It is very difficult understand the complexity of the taste of Inji Puli, a great recipe evolved in Kerala many thousand years who understood how to cook raw turmeric, raw ginger, ..
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You might have noticed that Inji, the Malayalam word for Ginger has a striking similarity to the English pronunciations of Ginger! Ginger, like Turmeric is an amazing plant migrated from its original location, deep rain forests of Western Ghats in South India to all over the world.
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Inji Puli in Malayalam language means Ginger Tamarind chutney, has been one of my most favorite condiment from Kerala for its unique blend of hot, lemony and sweet tastes. It is an amazing appetizer and wonderful aid in digestion and goes greatly with any of your cooked foods as a condiment. Carrie discovered that it is just right for Ice Cream!
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I have tasted Turmeric grown in different parts of India but am more familiar with the following five verities which are grown mainly in Kerala. Most of them are yellow in color but there are white and black turmeric which are less popular and cultivated less.
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It was one year back to be precise on MAY 26 THURSDAY, we cooked a turmeric themed dinner for 30, at KINDRED SPIRITS, PALENVILLE
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TURMERIC PLANT Origins and History
Turmeric as an aromatic medicinal plant was known to Indians since ancient times. Many scientists and historians argue that the South Asia is the original home of Turmeric, from there it might have spread to countries in the South East Asia and pacific islands where Turmeric is cultivated. It was recorded that turmeric was grown wildly in the forest regions of Java, Indonesia as early as 5th century AD. There are Sanskrit texts belong to 5 and 6th centuries AD describe the usages of turmeric. Marco Polo mention the usages of Turmeric in China. Turmeric is widely cultivated mainly in India , China, Taiwan, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Java, Brazil, Peru, many parts of Africa and Australia.
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TURMERIC MEMORIES
My Yellow birth
When I started thinking about how deep I am associated in my life with the Malayalam word for Turmeric, Manja, I felt like I am jumping into an yellow ocean of seemingly endless memories because the word Manja is also used for Yellow color in Malayalam. The earliest story I could remember about Manja was associated with my birth itself.
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