The rice was some lovely rosematta rice (should have known it can't be any old brown rice) and the podi - kandhi podi ( Pedatha's recipe for kandhi podi) extremely tasty with dosai.
Linda revealed the mystery ingredient, I am going to keep it a secret for a day more. May be this picture would help?
Kokum
is it kokum.
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Hmm ... dried jackfruit? I'm stumped :)
ReplyDeleteIs it dried jackfruit?
ReplyDeleteI still feel its jackfruit :-D.
ReplyDeleteIt is Kokum, in sindhi we call it Kokum ja ghula (Kokum Flowers)
ReplyDeleteLooks like jackfruit to me too :-)
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ReplyDeletei know its Kokum :)
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ReplyDeleteDried young jackfruit? Gosh, do they even do this?
ReplyDeleteLooks a lot like jackfruit! :)
ReplyDeleteIt feels like dried raw jackfruit...
ReplyDeleteIt does a look a lot like jackfruit doesn't it.
ReplyDeleteIt is indeed Kokum of the white kind, well done Vineela, Medhaa, Richa and Sia. If Linda had not clued me in would have never guessed.
hehhe.... okie.. its is Kokum...
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too good.... didnt know kokum looks like this hehe