Nei Idly – Rethinking First Food!!!
- 03
- February
- 2010
Nei Idly – Baby’s First Meal
An emotional eating habit is vanishing away in today’s fast food culture!!! What brings an enjoyment in eating a meal? Why are we attached sentimentally to certain mythological foods? Knowing some basics of food (like what it is made of, where do we find them, how hard it is to produce/procure) and putting a bit of thought in the hardship’ to earn a meal…are all kind of awareness’ that we need to teach ourselves. Being aware of our own meals will never drive us to over eat or waste the food.
The “super-size” foods are really haunting me, in today’s mechanical life. Many are happy to see an over sized meals on their cart for just few bucks…clearly it isn’t leading us anywhere! To get that satiated feeling one’ doesn’t require a ‘Super-Size’ burger or pizza!! Well…eating food is an essential task of our lives, just bring a mindful awareness and an art of appreciation. Well, slow down a little the next time, when you practice ‘emotional eating habit’, eat in smaller portions with a great sense of appreciation of food.:)
Share With Me About Your First Happy Meal
Well…this is my favourite childhood food’:) There is nothing much to rant, why it should be always me to be nostalgic? I want to hear from you all too…come on, feel free to share with me about your ‘First Happy Meal’. Lets really get interactive at my comment column today:)
Recipe:
Idly
Sugar
Ghee.
You know what to do, right?!
Wow…this does bring back so many good memories…I agree, something very simple can be truly comforting and satisfying
Not only kids i too some time turn to be a kid to eat this divine food….
Most of your posts bring back my childhood or school or college days Dear..I too love this nei idly..
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I love Idli!!Looks yummy
hey..did exactly get the idea of the first happy meal..was it we had during our childhood or something that we love to prepare and eat !!
Truly a baby food and my favorite too:) Sugar and ghee combo will beat the jam for me.
My favorite baby food…mmmm….amma’s vazhai kai bajji waiting for me on the last day of exam (1/4, 1/2 and annual) evening with tomato ketchup:)
I love Nei Idly…especially when my granny fed me…hmm..this post reminds my granny..i miss her a lot:(…btw what a wonderful presentation and lovely clicks…tempting..i would love to grab one…
SE, First happy meal as a child, that we enjoyed:)
that really tastes divine..
Looks so cute and perfect dear!
simply superb..:)
Yummy yummy. absolutely nostalgic after seeing this post..
would surely post something interesting from my side too.
That looks fantastic! I think my most fav and the first food was dal rice
That’s a happy HAPPY MEAL….. Loved the pics u posted…they look tempting…. I don’t exactly remember mine….. I think it used to be BAJIL (Avalakki Upkari, beaten rice), a simple one…. But for my hubby, he loved roti with hot milk, sugar & banana….. He says he relished it with all happiness & content….. I did taste it recently, it tastes really yum….
I am a slow eater….. I always relish every bite of my meal… be it whatever I ate…. My Maa in-law was kinda impressed with me & took great pleasure in feeding me too….. And hence for those nine months I was with her…she fed me to an extent that I did not realize I was putting on weight…. from 47 , I became 55…
KUDOS TO YOUR IDEAS OF NEW & INNOVATIVE DISCOVERIES OF PAST….
Ash…
(http://asha-oceanichope.blogspot.com/)
hi malar,
recipe looks so yum and soft..tagged u in one of my post, its in the draft now…tried ur panchamritham…
Even i had this nei idly when i was kid, love to mix sugar with nei and have them with hot idlis,this dish makes me nostalgic..
hey, antha kuzhipottu nei oothana padam soooper
the first thing i remember about food is sitting on the kitchen top next to amma rolling out chappathis or pooris. she used to give me a bit of the dough which i would shape into tiny people, or birds, or flowers (as i knew then) and amma would roll it out and cook it for me to eat
How do you do this everytime ???? your posts are always very nostalgic… my first happy meal was sheera with loads of ghee
Never did this type of idli’s,…looks good malar…
Hey Malar, your post got me thinking and i remember me, my bro and friends as children playing adige-mane aata (kitchen game) where we used to cook (with a fake stove ofcourse!) using small utensils and mix and eat something. Those were the best days i guess:)
Well, slow down a little the next time, when you practice ‘emotional eating habit’, eat in smaller portions with a great sense of appreciation of food.:)
ok, ok, sareenga akka, hihihihihihh
nei/idli/sakkara combination was one of my favourites too and still is….
but also paal sore and oorkaa.. I used to be a fussy eater, so whenever I ask, there was this paal sore (boiled milk + salt+ rice) with a pickle which was the ideal one to make me eat something ,hihihih
Now, it’ all the contary, my family would do anything to make me stop eating, hhhaahaahha
anna, Tuppa/Rice and ghee is all our sweet memories I think. Great photos.
My kids love it…I am no less
. Lovely clicks.
Wow nei idly looks so yummy …
malar i should tell you, the very question of my fav chidhood food is making me so nostalgic..Lovely thought mmm..But can you believe i cant just point to a single Favorite .. Uzhunnu vada, or as you call medu vada was and is still my Fav…, but to tell u the truth, i like Appam and cutlets equally…i started eating cutlets and all spicy food, from the time i can remember ..No wonder i m still a biig foodie…
Malar..
Ney idly looks so beautiful…Idly;s are my fav tootly ..My baby’s first happy meal was definetly idly’s.. He never says no to idly’s
Now I want the ghee, hehe I am big fan of ghee when I was kid! I use to lick the spoon or even idli and not eating the food!
what is Nei idli Malar? the pic looks so good and you also mentioned it as baby’s first meal. please share the recipe.
Loved this post..I agree now a days we r forgetting our basic traditional delicacies..true comfort food!! I used to love eating idli with ghee and sugar!! similarly i think my happy meal was hot rice n ghee n salt!!
Renuka
http://cookingyummy.blogspot.com/
this is my fav and also paruppu nei sadham..
First u made me eat choc. then I promised myself that I must make biryani within a week, now u got me thinking what was the food I loved to eat as a child….will come back on that….
Well dis is really interesting…my first happy meal was a very traditional one…my mum fed me ghee rice at the Manjunatha temple in Dharmasthala, Karnataka…n I carried the tradition wit my kid n fed him de same at Tirupati Balaji.
These small big things helps to carry on the traditions and culture to the next gen ditto like our ancestors did.
Thx Malar for dis post….brings back memory.
my first food was sakkarai pongal..later i had paruppu,ghee and pinch of salt in hot smashed rice..my daug’s food is also the same..i remember she also luved payasams..
wow what a beautiful pic… yummy..
a bit or soft rice with ghee and sugar.. yumm
What great, big and huge idlis! They’re very tempting and I could have one!
never thought of making nei idli.nice idea for feeding kids
I dont think so, for me idly wud have gone inside. I wud have devoured some fish or chicken with idli/anything -:)
Jam and roti,yes, that always my favorite
மலர் குழந்தைகளுக்கு மட்டும் இல்ல.நான் எப்போ இட்லி செஞ்சாலும் இந்த method la ஒரு இட்லி கண்டிப்பா என் ப்ளேட்ல இருக்கும்.Always a pleasure to eat this.
WOW!! Lovely! I have never had this before!
malar,
i don’t think i had nei idly. i had idly for sure, nei idly looks good
Hi Malar, Along with this changing world – people, food and taste are all undergoing a paradigm shift. In today’s fast paced life where cooking is changing from elaborate to instant methods, fast food restaurants are gaining momentum and our grandmas’ recipes are getting lost in the background. There is also such a noise about not eating fat, oil, salt and spices! But if we are truly becomign health conscious, then would we not rethink in a holistic manner and stop reaching out to instant, frozen foods!
It was lovely to see your write up as it revived my childhood memories! Mom says my favourite was revisited me where I would be in my mother’s arms and she would carry me showing me the crow to divert my attention from the fuss for the food and in turn very cunningly I would stop crying and she would feed me my favorite rice and cooked thick Dal with ghee. Nothing will ever replace it, the flavor still lingers in my mouth…your Nei idly looks so attractive with the dollop of ghee. Feels good to remember my first meal!