tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post1172981353204441825..comments2024-03-21T13:03:10.375+05:30Comments on When My Soup Came Alive: Attaining My Sugar Highsrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03243944393796831559noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post-48416831591280183542009-03-30T19:36:00.000+05:302009-03-30T19:36:00.000+05:30Hi,Just a small clarification. Ksheeram in Sanskr...Hi,<BR/><BR/>Just a small clarification. Ksheeram in Sanskrit means milk. Payasam is a Sanskrit word. Ksheera payasam means milk kheer in Sanskrit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post-32806045690262861982009-03-25T11:33:00.000+05:302009-03-25T11:33:00.000+05:30Gayathri, thanks. The taste is quite different, th...Gayathri, thanks. The taste is quite different, though. <BR/>Sandeepa, we rarely make rice payasam. I ate it somewhere recently, though, it's very heavy on the tummy.<BR/>Sia, thanks :-) I don't like feni, it tastes of spirit, but of course, that's just my opinion. <BR/>3/18/2009 9:08 PM<BR/>TBC, oh, I love payasams, even the dal-based ones.<BR/>Meenal, thanks, do try!<BR/>Jayashree, we had lots of fun! <BR/>Vani, I think something like that is already going on! Yeah, I heard the port wine is good, I brought some back for a friend.<BR/>Rajitha, oh, so the 'project' is over? <BR/>Alka, I kept off the cashews in the interests of my figure! LOL! Susan, It was a teensy bit pasty, though even that bit disappeared after a good chilling in the fridge! They were just specks, Susan, and they surfaced after I boiled the couscous.<BR/>Rajesh & Shankari, yes, it does. I didn't like sake much either, when I tasted it. Don't want these drinks to "grow" on me, either.srahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03243944393796831559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post-47631434152558280992009-03-25T05:47:00.000+05:302009-03-25T05:47:00.000+05:30Feni stinks :) I know have some couscous somewhere...Feni stinks :) I know have some couscous somewhere- but I am sure it will be protein laden by the time I get my hands on themRajesh &Shankarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16157203464974426422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post-84670277638863017172009-03-24T18:44:00.000+05:302009-03-24T18:44:00.000+05:30Couscous is a brilliant idea. And why not? It's ...Couscous is a brilliant idea. And why not? It's an excellent grain shape for pudding.<BR/><BR/>Sra, you've got courage, I must say. Skimming insects? I want to pass out. ; O LOL!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970742141705361136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post-83017791204741277902009-03-23T18:32:00.000+05:302009-03-23T18:32:00.000+05:30sounds yumm,and not to forget healthy too....and h...sounds yumm,and not to forget healthy too....and hey those intruders in the kheer do add some animal protein...lolz<BR/>And hey wishing u a great holiday at Goa,enjoy the land of beaches and some great sea food too,after all Goa is not only about Feni but some gorgeous food and loads of fun too(sigh.....loads of sweet memories of that place)<BR/>And don't forget to get some cashews too,nice variety, though bit costlier(than regular ones) but worth every penny of itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post-1150742574578149072009-03-21T06:11:00.000+05:302009-03-21T06:11:00.000+05:30oh god sra! you make me feel so good about being a...oh god sra! you make me feel so good about being a grocery pack-rat!...i have tons of boxes and noodles in my pantry and i am finally getting to use them...so that i can buy more loot....would have never thought of cous-cous payasam...very innovative!Rajithahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687505337772793643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post-67044082065284051842009-03-19T20:17:00.000+05:302009-03-19T20:17:00.000+05:30My pantry woes are similar to yours. Maybe we shou...My pantry woes are similar to yours. Maybe we should have a "clear your pantry" event so it'll get us digging and clearing up stuff! :)<BR/>Couscous payasa is such a fab idea! <BR/>Enjoy Goa, Sra! Did not take to feni myself when I went to Goa last (a looong time ago!) but I remember enjoying their dry port wines :) Post some pix too, if u can. Have fun!Vanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02990053720835647706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post-39611077328573113552009-03-19T14:18:00.000+05:302009-03-19T14:18:00.000+05:30Have fun in Goa....drink lots of feni and forget a...Have fun in Goa....drink lots of feni and forget about them insects.....Jayashreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16728565295970195658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post-21405216724881186902009-03-19T13:51:00.000+05:302009-03-19T13:51:00.000+05:30fantastic idea..should try this one:)fantastic idea..should try this one:)Meenal Mehtahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02748844813161872654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post-52601827727669536352009-03-19T04:22:00.000+05:302009-03-19T04:22:00.000+05:30Not too crazy about payasams, especially the ones ...Not too crazy about payasams, especially the ones made of milk.<BR/><BR/>I've had couscous (instead of rice) with yogurt & tomato pickle. It was pretty good and almost tasted like curd-rice.<BR/><BR/>Have fun in Goa!TBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06730267615864699764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post-32192355111728038572009-03-18T21:08:00.000+05:302009-03-18T21:08:00.000+05:30sra, i am so J :) drink one extra glass of Fenny o...sra, i am so J :) drink one extra glass of Fenny on my belaf and take loads of pics too :)<BR/>and couscous payasam? u rock girl. seriously!Siahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04874841151742437150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post-80854910763326355152009-03-18T17:48:00.000+05:302009-03-18T17:48:00.000+05:30Never made anything with coucous. For payasam I st...Never made anything with coucous. For payasam I stick with rice, am not fond of anything elseBong Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15407918137263251235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post-88262954525435281732009-03-18T00:27:00.000+05:302009-03-18T00:27:00.000+05:30Lovely desert, the payasam in glass loves like fal...Lovely desert, the payasam in glass loves like faluda, i love the picsGayathrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07478330795451229479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post-88846760551283787692009-03-17T23:59:00.000+05:302009-03-17T23:59:00.000+05:30Aparna, that reminds me, off I go to add the Fusio...Aparna, that reminds me, off I go to add the Fusion tag to my post!!!<BR/>Lubna, thanks, I don't know about innovation but it was certainly new to me.<BR/>Mandira, when it was hot, it felt a bit pasty, but ok later.<BR/>Mamatha, you know, I never thought of that - same ingredient, I mean. Probably because it didn't behave that way. It thickened only v slightly, semiya would have absorbed as much as it could. I'm also trying to eat down the fridge, pantry, even my utensils!<BR/>Laavanya, I know, but they keep going back!!! <BR/>Happy, Yessssssss, off to Goa. <BR/>Vidya, yeah, I imagine it would be, but not sure I want to spend precious couscous on 'upma'. If it's got a Moroccan or a Middle Eastern name, then the upma would be exotic, no?<BR/>Rachel, no, not all at the same time. But I'm quite democratic in matters of which food gets what weightage :-)<BR/>Bee, yes, I remember you said that earlier. I've never developed a taste for liqueur/liquor, except on hazelnut something I had a sip of and never saw again!srahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03243944393796831559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post-87268544977163782582009-03-17T23:27:00.000+05:302009-03-17T23:27:00.000+05:30insects add protein. that's my theory. my last tri...insects add protein. that's my theory. my last trip to goa, about a hundred years ago, i brought back tons of almond liqueur. awesome stuff.beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18128812845273224940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post-48476585621454464122009-03-17T22:20:00.000+05:302009-03-17T22:20:00.000+05:30Couscous in Payasam...very novel!!! Why do you nee...Couscous in Payasam...very novel!!! Why do you need a cheesy delight when you have indulged yourself in this....Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00173342308331759005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post-28933933000935043712009-03-17T20:57:00.000+05:302009-03-17T20:57:00.000+05:30Couscous is good as upma too. I was reminded of th...Couscous is good as upma too. I was reminded of the days when I used to make couscous upma so often ....:)Srividyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00751710139083464418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post-84567170112424531502009-03-17T20:04:00.000+05:302009-03-17T20:04:00.000+05:30Wow really creative of making payasom with couscou...Wow really creative of making payasom with couscous.<BR/>I would havenever everthought about it.<BR/>So now are you going to Goa?Finlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12122357811540919609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post-68508740642060732132009-03-17T19:20:00.000+05:302009-03-17T19:20:00.000+05:30great idea to use couscous in payasam... :) Everyt...great idea to use couscous in payasam... :) Everytime I search for something in my pantry, i find something else and am surprised at it's presence so i try to move it to a more visible place so I can use it and not forget abt it...Laavanyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11778057550064849231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post-67633143780974916582009-03-17T18:13:00.000+05:302009-03-17T18:13:00.000+05:30What a brilliant, brilliant idea, why didn't I thi...What a brilliant, brilliant idea, why didn't I think of that!!! After all, semiya and couscous are made from the same ingredient. Isn't it funny how we associate certain ingredients with only certain recipes and then out of the blue, we have a brainwave like this.<BR/><BR/>Oh, my pantry woes are no different from yours. I love to have a well-stocked pantry but the flipside is some items in the nooks and crannies go unused and when they are finally "discovered", they are well past the use-by date or are infested with bugs. <BR/><BR/>MamathaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post-68113794714413820222009-03-17T17:59:00.000+05:302009-03-17T17:59:00.000+05:30couscous kheer sounds very interesting. Payesh is ...couscous kheer sounds very interesting. Payesh is one of my all-time favs. Enjoy your trip!Mandirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00626963378027285069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post-55362785349157949102009-03-17T16:37:00.000+05:302009-03-17T16:37:00.000+05:30Wow couscous kheer...sounds innovative....Perfect ...Wow couscous kheer...sounds innovative....Perfect entry to the event.....lubnakarim06https://www.blogger.com/profile/10059426730180521823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post-66395272782890654132009-03-17T15:37:00.000+05:302009-03-17T15:37:00.000+05:30First a treasure trove, and now some totally innov...First a treasure trove, and now some totally innovative "fusion" cooking. "I am loving it"!!!<BR/>Looks really like regular payasam. I think couscous payasam would taste somewhat like broken wheat payasam.Aparna Balasubramanianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02989967318453941084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post-85984782485250493542009-03-17T15:28:00.000+05:302009-03-17T15:28:00.000+05:30Indo, thanks. It really tasted better the next day...Indo, thanks. It really tasted better the next day. I used to love poking around the store room at home, still do. :)<BR/>Asha, why, whaddyou do? I didn't like feni at all - it was like spirit.<BR/>Cham, yes, they're just a little smaller uncooked. <BR/>Soma, mine must have been a particularly hardy organic variety, then, because organic stuff usually rots early. Or for all you know, the specks were in the pan!<BR/>Trupti, thank you. It was quite an experience!<BR/>Cynthia, LOL! I've noticed that in your last few posts.<BR/>A_and_N, thanks, just one of those lucky things. Guess where the last remaining handful went? Into the curd rice I made for The Spouse with the leftover rice!<BR/>Miri, true. I'm v proud to say that on my recent Singapore trip, I didn't bring back any of this kind of stuff - I knew it will just go to waste, we just brought back a lot of chocolate instead. <BR/>Raaga, Oh, I love payasam. But don't think I've had any rava payasam, should explore on next binge day.<BR/>Jaya, yes, mostly on work, and then a half-day to myself. I dunno about extra sugar, Jaya, I just kept adding and tasting, I added the couscous the same way too - that's why my measurements are in fistfuls this time!<BR/>Scrumptious, thankuthanku. It's a popular link - I've seen it on many other blogs. Our standard fare at home for any festival is payasam.<BR/>Ni, I've never had cracked wheat paysam so I can't say. If it was my USB stick and my kitchen, I'd have found it in my oil can, I'm sure. :-)srahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03243944393796831559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post-52503157983619721702009-03-17T14:05:00.000+05:302009-03-17T14:05:00.000+05:30Sra the payasam sounds and looks delicious. I thin...Sra the payasam sounds and looks delicious. I think it should have tasted like payasam with cracked wheat. I once made couscous kichdi wit lotsa vegetables which is also good. yeah kitchen's ae supposed to be treasure troves and I recently found my lost USB stick inside a plastic cover having whole wheat flour...wondering how it get there :(Nirmalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06208705843959737265noreply@blogger.com