When I grow up …

Not many people have seen me in my youth, they like me old and wrinkled. Can you believe I was ever this good looking!! Who am I?

Guess



Comments

40 Responses to “When I grow up …”

  1. Nags on April 3rd, 2008 1:39 am

    kudampuli :) haha.. too bad there are no cookbook prices for guessing this one :D

  2. Nags on April 3rd, 2008 1:41 am

    oops! i mean prizes :D

  3. Nupur on April 3rd, 2008 3:14 am

    Badi elaichi (the big fat cardamom?)? Hey, we need a scale bar on this pic, Sig :smile:

  4. Leena on April 3rd, 2008 3:19 am

    This is kudam puli!!!!!

  5. Anu on April 3rd, 2008 3:59 am

    Guess its a pomegranate :wink:

  6. indosungod on April 3rd, 2008 4:11 am

    Star fruit?

    You weren’t talking about you? :)

  7. Raji on April 3rd, 2008 4:55 am

    Oh..I am the super hero in your ‘Reddy Fish Curry’ (malayalam translation: njaanalle molde meen curryile naayakan)
    With love & hugs,
    Wrinkly Kudampuly.

  8. sandhya on April 3rd, 2008 5:33 am

    is it kudampuli (cocum).

  9. Gini on April 3rd, 2008 5:36 am

    I am kudampuli :razz:

  10. Lavi on April 3rd, 2008 5:47 am

    :idea: Its Cashew!!

  11. richa on April 3rd, 2008 5:49 am

    ever heard of guesser’s block, hv that just about now :mad:

  12. sreelu on April 3rd, 2008 6:13 am

    star anise

  13. sangeetha on April 3rd, 2008 6:14 am

    Kodumpulli…in malayalam coccum in English…used for delicious kerala fish curries.

  14. Anita on April 3rd, 2008 6:21 am

    Not the foggiest… :D

  15. Kalai on April 3rd, 2008 6:29 am

    black cardamom?

  16. Nangil Girl on April 3rd, 2008 6:57 am

    Is it Nutmeg?

  17. Kaykat on April 3rd, 2008 9:17 am

    Bittergourd? Man, I’m still waking up, can’t believe you’re making me think!

    :???:

  18. Liya on April 3rd, 2008 9:58 am

    Hi Sig,
    Is it kudampuli? I have tried many of your recipes. It came out good.Expecting more from you.
    Liya

  19. RP on April 3rd, 2008 10:29 am

    kodampuli?

  20. Siri on April 3rd, 2008 11:29 am

    Just a wild guess… AVOCADO.. :shock:

    Nice pic.. :grin:

    Siri

  21. sra on April 3rd, 2008 11:53 am

    Not sure, it looks pretty wrinkled even now, though! :grin:

  22. Renuka on April 3rd, 2008 12:57 pm

    Ridgegourd

  23. Divya Vikram on April 3rd, 2008 1:37 pm

    Dates :idea:

  24. Bharathy on April 3rd, 2008 2:38 pm

    Sig you are turning me home-sick now :cry:

  25. Bharathy on April 3rd, 2008 2:39 pm

    Kudampuli or Gamboge?? :nerd:

  26. Suganya on April 3rd, 2008 3:31 pm

    Citron

  27. Prathiba on April 3rd, 2008 3:39 pm

    Kokum/Garcinia indica/kodam puli

  28. Mamatha on April 3rd, 2008 5:42 pm

    Have absolutely no idea. Ok, a totally random guess - star fruit?

  29. meera on April 3rd, 2008 6:09 pm

    Karela?

  30. nandita on April 3rd, 2008 7:28 pm

    CARDAMOM!!!!!!!

  31. Reena on April 3rd, 2008 7:32 pm

    Kokum? Gamboge? :roll:

  32. Jyothsna on April 3rd, 2008 8:27 pm

    Peechenga…. not sure what its called in English, ridgegourd maybe.

  33. Anuzi on April 3rd, 2008 8:35 pm

    I think its custard apple or as we used to call it Sita Phul.

  34. Kudampuli (Gambooge) : Live To Eat on April 3rd, 2008 9:53 pm

    […] Yes, I am Kudampuli, as some of you correctly guessed! […]

  35. sig on April 3rd, 2008 9:56 pm

    Thank you all for your guesses… Yes, it is Kudampuli. Sorry I should’ve given a scale for the pic… Also, Kerallites were at an unfair advantage :)

    More details here http://blog.sigsiv.com/2008/04/kudampuli-gambooge.html

  36. Srivalli on April 3rd, 2008 10:03 pm

    well I scrolled down to give you the correct answer you have already declared!… :mrgreen: ..

    sig..make an over night journey and land in madras wont you!.. :grin:

  37. sushma on April 4th, 2008 1:36 am

    :eek: this is a new fruit to me.. wat is this?

  38. Siri on April 4th, 2008 5:22 am

    Even I have no idea what a Kodumbuli is.. :???: .. have to do some googling now!!! :idea:

    Siri :cool:

  39. DK on April 4th, 2008 10:02 am

    I actually thought it was probably star fruit! like ISG! did some googling…but never for the life of me would have thought our own tamarind.Good one…Now i know how it luks like

  40. nandita on April 5th, 2008 4:17 am

    The comments were interesting to read :D

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