tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post7910933109183672302..comments2024-03-09T12:02:25.997+05:30Comments on When My Soup Came Alive: Of Cabbages & Thingssrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03243944393796831559noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post-89203822076810900252008-08-09T17:16:00.000+05:302008-08-09T17:16:00.000+05:30LOL..consider your life depended on LL..pliss plis...LOL..consider your life depended on LL..pliss pliss Sra...would love to see you kneading another 1 kg of maida..now don't ask me where to get the maida...:)..Srivallihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07286828376869181360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post-49235296913416279702008-08-08T22:26:00.000+05:302008-08-08T22:26:00.000+05:30I couldn't agree with you more re: the spouse! It ...I couldn't agree with you more re: the spouse! It wasn't until we got engaged and started living together that I bothered even wondering about cooking everyday Indian food.Mallikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04412118482609545810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post-42648758785598062442008-08-08T16:22:00.000+05:302008-08-08T16:22:00.000+05:30Ha ha..my memories of early days of cooking, using...Ha ha..my memories of early days of cooking, using hubby's assistance where possible :), cooking once for days together, feeling of liberation on getting own kitchen..matches yours exactly :)Pragyanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12574009297857280982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post-2137502379271945652008-08-08T11:36:00.000+05:302008-08-08T11:36:00.000+05:30Sunita, we didn't even have much furniture those d...Sunita, we didn't even have much furniture those days, we were sitting on the floor and doing all this! Even the frying!<BR/>Aparna, did you go off them for a while? I know I would! :)<BR/>Priti, sorry to disappoint you but like I was saying, LLs only if my life depended on it - and then I might lose my life for how badly they turned out!!!<BR/>Pooja, yeah, it wasn't bad.<BR/>Uma, :). The cabbage-peas combo is quite a classic.<BR/>Shreya, L(o)L! That was clever - L(o)L!srahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03243944393796831559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post-55199255535863973642008-08-08T07:06:00.000+05:302008-08-08T07:06:00.000+05:30this looks great! good L(o)L post. was laughing, b...this looks great! good L(o)L post. was laughing, because I too have similar experiences..:-)Shreyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02433445420008639630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post-50428604820238570902008-08-08T01:12:00.000+05:302008-08-08T01:12:00.000+05:30LOL at your LL story! I bet every newly married co...LOL at your LL story! I bet every newly married couple would have faced the same situation, I was no exception.<BR/><BR/>Cabbage and Corn combo looks so good. Sometimes I made Cabbage, Green peas combo.Umahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369672438790521328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post-72718914473066923442008-08-08T01:02:00.000+05:302008-08-08T01:02:00.000+05:30looks yummy :) . this is indeed a nice combo.looks yummy :) . this is indeed a nice combo.Poojahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14046975223820190015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post-35022107035656965302008-08-07T20:18:00.000+05:302008-08-07T20:18:00.000+05:30I was expecting LL's recipe and picture but it see...I was expecting LL's recipe and picture but it seems need to be happy with cabbages ;)...had fun reading your LL sagaIndian Khanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01591178135253828159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post-13423960044495609292008-08-07T14:51:00.000+05:302008-08-07T14:51:00.000+05:30Never thought to try corn in cabbage! Shall try th...Never thought to try corn in cabbage! Shall try this next time for sure.<BR/>I guess a lot of us started "real" cooking only after marriage.<BR/>I still remember the first time we had house guests. My husband and I were eating chappathis and french bean curry for the next 3 days!Aparna Balasubramanianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02989967318453941084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post-583137073888889212008-08-07T03:27:00.000+05:302008-08-07T03:27:00.000+05:30Sra,I can picture the two of you huffing and puffi...Sra,I can picture the two of you huffing and puffing away with the dough :-D<BR/><BR/>..but seriously, I like both corn and cabbage, and your recipe sounds nice...i usually make a stir fry with cabbage :-)sunitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09176577177334401747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post-71467454571403030792008-08-06T19:37:00.000+05:302008-08-06T19:37:00.000+05:30TBC, 'properly' is the elusive part!A&...TBC, 'properly' is the elusive part!<BR/>A&N, yeah, it's mild and mellow :)<BR/>Sukanya, thanks, my friend was asking me if I use turmeric in everything!<BR/>Rachel, you knead the dough, I make it for you. Heh heh!<BR/>Rajitha, schedules for home food? Wow! I keep thinking I should put sticky notes to remind me of a piece of house work every day - cobweb dusting, etc ..<BR/>Sig, you can, believe me - it's a different matter that the clove disappears when it's being fried. Somewhere on my blog is a recipe for Qatayef - that's also secured with a clove!<BR/>Bee, oh, even now I pick the most bizarre things on the menu, I'm a sucker for exotic!<BR/>Delhibelle, well until midnight, from about four in the evening.<BR/>Swati, my cabbage didn't smell, delicious or otherwise - I was v surprised!<BR/>Kitchenflavours, do, it's quite nice<BR/>Sunshinemom, I know, potatoes can be such saviours!<BR/>Jayashree, replied.<BR/>Maheswari, yeah, I make it with soaked bengal gram - dry.srahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03243944393796831559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post-86040904619856418262008-08-06T19:28:00.000+05:302008-08-06T19:28:00.000+05:30Arundathi, necessity-invention, etc etc. :)Homecoo...Arundathi, necessity-invention, etc etc. :)<BR/>Homecooked, it was a tough day that day!<BR/>Jayashree, I don't have those idli-puri problems. You see, I never learnt, to begin with! :)<BR/>Vidya, okay, need to continue our clovely conversation.<BR/>Sia, I had no clue how much it would work out to - just jumped into it blindly!<BR/>Nags, there are any number of recipes for Lavang Latika, just Google it! I would do it again only if my life depended on it!<BR/>Laavanya, oh no, pls see reply above! As for cabbage, corn, I just threw it together because I needed to exhaust them.<BR/>Indo, not sure. Maybe they didn't, as it wasn't crisp enough.srahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03243944393796831559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post-91949189993866510942008-08-06T18:23:00.000+05:302008-08-06T18:23:00.000+05:30Nice combo of corn and cabbage..i make dal an cabb...Nice combo of corn and cabbage..i make dal an cabbage combo.I was also very excited to have my own kitchenYour episode of LL reminds me of murukku...we had to fry for hours and hours..Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558438082041774567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post-2537791977595795032008-08-06T16:39:00.000+05:302008-08-06T16:39:00.000+05:30Tagged!!! Chk my blog for details.Tagged!!! Chk my blog for details.Jayashreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16728565295970195658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post-27561630793777148982008-08-06T16:00:00.000+05:302008-08-06T16:00:00.000+05:30Corn with cabbage -This one is new to me! I guess ...Corn with cabbage -This one is new to me! I guess most of us started as disastrous cooks....at least I did..we used to have potatoes everyday either boiled, fried, roasted or mashed for one whole month before I learnt something else:)Sunshinemomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04812330917596597028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post-6646300433159383012008-08-06T15:10:00.000+05:302008-08-06T15:10:00.000+05:30Corn and cabbage something new combi for me. I wil...Corn and cabbage something new combi for me. I will try this out.lubnakarim06https://www.blogger.com/profile/10059426730180521823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post-62180393459730156082008-08-06T11:46:00.000+05:302008-08-06T11:46:00.000+05:30The lavang latika and the cabbage corn were delici...The lavang latika and the cabbage corn were delicious..Yeah, I could smell them :))Swatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02243466554195081700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post-20857037715851675292008-08-06T05:56:00.000+05:302008-08-06T05:56:00.000+05:30corn & cabbage, sounds fun.How long did it tak...corn & cabbage, sounds fun.<BR/>How long did it take for the two of you to finish those LLs :D<BR/>If I could choose, I'd still want to do only interesting, special event cooking:)delhibellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13457393393138391936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post-43226406903873045672008-08-05T23:32:00.000+05:302008-08-05T23:32:00.000+05:30trust you to pick the most bizarre sounding recipe...trust you to pick the most bizarre sounding recipe from your cookbooks. lavang latika ... lol.beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18128812845273224940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post-77400895928004765842008-08-05T20:55:00.000+05:302008-08-05T20:55:00.000+05:30LOL - that is the quote of the year "recipes are n...LOL - that is the quote of the year "recipes are not mathematics that you can just halve or quarter them" :) <BR/><BR/>I first started cooking after I moved out of my home. Luckily all my guinea pigs were bachelor boys staying away from home for the first time. They were just so grateful that someone was cooking, I got the false impression that I was actually good at this... ahem... I've come a long way ;)<BR/><BR/>Oh and looking forward to a picture of Lavang Latika, just so that I can see how you managed to secure anything with a clove! :)Sighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16949737485794919264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post-52941306536111757462008-08-05T20:17:00.000+05:302008-08-05T20:17:00.000+05:30I am a total feminist too..i mean if i do 'x'..jee...I am a total feminist too..i mean if i do 'x'..jeeves has to do 'y'..i make sure to divide all the housework equally..and if i were to do something extra one week...guess who gets extra stuff to do the next ;)...and yep! fancy stuff was made by me all the time at parent's home..once i was married..i bought many books to pour thru and draw up elaborate schedules to make them..Monday ..this..Wednesday...this...uhhhuh!! yep...all there in my schedule diary!!<BR/><BR/>Corn and cabbage..yum! both my faves..sabji looks grat sra.Rajithahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687505337772793643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post-80680249432463446582008-08-05T19:19:00.000+05:302008-08-05T19:19:00.000+05:30Please do make some LL for us...lavang latika..lov...Please do make some LL for us...lavang latika..love the name :)<BR/><BR/>Like I told you, the corn and cabbage combo got me thinking but <BR/>sounds interesting....Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00173342308331759005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post-63555053813982719022008-08-05T19:10:00.000+05:302008-08-05T19:10:00.000+05:30Cabbages and sweet corn, Different combo. Have to ...Cabbages and sweet corn, Different combo. Have to try this for sure. Sounds so healthy. YUM!. Lovely color.Suganyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09788939255997802775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post-80437057048253070402008-08-05T19:05:00.000+05:302008-08-05T19:05:00.000+05:30Lovely sabzi Sra! Love the combo of cabbage and sw...Lovely sabzi Sra! Love the combo of cabbage and sweet corn. this should be a pleasant change from spicy and hot food :)A_and_Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18397018064204198270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980268.post-34952015683354518522008-08-05T18:56:00.000+05:302008-08-05T18:56:00.000+05:30I love cabbage. Never tried it with corn though. I...I love cabbage. Never tried it with corn though. I've never understood why cabbage gets such a bad rap. It tastes and smells just fine if cooked properly.<BR/>I just came across LL on one of the blogs yesterday and remembered it as being one of the few Indian sweets that I liked.:)TBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06730267615864699764noreply@blogger.com