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  1. All the dishes look so yummy! The red rice looks similar to the what we have in Mangalore and ant chunky is something we are hearing for the first time, wonder how many ants they might have to collect! Beautiful captures Subhadip! 🙂

    1. Thank you, I will keep updating this blog as and when I get to eat something new. My cousin sis is married to a Mangalorean and she keeps telling me about the unique Mangalorian dishes, hopefully one day will be able to cover them. The Red Any Chutney was something I always wanted to try and its sour like hell. 🙂

  2. Very informative post. Drumstick leaves or Murungai Keerai as we call in Tamilnadu, is very rich in iron and many nutrients and is very common in Tamil cuisine. Rice and jaggery and the vada like snack gives a glimpse of how closely different parts of India is connected. Thanks for the interesting write up.

  3. So interesting and informative too. I thoroughly enjoyed the post. I remember the post on the red ant chutney. 🙂

    We Malayalees also make curry with drumstick leaves ( a coconut based curry). Recently a friend of mine suggested adding it to egg burji and it turned out so well. You should try that.

  4. Was such an interesting read.
    Being originally from kolkatta I too just love all my veggies and fish curries with rice..less of a roti eater.
    Very well written blog …just one query …. does one actually consume the red ants??
    Way back then in calcutta we had an old maid who would let red ants cover her jelebi and pop it right into her mouth …. was so fascinated with that.

  5. Thanks a lots. Nostalgic…very nostalgic. Learnt the scientific name of koinar. Thanks a billion

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