January 22, 2010

Thai Velli/Friday Kolam and By the Book

During the month of Thai/Makaram, every one cleans their courtyard on Thursday evening to decorate with the kolam. So when you see everyone in your neighborhood indulges in the cleaning and decorating, even someone who has not mastered the art of kolam, will be inspired to try your hand at it. Its infectious. Here is my attempt for this Friday.







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My dear friend Jayashree has tagged me to show the most loved cookbook. Few years back, if someone has asked me about cookbooks, I would have had a  look like 'Me cooking from a book' kind. I never thought I will follow a cookbook, may be because I have not seen anyone in my family following one. Its kind of passing the recipes from Mother to daughter kind. I was under the impression that cookbooks are for the newbies who are to learn even  how to light a stove too.  After marriage too, I didnot feel the need for one. Whenever I had any doubt regarding any of our traditional recipes, I could call my Mom . (Then she was staying at local call distance). My MIL used to tell she learnt most of the traditional dishes from Meenakshi Ammal's book way back in 1950's.  Later when I heard my co-sis swearing by Mallika Bhadrinath often, I was inspired to buy one for myself. Mallika's 100 Vegetarian recipes (II series) was the first book I got.  It took sometime for me to start trying from the book. After blogging, things have changed in a big way. I got to know about various cuisines, cookbooks. I keep a diary of the recipes I try and now I have close to 15 books. I still have somebooks where I haven't tried even a single recipe. 


                                            


Those of you who wish to showcase your most cherished cookbook, feel free to take up the tag and link back to Jayashree's post



14 comments:

  1. really nice Kolam! I am bad at making rangolis but I love to watch others and try :-)

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  2. Beautiful kollam, i always think ppl who can put kollam have such artistic talent.Love the event. I should check out her place.

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  3. Love the kolams and I too haave the same book :)

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  4. Thank you for taking this up, J......enjoyed reading it. Beautiful kolams.....esp the podi kolam.

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  5. I have this one too. Hardly tried much from this one though there is the earlier masala kurma variety book that i haev used much.
    I understand how the kolam decorations can get infectious. Mine today was a small maakolam and on a white tiles floor looks somewhat pathetic. Though as soon as the kolam and the chemman are put the festive look comes on.

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  6. Beautiful kolam...miss kolams here..

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  7. Lovely colorful Kolam. I love her books too.

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  8. indeed making kolams is infectious..you really get tempted to do so when you see your neighbours doing it...lovely kolams..

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  9. I never did kolam very artistic - I always love ur kolam in header u put!
    I ve Malika's book- tried few recipe - I felt all her North dish contains cashew paste :)

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  10. Beautiful rangolis. Miss them here. I also have several cooking books but never tried anything from them :)

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  11. Rangoli looks very nice and like her recipes and some I have from the TV shows noted down in my recipe book while I also have 1 book of hers, tried a few too!!!

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  12. nice Rangoli!!i also have the book.

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  13. your kolams are lovely!!! wish i had so much space for them at my place...

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  14. Beautiful Kolam Jayashree.Nice collection

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