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Unveiling the Truth: TAMALE - The Presence of Tamil Influence

  History of Tamale; Presence of Tamil Influence by Tamil Food History Unveiling the Truth: TAMALE - The Presence of Tamil Influence If you have big dreams about traveling around the world but you are someone who always love eating Tamil food, chances are less that you will find restaurants that serves Tamil food to satisfy your cravings. So...what to do? A historian, Tamil researcher and a writer Dr.  ஒரிசா   பாலு  (Dr. Orissa Balu) suggests going to a Mexican Restaurant instead.  Here you can sit down and fully enjoy the combination dishes most visibly and tastefully similar to our Tamil food in different names.  For example: You will find soru (rice), murungai (moringa), karamani (black eyed beans), chicken kuzhambu (mole), chutney (salsa), Thengai Barfi (Cocados), Kadala Mittai (Palanquetaa de Cacahuate - simply Mexican Peanut Candy) and most importantly ‘wraps’ wrapping meat and vegetables steamed until cooked. One such wrapped ancient food is TAMALE. Not just the name alone has t

Garlic Rasam (Poondu Rasam / Garlic Tamarind Soup)





Gramathu Poondu Rasam ( village style Garlic Tamarind Soup seasoned with spices)


Rasam helps in secretion of digestive enzymes which helps our body greatly.

Pepper, cumin and garlic helps with digestion. 

“In ancient days, during festivals and weddings drinking rasam is mandatory after eating full meals and rice pudding on banana leaf” which helps in digestion.

Health Benefits of Rasam:

Having Rasam at the end of a heavy meal can clean the stomach.

Also it reduces body pain.


Relieves cough, colds and shortness of breath.




Custom in those days:


One of the grandmother's remedies is to drink the rasam during the fever.


It is customary in those beautiful days in Tamizh country for a newlywed girl to come home (groom’s home) and cook her first dish -the payasam (sweet pudding). 


Next to it, the elders in the home will taste the Rasam prepared by her. On preparing the tasty Rasam, the elders determines that her daughter-in-law knows to cook well.


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