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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
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There is a similar dish in Tamil much older than Biriyani

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History of Biriyani - The Original Version

History of Biryani, 1800 years old. An examination of Biryani's history takes us back to the 2nd century AD.

But even before that time, the ancient Tamil country people had prepared a meal similar to Biriyani. The name is “ஊன்சோறு - Oonsoru” here Soru meaning rice.

Historical traces of Oonsoru (Biriyani) is found in Tamil Sangam literature.

How is oonsoru prepared?

Oonsoru is prepared by cooking the meat with rice, ghee, turmeric, pepper and calophyllum inophyllum (Indian-laurel) leaves.
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In those ancient days, Oonsoru was one of the most popular dishes. 

From the Monarchs till the common man have been fond of this dish. 

There is another name for this dish, “ஊன்துவை அடிசில் - Oondhuvai Adisil” (Reference also cited in புறநானூறு - Purananooru - one of the eight books of the Tamil Sangam Literature)
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