tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2712467965605857461.post6378909198126577101..comments2012-01-25T15:04:29.451-08:00marriedtoadesi.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04860464698454474847noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2712467965605857461.post-84683915464391178612012-01-25T12:10:13.100-08:002012-01-25T12:10:13.100-08:00

Awesome looking kheer kanchana. I did make badam burfi but not the kheer yet.. soon will give it a try!

Kavithahttp://www.indianrecipe4u.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2712467965605857461.post-967022701310469902010-08-08T14:21:40.354-07:002010-08-08T14:21:40.354-07:00

I just realized that my comment needs to be approved before appearing on ur blog. I'm waiting to see if it is going to be approved or not :)

Raksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2712467965605857461.post-40616655680423159642010-08-08T14:09:11.973-07:002010-08-08T14:09:11.973-07:00

Hi there!!!<br />I chanced upon your blog when I was searching for Badam kheer. I&#39;m going to try this recipe soon :)<br /><br />coming to your interesting narration:Although, I agree that arranged marriages ensure similar customs and cultures/beliefs, I don&#39;t think people go in for arranged marriages based on only these factors. Its more like they want a person settled(Read Green card) in

Raknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2712467965605857461.post-16056212952450755282010-04-23T14:57:34.001-07:002010-04-23T14:57:34.001-07:00

Hi,<br />Accidentally hit your blog.Can&#39;t agree more on what you said about arranged marriage.I was all you said what you were minus one important factor &quot;WISDOM&quot; which my parents had which they had it from their parents etc.<br />All I had was a 26 yrs of existence and experience when I was ready for marriage and certainly my elders knew more.

Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2712467965605857461.post-79424186863318341832010-01-29T06:34:26.746-08:002010-01-29T06:34:26.746-08:00

Hi Kanchana,<br />I just stumbled upon this post while googling kheer recipes and HAD to comment. First of all, the pictures on your site are fantastic!<br /><br />On to the question...I actually &quot;met&quot; my husband when I was 10 and he 13, in Singapore (I grew up there), when he came on a trip with his family...hehehe...no, no, no love at first sight...quite the opposite - we constantly

LKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15251817106379280990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2712467965605857461.post-60110515977752164322009-08-17T23:32:51.890-07:002009-08-17T23:32:51.890-07:00

Hello... was actually visiting this blog looking for a recipe, but ultimately, started poking around and enjoyed reading some of your non-food related comments!<br /><br />I think I have kind of had a similar upbringing as yours, and its really nice to read your thoughts... Cheers!

canadiandesihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14668380393663834779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2712467965605857461.post-41243189593779666352009-05-19T13:16:00.000-07:002009-05-19T13:16:00.000-07:00

Well said all of you!!!

marriedtoadesi.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04860464698454474847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2712467965605857461.post-20907118786730234192009-05-19T13:11:00.000-07:002009-05-19T13:11:00.000-07:00

Hi ur badam kheer is looking yammy gonna prepare one and have right away.<br /><br />And about ur Question : Ours was typically an arranged marriage. both of our parents were willing to get us married. but we were not feeling comfortable. some how we both have convinced our parents not to go for this and they eventually dropped the idea. its after 2 yrs both of our families again decided to get

mysaranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2712467965605857461.post-32275197348187831782008-08-27T20:13:00.000-07:002008-08-27T20:13:00.000-07:00

Yummy picture. Tried it and it came out very well.<BR/><BR/>Mine is an arranged marriage. I am lucky to get R as my husband. Both of us know each other's strengths and weaknesses; Life is all about accepting people as they are and most important enjoying the discrepancies.

Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2712467965605857461.post-31111555062233556782008-03-20T07:11:00.000-07:002008-03-20T07:11:00.000-07:00

Hi ! I am Vaishnavi , nice blog you have set up ! Lovely pics, and nice perspectives.<BR/><BR/>I had a love marriage myself, we met in school, yep ! When we were 16 and somehow made it thru all the transistions of college, work, distances etc and here we are married today for 3.5 yrs now ! Neither of us are perfect, but we enjoy each other's imperfections I guess, so its working out well. :) ! <

Vaishnavihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12601990961689180715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2712467965605857461.post-32176053315805821382007-09-25T18:30:00.000-07:002007-09-25T18:30:00.000-07:00

kanchana:<BR/>Nice reading your thoughts about the arranged marriage. I'll ditto it from the boys side!<BR/>But with M beside me, I wouldn't want it any other way!<BR/><BR/>When I see my single friends now, I sense a sadness in their eyes - like they are in a race to somewhere and not going to make it. I wish I could just wave my hand and make them all happy!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing your

Arun Shanbhaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10960383063772619330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2712467965605857461.post-62638131354853213232007-09-21T16:39:00.000-07:002007-09-21T16:39:00.000-07:00

Hi Kanchana,<BR/><BR/>I am a new kid in this blog and my bolg is still in construction. You have a wonderful Blog here. Beautiful pictures and your recipies are good too. I have tried your rava iddly - fantastic.<BR/>Keep it up.

Cilantrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15135343064190873852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2712467965605857461.post-85383149627066834132007-09-20T10:56:00.000-07:002007-09-20T10:56:00.000-07:00

lovely pics. very rich and delicious looking.

Sharmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02269369149098453324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2712467965605857461.post-56106792060620799092007-09-20T02:51:00.000-07:002007-09-20T02:51:00.000-07:00

excellent snaps!!!!

A kitchen scientist &amp; a white rat hubby!!!http://www.blogger.com/profile/08406464315567422686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2712467965605857461.post-86166535433645930882007-09-20T00:29:00.000-07:002007-09-20T00:29:00.000-07:00

oops...forgot to mention abt the badam keer...ive got a sweet tooth and this is already making my mouth water...about to go for lunch now and i hope the cafeteria at office has something similar!! else im planning to drag my colleague to Sri Krishna Sweets after lunch!!! LOL...

Superchefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10281772972570434984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2712467965605857461.post-61463456068596791852007-09-20T00:28:00.000-07:002007-09-20T00:28:00.000-07:00

nice post!! i am soon gonna get married to someone i found myself...wut u said is very true..the family, culture n lifestyle are very important...i feel i looked into all of these frm the point of view of how i wanted my life to be and what ive had in life so far...glad that they have blended well so far.. n i hope im right about it!! :)

Superchefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10281772972570434984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2712467965605857461.post-73274565477279441562007-09-19T14:23:00.000-07:002007-09-19T14:23:00.000-07:00

Lovely pictures Kanch! And a great write up too. I guess my understanding of arranged marriages improves by the day. In short, arranging marriages is matching fundamentals and upbringing of the girl and the boy (from a core values perspective) which is very logical if you think about it. Worked for me! :)

Roopa(KitchenAromas)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07957510854488200399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2712467965605857461.post-38988086850487967532007-09-19T13:51:00.000-07:002007-09-19T13:51:00.000-07:00

Great pictures Kanch. <BR/>Lovely read.<BR/>Me and my husband had an arranged marriage too. Not expected, especially knowing my personality! All my friends were wondering if i was nuts. I really did not do much thinking then - its actually going to be 10 years since we were married. My only 3 crazy criteria were: looks ok, can speak good english and has a good voice! Go figure! In fact i only saw

Lathahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14576371936777258874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2712467965605857461.post-17250653742280667972007-09-19T11:47:00.000-07:002007-09-19T11:47:00.000-07:00

Looks great Kanch! Love it and the pics look great!

Meetahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05431777565420421364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2712467965605857461.post-60707001162943044602007-09-19T11:10:00.000-07:002007-09-19T11:10:00.000-07:00

That looks out of this world Kanchana, I like badams... My Dad used to crush almonds and put in in hot milk and savour us with all his love. He wanted her girls to be strong :)Now u can see how much energy I have ;)<BR/><BR/>And now coming to the arrange marriages, if I start telling my story , that will be one big post, to cut the long story short, ours was arranged - rejected- love-arranged

Padmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14130494650068119152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2712467965605857461.post-40424448447747419622007-09-19T10:46:00.000-07:002007-09-19T10:46:00.000-07:00

The badam kheer and the story brought a smile to my face, coz this is what we prepared when my husband and inlaws had come home the first time after we were engaged! :) I got married to my best friend but today, somehow it doesn't matter how it all began. So long as there is love, understanding, and trust, I know that he was always the one!

Jyothsnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03338468510575659800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2712467965605857461.post-5108336327473491692007-09-19T10:09:00.000-07:002007-09-19T10:09:00.000-07:00

It was really nice to read your post. Especially where you have written accepting eachothers flaws.<BR/><BR/>Hey if i was you FIL , i would be also very happy to get the kheer.<BR/>When ever i come to you blog and see your pic, i always say in my mind this is a very loving sweet girl.

Happy cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12122357811540919609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2712467965605857461.post-84423816375050932062007-09-19T09:19:00.000-07:002007-09-19T09:19:00.000-07:00

aah! badam kheer... my fav!<BR/>urs looks delicious....

Richahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08386161012677274105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2712467965605857461.post-15612158328133358252007-09-19T07:07:00.000-07:002007-09-19T07:07:00.000-07:00

the food and the article is equally interesting.....fully surprised to know about your side of the story...i have a fridge magnet which says, "happiness is being married to ur best friend" and I am lucky I married my best friend itself ....though that said, let me tell u, my parents had an arrange marriage and they re role model for many which made me believe that best friends evolve out of

Mishmash !http://www.blogger.com/profile/18038923718366741085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2712467965605857461.post-37458749381723037282007-09-19T06:55:00.000-07:002007-09-19T06:55:00.000-07:00

i have been lurking a lot in this space..never commented though....but ur question on 'the one' made me comment..u know am a tam bram married to a mallu nair.....not in my wildest dream did i think that i will be ending up in a nair household...to be very very honest about the answer, u will never know that he is the one..to know a man to be the one, u shuld have tried and tested many waters..but

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