tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post113139520813256227..comments2024-03-18T14:39:59.402-05:00Comments on One Hot Stove: P is for PITHALENupurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03890441057480820053noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-40659098067164682452011-09-08T19:15:39.008-05:002011-09-08T19:15:39.008-05:00Thank You for this recipe! I LOVE all foods from t...Thank You for this recipe! I LOVE all foods from the region of India, and I'm always experimenting. I have lots of chickpea flour in the pantry that I really want to use up, but got tired of making Pakoras and wanted something new. I'm most definitely trying this for dinner tonight! Please keep posting your wonderful recipes! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-60305898667465782812009-09-28T04:43:44.597-05:002009-09-28T04:43:44.597-05:00i like your way of writing...especially the point ...i like your way of writing...especially the point about feasts and famine. India is a land of contradictions..and they coexist without anyone raising as much as an eyebrow. we have learnt to accept that there are people who spend crores and there are is a large population that doesnt even have electricity in the house(rather, hut). <br />About the recipe - perfect. i was searching for a good Gayatri.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-54571415833489139342008-12-02T14:56:00.000-06:002008-12-02T14:56:00.000-06:00hi nupur,My sister is married to a maharashtrian, ...hi nupur,<BR/><BR/>My sister is married to a maharashtrian, that's where i first tasted marathi food, and absolutely loved it. sis and me don't get time enough to discuss recipes...really glad to have found your blog. tried the pithale...it came out great. thanks...<BR/><BR/>sharmilaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-49327060552726785022008-06-26T10:43:00.000-05:002008-06-26T10:43:00.000-05:00Made this yesterday..enjoyed it so much, made it a...Made this yesterday..enjoyed it so much, made it again today.Lovely recipe!delhibellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13457393393138391936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-33870578682681712602008-05-28T01:44:00.000-05:002008-05-28T01:44:00.000-05:00hi nupur..the pithale was truly yummy.. and just t...hi nupur..<BR/>the pithale was truly yummy.. and just took about ten minutes to make.. please keep up the great work.. bye..ShobanaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-91691754331891367832008-05-25T10:31:00.000-05:002008-05-25T10:31:00.000-05:00Love your blog and the Maharashtrian fare. I had a...Love your blog and the Maharashtrian fare. I had a cook long back who used to make this sometimes. Love it!Sunshinemomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04812330917596597028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-57984111786916181792008-04-01T11:59:00.000-05:002008-04-01T11:59:00.000-05:00Nupur, I made this recently and cannot believe how...Nupur, I made this recently and cannot believe how simple it was! <BR/>I followed your recipe to the T and got great results. Usually I don't follow the exact proportions mentioned in a recipe and usually just "wing it". I have tried making this earlier too after seeing a recipe somewhere else. The results were quite disappointing...<BR/>This one's a keeper though. Thank you so much!TBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06730267615864699764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-83622402726449504422007-02-23T16:10:00.000-06:002007-02-23T16:10:00.000-06:00Hi Nupur,I like the style in which you give your r...Hi Nupur,<BR/><BR/>I like the style in which you give your recipes..you give the details and then start your recipe..which is so cool...and i have sent your A to Z Marathi recipes to all my friends I know..and all are enjoying it..so Thank you....Savitha Lattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12251625781246321284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-1137819859464533562006-01-20T23:04:00.000-06:002006-01-20T23:04:00.000-06:00Nupur,I have got to try this. I spent sometime in ...Nupur,<BR/><BR/>I have got to try this. I spent sometime in North Karnataka and I acquired a taste for Bhakri. But I always ate it with dry vegetables and Pithale and Bhakri sounds like an interesting idea.<BR/><BR/>I also like your response to the guy shouting his cuisine is better than another. It is too sad to see people clinging to their belief that the culture, food, religion or whatever Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-1136901365589783472006-01-10T07:56:00.000-06:002006-01-10T07:56:00.000-06:00hey nup, totally agree with you on the regional cu...hey nup, <BR/>totally agree with you on the regional cuisine arguement. While I was making the pithale, I was talking to a friend and I forwarded to him the link to ur pithale blog. His first reaction was that he has something similar at home. Now this guy is from Rajasthan. Turns out my mom makes something similar to what he was describing.And I am from Uttarpradesh. I guess what I am trying tobilbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16324778684367886967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-1136770830418442302006-01-08T19:40:00.000-06:002006-01-08T19:40:00.000-06:00Nupur, I have been a regular visitor of your blog ...Nupur, I have been a regular visitor of your blog for a long time now, I tried out Pithale and it came out excellent :) <BR/><BR/>And I agree with your argument about regional cuisine. South Indian food is basically categorised to Idly/dosa/sambar.People need to explore more before concluding. I am from Karnataka and I find that non-kannadigas are not at all aware of the rich food from my state. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-1136724645155264552006-01-08T06:50:00.000-06:002006-01-08T06:50:00.000-06:00HI Ashish, thanks for visiting. I beg to differ wi...HI Ashish, thanks for visiting. I beg to differ with you on one point though: it is very wrong and unfair to assume that the cuisine of one region is richer and more diverse than the cuisine of another. The reason: the diversity of the cuisine can generally be explored only in home cooking and not by eating in restaurants. Can you honestly state that you have eaten in many homes from southern Nupurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03890441057480820053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-1136724072276162432006-01-08T06:41:00.000-06:002006-01-08T06:41:00.000-06:00Hi A Peg, wow, your version sounds delicious and u...Hi A Peg, wow, your version sounds delicious and unusual...I will give it a try.<BR/><BR/>Hi mtalpz, thanks for stopping by. Ooh, I love aluwadi too :)<BR/><BR/>Hi sailu, happy new year to you too! I love that chutney...have eaten it in some restaurants.Nupurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03890441057480820053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-1136716868480384752006-01-08T04:41:00.000-06:002006-01-08T04:41:00.000-06:00nupur ani tama khavayyanno, ram ram!happy to see u...nupur ani tama khavayyanno, ram ram!<BR/>happy to see ur blog.<BR/>i m a marathi, studying in chennai (madras). i lov south indian food, but what i realised here, is MAHARASHTRIAN FOOD CULTURE IS MUCH MUCH RICHER AND DIVERSE THAN THE SOUTH INDIAN FOOD! the only thing y idlis are known 2 everybody not pohey is, v hav not marketed our food. maharshtra itself is so huge and diverse that v not only Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-1136562997361448122006-01-06T09:56:00.000-06:002006-01-06T09:56:00.000-06:00Nupur,we prepare a very similar dish called 'senag...Nupur,we prepare a very similar dish called 'senaga chutney' almost on similar lines with besan and tamarind pulp which is eaten with idlis and dosas.<BR/>Btw,wishing you a wonderful NEW YEAR!sailuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10762075996699855205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-1136482785759749592006-01-05T11:39:00.000-06:002006-01-05T11:39:00.000-06:00Just remebered..P is for PATRA..ALUWADI :)Just remebered..P is for PATRA..ALUWADI :)mtalpzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08091741300605455854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-1136482575865332362006-01-05T11:36:00.000-06:002006-01-05T11:36:00.000-06:00Just stumbles across your blog and am sure Ill kee...Just stumbles across your blog and am sure Ill keep following it often :), I never thot abt this P word...pithle is yummy.mtalpzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08091741300605455854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-1136480253702141962006-01-05T10:57:00.000-06:002006-01-05T10:57:00.000-06:00We are an odd breed that came down South from Maha...We are an odd breed that came down South from Maharashtra.<BR/><BR/>Our Pitla is different.<BR/><BR/>Take a mixture of vegetables (potatoes, the various gourds incl bitter gourd, beans, peanuts, yam....), cook all the vegetables.<BR/><BR/>Cook tuvar dal separately.<BR/><BR/>Take some Urad, Pepper corns, dry coconut roast. Can add 1 red dry chilli for flavor. Grind to a paste.<BR/><BR/>Heat AkaRound Peghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16336754152463693307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-1136460646102812872006-01-05T05:30:00.000-06:002006-01-05T05:30:00.000-06:00Cathy, let me know if it works! :)Bilbo, I saw on ...Cathy, let me know if it works! :)<BR/><BR/>Bilbo, I saw on your blog that you made it already, looks great!<BR/><BR/>Anonymous, thanks for sharing a great tip! I will do that next time.<BR/><BR/>Nachiketas, what a nice thing to say :) but I hardly know enough to write a cookbook! <BR/><BR/>Hi Tina, I hope it works out! Thanks for stopping by!<BR/><BR/>Courtney, you are too kind! <BR/><BR/>Kay, Nupurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03890441057480820053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-1136356122370014822006-01-04T00:28:00.000-06:002006-01-04T00:28:00.000-06:00Hi Nupur,I've been following your blog for a coupl...Hi Nupur,<BR/><BR/>I've been following your blog for a couple of months and its brought back memories of some great eats from back home. Thanks for writing so well about some of my favorite comfort foods :-)<BR/><BR/>ArunaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-1136332252644880592006-01-03T17:50:00.000-06:002006-01-03T17:50:00.000-06:00Pithale is one of the few Maharashtrian dishes I k...Pithale is one of the few Maharashtrian dishes I know and I must say your recipe and photo are very appealing.Mikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04640782991535484712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-1136330877345812432006-01-03T17:27:00.000-06:002006-01-03T17:27:00.000-06:00Hi Nupur,Good to see you doing your bit for Mahara...Hi Nupur,<BR/>Good to see you doing your bit for Maharashtrian cuisine!<BR/>I also add the green parts of scallions (spring onion) that gives a real zing to the pithale. Btw sifting the chickpea flour with a sieve is a foolproof way to get a creamy texture to the dish.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-1136316872424585862006-01-03T13:34:00.000-06:002006-01-03T13:34:00.000-06:00Nupur, you forgot the famous Marathi 'Pohe'. I liv...Nupur, you forgot the famous Marathi 'Pohe'. <BR/><BR/>I lived in Pune for a while and got used to some of the Marathi dishes. Pohe and Puran Poli were the best, when eaten in Maharastra!Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07938245544735604650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-1136312975726336282006-01-03T12:29:00.000-06:002006-01-03T12:29:00.000-06:00Hi Nupur.. this is the first time I am visiting ur...Hi Nupur.. this is the first time I am visiting ur blog & the recipes out here look great... This ones really easy. I am surely gonna try it..Tina Jennifer D'Silvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09671416856347107710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-1136312113637791692006-01-03T12:15:00.000-06:002006-01-03T12:15:00.000-06:00nupur,wonderful food blog. I spent a good amount o...nupur,<BR/><BR/>wonderful food blog. I spent a good amount of time drooling over the pics. Have you thought of writing a cook book sort of thing on Marathi cuisine?Nachiketashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01877702326539447867noreply@blogger.com