Look what I have got!
Posted On Friday, March 02, 2007 at at 3/02/2007 05:15:00 PM by Nav
I have not posted on my food blog in ages, life has continued to be surprisingly hectic with all it can possibly offer- moving into our own sweet home, visiting India, changes at work and struck by the mighty influenza.. Elaborate cooking has been a far cry, so I have not experimented much these days. Easy-breezy well proven meals, take-aways and eating out have been so prevalent that am badly hoping to get back to my old-self of working up a good menu, cooking from blogs etc. For starters, here are some goodies I had brought from India long long ago. Was supposed to post these back in January, although it is never too late I guess, to share them with the blogger friends here.
The famous biscuits from Karachi Bakery near Mozzamjahi Market, Hyderabad. This bakery is on one of the busiest roads from Afzalgunj to Nampally. When we got there we were wondering where we should park our car, but later on we realised that there is a facility to park vehicles towards the rear of the bakery. If you have any Hyderabadi connections, do not miss the cashew and fruit biscuits. These days they also seem to have a new variety of chocolate biscuits, have not tried them though!
Assorted sweets and savouries made by Amma and an aunt.
Most NRIs who hail from Hyderabad should be familiar with the above packets, yeah the famous Joshis. They have made life easier for Telugus like us, who (literally) cannot live without pickles. Their expert packing material and techniques have helped me carry the pickles and powders made by my mother, across the seas, and savour them to my heart's content. With this packing, I never had to worry about a spill and spoiling my clothes. Joshi's have several branches in Hyderabad city and they even sell tasty pickles, chutney powders and masalas. We often visit their stores in Badichowdi (it is in the bylane exactly opposite Badichowdi Police Station) and finish a bit of girlie shopping in the nearby shops .. Shanti Novelties, Balaji exclusive, Miraj just to name a few. Mind you, this bylane is jam-packed and so is the stores, I almost had a small tiff with the guy in the store as he started to serve the customers who came later on.. I was then enlightened that people who buy pickles in their stores have priority over the ones who just come to get their home-made pickles packed. Sometimes it is very prudent to keep your sanity, get your work done and get out of the place. Anyways, Amma also made us some Pulihora Pulusu (Tamarind Sauce for Tamarind Rice) and home-made ghee, which I got Joshi-packed :)
BTW, thanks Pavani for tagging be about the 3 things, and pulling me back into the blog world. I owe this to you:
Three things I love:
1. My family
2. Sleep
3. Admiring anything natural
2. Sleep
3. Admiring anything natural
Three Things I hate:
1. Self-obsession
2. Exploitation
3. Wet Weather
1. Self-obsession
2. Exploitation
3. Wet Weather
Three People Who make me Laugh:
1. People in American Sitcoms
2. My husband
3. My brother
1. People in American Sitcoms
2. My husband
3. My brother
Three things that Scare me:
1. Natural Disasters
2. Life and Death
3. Petrol Prices
1. Natural Disasters
2. Life and Death
3. Petrol Prices
Three things I don’t understand:
1. Why some great people have such short time on this earth
2. Why it does not turn out the same when I cook the same thing in the same way everytime!
3. Greek and Latin
1. Why some great people have such short time on this earth
2. Why it does not turn out the same when I cook the same thing in the same way everytime!
3. Greek and Latin
Three things on my Desk
1. Lots of papers
2. A box of tissues
3. Cups of water
1. Lots of papers
2. A box of tissues
3. Cups of water
Three things I’m doing right now:
1. Thinking about what I am doing right now
2. Thinking about my next step in career
3. Enjoying the snow outside
1. Thinking about what I am doing right now
2. Thinking about my next step in career
3. Enjoying the snow outside
Three things I want to do before I die:
1. Keep my family happy
2. Write a literary piece
3. Help the less fortunate
1. Keep my family happy
2. Write a literary piece
3. Help the less fortunate
Three things I can do:
1. Read & Write
2. Cook
3. Keep my friends
1. Read & Write
2. Cook
3. Keep my friends
Three things you should listen to:
1. Your Conscious
2. The people who care about you
3. Wind Chimes
1. Your Conscious
2. The people who care about you
3. Wind Chimes
Three things you should never listen to:
1. People who flatter you
2. Unwarranted advices
3. Barking Dogs
1. People who flatter you
2. Unwarranted advices
3. Barking Dogs
Three things I would like to learn:
1. Baking
2. How to use commas properly
3. How to be efficient and cook good meals as fast as possible
1. Baking
2. How to use commas properly
3. How to be efficient and cook good meals as fast as possible
Three Favorite foods:
1. All Rice dishes e.g Pulao, Biriyani, Tamarind Rice, Tomato Rice
2. Chaat e.g Paani Puri, Bhel Puri, that puri, this puri
3. South Indian Breakfasts e.g Dosa, Idli, Vada
1. All Rice dishes e.g Pulao, Biriyani, Tamarind Rice, Tomato Rice
2. Chaat e.g Paani Puri, Bhel Puri, that puri, this puri
3. South Indian Breakfasts e.g Dosa, Idli, Vada
Three beverages I drink a lot:
1. Water
2. Water
3. Water
1. Water
2. Water
3. Water
Three Favorite book/TV show I read/Watched as a Kid:
1. Balajyothi
2. Adventure Series such as Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Fin
3. Russian stories
1. Balajyothi
2. Adventure Series such as Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Fin
3. Russian stories
Three people I would like to tag:
1) Latha of Masala Magic
1) Latha of Masala Magic
2) Priya of Akshayapatram
3) Mythili of Vindu
Hey Nav - glad to see you back blogging especially liked all those delicacies prepared by your mom and aunt. May I selfishly ask - would it be possible for you to gather the recipes from your mom and contribute to the group cook book project 'You Can Cook" for feed a hungry child campaign. Cheers!
vkn
Feed a Hungry Child
My Dhaba
VKN,
Thanks a bunch for stopping by and inviting me to this noble campaign you are pursuing. With all due regard, there is no selfishness involved, if not, you are only working for a selfless cause. I would love to participate, I do know the recipes of some of the goodies as I was helping out my mother while she was making those. But, am not sure if you need just the recipe or more detailed posts with additional pictures. It is probably a good idea to check your blog for previous postings about this project 'You can cook'.
Cheers,
Nav
Hey...it was nice to see the Karachi biscuits...and for once I am not jealous as a frnd of mine had a uncle visiting and we got a two huge boxes of Cashew biscuits and Fruit biscuits ...yaaayyyyy The descriptions of Badichowdi and all those stores did make me jealous though !! :-(
Where is Hyd do u stay ?? We live in Tarnaka, Sec'bad.
Hey Nav,
Good to see you again! Its been a long time and time for u to get out of hibernation!
Such yummy treats! And i loved the descriptions of all the stores and the 'gallis' of Hyderabad! Its been very long since I visited there! Makes me feel nostalgic about India!
And i loved your meme, it was fun to read!
I sure will get to the meme soon. Thanks for the tag! Keep the delicious posts coming!
Cheers
Latha
Hi Nav.. great to see you back. Thanks for taking up the meme and loved seeing the goodies you brought back from India. I remember waiting to get my stuff packed at Joshi's store 3 years ago when I visited India. But my mom being very resourceful, now has her own packing equipment at home :-)
Hope to see your posts more frequently now.
Good to see you back Nav.
Hi Nav, nice to see you back. Congrats on the new home and new position! Look forward to reading more from you as time allows :)
Latha,
You are so right, I definitely need to get out of the hibernation. Yeah, all those yummy treats vanished into our stomachs in no time. Believe me, everyday I used to look forward to getting back home from work, to savour these wonderful snacks with evening tea. When I was in India, how much ever I thought I would eat, I had not, may be just because of the reason that abundance looses the demand. Do visit the gallis of Hyderabad, the traffic and the heat are irritating but I still feel so much at home, when I am there. I would love to read what your "three things" are.
Priya, Aww.. you are so lucky to get those biscuits, 'I' am jealous now. This time around when you make a trip to India, I am sure you will not miss stopping by those heavily crowded yet beautiful places . There is no point going to the showrooms to buy anything in India.. Sultanbazar, Badichowdi, Abids always rule if you have the right company and the logistics sorted. Good to know you are from Tarnaka, we live in a small town (Vikarabad) near Hyderabad but make trips to Hyd on almost a weekly basis.
Pavani, Thank YOU for tagging me and dragging me back here. It is amazing to hear that your Mom does it herself. Would you mind blogging about it? Ofcourse, it might be long time from now when you make ur next trip. It will definitely save people like me from a big hassle.
Krishnarjuna, Thanks for stopping by :)
Linda, Thanks a lot, I will be updating more details on my other blog on different happenings. I believe a food blog is incomplete without pictures, hence the slack.
See you all soon!
Regards,
Nav
You have got all those great memories back from hyderabad.
pics are tempting. Now got to catch hold of some friend who will start from hybd and ask them to bring these biscuits.
cheers
sharmi
hi i like the fruit busicuits made which reminds me about hyderebad.
whenever i got there i,would always eat those biscuits.
i'll be really thankfull of you if you send me thee recipes of your biscuits