Thursday, January 16, 2020

As tastes change over time, some recipes vanish.




Here is a rare dish from the past. Prepared rarely… at the most once in a year. It goes well with hot rice and ghee. It is ‘Regi Pandla Pachadi’ (Indian Jujube Fruit Chutney). Long ago, Regi Pallu were popular among children as these fruit trees were available everywhere and children relished the fruits.  But now many varieties of fruits from all over the country and some from abroad are easily available everywhere and Regi Pallu are almost forgotten. However, they are available in the market only during the just concluded Sankranti festival, exclusively for the Bhogi Pandla ceremony. These fruits carry a great significance in the Bhogi Pandla ceremony. During the ceremony, they are rolled over the heads and shoulders of children along with chunks of sugarcane, flowers and other accompaniments by the mother and other ladies in the family as an overall blessing for the children… to ward off evil and to enhance their health and wisdom.
And the copious availability of the fruit this week tempted us to make this chutney after a very long time. Some family members have tasted it for the first time today and said it was OK, not great.
Very true, tastes change over time and as a result, some recipes vanish.

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