My mother-in-law lives with us and makes ragi mudde with sambar twice a week. Our daughter eats two balls happily. On the days ajji is out and I make it, mine is 'sticky' and she eats plain rice instead. I've watched ajji make it. I do exactly the same thing. Apparently not 🤷 Anyone else lose to a grandparent at their own stove?
Grandmothers are simply better at it. My mother's pesarattu is the only pesarattu my daughter will eat. I've stopped competing.
Could be the water. My aunt uses slightly less and stirs for much longer than I do. Also, I suspect half the taste is that ajji made it.
Stirring longer might be it, ajji does it standing up, with her whole arm. I give up after a minute. Trying again tomorrow, with ajji supervising.
Same with my mother's appam in our house. What worked a little was letting our daughter help me make it. She'll eat anything she thinks she made. Not perfect, but she ate it.
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