Pranam 1. A news Viswamitra found coconut tree?. In TN villages it was Theeppandam and every evening one employee appointed for will do it. And we call it as chutta appalam and papadam is rare which is good with only coconut oil. And Bharathi sang Chuttum vizhich chudar than kannamma, suriya chandiraro. Chuttu is index finger also. Many languages have the use and practice of those places and too much definitely would become stale is it not?. KR IRS 26621
On Sat, 26 Jun 2021 at 15:51, 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty < [email protected]> wrote: > > > ----- Forwarded message ----- > *From:* 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 <[email protected]> > *To:* Iyer <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Saturday, 26 June, 2021, 3:50:47 pm IST > *Subject:* [iyer123] CHOOTU VELICHHAM > > > CHOOTTU VELICHAAM > > Dear friends, > > Today I received a very admiring response to my posting on Light from > esteemed member Sri O V Srinivasan. > > In his response he had mentioned about the absorbing quality of heat. On > reading it, I felt today I may write about heat. A nostalgic and > interesting thinking about heat. > > Sincerely, > > Gopala Krishnan 1-3-2013. > > *Reposted with lot of Re writing, editing and updating on 26-6-2021**. R. > Gopala Krishnan * > > > > *1. What is the period of choottu?* > > The legend is that it is the sage VISWAMITHRA who created the coconut > tree. *Choottu is a bunch of dried coconut leaves tied at three or four > locations which can be conveniently hold in ha*nd. In the olden days, > choottu was mainly used as a hand torch by lighting in the tip for emergent > /normal night journeys. Moon light may not be sufficient in many days and > areas. > > In addition to light, the heat emanated from it, ward of crawling beings. > If a person was expected in the night, the burning choottukettu was an > indication, some body was coming. It was almost like today’s flashing > torch. > > *2. Randu kettu choottetuttho? Onnu porengil? * > > (Take two bunches of choottu- if one is not sufficient?) > > Even after the kerosene lamps appeared, especially in the Kuttanadu areas, > waving of choottu were an indication that persons were waiting in a BOAT > JETTY. If boat comes late, the 2nd choottu was preserved for lighting > after the first was burnt out. The boat men felt the waving of choottu as > an indication of person waiting for the boat. > > I am not sure, whether any other state has such a water transport > corporation like Kerala in India. Now most of the boats appear like a fast > transport bus. > > *3. Kappi and chootu* > > In olden days, in addition to fire wood, our houses stored kothumbu, > choottu, matal etc. also to use in place of firewood. (Firewood items from > coconut tree) Out of this chootu was the emergent item which would easily > burn in oven to prepare coffee, tea etc. specially for hurrying guests or > emergent need. The other way, many houses used choottu for immediate > requirement of fire for frying, warming dishes etc. There would be a > peculiar smoke taste if choottu alone is used in place of firewood in the > oven. > > *4. Alleppy water and pukavata.* > > In Alleppy areas still many tea stall use choottu as firewood for boiling > water etc. They are accustomed to the smell getting absorbed to water from > choottu burning. But persons from other areas would feel smoke smell in > coffee, tea etc. prepared so. If the water is kept after the smoke has > diminished and only fire remaining, this smell could be reduced to certain > extent. > > Now with LPG gas easily available, maximum restaurants have changed to LPG. > And use the coconut products for firewood used for preparing ash as manure > except the coconut shell. It is used in preparing thavas and in dhobi irons > for charcoal. > > *5. Rama- choottetuttho?* > > In olden days only the eldest nampoothiri in a family only married > Nampoothiri woman (velzi). Others used to have relation with other > community women like royal family, nairs etc. (sambandham). > > Whether nampoothiri would come in the night or not was not sure for those > homes. So nampoothiri on nearing the house would ask his assistant to > wave choottu more, so that they would be alerted in welcoming. > > The legend of Vilvamangalam swamiyar crossing all the way in the flooding > river to reach his sambandham home may come to memory for elders now. > > Those days of sambandham have gone once for all, either Nairs, royal > family or nampoothiri community now marry in their community. > > > *5a. Fireworks and choottu * > > Recently I found in fireworks at Ernakulam temple for lighting as well as > light for him, choottu being used. These were thin chootu kettu. Probably > the light helped him to distinguish the different fireworks kept/ burnt > while moving in between. > > *6. Ripening and heat.* > > I had just mentioned about heat effects of Sun. The plantain ripen in the > open has more taste than the one which is applied heat and little smoke. > > The plantain tied in a gunny bag on ripen gives another different taste. > > All the vatams dried in the sun has special taste comparing to the one > dried in rooms with partial sunlight and other methods of heat. > > Perhaps members may be recollecting for preparing tea powder, green leaves > are dried mechanically in rolling vessels which are heated. > > *7. Chutta mulaku and chutta pappadam* > > It was/ is a practice to slightly apply oil and burn dried chillies a > little and smash with red onions and salt as a side dish with tapioca > preparation. Now too the burnt pappadam in grill has special liking to > many. Here too some restaurants apply slight oil and burn. Many take the > burnt papad with porridge in the night. My wife often prepares using a > manual grill, keeping over lighted LPG oven, chutta pappadam. > > *8. Tiri thallal* > > It is a process of applying the heat from a burning wick, where there is a > pain due to hitting on stone, small thorns getting in etc. in the feet, > many times after applying salt for short periods for 10 to 15 times. The > burring wick is applied for a second, taken, and again applied. After the > application , the person would check where the pain had been? (99% it > would have vanished) > > *9. Vatham and water bag.* > > On those days/ now also after applying the special oils slightly warmed and > applied with that heat, steam is applied over it in the legs. If steam > is not so convenient hot water bag is kept. > > *After 4- 5 applications, most vaatham disappear*. Most doctors prescribe > this method when there is bulging, no blood circulation etc. > > Diabetic patients are advised to apply hot water/ hot Ayurveda oils to > avoid numbness in feet. > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "iyer123" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/24623285.3299926.1624702838992%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/24623285.3299926.1624702838992%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Thatha_Patty" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/1240649012.3299585.1624702894034%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/1240649012.3299585.1624702894034%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. 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