Palappam
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Palappam or Paalappam – refers to the Nasrani
dish of fermented bread made with rice batter and coconut milk and hence the name Palappam (meaning milk bread). It is a staple diet and a cultural synonym of the Nasranis
of Kerala
in coastal south west India. The rice batter for palappam is made on a stone griddle and coconut milk with toddy is used for fermentation. The toddy used for fermentation of the milk bread or palappam yields it the name "Kallappam", (kall means toddy) while the rice batter and coconut milk gives a white colour to Palappam yielding to the name Vellayappam or white bread. The palappam is prepared in an appa kal (mould) and looks like a pancake. The Palappam of the Malabar Syriac Nasranis is derived from Jewish bread of the Malabar Jews.
The Cochin Jewish community from Kerala, South India calls its grain dish as Appam
The Palappam of the Syriac Malabar Nasranis is derived from the ancient bread of Jewish tradition. It has survived and continued as a tradition by the Nasranis that migrated to Kerala from the levant in the early days of Jewish Christianity . During Passover the Nasranis prepare bread without yeast in accordance with the Jewish commemoration of Pesahah or Passover. This unleavened bread is prepared only for Passover and is called as Pesaha Appam or Passover unleavened bread. This was also followed by the Malabar Yehuden or Malabar Jews of kerala.
Syrian Malabar Nasrani
The Syrian Malabar Nasrani people, also known as Saint Thomas Christians, "'Nasrani Mappila'" and Nasranis, are an ethnoreligious group from Kerala, India, adhering to the various churches of the Saint Thomas Christian tradition...
dish of fermented bread made with rice batter and coconut milk and hence the name Palappam (meaning milk bread). It is a staple diet and a cultural synonym of the Nasranis
Syrian Malabar Nasrani
The Syrian Malabar Nasrani people, also known as Saint Thomas Christians, "'Nasrani Mappila'" and Nasranis, are an ethnoreligious group from Kerala, India, adhering to the various churches of the Saint Thomas Christian tradition...
of Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
in coastal south west India. The rice batter for palappam is made on a stone griddle and coconut milk with toddy is used for fermentation. The toddy used for fermentation of the milk bread or palappam yields it the name "Kallappam", (kall means toddy) while the rice batter and coconut milk gives a white colour to Palappam yielding to the name Vellayappam or white bread. The palappam is prepared in an appa kal (mould) and looks like a pancake. The Palappam of the Malabar Syriac Nasranis is derived from Jewish bread of the Malabar Jews.
The Cochin Jewish community from Kerala, South India calls its grain dish as Appam
The Palappam of the Syriac Malabar Nasranis is derived from the ancient bread of Jewish tradition. It has survived and continued as a tradition by the Nasranis that migrated to Kerala from the levant in the early days of Jewish Christianity . During Passover the Nasranis prepare bread without yeast in accordance with the Jewish commemoration of Pesahah or Passover. This unleavened bread is prepared only for Passover and is called as Pesaha Appam or Passover unleavened bread. This was also followed by the Malabar Yehuden or Malabar Jews of kerala.