Melting Lemon Drop Khichdi is a very old recipe. Throwing in a little bit of this and that together to call it a paella. Somehow, we couldn’t get away from the brotherhood brigade during the andolan for Bhai Phonta or Bhai Duj right after Kali Pujo or Diwali. We had multiple issues with respect to not being able to meet many loved ones during the festivals. We needed to make good with an annual gathering with just a few close loved ones.
Now it so happens that quantity estimation problem remains with the teacher who taught mathematics and the brothers who did accountancy. Weird how it goes. I am just trying to be less economical with words right now. I was told a few people had a bit of a diarrhoea attack due to overeating of many fried foods. We are not making any snacks for this Chhat Puja.
There are others making thekuas, shakkarpara, gujiyas, mathris, nimki and what not. They have become bada admi and badi aurat. They are not sending me the buckets anymore.
We made a very small quantity in our little kitchen with a few leftovers from my mother and a few fresh vegetables. The Gobindobhog rice is courtesy our Durga Puja reminder about khichdi and a simple wish to have a bit of nolen gur later this year to make kheer or payesh.
Melting Lemon Drop Khichdi or Chhanar Payesh
Birthdays have been traditionally celebrated with this rice pudding. You can kill me for wanting to eat cakes. I will continue to do so but don’t take my chhanar payesh too seriously.
Now we have a simple problem of who will eat this khichdi. We have a few people who are allergic to prawns. And a few people on an intermittent fasting program or diet. They want to look like heros and heroines on the big and small screen. I said that you have to eat a bit of proteins and vegetables also to build your strength.
Will you be able to work from morning till night otherwise? We want fresh bright brains and not bheja fry.
Someone has already run away after listening to this long-winded narrative. The fact remains that this khichdi is absolutely delicious! And since there is some coconut milk in the mix, it will not stay good for very long. We will need to finish this quickly.
Grouse about Melting Lemon Drop Khichdi
We will not waste this good food prepared lovingly by a few people who have a counting problem. Their eyesight is not very good these days. Their hearing is also slightly impaired. They have been challenged physically and are unable to walk every day. And yet they have made some parts of this khichdi with a lot of love and good wishes.
Hence, we would like to share this khichdi without any particular recipe. This is a simple message- share what you have with a good heart and count your blessings.
I am blessed to be alive this Sunday even after many years of saying I will die. Also said many times this is to die for- and yet I didn’t die. Don’t take yourself too seriously. We have all made a few errors in life.
How will you make a big pot of paella? Send us your own recipes from wherever you are today.
A few loved ones have their birthday today. I wish I could have sent them a basket of fruits. My family is full of them, and we want to do something with fruits for the month ahead.
Blood Pressure issues reminder
Excess salt and prawn malay curry intake is injurious for those with heart issues. Also, those who may be on blood pressure medication. We are not recommending this particular paella for a few naughty elders. However, on request, we can prepare this for them for special occasions.
Every time a few people cancelled on their programs; we had quite a few leftovers to deal with later. Sometimes, we don’t know the root cause behind how some people are extremely healthy while others are not.
It has been narrated several times that wastage of good food and hard-earned money is definitely injurious to the health. Especially of a few people who have to sit through many rounds of history, geography and music lessons. Not to mention a few unnecessary political science classes.
Diabetics rooting for Melting Lemon Drop Khichdi
My way out of those forced classes was to find a few dogs. Hence, we got into a philosophical debate about -are dogs better than plants? We found a few dogs peeing regularly on plants.
I sat in the observation deck and understood the problem. We need to find a solution for this particular malady. Melody Queens have been asked to leave our plants alone. But plants love music. Didn’t you know that?
Some people work very well with music in the background while others get extremely distracted or annoyed. They want to change the channel. We understood this issue of different tastes and preferences. We are leaving this out of our circulation of subscription being mandated. Absolutely optional.
Pasta was initially planned with the vegetables cut but we had to quickly adjust. The prawn malay curry had to be thrown into the mix which necessitated a few other internal changes. The taste still remains good. The meal will be hearty and delicious. I can’t afford to have this every day. I am sharing this with my love and gratitude. You are welcome to try this in your own way with leftovers from your mother’s kitchen.
Check out our video of how we discovered that this turned out to be a rather delicious kitchen experiment.
Footnote
A Museum of Words
I never visited that museum- only heard
Somewhere we were looking for a solitary bird
There’s a whole lot of poetry even in a number
But we were caught out in a slumber
A little rap on the knuckles brought a few tears
But somehow it never gave us any issues or fears
Why are you so sensitive to words?
Is there a meaning behind missing sweet or sour curds
We don’t know that alas- we have a lot more to learn
Somewhere the peace lily got an unnatural burn
If at all it was a dog, I couldn’t find it
But we have a simple message that its super cool
To do this to yet another fool
Somebody needs to monitor those kinds of dogs
If you get the drift of my unnecessary weekly logs.
Say I’m Chimpoo and I love Champi not Scampi.
Melting Lemon Drop 15.11.2026
