Comments on: Flour Sievers (India) and Sifter (US) http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/2006/07/30/flour-sievers-india-and-sifter-us/ Cooking with Consciousness ~ Indi(r)a's Recipe and Photo Weblog Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:19:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Madhavi http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/2006/07/30/flour-sievers-india-and-sifter-us/#comment-399122 Thu, 31 May 2007 04:46:36 +0000 http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/2006/07/30/flour-sievers-india-and-sifter-us/#comment-399122 This is a good website. Thanks. This is a good website. Thanks.

]]> by: Victoria http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/2006/07/30/flour-sievers-india-and-sifter-us/#comment-270123 Tue, 09 Jan 2007 20:24:02 +0000 http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/2006/07/30/flour-sievers-india-and-sifter-us/#comment-270123 The sifter used in India is almost identical to the one we use in Ukraine. I have such fond memories of my grandmother making bliny (thin crepes to be eaten plain or filled with fruit jam or vegetable ragout) and sifting flour with that kind of sifter beforehand. Whenever I return, I always try to bring back some kitchen utensils from my old home. They make me feel happy and comforted whenever I cook in my American kitchen. :) The sifter used in India is almost identical to the one we use in Ukraine. I have such fond memories of my grandmother making bliny (thin crepes to be eaten plain or filled with fruit jam or vegetable ragout) and sifting flour with that kind of sifter beforehand. Whenever I return, I always try to bring back some kitchen utensils from my old home. They make me feel happy and comforted whenever I cook in my American kitchen. :)

]]> by: radha http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/2006/07/30/flour-sievers-india-and-sifter-us/#comment-151068 Sun, 19 Nov 2006 16:46:16 +0000 http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/2006/07/30/flour-sievers-india-and-sifter-us/#comment-151068 Hi, I like to know what we call the hot pan holder (stainless steel tool) in hindi hidki, kidhi something, could you please tell me what we call it. thanks. Hi,
I like to know what we call the hot pan holder (stainless steel tool) in hindi hidki, kidhi something, could you please tell me what we call it.
thanks.

]]> by: Bharti http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/2006/07/30/flour-sievers-india-and-sifter-us/#comment-61257 Tue, 01 Aug 2006 21:56:27 +0000 http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/2006/07/30/flour-sievers-india-and-sifter-us/#comment-61257 very well said L.G.! very well said L.G.!

]]> by: L.G http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/2006/07/30/flour-sievers-india-and-sifter-us/#comment-60792 Mon, 31 Jul 2006 20:09:02 +0000 http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/2006/07/30/flour-sievers-india-and-sifter-us/#comment-60792 HaHaHa dear curious.... I couldn't help but laugh at your comment. Being nostalgic about the food we eat is not a sin and that should not be the reason for anyone to return back home! All these current opportunities were made true by people who went abroad, saw the World and came back. Even Gandhiji went to South Africa. :-) So dont worry. Going abroad to make a living doesnt mean one is away from the country. You can live in India, wear completely Western outfits, eat only pizza, chew a gum, listen only to English musics,peak only fake- accented English and still called be Indian.:-) HaHaHa dear curious…. I couldn’t help but laugh at your comment. Being nostalgic about the food we eat is not a sin and that should not be the reason for anyone to return back home! All these current opportunities were made true by people who went abroad, saw the World and came back. Even Gandhiji went to South Africa. :-) So dont worry. Going abroad to make a living doesnt mean one is away from the country. You can live in India, wear completely Western outfits, eat only pizza, chew a gum, listen only to English musics,peak only fake- accented English and still called be Indian.:-)

]]> by: Karthi Kannan http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/2006/07/30/flour-sievers-india-and-sifter-us/#comment-60770 Mon, 31 Jul 2006 19:25:34 +0000 http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/2006/07/30/flour-sievers-india-and-sifter-us/#comment-60770 glad to have you back Indira and hope the trip went great! Now i started wearing my thinking hat about the flour and what you are going to make with it ...mmm :) glad to have you back Indira and hope the trip went great!
Now i started wearing my thinking hat about the flour and what you are going to make with it …mmm :)

]]> by: Indira http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/2006/07/30/flour-sievers-india-and-sifter-us/#comment-60764 Mon, 31 Jul 2006 19:04:23 +0000 http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/2006/07/30/flour-sievers-india-and-sifter-us/#comment-60764 Madhuli: We were also like that. Fun times.:) Revathi: We had good time, thanks. I didn't do much grocery shopping at Indian shops. The prices and Vijay's hand kept me away from the shelves.:) But we went to Whole foods and Traders Joe markets. Vaishali: just some regular fare, nothing fancy this time. The weather is too hot to cook here. LG: Missed you too.:) Thanks Krithika. The paper plates that I have used for Guggullu, are homemade. Cut a thick brown paper in petal shapes and attach them with a gue gun.:) Curious: Thanks. I am sick and tired of not able to find decent photos of Indian homemade food on the web. That's what motivates me to write about Indian food. Lot of questions and assumptions, OK. "do you have a social or political commitment to our country?" - You answer first, what are you doing for our country? Santhi: Happy hosting! That cake looks delicious. Thanks Anupama. Madhuli: We were also like that. Fun times.:)

Revathi: We had good time, thanks.
I didn’t do much grocery shopping at Indian shops. The prices and Vijay’s hand kept me away from the shelves.:) But we went to Whole foods and Traders Joe markets.

Vaishali: just some regular fare, nothing fancy this time. The weather is too hot to cook here.

LG: Missed you too.:)

Thanks Krithika. The paper plates that I have used for Guggullu, are homemade. Cut a thick brown paper in petal shapes and attach them with a gue gun.:)

Curious: Thanks.
I am sick and tired of not able to find decent photos of Indian homemade food on the web. That’s what motivates me to write about Indian food.
Lot of questions and assumptions, OK.
“do you have a social or political commitment to our country?” - You answer first, what are you doing for our country?

Santhi: Happy hosting!

That cake looks delicious. Thanks Anupama.

]]> by: Anupama http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/2006/07/30/flour-sievers-india-and-sifter-us/#comment-60681 Mon, 31 Jul 2006 16:34:56 +0000 http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/2006/07/30/flour-sievers-india-and-sifter-us/#comment-60681 i liked the pics og the 2 kind of sifters and I agree sifting definitely increases the quality of the finished product. I experienced it today when i baked a cake. i liked the pics og the 2 kind of sifters and I agree sifting definitely increases the quality of the finished product. I experienced it today when i baked a cake.

]]> by: santhi http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/2006/07/30/flour-sievers-india-and-sifter-us/#comment-60672 Mon, 31 Jul 2006 16:24:37 +0000 http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/2006/07/30/flour-sievers-india-and-sifter-us/#comment-60672 woooohoooo Cant wait to see what Ur entry is going to be.... I am ALL EXCITED abt it now:):) woooohoooo
Cant wait to see what Ur entry is going to be….

I am ALL EXCITED abt it now:):)

]]> by: curious http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/2006/07/30/flour-sievers-india-and-sifter-us/#comment-60627 Mon, 31 Jul 2006 14:49:49 +0000 http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/2006/07/30/flour-sievers-india-and-sifter-us/#comment-60627 Hi Indira, I really enjoy your posts - and appreciate the time and effort you put into presentation, it makes a whole lot of difference! I just wondered, you are so appreciative of traditional Indian ways of doing things, not just in the kitchen but elsewhere, why is that you live in the United States? As someone who lives in India, I am a bit fed up of people who go on and on in a nostalgic vein about our country but then seem to privilege money and the good life so much that refuse to actually live here/ come back!! Today's India, in particular, is so full of opportunties of different kinds as far as jobs are concerned.... All this nostalgia - is it for the kitchen alone? Or do you have a social or political commitment to our country? Hi Indira,
I really enjoy your posts - and appreciate the time and effort you put into presentation, it makes a whole lot of difference! I just wondered, you are so appreciative of traditional Indian ways of doing things, not just in the kitchen but elsewhere, why is that you live in the United States? As someone who lives in India, I am a bit fed up of people who go on and on in a nostalgic vein about our country but then seem to privilege money and the good life so much that refuse to actually live here/ come back!! Today’s India, in particular, is so full of opportunties of different kinds as far as jobs are concerned…. All this nostalgia - is it for the kitchen alone? Or do you have a social or political commitment to our country?

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