MUDALIAR VIRUNDHU

Unlike food from Chettinad which is now making waves in the country, the popularity of Mudaliar food is not so high, but, it is equivalently as healthy and tasty. 

The Mudaliars of Tamil Nadu are known for their hospitality. Their cuisine is distinct for its style of preparation in traditional vessels like kal chatti (food especially keerai kozhumbu or meen kozhambu has a special taste if cooked in this) and copper vessels. The Mudaliar palate is less spicy compared to the Chettiyars. 

The Mudaliars use vadakam, a mixture of onions, garlic and some spices which is specially made and stored for a year. Traditionally it is used for meen kozhambu and keerai kozhambu. It imparts a distinct taste and flavour and is used in some of the dishes like the vendiyakeerai kozhambu (tender fenugreek leaves in a gravy - a tamarind based one akin to the puli-kozhambu) and mochakottai kozhambu (shelled beans in a traditional gravy - with tomatoes and tamarind) 

Some of the famous mudaliar foods includes vazhaipoo vadai (a vada of banana flower, Bengal gram and coconut), karnakazhangu varuval (escalopes of yam marinated in spices and shallow fried), seppakazhangu varuval , avarakkai poriyal (broad beans - chikkudukaya tempered with mustard seeds, onions, red chillies and coconut), podalangai kootu (which is of the usual kind) and vendakkai moru kozhambu, Vazhaithandu Kootu, carrot beans poriyal, carrot beans Parrupusili, milagu thanneer Rasam meaning pepper soup, literally pepper water, has been adapted in English as mulligatawny, Idli Podi, Kathirikai Ghosthu, ennukari etc.,

The non-vegetarians includes appams with attu kaal kozhambu (lamb trotters simmered with traditional spices) and a host of other dishes like meen varuval, kari kozhambu, koli vartha kozhambu (chicken), kozhi varuval, kari peratal (meat and greens), Eral MurungaiPoricha Kozhumbu , Eral Mullanghi poriyal, Thala Kari, Potti Varuval, Kari Saambar, Sura Puttu, Nethili Varuval, Kizhangha Meen Kuzhambu, etc., 

Rice items includes kozhi pulao (chicken), kaikari pulao (vegetable), lime rice, coconut rice and thalicha thayir saadham, Idiyappam, modakanthankeerai dosa, thakkali uttampam, etc.,

Sweets, snacks and desserts includes, Boli, Paal Kozhukattai, Adhirasam, paruppu Payasam, Ottu Pakoda, Pacharisu Kali, Mavu vilaku puttu, kamarkattu, sarkirai pongal, etc

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