Comments on Bong Mom's CookBook: Nimki -- salty, crunchy for Bijoya

One moment, I'll post mine soon. just wanted t...

2011-11-25T04:29:47.799-05:00

One moment, I'll post mine soon. just wanted to say I love your new site!

next time batay jaoar iche thakle camac st batay j...

2011-10-19T23:15:30.086-04:00

next time batay jaoar iche thakle camac st batay jeo, service ta thikthak pabe. ami bata theke hush puppies ba Dr Scholl kini. south city te hush puppies er akta nijer outlet hoyeche. next bar thik korechi okhanei kinbo.

Aar Bee Thank you. What is your story ? Would lov...

2011-10-18T22:43:09.915-04:00

Aar Bee

Thank you. What is your story ? Would love to hear :) And thanks for the link, will talk to the blogger.

Miri
yes, PT shoes, white canvas, to be washed and dried on Sundays.
Kucho nimkis can be made thinner and lighter. Also many people use only Maida which makes it more fair and petite looking

Mandira

Thank you maybe I should have sent you some :)

Kitchen Flavors

Awww thanks so much

Sharmila

Tumi fire eshecho, amar o khub bhalo lagche

Mallika Di

Ek dom :)

Apu

Yum, aren't they ?

Aditi Upper birth e ami ekdom chortam na, lower b...

2011-10-18T22:38:36.668-04:00

Aditi

Upper birth e ami ekdom chortam na, lower birth--night light--anandomela, yes :) Eikhane bachcha gulor juto kena amar chotobelar cheye onek different, eibar ami Bata'y giyechilam(City Centre 2), kintu khub slow moving service chilo, kichu kena hoini.

Desisoccermom

Bata is very much there at least in Calcutta.

Dayeeta

Issh age janle Malpoa boltam

Priya

Very true, you can't stop at one

Sra

If it was Bata, it would be Ballerina for girls and "Naughty Boy" for boys.

Kalyan

It is hard to store Nimkis for long, wonder how many batches my Ma would fry during Bijoya in those days.

Soma

Yes, the hawai choppol I think we would buy from the other store BSC (some version of Bata). And you were lucky indeed ;-)

Swarna Thanks so much for your kind words Sudha ...

2011-10-18T22:30:18.311-04:00

Swarna

Thanks so much for your kind words

Sudha

Yeah right they were no young gentlemen there.

Travellermom

Exactly :)

Joye

Aww thanks so much

Priya

yeah my kids love it too

Indo

Did your Mom go back already ?

Cham

I did manage to fast, I mean eat one time for 4 days as I had intended. The day I was home I found it most difficult though. My respect for all those who do it for a month has gone up immensely.

Nimki or Namak Pare is a scrumptious crunchy snack...

2011-10-18T07:00:05.232-04:00

Nimki or Namak Pare is a scrumptious crunchy snack made up of flour.

Numki looks really good!! I make some evry year fo...

2011-10-17T01:36:21.697-04:00

Numki looks really good!! I make some evry year for Diwali!!

Arey ballerina juto protyek bangali chhanar swopno...

2011-10-15T04:03:37.483-04:00

Arey ballerina juto protyek bangali chhanar swopno . I still remember my shoe bites . Bata joog joog jiyo ! Your reminiscences of pujo and mine match in toto - oi jonno boli kothao ekta mil acchey rokter :) Nimki goja aar sada narlel naaru are so much a part of my childhood !

Nimki gulo besh khasta dekhacche! Amio kucho nimki...

2011-10-14T21:28:05.348-04:00

Nimki gulo besh khasta dekhacche! Amio kucho nimki baniyechi ... chaayer shathe amar fav. Tomar lekha etodin por pore mone hocche am back home. :D

:-).....your post leaves a smile and refreshes the...

2011-10-14T09:01:34.578-04:00

:-).....your post leaves a smile and refreshes the mind....nimki looks yum....

Darun, darun post. and the nimkis look just the wa...

2011-10-13T11:17:28.543-04:00

Darun, darun post. and the nimkis look just the way i like it :)

The part I remember most from my childhood is the ...

2011-10-13T09:05:33.840-04:00

The part I remember most from my childhood is the shoes - one pair of rainy shoes (from Bata), one pair of Mary Janes (again from Bata),one pair of "canvas" shoes for PT, one "party shoe" for movies and going out and one pair of sandals for everyday evening play in the colony. This was a huge drain I think on my parent's pocket so I was never bought anything more than these in a whole year. And even when I went to college and didnt need all those other shoes and wanted the trendy stuff from Linking Road, I was still refused most of the time - it used to irritate me to no end!

The nimkis are our diamond cuts - brought back memories of Diwali for me.....maybe I should make them this year - yours seem much lighter than the namak para we get here in Delhi

Shubho Bijoya Sandeepa! Your nimkis transported me...

2011-10-13T03:37:11.012-04:00

Shubho Bijoya Sandeepa! Your nimkis transported me to my dida's home made nimbi haven post Bijoya :) Loved the shoe tale. We all have our share of ballerina tales, I tell you.

Btw, I think the fish fry picture from this blog looked mighty familiar.
http://tinnidasgupta.blogspot.com/2010/11/my-favourite-bengali-foods.html

Best wishes
Aar Bee

same story here.. 1 pair of shoe a year with the h...

2011-10-12T22:49:21.787-04:00

same story here.. 1 pair of shoe a year with the hawaii choti as bonus and one "airy shoe" - the one with the strap for better places. only i did not march stamp run... had friend in Bata so got discount and who wld get the shoes at her or baba's choice.. i was even told it is better to wear shoes a little tight.. "meyeder pa beshi boro hoya uchit na" .. LOL all in good will. heard the story of chinese girls. oh well.. I agree with you on Durga Poojo.. I have lost the charm ever since I left desh 17 years back..

lots of love to all of you.. sorry aage wish kora hoyni :) hugs.

Didu used to make nimkis. Your look like hers. Thi...

2011-10-12T15:25:53.875-04:00

Didu used to make nimkis. Your look like hers. This time she sent us two packets from the market with me. almost over :(

I don't remember them being called Ballerina a...

2011-10-12T09:53:57.572-04:00

I don't remember them being called Ballerina at all, we just asked for school shoes and out they would come! It's such a sturdy, solid shoe, and Ballerina conjures up a totally different image to me! These days, the only footwear I buy at Bata is Hawais and Dr Scholl's.

Feel like munching some, very addictive nimki..

2011-10-12T09:37:48.937-04:00

Feel like munching some, very addictive nimki..

Sandeepa, Like always, khub relate korte pari toma...

2011-10-12T07:38:25.931-04:00

Sandeepa,
Like always, khub relate korte pari tomar lekhar sathe...choto belar nana kotha mone pore jaye...

Ei weekend a bhabchilam kichu "Bijoya" special banai and was not able to decide between nimki and Malpowa..

After reading your post,,,its Nimki..decided!
;-)

Cheers,
Dayeeta

To find that perfect pair of shoe that didn't ...

2011-10-12T00:12:34.702-04:00

To find that perfect pair of shoe that didn't pinch, wasn't too tight or too loose and would last the whole school year. Thanks for that trip down the Bata shop. What happened to Bata?
Nimki looks great. We make the same but with ajwain.

Sandeepa, u took me down the memory lane. Train er...

2011-10-11T23:44:15.409-04:00

Sandeepa, u took me down the memory lane. Train er upper birth, reading lamp and anondomela pujo sankha, aha! seriously, our childhood was so different. and offcourse, nimki, jeta bheje amar ma horlicks er sishi te rakhto.. akhono serokom e akta kichu te rakhe. tofat aktai - khaoar somay oil er hiseb korte hay! paltay ni ar akta byapar, amar school shoe ballerina ar amar cheler school er jonne 'notty boy shoe'. bata batatei ache, kenar process tao ak ache. half an hour try kore or 1st pair ta kinechi. long live Bata! long live sandeepa and ur blog! hip hip hurraaaaaay!

Cool ur parents are here, enjoy! How was ur fastin...

2011-10-11T23:42:03.851-04:00

Cool ur parents are here, enjoy! How was ur fasting, did u stick the 10 days...
Nimki has a festive look- love the last pict!

Happy Festival time to you Sandeepa. Mom is back. ...

2011-10-11T16:26:29.234-04:00

Happy Festival time to you Sandeepa. Mom is back. Lucky you.

Absolutely love them, my son just finishes the bow...

2011-10-11T13:54:25.981-04:00

Absolutely love them, my son just finishes the bowl, right after I make them. A family favorite. Happy Bijoya :)

Shubho Bijoya, Sandeepa. You have a great writing ...

2011-10-11T13:28:33.512-04:00

Shubho Bijoya, Sandeepa.
You have a great writing 'voice'. :)
I miss Bata (when it really did mean something).
Joye

Lovely anecdotes Sandeepa, brings back memories! T...

2011-10-11T13:19:27.896-04:00

Lovely anecdotes Sandeepa, brings back memories!
Things changed so much after '91, with all the choice in the markets now, such experiences can't be shared with younger friends!
I remember my parents urging me "bhalo korey jooto porey hentey dekhey nao, aaro haanto, ektu jorey haanto....!" LOL