Glossary V
Vengayam/Vengaya/Venkayam Pakkoda refers to onion fritters made by slicing red onions, coating them with batter made from Kadala Mavu (Chickpea flour) with lots of spices, slices of green chilies and Curry Leaves, then deep-fried in Coconut Oil.
Vengayam/Vengaya Pakkoda is also spelled Pakoda and it is also called Savola Pakoda.
Venkayam is the Tamil word for Onions while in Malayalam Onion is called Savola.
Pakkoda, Pakoda can also be called Pakora and they are all the same, Indian fritters made from vegetables or meat, usually vegetables, such as Onions, Spring Onions, Green Chili, and Cauliflower.
When I was in Allepey, Kerala, India, most Pakoda or Pakora I have seen are made from Onions and since I love onions, I love Onion Pakoda.
Picture below is Vengayam/Vengaya/Venkayam Pakkoda sold in the night food street market in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. Looks so delicious, I miss Allepey.
Deutsch: Gemüse / Español: Verdura / Português: Vegetal / Français: Légume / Italiano: Verdura /
Vegetable refers to any plant whose fruit, seeds, roots, tubers, bulbs, stems, leaves, or flower parts are used as food, such as the eggplant, tomato, bean, beet, potato, onion, asparagus, spinach, or cauliflower.
English: Roasted and ground / Deutsch: Geröstet und gemahlen / Español: Tostado y molido / Português: Torrado e moído / Français: Grillé et moulu / Italiano: Arrostito e macinato /
Varutharacha is a Malayalam culinary term which means roasted and ground coconut paste, sauce or gravy. This gravy is used in preparing various curry dishes in Kerala, called Varutharacha Curry which literally means "in roasted and ground coconut curry". Varutharacha Curry is one of the most popular foods from the Kerala cuisine which can be made with egg, fish, chicken, beef, vegetables, etc.