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Deutsch: Puffs / Español: Puffs / Português: Puffs / Français: Puffs / Italiano: Puffs /
Puffs are filled pastry or filo/phyllo, flaky pastry served as snacks in Kerala, India. The filo/phyllo, flaky pastry is stuffed or filled with seasoned whole boiled eggs (Egg Puffs), assorted vegetables, meat or fish.
I was actually amazed when I saw these Puffs almost all Bakeries/Bakeshops in Kerala, until I realized that maybe they inherited this recipe from the English conquerors. Puffs are one of the available foods during early mornings for breakfast in Allepey, a district in Kerala since most restaurants are opening late. I am an early riser and I eat breakfast mostly, so i survived my trip with Puffs most of the time by going to an opened Bakeshop/Bakery.
Papaya Olarthiyathu refers to one of the stir-fried dishes from Kerala using green and raw Papaya as the main ingredient cooked with lots of spices and pieces of Coconut meat with no sauce at all. (Please see related article on Olarthiyathu /Ularthiyathu)
Picture below is of Papaya Olarthiyathu served to me during one of my visits to my family friend in Allepey, Kerala, India. Clearly seen in the picture is Black Mustard (Kadugu), slices of Onions and Curry leaves.
Puttu Kutti refers to the cooking implement/ a kitchen tool which is used to make the popular steamed cake from South of India called Puttu. (Please see related article on Puttu)
Puttu is cooked (steamed) in a PuttuKutti vessel which has two (2) sections. The lower section called Puttu Kudam holds water and the upper section (a cylindrical tube) called Putti Kutti holds the Puttu or where the Rice, Rava or Gothambu mixture is inserted with layers of grated coconut. (Please see related article and Pictures of Puttu Kutti).
Every household in Kerala has this special kitchen tool at home for preparing this wonderful traditional food called Puttu.
Below are pictures of a regular Puttu Kutti and the last picture is a special Puttu Kutti used by vendors of Puttu during the New Year Food Festival in Trivandrum, the capital city of Kerala
A Puttu Kutti with the Puttu mixture inside being cooked/steamed
Below is a picture of a special Puttu Kutti with 3 cylindrical tubes. It is a nicer version because Puttu can be prepared at once.
I am starting to add some articles now about my travels, scenes of daily lives, cultural happenings (festivals, weddings, etc), street views (market places, tourist spots, etc), things and articles about food and related not only to food, but also other interesting things I thought you will enjoy, too when you visit our website. Just to have a bit background how it is in these countries, especially in my home country, the Philippines, Kerala, India where I have my so-called "second family", and Germany, where I am residing right now and a lot more countries which I was blessed to visit.
Food says a lot about the culture of the country and I can not ignore, other things and daily happenings in the lives of people residing in these countries.
I just really hope, that as much as I enjoyed being in these countries and look back into my pictures once in a while to remember the good old days, you will enjoy them too.
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