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Pazham Nurukku/Jaggery Coated Plantain/Steamed Plantain
Plantains are an integral part of Onam, the harvest festival of Kerala. Malayalis cannot think of an Onam without plantains. Keralites leverage plantain in all its forms and age. Raw plantains are deep fried and salted or jaggery coated to … Continue reading
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Tagged amma's evening snacks, authentic Kerala dessert, banana, breakfast, cardamom, cooked plantain, ela ada, etham pazham nurukku, ghee, healthy sweet snack, jaggery, Kerala sweet, nenthra pazham nurukku, onam, Onam breakfast, pazham nurukku, plantain, sharkara, steamed plantain, sugar, Thiruvonam special
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Ela Ada (Sweet Parcels)
Ela in Malayalam means leaf (in this case banana leaf) and ada means thick flat bread. Back home at Palakkad, ela ada is a must item on the day of Thiruvonam (harvest festival in Kerala) and sure shot on the menu when … Continue reading
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Sharkara Varattti (Jaggery-coated Banana Chips)
Mildly spiced sweet chips synonymous with Onam, an indispensable item in sadya (feast). Ingredients: Unripe plantains (large) – 5 Nos Jaggery (Sharkkara/achu vellam) – 10 Nos (2 pieces of jaggery per plantain) Cardamom (Elakkai, elaichi) – 5 nos Dry ginger … Continue reading
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Tagged cardamom, chukku, coconut oil, difference between banana and plantain, dry ginger, elaichi, elakkai, fried snack, kerala, malayalam, onam, plantain, sadya, sharkara, soonth, uruli
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