When we return to Chennai from Chidambaram, we would generally travel in the 1.10 Day Express. And the staple food to go, that she would give for us are Molagappodi Idli, Didhyonnam, and some buttermilk seasoned with Ginger,Lemon Juice, salt, Hing, mustard seeds, Curry leaves and Cilantros. The buttermilk would turn sour in the afternoon. But we would have a tumbler of Mor-therrtham before we start which would be Finger lickin' good.
So to carry these memories, I sometimes take such Idlies and Thachi mammu, even when I travel to Nashville. I still remember how we celebrated our First Weddding Anniversery day. I carried Tomato rice and Thairsadam with potato chips and Appalam and went to a park in Toledo,OH and had them all alone in one of the shelters, as it was too Cold in the midwest that no one freaked out in the Park.
Morkili, Kunukku, Baniyan Kizhisal ( an instant dosa with riceflour and sooji), sevai, Bajji/Bonda are some of the regular snack items that she makes in the evening. Yesterday I had Morkili and some snacks from Radha mami. She said she made it specially for me. Oh Boy... I pigged out all of them
I always mis-prounce Morkali as Morkili... When I said the same in Chidamabram, Badri said 'What u say is Non-Vegetarian' we are talking about 'Vegetarian'
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