Pulses & vegetables

Pulinkari / Pulittakkari

Also called Pulinkari; Pulittakkari; sour curry.

Historical

A medieval sour-curry category showing the meal-like complexity of temple naivedyam.

What goes into it

Tamarind/sour base
vegetables/spices depending on recipe

How it is made

A sour curry component documented in medieval temple meal inscriptions.

Exact temple kitchen formulae — the dittam — are not reproduced here unless the temple has published them. What is described is the culinary family, not a temple’s working recipe.

Where it is offered

This is a culinary family found widely across South Indian temple and household worship rather than one tied to a single temple in this reference. Its region is recorded as Tamil Chola inscriptional tradition.

History and evidence

It appears in the historical and inscriptional record under the name Pulinkari; Pulittakkari.

Earliest documentation: Chola period.

This entry is historical. It is attested in the record but is not presented here as a current temple offering. Where an inscriptional term is a ritual service category rather than a single dish, the inscriptional terms list says so.

Dietary note

Recorded as Yes in the tradition described.

This is informational, never a guarantee. Temple kitchens change formulations, use shared equipment and follow their own Āgamic rules. If an allergy matters to you, ask the temple directly.

Source

Primary reference for this entry · Documented · confidence High
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/327565233_Jewels_Set_in_Stone_Hindu_Temple_Recipes_in_Medie

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