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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.
English: Sponge gourd / Deutsch: Luffa-Gurke / Español: Calabacín de esponja / Português: Abóbora esponja / Français: Grosse citrouille / Italiano: Zucca spugna /
Patola (Luffa cylindrica) one of the edible vegetables found in the Philippines which is a well known ingredient when cooking Misua, a kind of noodles sauteed mostly with Patola and Garlic, Onions, ground pork, or dried shrimps (Hibe). (Please see related article on Luffa).