Topic started by N.R.Srinivas (@ 202.54.94.54) on Mon Jun 4 17:42:13 .
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Readers,

Palakkad is home to a thriving Tamilian community. Palakkad Tamilians have evolved a distinct cultural tradition of their own, which represents a mixture of the best Tamil and Keralite traditions. Palakkad Tamils have also evolved their own style of cookery. Unfortunately, Palakkad cuisine is a very local tradition, and unless some effort is made to document the age old recipes for posterity, we may lose them for ever.

I invite readers familiar with Palakkad cuisine to record their recipes with this thread.

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• From: sreenivasan.a (@ 25-86.200-68.tampabay.rr.com) on: Fri Sep 19 19:27:38 EDT 2003
  
  I visited the website.most of the questions asked are about palakkad recipes.One book written by PARVATHY AKHILESWARAN ,is available.there are about 150 items in that.Real palghat recipes from kaalan,mezhukkupuratti,paladaprathaman etc etc.anyfriend want to get any dish details,please contact
  
  
• From: Kavi (@ 213.78.77.32) on: Sat Sep 20 05:15:18 EDT 2003
  
  Hey I am looking for a Pallakkad recipie- Puli Kootu. My mother in law had made it once. She cooked brinjals and raw bananas in tamarind water and added some ground paste. Can anyone tell me what exactly that dish is and how its made?
  
  Thanks
  
  
• From: Sathya (@ ool-4355d41f.dyn.optonline.net) on: Sat Sep 20 07:30:01 EDT 2003
  
  Kavi
  Are you looking for vaRuththu araichchu vitta puLik koottu?
  (made in Tanjore homes. a very tasty recipe)
  
  
• From: Vijaya Iyer (@ adsl-68-122-41-91.dsl.pltn13.pacbell.net) on: Wed Oct 8 21:12:26
  
  Hi,
  
  Here is the receipe for puli kootu
  
  Banana 1
  bringals 3
  Vegetales like carat, chow-chow also can be added if available.
  cut all these small squares and add moongdhal 1/2 cup and turmeric powder add water cook soft. While half cooked add required salt and 1/4 lemon sized tarmirand paste. When all are cooked add the coconut.
  
  coconut can be ground like this:
  urid dhal 3 teaspoons
  4 red-chillys
  1/4 coconut fried
  1 spoon of dhania
  Ground all these well and add to the vegetables. Then fry little mustard,urid dhal and curry leaves. If you add two spoons of coconut oil it tastes good.
  
  
• From: Subramanian Kizhammedadom Ramaswamy Iyer (@ cache1-2.ruh.isu.net.sa) on: Fri Oct 31 11:38:00
  
  Thanks a lot, My self being an NRI, often my friends share my lunch pack with me and ask for receipes. Next time, anyone askes I can proudly forward your site info to them.
  Bye, see U again
  
  
• From: D (@ stratford.cuc.com) on: Fri Oct 31 15:11:51 EST 2003
  
  Araichu Kalakki
  ---------------
  Mangai or carrot or Naarthangai ularndathu or nellikkai (if you can get your hands on it) - a few pieces
  
  Sour curds (Sour cream does not work for this)
  Grated fresh coconut - 2-3 tbsp
  mustard - 1/4 tsp
  dried red chili - 1/2 - 1 if you like (I don't use this)
  
  Mix everything up and grind to a paste. Sumeet small jar is best for this. I usually grind the coconut and mustard together with very little curds first and then grind the rest of the ingredients.
  
  Enjoy with molagootal. You can temper araichu kalakki or not depending on your taste.
  
  
  
• From: Nandita (@ pool-68-236-32-208.phil.east.verizon.net) on: Mon May 3 21:01:12
  
  woow, this looks like a great website for the recipes that i was looking for. my mother used to make all of them when i was in india. but, whenever i wanted to prepare them myself, i used to do a google search ...it was very hard to find MOLAGOOTAL and stuff like that. i am really happy to have found this one.
  
  
• From: PANKAJAM (@ 202.88.236.173) on: Wed May 5 06:20:07 EDT 2004
  
  COME ON THATS VERY GOOD.SO MANY RECEIPES ARE COMING OUT.I REQUEST MORE & MORE PEOPLE TO POST PALAKKAD RECEIPES .THANKS.WE ARE TRYING ONE BY ONE AND POST OUR RESPONSE AND GRATITUDE AFTERWARDS
  
  
• From: PANKAJAM (@ 202.88.236.173) on: Wed May 5 06:34:31 EDT 2004
  
  COME ON THATS VERY GOOD.SO MANY RECEIPES ARE COMING OUT.I REQUEST MORE & MORE PEOPLE TO POST PALAKKAD RECEIPES .THANKS.WE ARE TRYING ONE BY ONE AND POST OUR RESPONSE AND GRATITUDE AFTERWARDS
  
  
• From: suemani2000 (@ ool-18ba9d80.dyn.optonline.net) on: Thu May 6 14:54:50 EDT 2004
  
  Hello everyone!
  I am from palakkad raised in mumbai. Thanks for starting this thread . Iwould also like to join the crowd. my MIL is from plakkad proper , 86 years and she cooks only pallkkad foods. i will try and postthe typical palakad sambhar for starters incase some one is looking for it and also she makes " Mulghushyam" .
  a very healthy version of "moolaghutal" without the coconut. hope you will all like them.
  suemani.
  
  
• From: suemani2000 (@ ool-18ba9d80.dyn.optonline.net) on: Thu May 6 14:56:41 EDT 2004
  
  Hi guys !
  Here is the Sambhar! typical kerala style.
  For masala
  --------------
  Coriander seeds - 2 tbsp
  Bengal gram(kadala parippu) - 2 tsp
  Fenugreek(Uluva) - 1 tsp
  Red chilly - 5
  Curry Leaves - 4 sprigs
  Asafoetida - 1/2 inch piece
  Coriander leaves(optional) - few sprigs
  Coconut - 3/4 cup
  Oil - 2 tbsp
  
  Vegetables
  ------------
  Potato,tomato,onions
  or
  small onions
  or
  brinjal,onion,tomato
  
  Base
  ------
  Red gram(Thuvaraparippu) - 1/2 cup
  Tamarind - lemon size ball
  Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
  Salt to taste
  
  
  Garnish
  ---------
  Coriander leaves
  Mustard - 1 tsp
  Red chillies - 2
  Fenugreek - 1/4 tsp
  Curry Leaves - 2 sprigs
  
  Preparation Method
  Heat oil. Fry all ingredients for the masala by adding them one by one(or each separately)
  till they lose their raw flavour. Grind to fine paste.
  
  Boil red gram and mash.
  
  Add vegetables (except tomato) and turmeric powder,salt and allow to boil till vegetables are cooked.
  
  Soak tamarind in 1/4 cup water and squeeze out the juice. Add this to the boiling vegetables. Add cut tomatoes.Allow to boil.
  
  Add the ground masala and boil.
  
  Heat oil.Splutter mustard,fenugreek, red chillies and curry leaves. Pour into sambar.
  Garnish with coriander leaves
  
  
  
  Hope you will like it.
  
  
• From: suemani2000 (@ ool-18ba9d80.dyn.optonline.net) on: Thu May 6 15:12:44 EDT 2004
  
  Hello !
  "Mulghyushayam"
  Dhals: 1/2 cup tur dahal and 1/2 cup roasted spli mung yeelow dhal.
  Vegetables:
  
  1 cup mixed vegetebales like you get in the supermarket .
  1 Raw Plantain.
  1. banglore bringal----aka. chayotes, green color.
  1/4 cup of white black eye peas or 'chouli" in mumbai basha.
  
  Cook All the above ingredients in the pressure cooker make sure the plainaatin is not over cooked . adding 1 tsp jeera powdr and 1/2 tsp black pepper.
  to grind into powder;
  1 tbs roasted jeera powder
  1tbs roasted black pepper.
  heat the stove and dry roast the above two ingredients sepreately. and keep aside.
  once the vegetables are cooked mix the daals. at this point it will be thick , now add some wwater and thin it with some haldi ie turmeric and salt and very important add few springs of curry leaves. add enough water it looks like sambahr ok
  then garnish with the some mustard seeds , roasted jeera and black pepper.
  i think i have covered this well. itis eaasy tomake and very tasty and nutrious. tobe eaten with rice and to go withit she makes the capcisicum patchadi yu can add what ever patchadi yu like or pickles with chips.
  
  capscium patchadi:
  
  1 green capsicum finely cut .
  
  1 tsp red chilly powder
  1/2 tsp asafeotida.
  
  take some oil in akadai and fry the capsicum for a while tillit is almost cooked . if yu are very health consious then microwave the capsicum adn then aftetr it is cooked then saute it in the oil . then add some asafeotida and lastly just before yu take the; pot off the stove add the chilly powder. becasu it will killyou when the chillipwdr gets burnt.
  when cooled add the cold curds and eat with the mulaghushayam.
  happy eating !
  suemani
  
  
• From: shanu (@ 202.88.236.173) on: Fri May 7 05:56:57 EDT 2004
  
  hi suemani
  what is that white black eyed peas called in mayalam/tamil pls?thanks
  
  
• From: shanu (@ 202.88.236.173) on: Fri May 7 05:57:28 EDT 2004
  
  hi suemani
  what is that white black eyed peas called in mayalam/tamil pls?thanks
  
  
• From: Ishara (@ earth.singnet.com.sg) on: Fri May 7 06:21:43 EDT 2004
  
  Shanu, it's "Van payar" in Malayalam and "Kaaraamani" in Tamil.
  
  Ishara
  
  
• From: suemani (@ ool-18ba9d80.dyn.optonline.net) on: Fri May 7 13:41:43 EDT 2004
  
  Hi Shanu,
  I am sorry the blck eyed peas are available in the super market so yu dont have to soak for 12 hours , and yes it is call " karamani"
  
  
• From: Shanu (@ 202.88.236.173) on: Tue May 11 02:11:41 EDT 2004
  
  thanks for both of you suemani&Ishara
  
  It also called Thattai Payir in Southern part of Tnadu
  
  
• From: Shanu (@ 202.88.236.173) on: Tue May 11 02:11:51 EDT 2004
  
  thanks for both of you suemani&Ishara
  
  It is also called Thattai Payir in Southern part of Tnadu
  
  
• From: priyasanthosh (@ adsl2-20.qualitynet.net) on: Wed Jun 23 09:15:20
  
  hello sreenivasan,
  please tell me where i will get the book written by PARVATHY AKHILESWARAN.GIVE ME DETAILS pleaseeee. where u purchased from India, i am residing in KUWAIT.
  PRIYA
  
  
• From: Rema (@ cs78176210.pp.htv.fi) on: Mon Aug 30 04:54:21
  
  I was looking for an idea to cook ELAI ADAI (have got lots of banana leaf and poornam bhakki)in microwave or oven since i do not have a cooker or idlyplate, Any ideas???
  
  pls help.
  
  

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