tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post7126935318237633747..comments2024-03-28T06:32:06.432-04:00Comments on Bong Mom's CookBook: Brown Rice -- Tomato RiceBong Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15407918137263251235noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-21085899715792644922012-01-30T21:24:56.573-05:002012-01-30T21:24:56.573-05:00I can't seem to find the actual recipe for the...I can't seem to find the actual recipe for the tomato brown rice. Can someone give it to me?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-61100732704550472802010-04-24T20:46:04.558-04:002010-04-24T20:46:04.558-04:00Brown rice is daily feature here at our households...Brown rice is daily feature here at our households, when we buy it at local market here in Bengal, people look at us with surprise usually buying poor man's rice. We love the taste and are not hooked on it.Aruphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08064012474822947810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-44285497355651750522009-05-08T19:32:00.000-04:002009-05-08T19:32:00.000-04:00Oh!!! I love it... I make brown rice Tomato rice a...Oh!!! I love it... I make brown rice Tomato rice at home and it comes out good. Yes, the secret to enjoying it is to NOT compare it with white rice but yeah, its like being bald and being give strict instruction by the doc to not think of mango when applying the medicine on the bald head!! <br /><br />I even tried Tomato Quinoa but tomato-brown rice was better. I sometimes make a pulao cooked with coconut milk as well. I have finally embraced brown rice with both hands.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07938245544735604650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-47973861771817828402009-05-08T12:19:00.000-04:002009-05-08T12:19:00.000-04:00We buy milk and eggs ( A cannot survive without ba...We buy milk and eggs ( A cannot survive without baking, so)<br /><br />We hardly eat bread and I dunno why. And we try to bake our own with fairly disastrous results mostly.A_and_Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18397018064204198270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-53272958626631630152009-05-07T22:48:00.000-04:002009-05-07T22:48:00.000-04:00Oh, it's that time of the year when all you green-...Oh, it's that time of the year when all you green-thumbers show off their fabulous gardens just to make us commoners jealous..<br /><br />Brown rice sure is an acquired taste, it took me a while to get used to it, but I love it now. It is great in fried rice, and I am planning to try a biryani soon too :)Sighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16949737485794919264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-7222002256543904012009-05-07T12:55:00.000-04:002009-05-07T12:55:00.000-04:00What a coincidence - I have been using brown basma...What a coincidence - I have been using brown basmati rice a lot the past two weeks- I have to admit that it was because we ran out of white rice and so had to start using the brown rice that had been sleeping in the pantry..I've been making a khichdi with brown rice , moong dal and spinach (Will post the recipe soon) and it tastes fabulous-I was actually very surprised..I've also added brown rice to dosa batter in the past but haven't learnt to love it yet..<br /><br />LavanyaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-67572648455443033872009-05-07T10:40:00.000-04:002009-05-07T10:40:00.000-04:00The green is really cool for the eyes. I especiall...The green is really cool for the eyes. I especially envy that pink bloom in u're garden. I love anything with tomato. Tomato rice is my all time favorite and I hav tried Bee's version sometime back. Haven't tasted brown rice yet! How're little and Big sis S? Its a while we heard about them :)Nirmalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06208705843959737265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-77441153687893991252009-05-07T10:00:00.000-04:002009-05-07T10:00:00.000-04:00Sandeepa,
just came back to read about carbon foot...Sandeepa,<br />just came back to read about carbon footprint etc..it's something personally dont go well with me at least i am totally unaware of it..<br />we spend so much time in analysis/calculations and things like that but when it comes to implementation ..we go two step backwards i mean upto a certain level ,when things are busy in life who is bothering where the vegetable/wine is coming from ......but perhaps what we can do is stop using the plastic bags to get our vegetables from grocery stores.. yeah that we can do and it will make a whole lot of difference...<br />and also planting lots of greens in our small world like you did ..it feels so wonderful to see your basil plant and many kudos to you for that ...hugs and smiles<br />JayaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-88991382353827667542009-05-07T09:32:00.000-04:002009-05-07T09:32:00.000-04:00looks super yummy. i wannnnt!looks super yummy. i wannnnt!Choxboxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03741540918529448553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-8693983915905327912009-05-07T07:10:00.000-04:002009-05-07T07:10:00.000-04:00I guess brown rice is a bit of an acquired taste.
...I guess brown rice is a bit of an acquired taste.<br />We get a brown rice in Kerala which is basically boiled rice which is quite tasty.<br />By the way with heat of summer here, there's less of green so I love the way your garden looks. Of course, rains in a month's time should make it look like that here too. :DAparna Balasubramanianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02989967318453941084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-5112624676381255642009-05-07T05:06:00.000-04:002009-05-07T05:06:00.000-04:00I don't make brown rice that oftenas my daughtr do...I don't make brown rice that oftenas my daughtr don'tlike them.<br />Love the flouwers in your garden and atleast the tulasi plant survived the winter, a real treasure to have them.<br />Love the tomato rice, looks ymmy.Finlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12122357811540919609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-708037441947106492009-05-07T02:16:00.000-04:002009-05-07T02:16:00.000-04:00sandeepa,
would you believe amara brown puffed ric...sandeepa,<br />would you believe amara brown puffed rice(muri) khayi kinto rice ..ekhono kojte hoye ekhane ...gram e paba jaye..more less keo sahare khete chaye na..kinto it's always better to eat the brown rice than the polished white rice ..<br />hugs and smilesJaya Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15474786799687276472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-32251544791515784722009-05-07T01:38:00.000-04:002009-05-07T01:38:00.000-04:00The Spouse refuses to even consider brown rice, th...The Spouse refuses to even consider brown rice, tho' I tricked him once by making some pulao or something with it!srahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03243944393796831559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-76416975995397200552009-05-06T23:52:00.000-04:002009-05-06T23:52:00.000-04:00Hi Sandeepa,
I heard a lot abt the benifits of bro...Hi Sandeepa,<br />I heard a lot abt the benifits of brown rice but haven't tried it as yet. Many of them are opting for it these days...I'll take the leap sometime soon :) Tomato rice loks very mild and tasty, great for any time eat!<br />TCSuparnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16979125766492096875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-19238808211988359012009-05-06T23:33:00.000-04:002009-05-06T23:33:00.000-04:00lovely yummy ricelovely yummy riceShama Nagarajanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18309251376956390848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-46698600616038768192009-05-06T23:26:00.000-04:002009-05-06T23:26:00.000-04:00I am always hesitant to try because TH doesn't lik...I am always hesitant to try because TH doesn't like it. But I agree, I am sure it will go with a lot of recipesamnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00065092085963619873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-81553594790062922582009-05-06T22:19:00.000-04:002009-05-06T22:19:00.000-04:00We are on the trail as well. Its tough to go green...We are on the trail as well. Its tough to go green, yes and expensive, if I may add :)A_and_Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18397018064204198270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-48535458924745249772009-05-06T21:48:00.000-04:002009-05-06T21:48:00.000-04:00I love brown rice too Sandeepa, we've tried everyt...I love brown rice too Sandeepa, we've tried everything with it- kichudi, bisibelebath, pulao and liked everything. How do you get the holy basil to survive? This is the second time mine died:(Mandirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00626963378027285069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-66378388640861380762009-05-06T21:03:00.000-04:002009-05-06T21:03:00.000-04:00Brown rice kokhono try korini .. unless you count ...Brown rice kokhono try korini .. unless you count the rice back home ... rationer ta noye :-)<br />Ekhane toh shob polished rice e pawa jaye .. browngulo overhyped and expensive.Sharmilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00127150814881096573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-38830096938540405522009-05-06T18:04:00.000-04:002009-05-06T18:04:00.000-04:00"like true browns we chased the white" - you had m..."like true browns we chased the white" - you had me cracking up! :) <br />I have not gotten used to exclusive brown rice yet. I mix white and brown and that makes it more palatable. Also I found that cooking it in the pressure cooker makes the texture softer than with a rice cooker. I'm trying...but not completely there yet.<br />Tomato rice looks great.Vanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02990053720835647706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-16559170789463091412009-05-06T16:39:00.001-04:002009-05-06T16:39:00.001-04:00I like fried rice with brown rice better than brow...I like fried rice with brown rice better than brown rice and dal rice but have not graduated to eating it exclusively.indosungodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11556193051268397994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-53311948054007011032009-05-06T16:39:00.000-04:002009-05-06T16:39:00.000-04:00I have got used to brown rice too. esp. love the f...I have got used to brown rice too. esp. love the feel in fried rice etc.But jhol kichu diye i still don't know if i like it.<br /><br />amar tulsi moray gechey:-(.. tomar azalea dekhe I am feeling nostalgic baout my lilies & azaleas back in our (not ours anymore) home in NJ :(Somahttp://www.ecurry.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-13551654041077482242009-05-06T15:30:00.000-04:002009-05-06T15:30:00.000-04:00I can manage to eat brown rice. Never tried at hom...I can manage to eat brown rice. Never tried at home. I heard dosa's brown rice tastes really good. Gotto try sometime. <br /><br />Happy mothersday!!!Shivapriyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794021258714095919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-19471034790841575382009-05-06T14:19:00.000-04:002009-05-06T14:19:00.000-04:00Thanks Asha :) You enjoy but do tell us all that y...Thanks Asha :) You enjoy but do tell us all that you did once you are back ;-)<br /><br />Priya<br /> I LOVE Brown rice with sambar and rasam :) And also with all our dals. Now I like Dals with B. Rice more than with white rice :D<br />Just don't think of white rice while you are having B.Rice, gradually you will get used to it.<br /><br />Ramya<br /><br />What sauce ? Shall check your blog<br /><br />Cham<br /><br />But I liked your Masoor Dal Biryani with Brown Rice. Of course it doesn't taste same but does taste good.<br /><br />Mallika Di<br /><br />Na ekhon aschi na. Boro garom ar amar Ma ra Kolkatay nei o. Pujo nagad bhabchilam dekhi ki hoy.Bong Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15407918137263251235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-50791070541956224452009-05-06T14:10:00.000-04:002009-05-06T14:10:00.000-04:00Looks tasty Sandeepa - trykortey hobey . Tumi ki K...Looks tasty Sandeepa - trykortey hobey . Tumi ki Kolkata ashchho ?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14157665564024320442noreply@blogger.com