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Discuss: Why Kerala dishes are prepared using more coconuts |
Posted Date: 09 May 2010 Posted By:: Mohamed Salim Member Level: Silver Member Rank: 69 Points: 1
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This thread is to discuss the opinion poll topic 'Why Kerala dishes are prepared using more coconuts'.
Not only Keralites one third of the people from all over the world consume coconut.
This is growing everywhere in the tropical region.
Coconut is highly nutritious and rich in fiber, vitamins, and minerals. It is classified as a "functional food"
It's scientific a name is Cocos nucifera.The origin of coconut tree is not exactly known. Many believe it is originated from Ganges Delta.
The sailors of Vasco da Gama brought THENGA to Portugal. A dehusked thenga resembles a face of a ghost because of three eye on it. They called it Coco.
When this Coco reached England it became Coconut tree.
Sanskrit it is known as Kalpa vriksha.
Marco polo named it as Nux Indica.
Arabs called it Jauz-al-Hindi
Spanish explorers called it Coco - means monkey face and nucifera means nut-bearing.
Keralam is the only place (Kera+Alam) in the world knowing on in the name of Coconut tree.
Kerala is God's Own Country. Because of goodness of the Thenga it is naturally God's own nut.
Coconyt provides many health benefits beyond its nutritional content. Coconut oil has healing properties far beyond that of any other dietary oil. It used in traditional medicine among all coconut growing countries and in Ayurveda.
Coconut tree is also known as "The Tree of Life."
Coconut is used to treat a wide variety of health problems associated with illness like abscesses, asthma, baldness, bronchitis, bruises, burns, colds, constipation, cough,
dropsy, dysentery,earache,fever,flu, gingivitis, gonorrhea,irregular menstruation,jaundice,
kidney stones, lice,malnutrition,nausea, rash, scabies, scurvy,skin infections, sore throat,
swelling,syphilis, toothache,tuberculosis, tumors, typhoid,ulcers, upset tomach,weakness,
and wounds.
Nutritive Values : Per 100 gm. Of Coconut
Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)
Energy 350 kcal 1480 kJ
Calcium 14 mg 1%
Carbohydrates 15.23 g (- Sugars 6.23 g - Dietary fibre 9.0 g)
Fat 33.49 g (- saturated 29.70 g - monounsaturated 1.43 g- polyunsaturated 0.37 g)
Folate (Vit. B9) 26 µg 7%
Iron 2.43 mg 19%
Magnesium 32 mg 9%
Niacin (Vit. B3) 0.54 mg 4%
Pantothenic acid (B5) 0.300 mg 6%
Phosphorus 113 mg 16%
Potassium 356 mg 8%
Protein 3.3 g
Riboflavin (Vit. B2) 0.02 mg 1%
Thiamin (Vit. B1) 0.066 mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.054 mg 4%
Vitamin C 3.3 mg 6%
Zinc 1.1 mg 11%
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#533 Author: annie varughese Member Level: Bronze Member Rank: 280 Date: 23/May/2010 Rating:  Points: 1 |
Coconut is used mainly in kerala dishes because it's grown abundantly & easily available & also it makes the food tasty.
| | #596 Author: Govind Kumar Member Level: Bronze Member Rank: 101 Date: 13/Jun/2010 Rating: Points: 2 |
I think its because we have a lot of coconut available in Kerela and its not only our cuisine that is based around coconut, we use coconut for a lot of things like oil and its shells
| #602 Author:  Sameera M Member Level: Gold Member Rank: 18 Date: 15/Jun/2010 Rating: Points: 0 |
coconut is commonly available. i think it is so.
| #635 Author:  T.M.Sankaran Member Level: Gold Member Rank: 25 Date: 16/Jun/2010 Rating: Points: 4 |
Coconut adds taste to many food items.In cooking this coconut plays a main role in Kerala because it is time tested and is available in most of the house gardens. Ayurveda suggests its use as a medicine in several cases, especially the oil extracted from coconut. People of Kerala apply coconut oil on head and body before taking bath.
Coconut tree is considered as Kalpa vriksham in Kerala. it provides everything people need. Everything from the coconut tree can be used for some purpose. No other tree is there like this.
T.M.Sankaran
Gold Member, SPK
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