Monday, June 9, 2008

7 things I miss of Mom's Cooking Menu....

I was tagged by my friend to do this
Filter Coffee...
ummmm....mild coffee...shez got magic in her hand...
Pudina Chutney....
Spicy Pudina chutney, made to withstand for a week or so, but can't last beyond 2,3 days as it gets devoured with a relish.
Mango & Red Chilli Chutney...
One loses count the number of idlis and dosas eaten when taken with this extra super hot side dish. This too is one which I've never tasted anywhere else so far. If one is not very careful with the amount of this taken with dosas, direct consequences which I do not wish to eloborate.... hehehehehe :)
Hal-Bai...
A sweet dish very famous among mangloreans and takes immense patience to prepare..but truly the best among sweets...
Pathrode....
Again the manglorean famous dish...which cannot be got by paying any amount....purely home made...
Neer Dosa & Green chilli chutney....
Not the usual style. A lot different and a killer dish. Many a time, I would just have this and nothing else for the whole day.
Menasu Kaayi....
I love it.Her "Hall of fame" dish...which includes lots of spices and no one can beat her in that.

And sitting down to write this piece, I wondered how things that we take for granted make us miss them when we don't have them. Like mom and her cooking. I am the one who used to make a lot of fuss about taste.I have had her saying that it is better when I stay faraway because I would realise the value of home food.But some things grow on you within the small amount of time that you devote to them.
I don't tag anyone on this topic. It hurt me to write this, living far from home.