Saturday, September 19, 2009
അഷ്ടമുടി - Ashtamudi Kayal
പുള്ളി കുയില്, കാക്ക കുയില് / Female koel
Kuyil കുയില്, Pullikuyil പുള്ളി കുയില്, Kakkakuyil കാക്ക കുയില് . Female is brown spotted and barred with white. Found in lightly wooded country and cultivation in the Indian subcontinent.
മസാല ദോശ - Masala Dosa
Dosa is a very popular and essential part of the menu in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
ചെമ്പരത്തി പൂവ് - Shoe flower/ White Hibiscus
Chemparuthi ചെന്പരുത്തി . This is a single layered hibiscus found in many hues in various parts of
Coconut flowers : കേരവൃക്ഷം
Flowers/buds of a coconut palm (chotta) . The coconut tree is called thengu തെങ്ങ്, or Kera Vriksham കേരവൃക്ഷം
Mango Flowers
Flowers of a mango tree in bloom.The tree is maavu and the fruitname is manga, shortened from maavin-kai. The tree has the botanical name "Mangifera Indica" in the Anacardiaceae family
Kallu Shap - കള്ള് ഷാപ്പ്
Kallu Shap at the Thirumullavarom beach, Kollam, Kerala. Kallu is a drink fermented from coconut palm sap