There so many nicknames for this sweet delicacy. It is Ela appam, Valsan, Ari Ada or Gothambu Ada, or even Ragi Ada. It is an exotic ethnic cuisine from Keralam. Today let us meet Gothambu Ada, the sweet snack neatly draped inside smoked banana leaf. The smoky smell and the caramelized smell of the melted jaggery and grated coconut will ...
Or else I will be mashed Cassava, Outside India, it is Cassava which is more popular. The Mayan empire that flourished in the Central America (4-16 centuries) cultivated tapioca on a large scale and it was introduced into Kerala (1880-1885) by Vishakham Thirunal Rama Varma to save his people from food scarcity and famine. Though there are different varieties of ...
I came to your place I invaded your kitchen spaces and dining tables Guilelessly you took me and made me yours Some say I came with the Mughals, others say I came from the Arabs But that was a true exodus, carrying the lineage as a baggage As I got mentioned in Ain i Akbari But here I never felt ...
My paternal grandma used to make different varieties of chips for Onam It was our vacation and we were at our father’s house But the hot smell of coconut oil Always carried us back to the kitchen Ammachi never shooed us away from the kitchen But used to distribute all the different varieties of chips that she used to make ...
The brown soft powder, which is so dull in colour Once you sprinkle water the texture will change It will become soft and tender Ready to be steamed. It tastes good when it is hot We can have it with sugar and plantain Or with kadala curry Or with mutton chaps The brown hemispheres with the white toppings ...
This is how K T Achaya * introduces Kanji in his Dictionary But for me, Kanji is a relief No more side dishes, no more accessories In my maternal home, my ammachi served me kanji at times with moru curry But I loved to have it with pickle, pappadam, chammanthy and puzhukku I always envied the ladies who used to ...
Moru Curry, Moru kachiyathu, easy Moru Curry Pulissery, butter milk curry I am known in varied names. But Iam the very same humble simple moru. I think I have been the best friend of kids Since, I am mild and sweet and sour. They love to have me with rice Even when there is Sambhar or Rasam. ...
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