Koduka Puli – Remember This?

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Also Known As: Manila Tamarind. Kodukkai Puli, Kodi-kai puli. Kodukalikai. Konakai, Konai-kai. Sweet Tamarind. Thai-Sweet Tamarind. Camachile Fruit. Koduka Puli. My back home cook, Usha Nandhini…brought some surprise to me! These Camachile fruits!!! The Botanical name of this tree is Pithecellobium dulce. Sources say it originated from Mexico! Then traveled to America, Central Asia and […]

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Jamun’s Salad

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Naawal Pazham – Tempered with Spices: The Botanical name of this tree is Syzygium jambolanum. Commonly known as ‘jambolão’ in Brazil. We call this as ‘Naval pazham’ in Tamil and in English-speaking countries they call it as jambolan, sweet olive or java plum. One of my Kenyan friend called it as wild blue berry! The […]

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Ice Apple Drink

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My way: Nungu Juice. One could also eat them raw with skin-on, if it is immature and transparant. Edile Jellies with fine skin-on. Over-ripe Edible fruit…which could be also grilled. Unripe fruits…which could possibly bear 2-4 jelly fruits in each one of them. Nungu with Illaneer: Borassus flabellifer is the Botanical name of Asian Palm […]

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Anasi Pazha Pongal

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Pineapple Pongal: Sweetened Pineapple Rice. Anasi Pazham Pongal Sweetened Pineapple Rice. Annasi Pazha Pongal. This is my friend Farah’s recipe. She is my next door neighbour back home. She was also teaching in the same school….I used to go to (years back & not to my class tho’) When they moved into our neighbourhood….she was […]

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Star Fruit

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Star Fruit Salad: I happen to spot this fruit recently in the local market! Its very low in calories….just 30 cal af fruit and good source of vitamin C. Its a winter fruit….helpt to ward cold, flu..etc. They are rich in fibre…promotes digestion! Since the fruit is star shaped…makes excellent choices for salad decoration! The […]

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Blackberry Juice

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Blackberry Juice: Blackberries, its leaves, roots even bark is said edible here…..and also folk remedy for various ailments. The Native American tribes, used them extensively… it had many other surprising uses! The leaf is more commonly used as a medicinal herb, but the root also has medicinal value. Young edible shoots are harvested in the […]

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Orange Rasam

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Orange Lemon Soup: Orange-Lemon Rasam. Orange-Neembakai Saaru. Lemons and Oranges are rich in Vitamin-C. Most of vitamins lie only close to the skin and on the skin. The lethery rind(jacket)is also loaded with essential oils! Since some of the vitamins are oil soluble and to make use of those essential oils….its good to cook them […]

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Nellikkai Oorugai

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Nellikkai Instant Pickle: Gooseberries Pickle. Amla ki Achaar. Ingredients: Gooseberries 1 cup crushedsaltTurmeric powder 1/4 spoonFreshly ground chili powder 1 spoonsAsafoetida 1/2 spoonMustard seeds 1 spoonsCurry leaves fewSesame oil few spoons. Method: Crush these berries. Oh yeah….discard the seeds if you don’t like them! Set them aside in a display bowl. In a pan, heat […]

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Manathakali Kai Kara Kuzhambu

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Manathakkali Kai Kara-Kuzhambu: Ingredients: Manathakkali Berries (fresh 1 cup)Cricket ball size Tamarind or 1 spoon of thick tamarind pasteRed onion 1 large finely choppedGarlic 1 large peeled and semi crushedTomato 1 large choppedJaggery or brown sugar 1 spoonSaltTurmeric powder 1/2 spoonChili powder 1 spoonRice powder 1 spoonSesame oil 1 cupMustard seeds 1 spoonCumin seeds 1 […]

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Pacha Sundaikai Kara Kuzhambu

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Pacha Sundaikkai Kara-Kuzhambu: These turkey berries are used in Vatha Kuzhambu(in dry form). I always liked the fresh ones in Kara-Kuzhambu. This is my Mommy’s recipe. This simple berry makes the kuzhambu aromatic and tasty. Well…its also good in maintaining blood glucose leavel. Ingredients: Turkey Berries (fresh 1 cup)Cricket ball size Tamarind or 1 spoon […]

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