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ASH ROASTED PAPPADAM
പപ്പടം  ചുട്ടത് 

Simply smile and toss the Pappadam over

the burning coal.

Keep smiling and turn it upside down

with a twig, letting the ash smear all

over it. 

When it puffs up and dark burnt patches

appear here and there, well, bring it out.

Indeed, time becomes reallly precious when

it comes to roasting Pappadam.

If you are careless enough to leave it there

for more than seven seconds you will end up

eating carbon.

Rice gruel (Kanji) is the bosom buddy of

ash roasted Pappadam.

From an ash roasted Pappadam, cooked with

adequate smile, love, and care--and a warm bowl

of Kanji nearby--well, heaven is only at a walking distance!

 

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ASH ROASTED BANANA

നേന്ദ്രപ്പഴം   ചുട്ടത് 

Push the hesitating Banana deep into the heap of

red hot coal. Cover it with enough ash.

Let it burn there for a while. Do watch for that

irresistible aroma.

Turn it around with a twig. Let the simmering liquid,

oozing out, evaporate and the skin of the Banana

turn darker.

Then just roll it out!

The entire cooking often takes a full 10 minutes.

Oh, do devour the delight while it still steams and

fumes.

Think a thousand times before you throw away

the skin of the ash roasted Banana. Mmmm...there

is magic in it:  but that is only for those who

really dare!

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ASH ROASTED RED CHILLI

മുളക്    ചുട്ടത് 

Take care, take care, you are about to roast  the Red chilli.

The task demands nothing less than wisdom.

Let the burning coal be thoroughly "subdued."

Spread the Chillies over the coal. Then  turn them

over, scattering them randomly, pretty rapidly. 

Bring them all out the moment you get that

classic 'burnt' smell.

Your collection of  ash roasted Red chilli

is ready to play havoc in your mouth!

The very smell of wisely roasted Red chilli is

capable of inducing a sharp itching of an

impatient hunger in you, even when you felt

"bellyful" only moments before.

You find yourself scanning around for something

like an elephant and feel like devouring it at one go.

Well, the vegetarians are likely to pounce upon

anything green and motionless.

Ash roasted Red chilli loves to accompany

any type of food--A to Z--coaxing and guiding

it all the way through your entire

digestive system!

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More ash-smeared delights are yet to roll out

from the primitive kitchen.