The obbattu
Making of the obbattu
Usually a team effort, here its just one supercook
And here she is… my supercook doDDamma, Kamlamma!
Today being father’s day, I’d like to recall a puzzle my late dad gave me in June 1998 a couple of weeks before he had a fatal series of cardiac arrests. Of course I’ve come across this plenty of times later as well… I suppose it must be fairly well known by now. I must…
Somewhat inspired by this article The first few hours, I thought I’d write down some notes as well just for the record, elaborating on some emails. For nine months, my son has been part of his mother. They’ve been in the most intimate contact with each other. She knows when he was kicking around, when he’s…
I’ve been particularly lucky to have had the opportunity to spend time with my grandparents right up to their last days. Grandparents are really special people and in my case they were both more my friends as much as grandparents! I have many things to say about them, and this post is more of a…
A stray cat happened to find shelter for its kittens at a cupboard inside my home. Didn’t feel like chasing her away. But of course couldn’t allow her & family to stay there. Apart from the hygiene aspects, I got hissed at every time I introduded into “their” home. And of course fear of eviction…
In my schooldays during the vacation, I’d occasionally complain to Thatha (grandpa) “I’m bored” And he’d reply… “what is that bored, I say… tell me what do you mean by boredom?” What a strange question… I’d start to explain… but couldn’t quite get the words right. It was an interesting question, I never really managed…
Horanadu temple Originally uploaded by common man. The Annapoorneshwari temple at Horanadu is quite famous. We arrived at Horanadu yesterday night and witnessed the Mahamanglaarthi at this temple at 21:15, a beautiful event with a LOT of lighted lamps. The darshan – where you can walk past the diety (in this case, Goddess Annapoorneshwari) as…
I don’t know what this food is… but it looks DELICIOUS! Does it come with a recipe?
yeah it is a pretty popular sweet 🙂 sort of like a pancake maybe… – here and here are a couple of recipes if you want to try your luck making them!
Yes, truly mouth-watering Mysorean sweet dish, an exclusive item on festivals like Vinayaka Chaturthi. This reminds me of my grand aunt Leelamami at my ancestaral home in Bangalore. Today, she is no more amidst us and may her soul RIP. Indeed, she was the light of that house, aptly named Ganapati Mandiram, located at the junction of 5th cross and 4th Main in Malleswaram. She had an amazing touch of Akshaya Patre since there was never shortage of food even when unexpected guests dropped in.
On the occasion of Ganesha Puja and also the day prior to it which is dedicated to Gowri (mother of Ganesha), Leelamami and my paternal aunt, Lalihtakka would prepare a truly royal feast. Those were the days (1950s and 60s) when the cost of living was not that high. Leelamami would religiously prepare 21 types of items for the Ganesha apart from assorted sweets from jaggery as well as sugar and kept in the large empty biscuit tins.
We brothrs, used to stuff our pockets with the ladus, nevris (that is how one of the stuffed sweet was named in Konkani), Chaklis etc. and go to play. The Malleswaram Middle School ground was opposite our home. Even if I was not given any chance to bat but only field, it was not problem since now and then I would shove my hands into the pockets for a Chakli or jaggery ladu. Munching these delicacies I used to field.
That reminds me about our dhobi named Gangappa. Often, he used to complain (particularly during the festival season) that whereas in the pockets of others he may find a coin of one anna or four annas and even a rupee, from the pockets of we three brothers – Dinesh, Ramesh and Suresh, it used to be crumbs of the sweets, Murukus and Chaklis.
Well, one can go on and on and on…..
Anyway thanks for the optical treat of Obattu which I am badly missign in Delhi. There is no authentic south Indian restaurant serving the varieties of dishes from Mysore or Madras and even Andhra. All that one may get are Bada Sambaar (Vada Samnbaar), Idli and Dosas (Dosais). Namesake, one or two restaurants do serve Bisi Bele Baath which is nothing but a pasty concoction of rice and sambaar with an extra dose of daal.
ROFL loved your stories Suresh 🙂
Wow Poli! Since I am living alone, I am not able to enjoy these home made sweets!! Anyway good to know that you did 🙂
BTW, you have been once again tagged – Fast Furious and Danceable songs, is the topic.
Destination Infinity
thanks DI – well I don’t listen that much to fast furious songs so will give this one a skip for now atleast unless some time I remember enough for a post and revisit it again 🙂