Comments on: How to Food Blog? ~ Live and Let Live philosophy & Methi-Nariyal Pulao (Fenugreek-Coconut Pilaf)

by: Satya

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 23:43:54 +0000

Seeing these comments, I really felt the need for people understanding the philosophy behind “Live & Let live”. Language, food, religion and so on should only help make a persons like happier. But people are indeed narrow minded and dont think broadly.

by: Dan Nallasivan

Mon, 19 Feb 2007 19:09:44 +0000

Hello Indira

I hail from Madurai and currently live in Saint Louis. As a bachelor I visit your site a lot and your website has intrigued me and has made me a enter an ad-campaign for your site among my American buddies at work.

What you are doing is sheer cooking art ” Home Style” and highly commend you for that. To me cooking is also a form of Yoga , for it also takes you to samadhi ) which happens in the form of a ‘peaceful sleep’ after a hearty meal ..Keep up the great work and God Bless you and your family !

by: Sangeetha

Sun, 07 Jan 2007 23:09:32 +0000

Hey Indira,
Tried ur recipe for methi-nariyal pulao and it was awesome. I added a cup of mixed veggies and a tomato too. Loved it. Thanks for sharing the recipe.

by: Kay

Fri, 05 Jan 2007 12:47:33 +0000

Wow! I have missed a LOT, haven’t I?

I blog for my pleasure. Plain and Simple. And if those nasty commentors find my blog boring, heck, who cares?

Indira, you, as a single person, have done sooo much for the palate of many food lovers and have sparked that fire in many young minds that cooking is the new ‘It’ thing and given hope that they too can cook. I’ve told this before and I’m telling it now. You made me fall in love with cooking, all over again! Thank you! Three cheers to you and all the food bloggers out there who blog abt their lunches.

May this this new year bring you tons of joy!

by: Avatar

Thu, 21 Dec 2006 20:57:44 +0000

Long-time reader, first-time commenter.

I absolutely LOVED this recipe. I tried it last night, but since I’m missing some ingredients, I used a chiffonade of thai basil instead of fenugreek, seasoned simply with sea salt, black pepper and ground cardamon, and tossed in roasted, unsalted cashews while fluffing. What a wonderfully fragrant meal! I’ll definitely be trying it your way once I get my hands on some fresh fenugreek.

by: Bharathy

Wed, 20 Dec 2006 23:10:50 +0000

Dear Indira !
Ur website was awesome.I tried many of ur recipes and everything came out very tasty.To mention a few…Methi pulao ,Red Bell pepper chutney ,palak paneer etc…Thank u very much for sharing the recipes.

by: Diane

Mon, 18 Dec 2006 12:10:33 +0000

I disagree with the poster who commented on boring Indian food blogs. Sure, there are some less exciting ones out there (they can’t all be Mahanandi after all!). But frankly, I find even the “boring ones” about the aloo sabzi and hisband/kids a nice antidote to my rather rushed life. I enjoy the snapshot into people’s normal lives and like knowing what they throw together quickly. I don’t even own a Tarla Dalal cookbook as she seems too much like a one-woman industry to me. I like the opposite side of things - the family viewpoint.

Now, some of these blogs have recipes of iffy quality. Over time I have sussed out which are consistently reliable (again, thanks, Mahanandi!), but frankly I don’t read them just as an on-line cookbook. I just like surfing them and seeing themes.

Over time, some may drop off my favorites list due to lack of activity or lack of interest, but in general I like the picture the wide variety of blogs portrays of a community.

by: Priya S&S

Fri, 15 Dec 2006 16:49:49 +0000

Hi Indira !

I tried methi pulao last nite. Used storebought coconut milk. Nice recipe and pepper+cloves+ginger made a good combo , overall SUPER TASTY !!!

Indira replies:
Glad to hear that Priya. Thanks for letting me know.

by: Shayne

Tue, 12 Dec 2006 14:35:06 +0000

I want to take this opportunity to say that I thought that I was really into my food making nutrusous somewhat organic food for my family trying 1 to 2 new dishes a week and hoping my 2 year old and 1 year old will eat them and then I found food blogs. Never read a blog before finding a food blog and now I am humbled by the joy and love for food that is out there and the ability to write about it. I started a blog thinking that I would do food blogging but I just donÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t seem to be able to convey my love for food like true food bloggers and I love you for it you are inspiring. I blog on my blog from time to time but it is about life and kids and friends and sometimes food. Thank you for enriching my life.

by: Alanna

Sat, 09 Dec 2006 17:38:50 +0000

Hi Indira ~ Thank you for adding thoughtful words on the State of Food Blogging … I also just laughed when your very first comment praised the FOOD first! (As it should be, yes?) It’s startling to me that we can be publicly and even privately critical of others’ styles and yes, even technical capabilities and ?huh? grammar? You say Live and Let Live. Hear, hear. I add, Kindness and Generosity in all things (and hope in turn others will apply kindness and generosity when I myself am less kind and less generous).