The Family Sambhar
Well, it was Christmas yesterday. Of course, in this country you can get sued for saying that. "Happy Holidays" is what's "politically correct".
Made a traditional Christmas dinner! That's right! Vethakozhambu and Cauliflower vegetables. My first attempt at Vethakozhambu - and was pretty good - the same rocket fuel taste it is supposed to have!
This, combined with "Home Alone" made for an awesome time!
For the uninitiated, "vethakozhambu" is basically sambhar without the dal
Sambhar = Vethakozhambu + Dal
Basically, if Sambhar is the Sherlock of the family, then Vethakozhambu is the Mycroft - 7 years Sambhar's senior (in spiciness), and not so famous because it is rarely made, and if so, in small quantities. Next to it, Sambhar tastes almost sweet.
The basic Sambhar family "Pyramid of Spiciness" is something as follows:
1)Base - "Dal" (simple "waran" or with tadka - it pales in comparison to the remaining IMHO)
2)Next - "Sambhar" - The most famous member, and the Flagship, if you want to call it that
3) Vethakozhambu - Made properly, it is rocket fuel
4) Pulikachal - This may be considered a cousin of some sort. Have not yet been able to understand its intricacies.
Made a traditional Christmas dinner! That's right! Vethakozhambu and Cauliflower vegetables. My first attempt at Vethakozhambu - and was pretty good - the same rocket fuel taste it is supposed to have!
This, combined with "Home Alone" made for an awesome time!
For the uninitiated, "vethakozhambu" is basically sambhar without the dal
Sambhar = Vethakozhambu + Dal
Basically, if Sambhar is the Sherlock of the family, then Vethakozhambu is the Mycroft - 7 years Sambhar's senior (in spiciness), and not so famous because it is rarely made, and if so, in small quantities. Next to it, Sambhar tastes almost sweet.
The basic Sambhar family "Pyramid of Spiciness" is something as follows:
1)Base - "Dal" (simple "waran" or with tadka - it pales in comparison to the remaining IMHO)
2)Next - "Sambhar" - The most famous member, and the Flagship, if you want to call it that
3) Vethakozhambu - Made properly, it is rocket fuel
4) Pulikachal - This may be considered a cousin of some sort. Have not yet been able to understand its intricacies.
posted by Firebringer at 8:16 PM
7 Comments:
Dude, arachcha vitta sambhar should be assigned to a totally different category! it's infinitely better than normal sambhar.
hey
i thought you guys were vegetarian, and besides, it's against the law to cook sambhars.
that pataudi almost got into jail bcoz he tried to act funny.
be careful. enjoy the new year with something a little more benign like chicken.
varuta araccha sambhar is an delicacy. my fav... patti makes it
aha so i'm not the only one who spells "patti" that way bharat!what about puja sambhar??that's the best of all....u shud try making that too then i might think ur the king of sambhar after all.
ps-what abt the results of the quiz?when r u sendin them?
'patti' is actually malayalam for 'dog' and i dont think dogs make delicious sambhars.
so 'paati' it is.
Brat has already sent the quiz results. (the one with the Bilbo ques, ie)
I must admit, I've never thought of it that way before. Vethakozhambu is my favourite, though. I've always hated sambhar ;)
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