Comments on: Pulagam ~ Sankranthi Tradition http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/2007/01/16/pulagam-sankranthi-tradition/ Cooking with Consciousness ~ Indi(r)a's Recipe and Photo Weblog Sun, 21 Mar 2010 04:33:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Ravi http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/2007/01/16/pulagam-sankranthi-tradition/#comment-322976 Fri, 09 Mar 2007 02:21:15 +0000 http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/2007/01/16/pulagam-sankranthi-tradition/#comment-322976 awsome , i tried it, it came out excellent. Thanks a lot awsome , i tried it, it came out excellent.
Thanks a lot

]]> by: pritya http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/2007/01/16/pulagam-sankranthi-tradition/#comment-282564 Thu, 18 Jan 2007 05:16:49 +0000 http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/2007/01/16/pulagam-sankranthi-tradition/#comment-282564 Hi, Fantastic web page design. I loved the Ravi Varma picture of the lady demurely holding a bowl of sweets. It is indeed a fitting match for your shankranthi dishes.Also the wikipedia link, with the traditional kolam design on the upper right hand corner is impressive. Well as for the dishes prepared by you under rather unpleasant weather conditions, I have just two words to say:"TRULY COMMENDABLE"! meenakshi@pritya.com Hi,
Fantastic web page design. I loved the Ravi Varma picture of the lady demurely holding a bowl of sweets. It is indeed a fitting match for your shankranthi dishes.Also the wikipedia link, with the traditional kolam design on the upper right hand corner is impressive. Well as for the dishes prepared by you under rather unpleasant weather conditions, I have just two words to say:”TRULY COMMENDABLE”!
meenakshi@pritya.com

]]> by: Indira http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/2007/01/16/pulagam-sankranthi-tradition/#comment-282516 Thu, 18 Jan 2007 04:24:31 +0000 http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/2007/01/16/pulagam-sankranthi-tradition/#comment-282516 Sumitha: Thanks and love you too.:) Puja: Pulagam tastes great with plain yogurt, I know and nice to know you guys also like it. Kichadi for us is - rice, yellow moong dal and onion, ginger-garlic paste plus spices like cloves, cinnamon. Recipe name changes with region, I guess.:) MT: Thanks and Happy Sankranthi! Sunitha: Peanuts for us is like coconut for you coastal guys. We use peanuts for everything, to thicken the curry gravies, for chutnies and also to prepare sweets. Particularly around Kurnool, Cuddapa and Anatapur areas. Welcome back Latha. Looks like you had a wonderful time in India. I am jealous. :) So what goodies did you bring back?:) Weather here is brutal in January. I was also not cooking much since beginning of this year. under the weather, not feeling myself lately but I had enough of takeout meals so went and did everything for Sankranthi.:) For us, like pulihora and chitrannam - pongali and pulagam are two different preparations, Pavani. I am not sure they are called the same in other regions of Andhra. Hi KM: I did not toast the split moong dal, but the sunlight made it look little bit red. Outdoor shot.:) Thanks Madhuli and Coffee. Sumitha: Thanks and love you too.:)

Puja: Pulagam tastes great with plain yogurt, I know and nice to know you guys also like it.
Kichadi for us is - rice, yellow moong dal and onion, ginger-garlic paste plus spices like cloves, cinnamon. Recipe name changes with region, I guess.:)

MT: Thanks and Happy Sankranthi!

Sunitha: Peanuts for us is like coconut for you coastal guys. We use peanuts for everything, to thicken the curry gravies, for chutnies and also to prepare sweets. Particularly around Kurnool, Cuddapa and Anatapur areas.

Welcome back Latha. Looks like you had a wonderful time in India. I am jealous. :) So what goodies did you bring back?:)
Weather here is brutal in January. I was also not cooking much since beginning of this year. under the weather, not feeling myself lately but I had enough of takeout meals so went and did everything for Sankranthi.:)

For us, like pulihora and chitrannam - pongali and pulagam are two different preparations, Pavani. I am not sure they are called the same in other regions of Andhra.

Hi KM: I did not toast the split moong dal, but the sunlight made it look little bit red. Outdoor shot.:)

Thanks Madhuli and Coffee.

]]> by: Coffee http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/2007/01/16/pulagam-sankranthi-tradition/#comment-282486 Thu, 18 Jan 2007 04:11:48 +0000 http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/2007/01/16/pulagam-sankranthi-tradition/#comment-282486 !!!! What a visula treat!!! And for sure it tastes the same!!! Lovely spread Indira :) !!!! What a visula treat!!! And for sure it tastes the same!!! Lovely spread Indira :)

]]> by: madhuli http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/2007/01/16/pulagam-sankranthi-tradition/#comment-282448 Thu, 18 Jan 2007 03:32:11 +0000 http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/2007/01/16/pulagam-sankranthi-tradition/#comment-282448 Great Spread Indira! Great Spread Indira!

]]> by: KM http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/2007/01/16/pulagam-sankranthi-tradition/#comment-281784 Wed, 17 Jan 2007 17:36:32 +0000 http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/2007/01/16/pulagam-sankranthi-tradition/#comment-281784 Indira, Do you toast the split moong dal before cooking with the rice for pulagam (just like venn pongal) ? The dark color of the dal in the picture makes me wonder. Thanks, KM Indira,
Do you toast the split moong dal before cooking with the rice for pulagam (just like venn pongal) ?
The dark color of the dal in the picture makes me wonder.
Thanks,
KM

]]> by: Pavani http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/2007/01/16/pulagam-sankranthi-tradition/#comment-281723 Wed, 17 Jan 2007 16:36:12 +0000 http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/2007/01/16/pulagam-sankranthi-tradition/#comment-281723 Wonderful spread for Sankranthi Indira. I've never tried pulagam before, was always under the impression, pulagam and katte pongali are the same. Thanks for the clarification. Wonderful spread for Sankranthi Indira. I’ve never tried pulagam before, was always under the impression, pulagam and katte pongali are the same. Thanks for the clarification.

]]> by: Latha http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/2007/01/16/pulagam-sankranthi-tradition/#comment-281653 Wed, 17 Jan 2007 15:25:21 +0000 http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/2007/01/16/pulagam-sankranthi-tradition/#comment-281653 Hi Indira, Your post is so divine! Reminds me so much of home! I'm just back from India and am in a deeply depressed/sulking mood! Miserable in this cold weather, missing my folks, food and weather back home! Kind of hibernating from the outside world, if you must say! And for Sankranthi - I just sulked and did nothing. Kind of influenced my family to do the same! Your post has made me more nostalgic, but has reminded me that Sankranthi here is what we make it to be. Thanks for the wonderful visual treat! I'll pick up my broken mood and put together a post soon :-) Hope you guys had a wonderful Sankranthi! Cheers Latha Hi Indira,

Your post is so divine! Reminds me so much of home!
I’m just back from India and am in a deeply depressed/sulking mood! Miserable in this cold weather, missing my folks, food and weather back home! Kind of hibernating from the outside world, if you must say!
And for Sankranthi - I just sulked and did nothing. Kind of influenced my family to do the same!
Your post has made me more nostalgic, but has reminded me that Sankranthi here is what we make it to be.
Thanks for the wonderful visual treat!
I’ll pick up my broken mood and put together a post soon :-)
Hope you guys had a wonderful Sankranthi!
Cheers
Latha

]]> by: Sunitha http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/2007/01/16/pulagam-sankranthi-tradition/#comment-281635 Wed, 17 Jan 2007 15:12:08 +0000 http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/2007/01/16/pulagam-sankranthi-tradition/#comment-281635 Hey, i'm from Vijayawada, A.P. The above mentioned ingredients rule our kitchens too during festivals, minus the peanuts. I haven't seen so many peanut dishes before. We hardly ever use them except for peanut chutney and pappu chekka, and a handful in upma. Is it specific to Rayalaseema? Hey, i’m from Vijayawada, A.P. The above mentioned ingredients rule our kitchens too during festivals, minus the peanuts. I haven’t seen so many peanut dishes before. We hardly ever use them except for peanut chutney and pappu chekka, and a handful in upma. Is it specific to Rayalaseema?

]]> by: Menu Today http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/2007/01/16/pulagam-sankranthi-tradition/#comment-281512 Wed, 17 Jan 2007 12:47:43 +0000 http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/2007/01/16/pulagam-sankranthi-tradition/#comment-281512 Hi Indira, Good sankaranthi spread..Thanks for sharing. Hi Indira,
Good sankaranthi spread..Thanks for sharing.

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