Odiyal

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Odiyal
Pulukodiyal, boiled palmyra tuber
CourseSnack
Place of originIndia, Sri Lanka
Region or stateTamil Nadu, Sri Lanka
Main ingredientsPalmyra tuber
VariationsPulukodiyal, odiyal chip

Odiyal (Tamil: ஒடியல்) is a hard snack made from palmyra palm tubers (Palmyra sprouts). Generally, it is split in two and dried until it gets hard. Odiyal can be prepared in another form, called pulukodiyal [ta]. Pulukodiyal is prepared by boiling and then drying. It is used to produce Pulukodiyal flour.[1]

Odiyal is a main ingredient for some food products such as odiyal flour, odiyal chips, odiyal pittu, odiyal kool, Palm posha, etc.[2][3] It is a popular snack in the Jaffna peninsula.[4]

Research

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A study says that odiyal has carbohydrate, fibre, calcium, magnesium, iron, fat and protein in various levels. It has likely toxicity and it can be reduced by heating to 80 °C (176 °F) for 15 to 20 minutes.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "A Taste of 'Sweet' Success". UNDP. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  2. ^ "The essence of Jaffna". Ceylontoday. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Odiyal Flour Recipes". Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  4. ^ Recipes of the Jaffna Tamils: Odiyal Kool, Kurakkan Puttu, and All That. Orient Blackswan. 2003. p. 148. ISBN 9788125025023.
  5. ^ "Chemical composition of palmyrah (Borassus flabellifer) seed shoots – odiyal". Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  6. ^ "Hidden treasures of palmyrah". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). Retrieved 9 September 2015.
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