Pranam Echil pathu Brahmin system
My mother follows orthodox brahmanical traditions in the kitchen. There are rules about how foods and There are rules about how foods and utensils are to be handled: pathu (cooked food), pazham pathu (left-overs), echil (half-eaten food) and madi/ un-pathu (raw or uneaten foods)) have to be kept separately on the table; they should never come in contact with each other, and under no circumstances should the pathu or pazham pathu stuff , and under no circumstances should the pathu or f be stored in the fridge together. Let me make it easy for you: The curd, ghee and papads are not pathu, and are kept away from the sambhar, rasam and rice. Any leftovers are pazham pathu and are to be kept away from both of the above. And none of the aforementioned can share the same ladle. The plate one is eating from is echil, and cannot come in contact with anything else...and so on. It can get complicated, but since I picked up the rules quite early, it isn’t that difficult for me to follow; I can easily switch between the outside world and my mother’s world — it’s like turning on and off a switch. K's family hardly has any such rules. When he and I started living together, we had a bit of ‘adjustment’ issues. I am far from orthodox but still found myself insisting on certain rules in the kitchen. I didn’t mind us keeping pathu, pazham pathu and other accoutrements on the table or storing them in the fridge together. But battle lines were drawn when it came to using the same ladle for different foods. “Spoils the flavor,” I reasoned; though deep inside I knew it had something to do with my mother’s kitchen rituals. Some of our earlier fights were over these rules. Once, K used the same spoon from his bowl of yoghurt to help himself to move from the pot — I screamed my head off. We sulked big time after the fight, and later made up over a shared bowl of ice-cream. We found our balance in time — I am less fussy now and he has adopted some of the more ‘logical’ rules. But talk of all these rules must’ve made K jittery. Because, when I took him home for the first time, he didn’t know whether he could serve himself or if he could use the sambhar ladle with the kootu? Could he hold his plate in his hand while eating, or should it be firmly on the ground? If he wanted ghee, could he pull up the ghee-pot close to him? Mother noticed his petrified look and asked him what the matter was. When he blurted out how he was scared and confused about the many rules in her house, she laughed...then took me to task. She put him at ease, watched over him as he relaxed and then gently coaxed him into understanding her rules. K says... M and I are poles apart when it comes to our food habits. For someone who comes from a brahmanical background, he has no qualms about eating non-vegetarian food and I, hailing from a proud meat-eating family, cannot stomach non-veg. Unlike M, I grew up in a home with hardly any ‘kitchen rules’. At my parents home in Mumbai, we never really bothered about what kind of utensil to boil the milk in or what spoons and ladles went into which dishes. The idea was to keep the number of washable utensils to a minimum as most Mumbai kitchens have limited space. The only rule in our kitchen was to cook, eat and clean. So, I was surprised when I realised that my mom too had certain rules of her own when it came to food. Last summer my mom came over from Mumbai to our house. I was really looking forward to some of my favourite meals cooked by her — idlis, dosas and other simple South Indian fare. One evening, an Iyengar friend of ours came visiting, and seeing mom, he in his usual exuberant manner asked if she would cook him her signature chettinad chicken dish. Mom smiled and changed the topic quickly. I was puzzled, because she never missed an opportunity to cook a good meal for someone, especially my friends. What happened this time? When I prodded her for an answer she replied curtly: "How could you possibly ask me to feed non-vegetarian food to brahmins? I do not wish to be a sinner. Initially, I was perplexed, but later I found her rules to be rather endearing. It seems, unbeknown to me, my mom too had kitchen rules of her own. KR IRS 6822 On Sat, 6 Aug 2022 at 06:22, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 < [email protected]> wrote: > CULTURAL QA 08-2022-06 > > *BEING A COMPILATION THERE MAY BE ERRORS* > > Q1 How many engines does a bullet train have? > > A1 Nicholas Stone; Life long passenger. Life long relationship > with trains. Jul 20 > > Also known as shinkansen, the Japanese bullet trains have an innovative > traction system. > > *Traditionally, a passenger train would have a locomotive (engine)* > providing the motive power hauling attached carriages. 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Are they bad for > you? > > A3 Lucia Garcia, Worked at Hospitals Wed > > Apples ripen every autumn, and *with the help of preservation technology, > apples can be eaten all year round.* > > Apple seeds are not recommended when eating apples because apple seeds > contain a plant compound called amygdalin. > > Amygdalin is part of the seed's chemical defense system and is converted > to cyanide in the body when the seeds are chewed and digested. > > Cyanide is highly toxic, it interferes with the oxygen supply to cells and > can cause death within minutes in high enough doses. > > However, the cyanide released by apple seeds is very small, and you need > to Eat About 150 to 200 Apple Seeds at a Time to Be Poisoned. > > *An average apple contains only about five to eight seeds, and even if a > few apple seeds are eaten by mistake, there will be no symptoms of > poisoning* > > Q4 What would happen if I left a ceiling fan on (non-stop) for 2 > years? > > A4 Ganga Shankar, Worked at Tech Mahindra (2014–2017)5y > > *The fan would be designed for x amount of operational time*. By you > achieving that x amount of operation time faster than intended, the fan > would not work as intended after that x amount of time. > > *But you won’t be able to run it nonstop for 2 years. the motors and > bearings aren’t designed for such abuse load and heat* > > *My note- I recollect the incident of fire in Trivandrum secreteriet by > running an old fan over night about three months back or so, forgot to > switch OFF after staff left.* > > Q5 Which food tastes better when it is consumed a day or two > later? > > A5 Seetaraman Vishwanath Iyer,Specialist by profession, voracious > reader by choice Mon > > We have *this habit of putting water in leftover rice for the night in a > mudpot we have at home, the rice gets well fermented during the night* > > *And then Mom removes little bit of water and adds* either buttermilk or > curd to this rice and also add little bit of salt, green chillies, ginger, > onions chopped into fine pieces and mixing the entire thing together > > You can keep the consistency as per your convenience, It can be either > smooth or watery and it will go well with your taste buds. > > *And the best part is we don't use artificial* refrigeration to keep this > cool instead put a wet, damp cloth to keep the mud vessel chilled > > We have it when it's finely chilled and my Mom calls it by it's local > name, Neeragaram > > On special occasions, Neeragaram is consumed with interesting sides of > fried curd chillies or shallot onions. > > *This is one of the best foods to have for the hot summers to cool down > the heat from your body This* Neeragaram often gives me the village life > vibes because it is also the food many farmers across Tamil Nadu consume > after a hard hot day at the fields. > > *The rice can be kept in the water for one or two days as per your > convenience* so that the rice becomes well fermented and the taste gets > well enhanced. You should try this at your home too. > > *My note- The present day chemical manure used* rice may give foul smell 2 > nd day, if at all kept in fridge. We give to cows. > > Another point which came to my mind is old rice is *Patthu.* Normally > Brahmins will not use it. Especially orthodox. I just had discussion of > it with one member, I thought of putting in group now. > > Q6 What are the reasons for a ceiling fan failing to work? > > A6 RP Deshpande, B.Tech (Hon), Elec., F.I.E from I IT BOMBAY > (Graduated 1966)2y > > *The capacitor in auxiliary winding of fan has deteriorated and its value > has gone down too low* or has become open circuits, to be of any use, or > it may have burnt. > > *If the capacitor does not work, a single phase split-*phase capacitor > run motor cannot start without capacitor, but can run at some low speed > (mostly with humming noise) if rotated by mechanical jerk in any direction. If > it runs this way, the motor can burn out. You must get the capacitor > replaced with same rating, and the fan will run properly. > > Q7 Why are caves mostly found in Maharashtra? > > A7 Asmaka (अश्मक).Interested in history, Jul 24 > > *There are approximately 1,500 rock-cut caves in India, of which “70-80%" > are in Maharashtra mainly because of the mighty Sahyadri mountain range.* > > Pandavleni Caves Bhaja Caves > > These volcanic rocks are good for carving. The trade routes wound through > the Western Ghats. Most of the caves are along the trade routes. > > *Many Scholars believe that the traders would keep their luggage at the > base and spend the night in a cave*. Almost all caves have water tanks or > cisterns carved in the rocks. *The volcanic rock of the Sahyadris is > porous, so from the top of the mountain, the water would percolate to the > rocks below.* > > Those 2nd century B.C. architects knew how to catch the stream. There are > huge tanks that have water for the whole year. Even when there is drought > outside, these water tanks never dry and that is true even today > > Q8 How do you know if a tomato is ready to eat? > > A8 Brock Pan-Yellow, SVP Vegetation Management at my backyard > garden (25 years)Updated Jul 14 > > *Easy. Wait till it turns red.* > > *But that might not work if you grow Green Giant heirloom tomatoes.*They > stay green when ripe. And they taste altogether different from any stage > of red tomato. These are not what you use for “fried green tomatoes”. > That’s made from unripe red tomatoes that haven’t yet developed enough > sugar. > > Green Giant is both sour and sweet. Your mouth and eyes won’t believe each > other when you bite into it. > > So how do you know if a tomato is ripe, like for real? *The best way is > to feel the tomato*. If it’s a bit soft, it’s ready to eat. Too firm, and > it’s still growing. > > After you’ve grown heirlooms for a few years, you start to see when each > individual variety is ready. But the firmness test is fail-safe. > > *BONUS: Cherokee Green is another green-when-ripe tomato. Slice it open, > the meat is lime green.* > > Way sweeter than it looks. Your heirloom garden is not complete without at > least one green tomato plan > > Q9 Why are all dogs banned from Antarctica since April 1994? > > A9 Lois L. Kersey,Wed > > In the past it was common practice to bring dogs to Antarctica. *The dogs > served as draft animals and helped transport supplies and equipment*. > Dogs made it possible to get around efficiently on the frozen continent. > They were reliable and important to the well-being of many expedition > members, who enjoyed playing and talking with them. > > *As early as 1898-1900, Norwegian polar explorer Carsten Borchgrevink took > 90 dogs to Antarctica.* When Roald Amundsen conquered the South Pole in > 1911, he brought approximately 98 dogs to that continent. *Unfortunately, > most of these dogs were slaughtered and used as food for other dogs and > humans*. Only eleven dogs returned from the South Pole. Later expeditions > also used dogs, even after using tracked vehicles. > > *In 1994 the Antarctic Environmental Protection Protocol was ratified. > Paragraph 15 of the Protocol states that dogs cannot be introduced because > of the risk of bringing infections*, specifically because distemper (a > disease of dogs) could potentially spread from dogs to native Antarctic > seals. > > Q10 Ever wonder why the ceiling fans spin slow in the summer > and very fast in the winter? > > A10 Krishna Reddy, Former Retired Assistant Engineer in HMT Ltd. 2y > > *Not all the time, but during peak load hours, the speed of the ceiling > fan gets reduced as the input supply voltage will be less* due to the > peak load on the distribution transformer in that area. *During summer > season maximum consumers puts on the AC’s, chiller units, and refrigerators > will be continuously gets on and off to keep up the set temperature*. And > during summer season the hot air available in the room go to the top roof > and ceiling fan blades face more pressure of the air when flows from bottom > to top of the room. Due to the above reasons the ceiling fan runs slow when > compared to the winter season. > > *All the above QA are from Quora website on 05-08- 2022. * > > *Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers .* > > *Compiled **and posted by R. 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