Comments on: Diwali Mithai

by: Madhu

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 22:59:57 +0000

I made that mistake too, Indira! and was wondering the taste was not right! Thanks a lot for the link! What do we use Yellow split peas for?

Thanks again,

by: Indira

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 22:10:54 +0000

Thank you all for the warm greetings!
I wish you the same as well. and I hope you all had a marvelous festival day and lovely weekend.

Hi Madhu: Thanks and Shubha Deepavali!
Yellow split peas are from peas (vatana, yellow/white peas)
Bengal gram (chana dal or sanaga pappu) are from black chickpeas.
So these two are totally different ingredients but often many mistake them for same.
Although they have a similar color, size and shape, they taste entirely different.
You can see the bengal gram - where and how in a photo: click here.
Hope this helps.

by: Madhu

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:01:24 +0000

Hi Indira,

Hope you had a wonderful Diwali!
I simply love your site! I was checking your earlier posts - you sure have lots of patience.. with all those elaborate recipes! All those lovely photographs make your site even more appealing! Even Sanjeev Kapoor doesn’t have as appealing a site as yours!

I know my query would be a little inappropriate here, is ‘Yellow split peas’ and ‘Bengal gram dal’ one & the same? I was checking your site for ‘Yellow split peas’….

Thanks,

by: anusriram

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 15:42:07 +0000

Hope u had a wonderful diwali…. Mithai looks lovely…

by: Kaykat

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 06:09:43 +0000

Happy Deepavali!

by: sandeepa

Sun, 11 Nov 2007 00:59:17 +0000

Happy Diwali to you and your family Indira

by: Rroopa

Sat, 10 Nov 2007 19:43:48 +0000

WISH U HAPPY DIWALI U AND U R FAMILLY HOPE U GET ALL U R DREAMS COME TRUE

by: Linda

Sat, 10 Nov 2007 15:32:47 +0000

They look too beautiful to eat, Indira. Hope you all have a lovely weekend

by: seema

Sat, 10 Nov 2007 14:58:52 +0000

Happy Diwali to you and your family Indira.

by: Happy Cook

Sat, 10 Nov 2007 11:15:28 +0000

Hapy Diwali
Seeing the box of sweets i am drooling.