| Page 3 from Pavrithra (in Singapore) This dish is called idly. It is steamed rice cake and is very healthy! It is made from rice and dal. When I was young, we grew our own rice and vegetables. Life was hard. We cooked with firewood and fetched water from the well.There was work for everyone. The family was large with many children. They always had time to play in the mango orchards. We had our own cattle which we kept for milk. Things have changed now.....
[kindness of Pavithra]
in Tamil: Language of Tamils, Tamil Nadu State, India
....Enthia paniyaruthin payir idly. Ithu
aaviyil pannuvathal, oodalukku migavum nallathu. Aarisiyum, ulluthum parupum
sayirthu pannuvathu idly. Naan kuzhanthai eruntha pozhuthu, naangal
engalukku thevaiyaana arisiyum kaaikarigalum naangalai valarthome. Vaazhkai
migavum kadinamaga erunthathu. Naangal viragu vaithu samaithum,
inathrilirunthum neer aduththome. Ellorukkm valai irunthathu. Neraya
kuzhanthaigal erunthathal, kudubam perithaga irunthathu. Kuzhanthaigalukku,
maanthopil vilayyaada aathiga naaram kidaithathu. Naangal pasu maadugal
veetil vaithurinthome. Aanal, kaalam marivittathu........
by Pavithra
in Italian:
Questo piatto è chiamato al minimo. È torta cotta a vapore del riso ed è
molto sano! È fatto da riso e dal dal. Quando ero giovane, abbiamo
sviluppato il nostri propri riso e verdure. La vita era dura. Abbiamo
cucinato con legna da ardere ed abbiamo prelevato l' acqua da memoria
dal pozzo. Ci era lavoro per tutto. La famiglia era grande con molti
bambini. Hanno avuti sempre tempo di giocare nei frutteti del mango.
Abbiamo avuti nostri propri bestiami che abbiamo mantenuto per latte. Le
cose ora sono cambiato.
by Rosemarie
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