What is this?

Manisha says:

Awww, you guys are so sweet! You collected all the squirrel poo off my yard! If you’d knocked on the door, I would have surely made masala chai with puri-bhaji for you.

i’m going to blacklist your IP.

Meena says:

Are they morels by any chance? Been trying to get my hands on them for a while now!

morels are pricey. these are not.

RedChillies says:

Walnuts in shell?

my comfort food says:

Is it dried Amla(gooseberry)?

Kalyn says:

Swiss chard seeds?

Jayne says:

Truffles? White ones?

Nupur says:

Dried mushrooms?

Uma says:

Dried gooseberries?

Elizabeth says:

Some kind of dried fruit I think, but I can’t imagine what. I’m so curious.

LyB says:

I’m guessing mushrooms of some sort, but frankly, I have no idea! I’m intrigued though!

Soniya says:

Pecans?

Madhuram says:

It’s definitely something which I have not seen earlier.

revathi says:

I suck at guessing, Manisha’s comment made me burst into laughter !! You guys are a great sport too :)

Anonymous says:

dried apricot? some pieces look like dried kokum too.

nandita says:

sorry the earlier one was me

Maya says:

I think its some sour food like Kokum. Mangosteen or Aamsol ??

Purnima says:

B!! It is….is it???? Hmmm ….welll…ummmmmmm…*thinking*….*still thinking* well i think I Don’t Know! . LOL@ comment n reply # 1!

Arundathi says:

am so bad at this – will second Manisha on this one!

Rashmi says:

Guys, is it by any chance kachri, the rajasthani cucmber like vegetable from the melon family ? (Not my description, got this from a Rajasthani cookbook:-))

aa says:

Areetha?

sushma says:

is this the one with which they wash gold it is called naruvolu in kannada.. im confused……..or.. walnuts..

Srivalli says:

hahah…manisha and you sure know how to brighten a day!..and I have no idea on what that is..and my brain doesn’t seem to work now

Meeta says:

I am with Manisha. It looks like poo of some sort I am just not sure from which animal!!

Reena says:

Dried Khubani?

Pelicano says:

I can’t decide whether to say white truffles or Chinese yellow mushrooms.

Anjali says:

Macro shot of black pepper.

thought we’ll play the same trick twice! guess again!!

aa says:

ditch areetha…this is some kind of seed pod? some kind of sesame?

satya says:

Dried apricot[zardaloo,khubani]! Khubani ka meeta is a famous Hyderabadi sweet made of these.And Parsis make zardaloo …something[not getting the name:(]

you mean this?
http://jugalbandi.info/2007/08/zardaloo-zsali-zsoy/

no.

Jaya says:

Hi,
I guess it would be Dried Apricot or may be dried Mushroom ….
hugs and smiles
jaya

lauren says:

truffles

Vegeyum Ganga says:

Hmmm, can’t wait to hear the answer. I think they are dried something. But, just to be different from others I will say Chinese tea balls.

Veda says:

I give up!:-)but waiting to know whats the answer to this one!

Asha says:

Looks like Walnuts but I have Walnuts with smooth skin,although dried. Enlighten me, oh Mr.Know it all!!:D

Sonal says:

I think they are truffles..

anjana says:

this is dried kachri

Kalai says:

Still recovering from Manisha’s comment… Ok, ok. Am stumped… Was thinking either walnuts or kokum, but really not sure.

RP says:

LOL @ Manisha’s comment. If it is true, how dare you…

Rachel@fairycakeheaven says:

Brown cardamom taken with a macro lens???

Jyothsna says:

That looks like a bitter thing thats to be deep fried and had like kondaattam or papad. Can’t remember the name, but seen it as a kid, i think.

bhavani says:

can’t decide between dried ginger and dried turmeric!

Manisha says:

Awwww come on! Don’t make me go get AOL.

richa says:

some kind of dried berries ?
i also thot dried amla, but i see multiple seeds, so no…

GG says:

My vote is with dried mushrooms. I was going to say whole shelled walnuts but they would look a little more uniform I thought. Very interesting though…can’t wait to find out

Latha says:

poop?

Suman Das says:

Just two words. Exclusively Awesome.

shilpa says:

I have no clue…but can’t stop laughing at Manisha’s comment . She has a great imagination )

Ruchika says:

I think it’s dried Amla! Lol @ comment #1!

Rupa says:

Think… its some kind of dried (chinese) bittergourd.Cannot control my laughter at Manisha’s comment…:)

Anjali says:

ah that was expected reaction:)!