tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276301849041707629.post2977980826907495018..comments2024-02-21T14:35:34.003+05:30Comments on randomthoughts: BHARAT - GUR (JAGGERY) MAKING.J P Joshihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08806649492059145583noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276301849041707629.post-79264859323148791732010-04-27T21:28:48.149+05:302010-04-27T21:28:48.149+05:30Anrosh: Like you mention, every state of India has...Anrosh: Like you mention, every state of India has its own type of jaggery. Jaggery can also be made from other products too. In the North they add lots of dry fruit for the value added jaggery... the cost goes up substantially then. This plain hot gur that I bought from this place was only Rs 30 a kg.J P Joshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08806649492059145583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276301849041707629.post-63739587705759329112010-04-27T21:25:54.920+05:302010-04-27T21:25:54.920+05:30Anrosh: The rapids are the strongest immediately a...Anrosh: The rapids are the strongest immediately after the monsoons, August/ September.. the Ganga is a little muddy then.. during this time it is very clear and cold upto Rishikesh. There are two chotiwala restaurants like I said .. the cousins have split. We had gone to the one owned by Shailesh Agarwal. For breakfast they have other stuff like dosa, puri aloo, chana bhatura, etc. I did not taste the thali but have heard that it is like home food.J P Joshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08806649492059145583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276301849041707629.post-58225245979032589232010-04-27T20:13:54.939+05:302010-04-27T20:13:54.939+05:30in kerala they also have a kind of gur - which is ...in kerala they also have a kind of gur - which is syrupy with ayurvedic herbs and stuff. very tasty.- don't know its name<br /><br />So does in Bengal - they have gurs depending on the season. I have had it - Cannot recall the names. In fact that is what i ask of friends coming from bengal. 250 gms of the kinds of gur that they have. i use it in coffee, chai, kheer, sheera, cookies and where ever i have to subsitute sugar. but mostly i just eat itAnroshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16723150055204555588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276301849041707629.post-88259405348358362642010-04-27T20:09:35.790+05:302010-04-27T20:09:35.790+05:30JP,
The rishikesh voyage sounds wonderful to me -...JP,<br /><br />The rishikesh voyage sounds wonderful to me - In which month are the rapids high? And I will have to dine their every meal from break fast to dinner - so I can taste all their thalis. Do they serve thalis for breakfast ?Anroshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16723150055204555588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276301849041707629.post-14407707575103720122010-04-18T19:12:42.349+05:302010-04-18T19:12:42.349+05:30Usha Pisharody: Welcome back after a really long a...Usha Pisharody: Welcome back after a really long absence, and thank you. Yes, the softer variety is the one in which they add various dry fruits and other ingredients. The North has many varieties of this 'value added' gur, and is consumed extensively in traditional families in winters - the old 'kiryana' stores carry it.J P Joshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08806649492059145583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276301849041707629.post-84416152900714436452010-04-18T19:09:55.585+05:302010-04-18T19:09:55.585+05:30Balvinder: Thank you. Yes this post is for people ...Balvinder: Thank you. Yes this post is for people who have never seen it being made; also for those who think that milk comes from grocery stores; and for those like me who did not know the process of making gur, although I had tasted it many decades ago.J P Joshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08806649492059145583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276301849041707629.post-35022070009628515532010-04-18T19:07:25.902+05:302010-04-18T19:07:25.902+05:30Indyeah: Thank you. Hot gur, like the one this guy...Indyeah: Thank you. Hot gur, like the one this guy in the photograph is moulding is really good, and tastes yummy. I too had had it in my childhood and my mind remembered the taste. This is what forced me to stop and buy it while on our way. While interacting with these people, I took some photographs and decided to do a post on this old Indian art. This post is for kids/ adults who have never seen gur being made - unfortunately my own kids fall in this bracket.J P Joshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08806649492059145583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276301849041707629.post-25790713979127289642010-04-18T12:33:54.178+05:302010-04-18T12:33:54.178+05:30Informative, and interesting. Esp since I love jag...Informative, and interesting. Esp since I love jaggery. We dont get that kind of jaggery here. Used to have them when we were in Delhi, and I used to stock up on this particular soft variety. <br /><br />The pictures too, made it an experience for us as well.Usha Pisharodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08569968324374522544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276301849041707629.post-45920923798232154652010-04-15T20:08:35.338+05:302010-04-15T20:08:35.338+05:30Very informative post , particularly for the today...Very informative post , particularly for the today's young urban generation who have never been to a village. Luckily one can catch sight of such processes on the highways. <br /><br />Though i was brought up at shimla but every winters we used to visit my naani's village. It was there that i came across the process of making gur. My cousins used to throw radish, carrots or potatoes in the boiling syrup. Then take out and eat them hot.<br /><br />Please keep making good use of your photography skills and keep sharing such informative posts for the benefit of younger generation :-))Balvinder Ballihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05040171846198252874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276301849041707629.post-67784091384221842772010-04-14T22:47:52.569+05:302010-04-14T22:47:52.569+05:30Very interesting and informative post SIr.
I love ...Very interesting and informative post SIr.<br />I love gur:)specially the dark chewy kind...its more elastic in its consistency:)<br /><br />We have gur and ghee in winters ..atleast dadi sued to ensure we always would have it:)<br /><br />Saw it being made long back when I was a kid and was roaming around in the village:)<br /><br />Isn't there also an Amitabh Bachchan movie where he plays the role of guy who makes gur?Indyeahhttp://indyeahforever.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com