South Indian Crispies - aka Javarisi VadAm

If you have guests for dinner and you are still cooking, one thing you can do is to get some papads, or Javarisi vadam's (made from Sago or Sabudhana), pop them in the microwave and give them as an appetizer of sorts.

This is a videoblog of how to make Javarisi VadAm from scratch.

Ingredients (or proportions)

For 1 1/2 cup Sago, 7 cups water, 2 medium size Indian (or Thai) short Chili's, 1 spoon salt, 1/4 spoon of Asafoedita (aka Hing), one small lemon

Also required : Saran wrap or plastic sheets, some oil to smear on the sheet if you are not using Saran wrap.

You can have fun giving the kids squirrel/Crow watching duty while the Vadam's dry in the sun.

Hope you enjoy making and eating Vadams!

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Adverbicalistically speaking

Both Jr. and the little one come up with some really funny words.

Jr. to Me : It couldn't be any worser you know!

LO to me : You are the worsest parents in the whole wide world!

Later when they were both watching Kai Lan, I made up some Chinese words and started talking in fake Chinese. The Little One says

"Why are you trying to talk in Chinese if you are not Chineseish?"

They find very creative ways to get the message across.

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Pongalooooooooo.....

Like Kavi says "Two minutes on the lips and a lifetime on the hips !"

My waist size probably increased an inch today.

Happy Pongal everyone!

Previous Pongalogues here, here, here, and here..

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