Comments on Traveller's Tales: Not Just Parathas

@azazura: Yeah, I only recently realized that Mala...

2008-02-03T04:00:00.000+05:30

@azazura: Yeah, I only recently realized that Malaysians have Roti too!

I am looking at this pictures and story so excite...

2008-01-26T21:26:00.000+05:30

I am looking at this pictures and story so excitedly,Me and my little brother really love ,naan, puree, chappatti and pharata(in malaysia its called Roti canai)I wish I could make it by myself!

@gally: Welcome here! :-)

2007-12-17T09:26:00.000+05:30

@gally: Welcome here! :-)

Oh your posting of the many different breads makes...

2007-12-16T22:59:00.000+05:30

Oh your posting of the many different breads makes me want to visit India now! I absolutely love bread, and Indian varieties are some of the best.

@bombay addict: It's never too late. Thanks! :-)...

2007-12-13T11:36:00.000+05:30

@bombay addict: It's never too late. Thanks! :-)

I know I'm late in saying this, Shantanu, but this...

2007-12-13T11:01:00.000+05:30

I know I'm late in saying this, Shantanu, but this was a superb post. Really great stuff. And of course yummy too. You should add a disclaimer - this post will drive you to your nearest paraathe-waali galli!

@sunshine: Wow, that's an impressive list of brea...

2007-12-09T12:14:00.000+05:30

@sunshine: Wow, that's an impressive list of bread I left out. Thanks! :-)

Wow what a post ..feeling hungry again :)Not to fo...

2007-12-06T15:16:00.000+05:30

Wow what a post ..feeling hungry again :)
Not to forget
- amritsari parathe
- khameer roti
- ulate tave ki roti
- sattu ka paratha ( a very typical bihari dish)
- namkeen roti (roti with onions;kalonji,ajwaine)
- the south indian akki roti (rice flour roti)
- raagi roti
- the marathi style jawari roti
- the green grain bajari roti
- thepale

the list goes on and on :)
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@supremus: Go get a paratha :-)@harekrishnaji: I...

2007-12-03T22:27:00.000+05:30

@supremus: Go get a paratha :-)

@harekrishnaji: I am sure there must be some that I have left out!

Nothing left out.

2007-12-03T21:48:00.000+05:30

Nothing left out.

Oh Jeez, I am hungry now!

2007-12-03T02:02:00.000+05:30

Oh Jeez, I am hungry now!

@pooja: LOL! I hope you enjoyed your paratha. :-)

2007-12-01T07:27:00.000+05:30

@pooja: LOL! I hope you enjoyed your paratha. :-)

Yummi..............read yr post in d morning and j...

2007-11-30T14:53:00.000+05:30

Yummi..............
read yr post in d morning and just cudnt resist eating paratha this noon :)
Keep posting :)

@evolvingtastes: Welcome to my blog! @zhu: Indian ...

2007-11-30T09:56:00.000+05:30

@evolvingtastes: Welcome to my blog!

@zhu: Indian cuisine should be easy to come by in Canada, but I am not sure if you will find everything described in this post there.

@backpakker: I remember those days too. :-)

Lovely post..food and discovery of tastes are such...

2007-11-30T08:55:00.000+05:30

Lovely post..food and discovery of tastes are such an integral part of growig up ..Whe we were kids, chapathis and puris with chole or just a simple sabzi (read-tomato and onion and sometimes potato) used to be a diner treat if we behaved ourselves .

Oh, the food looks so awesome! I love dal and a bu...

2007-11-30T01:58:00.000+05:30

Oh, the food looks so awesome!

I love dal and a bunch of other stuff, but I must admit I'm still very new to Indian cuisine. Learning fast though! :D

Hi Shantanu, wonderful article! I am quite pleased...

2007-11-30T00:04:00.000+05:30

Hi Shantanu, wonderful article! I am quite pleased to see one of my photographs linked here, and especially for asking my permission to do so.

Now I see that Manisha is the one who led you on to do that and I appreciate that too. She is ever the vigilant one.

@lakshmi: It's been a long time since I saw you he...

2007-11-28T20:38:00.000+05:30

@lakshmi: It's been a long time since I saw you here! I was in Mysore for a fairly long time, but that was a long time ago. I am in Pune now. It's easy to get good Konkan food here.

@ideasmith: More credit to the photos I sourced. Click them to go to the sources.

Wah! Mooh mein paani aa gaya and I haven't even re...

2007-11-28T17:28:00.000+05:30

Wah! Mooh mein paani aa gaya and I haven't even read the post yet!

Shantanu as always, detailed and delightful and mo...

2007-11-28T16:53:00.000+05:30

Shantanu as always, detailed and delightful and mouth watering.. Should I say how much I envy you your food access? The Indian restaurant experience in Omaha is pathetic to say the least.. Didnt know you were close by in Mysore.. And the appam and neer dosa sound Mangalorean...

Hey! That was really quick! I am sure you will get...

2007-11-27T23:38:00.000+05:30

Hey! That was really quick! I am sure you will get a positive response from the Flickrites.

And thank you for your visit to and comment on my blog!

@manisha: Thank you for educating me on the proto...

2007-11-27T23:07:00.000+05:30

@manisha: Thank you for educating me on the protocol for linking to Flickr pics. While I take my own pics for most of the posts where I am discussing a recent experience, for posts such as the current one, I borrow pics and link back from the posts. I have now linked the pics backs too (in addition to the text links I had provided earlier from the credits). Also, I will send a Flickrmail like you suggested.

Hey there! What a lovely post, the part written by...

2007-11-27T22:52:00.000+05:30

Hey there! What a lovely post, the part written by you, that is. The link to the original article in Hindu Businessline, from which you have quoted extensively, was very helpful. Thank you!

I do have a quibble. I recognize many of these pictures from fellow bloggers' accounts on Flickr. I know that you have given due credit to each person but most of those pictures clearly state "All Rights Reserved". In such a case, it is usually a good idea to send a Flickrmail asking for permission to use the image and in most cases, people say yes - at least that has been my experience. Also, you are skirting the Flickr guidelines which state:

Flickr Community Guidelines specify that if you post a Flickr photo on an external website, the photo must link back to its photo page.

Your response to the first comment was also quite interesting. It almost makes it appear as though the pictures were taken by you and are yours.

When you travel so much and obviously wine and dine, why not take your own pictures and post them? Just a thought, of course.

@mahesh: Thank you! Glad to be of help :-)@revat...

2007-11-27T22:03:00.000+05:30

@mahesh: Thank you! Glad to be of help :-)

@revathi: Ha, ha. I like that!

@anil p: Unfortunately, I haven't visited Kerala yet. Hope to rectify that sometime soon. So many places, and so little time. :-)

@zrs: Thank you for pointing out the distinction (sweeetbread); Re: Chowringhee, for some reason, I have always spelt it the wrong way until you pointed it out now. I will make the changes.

Wonderful post. Enjoyed reading it, except for a c...

2007-11-27T21:33:00.000+05:30

Wonderful post. Enjoyed reading it, except for a couple of minor errors:

1) A sweet bread (more commonly referred to as a dessert bread) is not the same as a sweetbread. Sweetbreads are the cooked pancreas and thymus glands of animals (usually calves or hogs).

2) The street in Calcutta is called Chowringhee. The Mughlai Paratha is not endemic to Chowringhee, though; it is easily found across most of east India, though it is very much a Bengali creation.