Just saying...

@asokmercuri mani...welcome to my page and thanks ...

2012-05-29T21:15:44.291-07:00

@asokmercuri mani...welcome to my page and thanks a lot for stopping by to go through my exhaustive thoughts on Sattu.
Now for ur question...sure sattu is nothing but poddukalai mava(dry)and yes whenever i would exhaust my supply from Patna i used to grind poddukadalai and make my parathas...try it if u can and even a strict sattuaite may not know the difference.
The difference being in the local variety of small black gram which has a better taste than the large ones generally used as poddukadalai. The difference akin to Kabuli Chana which is used for cholay and the small chana that we normally soak overnight and eat as sprouts.
Bon apetit! and hope to see more of you.

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2012-05-29T09:16:52.009-07:00
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Thank you Shivani...............very enlightening....

2012-05-29T04:49:39.207-07:00

Thank you Shivani...............very enlightening..........i had a first taste of this in the streets of Ranchi............i liked Sattu so much and i bought a packet of it from the grocery shop. Now is this available in Chennai? is it simple Pollukalai Mavvu? we get Poddukalai in Chennai........can we buy this and grind it in a mixie?

Please let me know.

@Anonymous thank u Navita for sharing your thought...

2012-05-04T07:58:01.170-07:00

@Anonymous thank u Navita for sharing your thoughts.Hope to hear more from you soon.:)

@Kiran lovely hearing all...the Bee... movie...pol...

2012-05-04T07:56:08.315-07:00

@Kiran lovely hearing all...the Bee... movie...pollination... oh yes! i have lots to tell about that too. And the day i do that i shall wish that you stop by again and contribute.
Thank you for this and c u around. :)

lucky you! To get real tulips as gift.Yes ,sometim...

2012-05-04T06:34:51.129-07:00

lucky you! To get real tulips as gift.Yes ,sometimes we do feel burdened by expensive gifts. Anyway ,very thoughtful of ur friend,to gift u such a unique thing.

Flowers:) i believe every flower holds a smile in ...

2012-05-04T01:40:11.270-07:00

Flowers:) i believe every flower holds a smile in itself and that is why it brings a smile on our faces too.
"The pleasure of receiving but inside some pain too"..that is really touching. Hope whoever is the person whom you are referring to, reads your post for they would know how much the gift was valued and treasured way until your blog. The last two paragraphs have depicted your emotions too well.
Besides, you have photographed them well too.They look lovely.
A thing of beauty is a joy forever!!

Coincidentally, I Just finished watching the BEE movie. A great animation movie and a thorough entertainer.Illuminates the importance of bees in pollination of flowers and also in the plant life cycle.So lets thank the responsible and busy bees at this moment! Besides,Great to see you buzzing with posts in the blogosphere again:)

@Haddock thank you. :) you know what... you just s...

2012-05-02T20:39:05.706-07:00

@Haddock thank you. :) you know what... you just sound like my hubby dear who had precisely the same thing to say and some more like..."take it with a pinch of salt and move on..."
Hahaha in my hotch potch of thoughts i have moved on a bit too much i guess.

Some people do come up with some innovative ideas ...

2012-05-02T10:55:34.807-07:00

Some people do come up with some innovative ideas but it may look absurd or funny to others.
Among all the mangoes...... I like the Dusheri

BM Hey...Did u know that u just made my day...T...

2012-04-30T19:31:32.336-07:00

BM
Hey...Did u know that u just made my day...Thank u so much.:)

'a testimony of the bubbling creative Indian i...

2012-04-30T18:34:04.612-07:00

'a testimony of the bubbling creative Indian in me who just like many of her kind is trying a cost effective way to solve issues'... hhhh but I have to laugh at this WITH you. I think there is a lot of truth in that.... :).

Thank you for your comment. It made my morning and reading your post is giving me some 'green' ideas for my new place to be.

@Anonymous thank you for stopping by. Sure i can s...

2012-04-29T19:57:41.709-07:00

@Anonymous thank you for stopping by. Sure i can sense the craving...cause i do want to go back and try more if not all. Maybe for the time being we can make do with our own fish preparations.:)

mmm..i want 'steamed trout with dill and lemon...

2012-04-28T00:39:12.971-07:00

mmm..i want 'steamed trout with dill and lemon sauce' right now ! :)

Smiles. Hugs and love.

2012-04-17T22:33:54.578-07:00

Smiles.

Hugs and love.

@Haddock thank you for obliging me with so much mo...

2012-04-17T10:25:05.176-07:00

@Haddock thank you for obliging me with so much more than i had expected.
Yeah that's a tissue paper tray. The fish shaped structure keeps the paper neatly stacked and in place despite the breeze in the garden terrace.The fish structure performs the job of a paperweight and the entire structure lifts up quite conveniently. Notice the hinges and u'll get it.
Beautiful designing...functional,convenient and unique.
Not at all...i think it's wise to analyse the purpose of any design and for that matter anything...to question and then to receive.
And to me you sound like an honest reader who patiently and happily listens when i narrate my experiences.
Thanks again for this and for all the other posts of mine where u have contributed sincerely and quite unwittingly encouraged me to share the varied nuances of your amazing world.
i always look forward to the brilliant extravaganza that your post showers one with.
Stay put...i have more to share and sure i would love to see more from you. :)

The Jonson's Hotel looks good (a different amb...

2012-04-17T09:22:50.264-07:00

The Jonson's Hotel looks good (a different ambiance)
Is that a tissue paper tray? I understand that fish shaped wood but why that attachment with an hinge? (I have this bad habit of trying to analyse everything and will go on thinking/asking till I understand the reason/purpose) :-)

Hey I remember reading all this (and have commente...

2012-04-17T09:11:48.718-07:00

Hey I remember reading all this (and have commented in Sept)
Like that shot of the Red Vented Bulbul (good DOF)
and of course the common sparrow which is not very common now a days.

@ Susan Hey, i got u girl. And lovely that you are...

2012-04-17T03:57:36.026-07:00

@ Susan
Hey, i got u girl. And lovely that you are i have silently prowled on some of lovely pages.
Humility is a virtue and i was not expecting anything different from you.
Glad that u heard me...finally.
Yeah i remember u too very clearly from the bloggers meet at Chennai...warm...confident and so honest about your feelings.
And now through ur posts i try to imbibe that skill you possess. i am still trying but i guess it's not enough.
No not ur ingenuity but ur brevity is what i'm striving for.
Much that i desire i know i can never have as many frnds as u have in this virtual world because i'm exhaustive.
But i'm not worried about that.
If brevity happens one day i'll consider it to be a bonus or else i'll just keep rolling...the way my thoughts roll me.
Happy to have had this heart to heart with you...my first frnd in this blogworld whose face sits before me... with joi de vivre...everytime i hear some of hers and when she hears some long ones of mine.
It's gr8 to have met u.
Yeah and joy always as you put it for me to you too.
Shivani

@Shaifali, hey beautiful how r u? Sry i was away a...

2012-04-17T03:41:24.510-07:00

@Shaifali,
hey beautiful how r u? Sry i was away and have mentioned what took me so long.i am fine thank you.
And now that i'm back you sure can count on me.
i missed u too all these days and can't express enough through words how happy i feel to get my old self back again.
So let's get the ball rolling...
love and hugs
Shivani :) :) :)

Susan...hi, So very very nice to see u here.Thank ...

2012-04-17T03:33:37.003-07:00

Susan...hi,
So very very nice to see u here.Thank you for making my day today.
i just wish i was back...i would definitely try to get in touch with u when i'm in Chennai. We'll sit together with some grilled ham sandwiches, carrot cake... and coffee latte at Amethyst.There i go again with my new wishes...new dreams.
Can i take out Chennai from me ever that's the question.
Wish you happiness and success in all that u do.
Joy to you too.
Shivani

Dear Shivani: This post dates 18 September, 2011 ...

2012-04-17T01:14:58.268-07:00

Dear Shivani:

This post dates 18 September, 2011 and I am here on 17 April, 2012 commenting on this post. Your anxiety is that of every blogger's, I reckon. If I have come here after this long, you can be assured that we relish and savour what's written here. Shivani, I have only one thought: Your posts are very long. I guess you want us to linger and feel the pulse of your posts.
And, I guess I recognised myself in this post. That you have mentioned me has humbled and honoured me. Thanks Shivani. As I mentioned in your recent post, I thought of the bloggers' meet and remembered you and here you are talking about the meet. How coincidental is that!?!?!

I am glad to have met you and though I don't stop by as often as I please, I will be around.

Joy always,
Susan

Shivani . . . you will not believe this but as I w...

2012-04-17T01:02:59.542-07:00

Shivani . . . you will not believe this but as I was looking at some pics from the Indibloggers' meet, I was thinking about you. And, I find a post from you.
Glad to know that you are well and happy. Inspite of just having finished lunch, your post set my tummy rumbling and I want to have that vodka drink. The place sounds fab with all those exotic dishes.
The flowers reminded me of my visit to Ireland during the summer of 2010 when lovely flowers of different colours treated my eye.

And, I have to visit Amethyst in Chennai.

Hope all is well with you, Shivani. Don't forget Chennai for it will never forget you.

Joy always,
Susan

@Haddock thank you so much for stopping by. Yeah w...

2012-04-15T22:45:59.336-07:00

@Haddock thank you so much for stopping by. Yeah was off for a long time but now hope to have fruitful and satisfying exchanges once in a while if not too frequently.
Definitely if i was as skillful u would've seen it better but even now when u see the beauty of the purple... you have made my day.
The next post should be on food and perhaps will give u a new joint to try if and when u plan to visit Manali.You will have to if u want to visit the mini Israel in the Himalayas.:)
Stay put.

Yeah long time no see :-) Did hear a lot about Lul...

2012-04-15T18:07:42.502-07:00

Yeah long time no see :-)
Did hear a lot about Lulu Manali but never been to the place so far.
But now after reading about Kasol, I am more eager to visit the place.
That profusion of purple...... simply beautiful

Rashmi...hey, Sure it makes my day to hear words o...

2012-04-15T05:38:49.181-07:00

Rashmi...hey,
Sure it makes my day to hear words of encouragement from the writer lady herself.
And i grab this opportunity to wish u more success.
Thank you :)