Mor kulambu is an authentic lunch menu of South India. Of course it has its own unique tastes. Not sure if I had eaten in my childhood days. But I am sure I started liking it since 2003 for sure.
I used to wonder if eating a food at certain places makes impact in our life this much. It is very true that certain food tastes never goes out of our memory. For example I still remember the days I tasted Michael's ice cream shop at the corner of road opposite to arch entrance of trichy chinna kadai veethi. There we used to have vannila icecream for Rs.2 and fruits salad for RS.2.50. the taste of that ice cream is still on my tongue as memories.
Same way panakalkandu milk shop which opens especially in the evenings of andal veethi is also one among my favorites as we used to have that whenever there is teppam festival. Especially loved and enjoyed walking on chinna kadai veethi before day of Diwali to purchase and do window shopping. Certain childhood memories are so fresh even today.
In college days there was another icecream shop sea Kings on the same parallel back side road where icecream tastes very superb especially Rocky road for RS.14 at that time for affordable cost and tastes ultimately.One of my favorite pass time with my friends during my college days.Even after marriage me and my DH visited that shop once to taste it. Waiting for right time to go with my kids one time.
Coming to mor kulambu part, I happened to visit Maya mess for taking lunch in 2003 with my family after a long time. After our long tour to many places of course temple visits we reached trichy to see Rock fort temple. As our native is trichy we had visited Rock fort temple multiple times, me and my younger sister are fastest climbers as we used to walk and climb rockfort and return back by 8,to taste our mom's kolukattai for vinayagar chathurthi.
After moving to Chennai from 2001 we didn't get a chance to go there, after my elder sister got married we all planned for temple visit and finally reached trichy to see rockfort. We were all very hungry as there was no proper food as we traveled many places before we reached trichy. We reached Maya mess as food tastes good there.
We all sat for our lunch. We all were served food in banana leaf. As we were hungry we all ate well. Finally when we were served mor kulambu that time I avoided but my father told me to give it a try as it tastes good here.Although I was not in a mood to eat, i just gave it a try. What a wonder it was so tasty treat I ever tasted.
I first saw bucket full of mor kulambu with light yellow colour. The colour was so appealing and its consistency was just perfect not too thick nor watery nor curdly.It tempted me to eat one more time. Usually adding white pumpkin makes the dish watery or lessen salt in the dish we use it. But it was perfectly blended with mor kulambu.That too eating it on banana leaf added more taste to it. All food items tastes yummy when we eat on banana leaf.It was a delightful memory.
Though I was not a big fan of mor kulambu I became so from then onwards. It made such a great impact on me so when ever I taste more kulambu or prepare it, that days memories flashes for a second,even today I prepared mor kulambu in my home and got reminded so finally ended up sharing, my memories…….
Also my mom's rasam is one of my favorite too, my mom used to say I don't like tiffin items at all especially idly and dosa are my greatest enemies,I used to eat only rice items more, so especially while eating my mom's made rasam I love it to eat without ghee to enjoy it's full taste and flavor….whatever food mom's do, we can always eat more.
Both my grandmother's are excellent Cooks am great fan of my mom's mother made snakeguard kuttu it always tastes ultimate.
My father's mom who is still active in this age does many dishes but her handmade thogaiyals are always yummy and tastes best.
To be contd……..😀
