Glossary P
Pavakka is the Malayalam word for Bitter melon or Bitter gourd. Kaipakka is another name of Bitter Gourd in Malayalam.
Pavakka is cooked in various ways in South of India. It is stir-fried with various spices and it is called Pavakka Olarthiyathu or cooked with browned grated coconut and various spices called Pavakka Theyal/Theeyal. Some housewives who are inventive enough also make them as Pavakka Achar/Achaar
Below is a picture of raw Pavakka which is available in Kerala all the time and the various dishes made from Pavakka from Kerala, a state in the south of India.
Pazham Puzhungiyathu refers to steamed or boiled banana plantain which is usually served as breakfast food in Kerala, India. It is often served with Puttu and sweetened Rava Upma .
Pazham is the Malayalam word for Banana and Pazham Puzhungiyathu means steamed bananas/plantains in Malayalam. There are different varieties of bananas in India used for cooking (frying, steaming, etc).
The last 2 pictures are steamed banana (Pazham Puzhungiyathu) eaten with Atta Puttu for morning meal or breakfast in Allepey, Kerala, India.
Potti/Pooti Olarthiyathu refers to one of the dishes from Kerala, India which is stir-fry cow's intestines (Potti/Pooti). It is made from fresh and thoroughly cleaned cows/ goats or buffalos' intestines with lots of spices and curry leaves . It is usually served very spicy from chopped red chilies.
This picture is made from while the Potti/Pooti was still being cooked to be served for a pre-wedding dinner which is a tradition in Kerala. So much to cook for hundreds of relatives and friends invited for pre-wedding dinner party.
Olarthiyathu which means stir-frying is also spelled Olathiyathu and Ularthiyathu
Another version below of the Potti is not chopped intestines, but made from bigger slices so the intestines are stil recognizable
Picadinho de Jacaré refers to Brazilian traditional indigenous meal made from alligator meat which is eaen/consumed predominately in the Northern Amazon region
Related Articles | |
| Bercy | ■■■■■ |
This article is all about Bercy - +++++++Bercy is an area located in the city of Paris, bercy sauce . . . Read More | |
| A la Meuniere/ á la Meuniere | ■■■■■ |
A la Meuniere/ á la Meuniere: - A la Meuniere literally means "in the style of the miller's wife", that . . . Read More | |
| Anguille a l' italienne | ■■■■■ |
Anguille a l' italienne French term which means "eel in the Italian style", a dish made of eel grilled . . . Read More | |
| Carbonnade | ■■■■■ |
Carbonnade refers to a French dish, particulary from Northern France which refers to meat cooked over . . . Read More | |
| A la hongroise | ■■■■■ |
A la hongroise is a French term which means "prepared in the Hungarian way" or "in the style of Hungary". . . . Read More | |
| Bearnaise sauce | ■■■■■ |
Bearnaise sauce is a classic French sauce made with a reduction of vinegar, white wine, tarragon, black . . . Read More | |
| Jus lie | ■■■■■ |
Jus lie is a French cooking term for a thickened gravy; - - "Jus" or "jus lie" is a term used in French . . . Read More | |
| Fumet | ■■■■■ |
Fumet is the French term for concentrates stock of fish, meat, mushroom, or game reduced with wine until . . . Read More | |
| En raito | ■■■■■ |
En raito French term which means in a red wine sauce , generally with onion, tomato, garlic, herbs, olives, . . . Read More | |
| Agneau en Fricassée à la Poulette | ■■■■■ |
Agneau en Fricassée à la Poulette refers to a French dish made of minced or ground lamb that is served . . . Read More | |