South Indian Food Recipes In Tamil Biography
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Tamil recipes for Dosai, idli, Poori to Fish, Mutton, chicken, Biryani varieties. Spicy, tasty, delicious, and hot Tamil recipes from the South Indian group of Dravidians. There is an ongoing discussion and argument about whose language and culture are foremost among the peoples of Tamilnadu, Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra states. We will leave it at that because once upon a time about two millennia, they were all brothers from one family according to legends and epics like Mahabharata.
There is of course recorded history about the Dravidian people. Now the Tamils are all over the world. A good number of them live in South India, north Srilanka, Malaysia, Singapore, Mauritius, and Fiji and in Caribbean islands too.
The three royal dynasties from brothers called the Cholas, Pandyas and Cheras date back to the third century AD.
History of Tamil Recipes
tamil samayal curry
tamil samayal curry
The history of Tamil recipes and food of South Indian cuisine is of much importance but not our focus today. The popular view in the west was that Indians do not know when their next meal would come. But India has far advanced today and what the west thought of it as an impoverished hungry continent is no longer valid.Food is available every where in India in plenty; and is very easily affordable. Food is also reasonably priced in India; it is the housing that is expensive.
Madurai is the center of Tamilnadu for culture and language. Tamil Sangam in Madurai is a center for Tamil literature. This goes back to the 6th century AD. Tamil recipes for idli and dosai have been mentioned as far back as the 5th century AD.
The Tamil idli is said to have been derived from two words, for spread and boil. ‘Itu’ means lay or spread or pour and ‘avi’ means to boil, so pour and boil is how idli is made and is appropriately named.
The word idli was mentioned in 920 AD, and there is even a description about the recipe. It is of course rather unlike ours today, as it seems to have been made of urad dal fermented with no rice flour at all; and more over seems to have been soaked in butter milk rather than water. There was also a mix of spices like cilantro, cumin, perungayam and pepper in it. So it has undergone a great make over today.
tamil recipe idli
tamil recipe idli
Dosai and vadai are mentioned too, seems like they also have been around for two thousand years in Tamil culture and food. Tamil recipes are not new but ancient and they have been modified a few times to what they are today.
tamil cooking dosai
dosai
The Staple Food of Tamil Cooking Is Rice
The Tamils love their rice. Rice is an important staple food for lunch for many. And it is not surprising that even the most popular and loved breakfast items have as their main component rice. Idli, Dosa, Idyappam and appam are all made from rice flour.
White rice in Tamilnadu is not eaten plain like the rest of the world does. Most Asians like the Japanese, Chinese, Koreans and others can eat white rice just plain. But not the south Indian. He needs to have some kind of sauce called curry to pour on it to mix and then it with his fingers.
That’s the best part. Use the fingers! Why? Because it is tasty when you touch food, tongue and the skin of your fingers. There is magic in taste when you do that compared to a spoon or a fork. More ever traditional Tamil food is served on a banana leaf which adds great flavor to any food served hot on it.
Vegetarian Cuisine
Many Tamils are vegetarian by birth, the idea of vegans and vegetarian in the west is entirely different. The vegetarian diet of a south Indian is packed with spices. It is spicy and hot and is not easily palatable by a western tongue. The basic ingredients in many Tamil recipes are chili, garlic, ginger and usually mixed in with red small onions.The usual vegetarian curry diet of a Tamil is sambar, rasam or puli kulombu. The side dishes used are also spiced up with red chili and onions.
Though they are spicy they are very tasty for us but are full of carbohydrates. Very little fat is in the diet though protein is in abundance through the variety of pulses and dal used. Nuts are also part of the snacks especially peanuts.
There is of course recorded history about the Dravidian people. Now the Tamils are all over the world. A good number of them live in South India, north Srilanka, Malaysia, Singapore, Mauritius, and Fiji and in Caribbean islands too.
The three royal dynasties from brothers called the Cholas, Pandyas and Cheras date back to the third century AD.
History of Tamil Recipes
tamil samayal curry
tamil samayal curry
The history of Tamil recipes and food of South Indian cuisine is of much importance but not our focus today. The popular view in the west was that Indians do not know when their next meal would come. But India has far advanced today and what the west thought of it as an impoverished hungry continent is no longer valid.Food is available every where in India in plenty; and is very easily affordable. Food is also reasonably priced in India; it is the housing that is expensive.
Madurai is the center of Tamilnadu for culture and language. Tamil Sangam in Madurai is a center for Tamil literature. This goes back to the 6th century AD. Tamil recipes for idli and dosai have been mentioned as far back as the 5th century AD.
The Tamil idli is said to have been derived from two words, for spread and boil. ‘Itu’ means lay or spread or pour and ‘avi’ means to boil, so pour and boil is how idli is made and is appropriately named.
The word idli was mentioned in 920 AD, and there is even a description about the recipe. It is of course rather unlike ours today, as it seems to have been made of urad dal fermented with no rice flour at all; and more over seems to have been soaked in butter milk rather than water. There was also a mix of spices like cilantro, cumin, perungayam and pepper in it. So it has undergone a great make over today.
tamil recipe idli
tamil recipe idli
Dosai and vadai are mentioned too, seems like they also have been around for two thousand years in Tamil culture and food. Tamil recipes are not new but ancient and they have been modified a few times to what they are today.
tamil cooking dosai
dosai
The Staple Food of Tamil Cooking Is Rice
The Tamils love their rice. Rice is an important staple food for lunch for many. And it is not surprising that even the most popular and loved breakfast items have as their main component rice. Idli, Dosa, Idyappam and appam are all made from rice flour.
White rice in Tamilnadu is not eaten plain like the rest of the world does. Most Asians like the Japanese, Chinese, Koreans and others can eat white rice just plain. But not the south Indian. He needs to have some kind of sauce called curry to pour on it to mix and then it with his fingers.
That’s the best part. Use the fingers! Why? Because it is tasty when you touch food, tongue and the skin of your fingers. There is magic in taste when you do that compared to a spoon or a fork. More ever traditional Tamil food is served on a banana leaf which adds great flavor to any food served hot on it.
Vegetarian Cuisine
Many Tamils are vegetarian by birth, the idea of vegans and vegetarian in the west is entirely different. The vegetarian diet of a south Indian is packed with spices. It is spicy and hot and is not easily palatable by a western tongue. The basic ingredients in many Tamil recipes are chili, garlic, ginger and usually mixed in with red small onions.The usual vegetarian curry diet of a Tamil is sambar, rasam or puli kulombu. The side dishes used are also spiced up with red chili and onions.
Though they are spicy they are very tasty for us but are full of carbohydrates. Very little fat is in the diet though protein is in abundance through the variety of pulses and dal used. Nuts are also part of the snacks especially peanuts.
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South Indian Food Recipes In Tamil Indian Food Recipes Images Thali Menu Photography Calorie Chart Items Pictures Photos
South Indian Food Recipes In Tamil Indian Food Recipes Images Thali Menu Photography Calorie Chart Items Pictures Photos
South Indian Food Recipes In Tamil Indian Food Recipes Images Thali Menu Photography Calorie Chart Items Pictures Photos
South Indian Food Recipes In Tamil Indian Food Recipes Images Thali Menu Photography Calorie Chart Items Pictures Photos
South Indian Food Recipes In Tamil Indian Food Recipes Images Thali Menu Photography Calorie Chart Items Pictures Photos
South Indian Food Recipes In Tamil Indian Food Recipes Images Thali Menu Photography Calorie Chart Items Pictures Photos
South Indian Food Recipes In Tamil Indian Food Recipes Images Thali Menu Photography Calorie Chart Items Pictures Photos
South Indian Food Recipes In Tamil Indian Food Recipes Images Thali Menu Photography Calorie Chart Items Pictures Photos
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