SRVP yes sir (SR) KR IRS On Fri, 31 May 2024 at 02:28, Srinivasan Sridharan < [email protected]> wrote:
> > > Sent from my iPhone > > Begin forwarded message: > > *From:* Srinivasan Sridharan <[email protected]> > *Date:* May 31, 2024 at 12:12:24 AM PDT > *To:* venkat giri <[email protected]> > *Subject:* *Re: RSVP* > > Objection milord ! > I object the Title used here! Sambar is senior to Rasam. In this > “annamaya” dinner world . Sambar comes first for greeting the eater. Rasam > is invarioubly served only after Sambar has cleared the arena! Please > change the title from RSVP to SRVP! > Sridharan. > > > > On May 30, 2024, at 11:48 PM, venkat giri <[email protected]> wrote: > > > RSVP...Rasam ,Sambar,Vadai &Payasam > > > *The battle for Sambar or Rasam* > > > *Resplendent Rasam or Super Sambar* > > > 1. Sambar and Rasam, like Vasishtar & Vishwamithrar, are kulagurus of > *Tamil lunches & dinners.* > > 2. Both have an army of admirers & at times one is substituted for the > other. > > 3. In marriage lunches, they go together & in our homes, for the day to > day lunches & dinners, we either prepare sambar or rasam but less > frequently both. > > 4. For Sambar in Palakkadu, they use ground & grated coconut, whereas in > Tamil Nadu, sambar powder is preferred. > > 5. Availability of coconuts & pulses determine this & one is not > necessarily superior to the other. > > 6. However, for marriage lunches, arachuvitta sambar (sambar with grated > coconut) alone is preferred. > > 7. Sambar using sambar powder is looked down upon as if it plays for the B > team. > > 8. Rasam does not entertain such distinction. Rasam powder is universally > used. > > 9.Sambar has to face stiff competition from Morkhuzhambu, Vettakhuzhambhu, > ghothsu & pitlaw & it either over shadows or is overshadowed by them. > > 10. Rasam fears no such alien threats save the competition from the Rasam > species itself. > > 11. Like Manchester United & Real Madrid Football Clubs followers, the > Rasam protagonists are categorised into two fiercely competing groups: > > (a).those who take their Rasam with the sediments (kalakkivitta Rasam > > (b) those who would prefer the sediments to remain in the container > (thelivu rasam). > > 12. Orderliness demands that thelivu rasam group should have its serving > first so that kalakkivitta Rasam group can have the rest to its heart' s > content. > > 13.Lime Rasam dispenses with tamarind & is healthy. > > 14. However, Pepper Rasam, Jeera Rasam & Kandanthippili Rasam have > therapeutic value & hence are prepared as medicinal prescriptions. > > 15.They are taken to come out of certain ailments. Pepper Rasam is > prepared for those whose temperature level is above 100 degrees. > > 16.Mysore Rasam has all ingredients & it appeals to our palate. > > 17. If pure Rasam is like a Semmangudi Swaraprasthara subtleties, Mysore > Rasam, like modern day Dire Strait's "Sultans of Swing", stirring the > youngsters soul. > > 18. For a few garlic Rasam is the greatest. > > 19. However, it has equally powerful enemies, though garlic wins bidding > approvals from doctors. > > 20. Sambar cannot end our meals. It is not a finisher like Dhoni. > > 21. Invariably it has to be followed by Rasam or Thair Saadam. > > 22.Rasam is independent & can stand apart, alone. > > 23. When someone is not well, Rasam alone is prescribed, a privilege that > sambar looks at with envy. > > 24. Vadai when soaked in sambar is known as Sambar vadai, where the > prominence is given to the vadai. > > 25. However, when vadai is soaked in Rasam which is known as Rasa vadai, > Rasam steals the show. > > 26. One can drink cupfuls of Rasam. If one tries to drink sambar in a cup, > his sanity would be tested - another snub again to sambar. > > 27. As barbeque is connected with a grill & rotis and nans are linked to > tandoors, sambar boiled in a kalchatti assumes a significant flavour. > > 28. Rasam boiled in Kumbhakonam made eeyachombu, lords over our lunches > and dinners. > > 29. When we take rice, quantity of Rasam dominates. In sambar rice, high > quantity of sambar is frowned upon. > > 30. In addition to its intrinsic merits, Rasam is also enjoyed for one > more reason. > > 31. In marriage lunches, Rasam is followed by payasam. > > > 32. If Rasam comes, can Payasam be far behind, a poet Shelley may have > sung today. > > 33. Milagu Rasam in Western garbs has become mulaguthanni soup in star > hotels. > > 34. In fact, Rasam is a precursor to many modern day soups. > > 35. Software techies from South India would enjoy their cupfuls of in > chosen Rasam even while embarking upon their coding endeavours. > > > Regards > > V.Sridharan > > Trichy > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Thatha_Patty" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/C1C17390-6FA1-4A3F-876C-CEDA271D0FE8%40gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/C1C17390-6FA1-4A3F-876C-CEDA271D0FE8%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. 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