Khichdi ~ Comfort Food!

The computer was out of form for a week and the worse part was, the pictures were not on my laptop. Not that I cooked anything new during this time. But then I generally felt so disconnected that I literally wanted to shout out loud. I made frequent visits to my brother's home to check the updates and then rush back home. Surprisingly since the time Konda started having her holidays, the kids seem to be sleeping late. I really wonder if the little ones also know it's their sister's vacation. Normally on a typical day, the boys are up by 6.30, making it tough for me to do anything else. But in the last two days, they are getting up only at 7.30, which actually gives me time to catch my breath!

I know it's been a while since I updated on my boys' progress. Peddu can actually sing the alphabet song. While Chinnu dodges on that. Chinnu seems to be a little slow on getting the words out. But no hurry, he can catch later, I feel. He has that adorable way of saying "Amma", I simply love hearing him say that. Yeah, he is making up for all the time I felt for Konda never calling me that! Previously when it was their bedtime, we had to do so many things to actually get them to room, these days when I say I am going to tell Stories, they happily come running in. Then from then on, it becomes even tough as I have to keep railing stories after stories. Guess it's time I update myself with some stuff!

While I haven't been cooking much fancy off-late, I did prepare this Khichdi. Khichdi always holds very fond memories of childhood. This is actually the first time that I am making it at home. The first time I ate this wonderful dish, was when we had gone on a picnic with Dad's colleague and his new bride. Yeah, I had already written about them. I can still remember that awesome taste that Aunty had rendered to that dish. Amma never made kichidi at home, somehow we never got around making it. The other times I remember eating this has been from our office cook, who makes it extremely well too. The Khichdi that I made with Bansi Rava was my first attempt. I wanted to make it with the regular rava along with all the veggies. Since it was to be a dinner for hubby dear and Athamma, I thought I would just make for them. I couldn't but taste and yes it came out well. It's a comfort food at the best. And a dish that can be done in a jiffy!