Comments on: Teepi Gummadi Kura for Sankranthi

by: srividya

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 23:25:53 +0000

hi indira. i never made curry with budida gummadi kaya.as a child i grew up with these in my garden. my mom always made halwa with this. tastes delicous! its a little tough to grate because of its watery flesh.but try making it. u’ll love it.
i always see these pieces int eh indian store and couldnt dare to buy and make the halwa. but yesterday i bought it just to try ur curry. i didnt have putnala pappu so i added peanuts instead. turned out well.i also added tamarind.now i can buy and make it often!

Hi Srividya,
Yes, budida gummadi halwa and also vadiyalu, I like them a lot.
Happy to read that you tried and liked this recipe. Your version with peanuts is good, I’ll try it for my next try.
-Indira

by: Janani

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 20:05:18 +0000

yup Indira..exactly right.

Lakshmi: glad to hear your ragi idli venture was successful:)

by: Rina

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:37:41 +0000

Love this gumadi kai preparation Indira…Happy Pongal to you.

by: Lakshmi

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 03:21:54 +0000

Hi Indira, Tried Ragi Idlis Yesterday. Lovely it was. I did not sprout ragi, instead used ragi flour available from stores. I made tomato onion sambhar which went well with it. I will blog over the weekend. Thanks to you and Janani for sharing such a healthy recipe. Have a good day.

by: Indira

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 00:30:05 +0000

Linda: Winter melon has become my favorite too in recent months. Also, the local Vietnamese grocery store sell small and already cut portions, perfect for us for one or two meals.

Hi Janani: I like Pitlai. Tuvar dal, vegetables and fresh coconut masala and then tadka right?
Now that you mention it, I remember my mother pleading us to eat pumpkin for brain power, when we were children. I don’t know why, but I used to run away from it. Thank God that one’s taste grow with age.:)

Vellai Poosani sounds good Nirmala. I’m actually looking for new recipes with pumpkin. I’d love to try Amma’a recipe at home.

Nidhi: Thank you for your good words. It would be my pleasure, please write me.

Lakshmi: I think Nandyala and nearby villages and North Karnataka share many traditions. We also cook all the things you have mentioned on bhogi day.
Jananai’s ragi idly is a nutritious recipe. Did you sprout ragi?

Give it a try with this white colored winter melon, Madhavi. Indian stores also carry the small cut pieces during this season. Shubha Sankranthi!

Thanks for your nice notes, HC, Kalva and Vimmi.

by: vimmi

Thu, 10 Jan 2008 17:10:25 +0000

This is an easy recipe. Tried ur chana baigan. loved it. Both my hubby and i relished it a lot.

by: Kalva

Thu, 10 Jan 2008 13:55:44 +0000

Yes Indira, my grandma makes this curry, but only one variation she cooks like stirfry( talimpu ) instead of stew or pulusu.. Love your version tooo…

by: Happy Cook

Thu, 10 Jan 2008 13:39:25 +0000

You do come out with wonderful dishes

by: Madhavi

Thu, 10 Jan 2008 09:41:38 +0000

Hi Indira! very nice recipe. My mom used to tell that gummadi kaya tho kura chestharu ani. But I don’t remember me tasting it. Your’s look so tempting, I want to try it right away, if I get this budida gummadikaya. As always, pic is wonderful and happy sankranthi to you and your family Indira.

by: bablu

Thu, 10 Jan 2008 08:14:27 +0000

hi Indira,Lovely dish.orange fleshed pumpkin also tastes good in this recipe.