This sounds  very different and refreshing. Boil whole lemons??

Yes Kalyani the when lemons are boiled and they soften after they get cooked for a few minutes. You can also add some fresh mint  leaves while blending it 

Boiling of Lemons is something new to me. I have shown it to my wife. She said, it is worth trying.

Shampa Sadhya wrote:

usha manohar wrote:

anil wrote:

I have habit of eating some sweet after lunch and dinner. Indeed I like every food but liquid is my favroat. Butter milk, soups, shakes all I like too much.

I too love having soups, juices etc..Try this - boil 3 or 4 lime along with a piece of ginger in 4 cups of water. Cool and remove the seeds from the lemons and blend along with the skin adding a pinch of rock salt, pepper powder and some honey..You can dilute it further and drink chilled.It is very healthy and tasty too

I am also very fond of liquids be it sweet or salty. @usha manohar a few days ago I got the recipe that you mentioned on a site. I wonder, those who suffer from acidity will be able to consume it or not. I wanted to prepare it but again because of acidity problem I did not do it.    

Shampa, actually lemons are very good for acidity, so you can try it out without any worries. Traditional recipe for instant relief from acidity is to burn a sliced piece of lemon over fire until it turns brown, then sprinkle rock salt over it and eating it. So this recipe of Usha would also help a lot with acidity.

@Usha, thanks for the mint tip, it will help cut the sour taste and acridity of the lemon peels ! I will try it today.

Kalyani Nandurkar wrote:

Shampa Sadhya wrote:

usha manohar wrote:

anil wrote:

I have habit of eating some sweet after lunch and dinner. Indeed I like every food but liquid is my favroat. Butter milk, soups, shakes all I like too much.

I too love having soups, juices etc..Try this - boil 3 or 4 lime along with a piece of ginger in 4 cups of water. Cool and remove the seeds from the lemons and blend along with the skin adding a pinch of rock salt, pepper powder and some honey..You can dilute it further and drink chilled.It is very healthy and tasty too

I am also very fond of liquids be it sweet or salty. @usha manohar a few days ago I got the recipe that you mentioned on a site. I wonder, those who suffer from acidity will be able to consume it or not. I wanted to prepare it but again because of acidity problem I did not do it.    

Shampa, actually lemons are very good for acidity, so you can try it out without any worries. Traditional recipe for instant relief from acidity is to burn a sliced piece of lemon over fire until it turns brown, then sprinkle rock salt over it and eating it. So this recipe of Usha would also help a lot with acidity.

@Usha, thanks for the mint tip, it will help cut the sour taste and acridity of the lemon peels ! I will try it today.

Kalyani, in Bangalore regular joggers at Lal Bagh have an opportunity to have various hot soups and broths made with vegetables, roots and herbs. One of them I had was with both lime, amla , ginger and some herbs. It was really good and the ladies are there only during early morning hours at the main gate  for a couple of hours ,since they are all working ..

Kalyani Nandurkar wrote:

Shampa Sadhya wrote:

usha manohar wrote:

anil wrote:

I have habit of eating some sweet after lunch and dinner. Indeed I like every food but liquid is my favroat. Butter milk, soups, shakes all I like too much.

I too love having soups, juices etc..Try this - boil 3 or 4 lime along with a piece of ginger in 4 cups of water. Cool and remove the seeds from the lemons and blend along with the skin adding a pinch of rock salt, pepper powder and some honey..You can dilute it further and drink chilled.It is very healthy and tasty too

I am also very fond of liquids be it sweet or salty. @usha manohar a few days ago I got the recipe that you mentioned on a site. I wonder, those who suffer from acidity will be able to consume it or not. I wanted to prepare it but again because of acidity problem I did not do it.    

Shampa, actually lemons are very good for acidity, so you can try it out without any worries. Traditional recipe for instant relief from acidity is to burn a sliced piece of lemon over fire until it turns brown, then sprinkle rock salt over it and eating it. So this recipe of Usha would also help a lot with acidity.

@Usha, thanks for the mint tip, it will help cut the sour taste and acridity of the lemon peels ! I will try it today.

Kalyani, thank you very much for the suggestion. I will definitely try it whenever there is a need. I usually get headaches due too acidity and it puts me totally off for the day. Thus, any tip that is helpful to get rid of acidity is always welcome.

usha manohar wrote:

Kalyani Nandurkar wrote:

Shampa Sadhya wrote:

usha manohar wrote:

anil wrote:

I have habit of eating some sweet after lunch and dinner. Indeed I like every food but liquid is my favroat. Butter milk, soups, shakes all I like too much.

I too love having soups, juices etc..Try this - boil 3 or 4 lime along with a piece of ginger in 4 cups of water. Cool and remove the seeds from the lemons and blend along with the skin adding a pinch of rock salt, pepper powder and some honey..You can dilute it further and drink chilled.It is very healthy and tasty too

I am also very fond of liquids be it sweet or salty. @usha manohar a few days ago I got the recipe that you mentioned on a site. I wonder, those who suffer from acidity will be able to consume it or not. I wanted to prepare it but again because of acidity problem I did not do it.    

Shampa, actually lemons are very good for acidity, so you can try it out without any worries. Traditional recipe for instant relief from acidity is to burn a sliced piece of lemon over fire until it turns brown, then sprinkle rock salt over it and eating it. So this recipe of Usha would also help a lot with acidity.

@Usha, thanks for the mint tip, it will help cut the sour taste and acridity of the lemon peels ! I will try it today.

Kalyani, in Bangalore regular joggers at Lal Bagh have an opportunity to have various hot soups and broths made with vegetables, roots and herbs. One of them I had was with both lime, amla , ginger and some herbs. It was really good and the ladies are there only during early morning hours at the main gate  for a couple of hours ,since they are all working ..

After reading the posts about the use of lemon by usha manohar and kalyani, I too got reminded of a medicinal value of a lemon suggested by a doctor to my domestic help. I had completely forgotten about it but now it suddenly popped up in my mind. She too used to suffer from acidity quite frequently and nothing helped her to recover. Then, a doctor suggested her to boil a glass of water with the juice of one lemon and a little salt in it. Then leave it to cool down  and drink it when the liquid is lukewarm. She did benefit from it. To be honest I really forgot this home remedy.