I like to offer this piece of essay as a 'offering' ( Pooja) to all the Locally believed and Trusted Goddesses and Gods of our of our society. i like to note that well cleansed coconut is used in the offerings of goddesses and gods in Devala
i like to dedicate this piece of writing also for all hearts and minds of the people of our country because with out 'people' there is nothing you would see worth or the world will be an empty place
I
thought of exploring my today's thoughts towards the very scientific cocos nucifera and I promised myself not
to forget cashew nut at least at the beginning of this essay of mine.
Interesting
to know the brand and taste the flavours of choconuts made of coconuts and cookies
made of coconuts adding some cashew nuts? A biscuit may be made of mixing all
these together in a very proud way and sealed with the date of manufacture and
the date of expiry and send to many and every countries across all the
continents. This is not a dream that I saw yesterday that is what I see and
enjoy taste in real life. the true products of our own country.
Let me
talk a little on unforgettable ‘cashew nuts’.
A good
source of income and a must promote kind of a nut including coconut and cocoa
lets not forget that I know that you have not forgotten that.
I like
cocoa tree that is a very attractive tree compared to coconut and cashew. Uses
are different and purposes and occasions are different that is right. Before I
go in to coconut let me allocate some space for cashew nut, as I mentioned in
the earlier thoughts of this page.
Role
that the ‘Kaju kello’ ( I use this words with love and respect) of our economy is not doing a kaju kanawa
wage wedak’ it is not easy as eating ‘cashew’.
I am not going to say more about this because
my today’s topic is coconut. I am thinking of the ‘blocks of near by building
built few years back for promoting the business having I am sure a pure idea to
promote the business and also at the same time to give some shade and help for
the people involved in the business. I am telling you I like the buildings the
way they have built them, the styles etc. but thinking of the ‘uses’ of the
building unfortunately was a little bad idea to build them in that way.
The
road uses are generally busy. Some are in a real hurry, some others fighting
with time and work, moving fast for a purpose or an aim. So most of them have
no time and they sometimes forget their own aims and targets in life when they
see these ‘Kaju stalls that is a different story.
We
need to plan our things accordingly otherwise we will fail. If we not
think of following a proper plan in every development process Such similar
actions we take will only join the list of the failures of work’ and will stay
away from the ‘visible improvements of development of Kaju bisiness’, the
cashew business.
So to
catch the attention or the attraction of the customers you want we need to
fight and find a solution that will match all these choices and desires of the
people that you are aiming. How can we let the people or encourage them to come
near you and buy what they want. Need to think of some strategies in promoting
any business/industry private or public.
If you
build something away from the people’s vicinity
you are keeping the economy away from development and improvement and
also away from your vital customers the buyers/.
I am thinking sometimes we have the money and
resources but ‘using what we have in a proper way is important’. ‘Right thing
on a right place’, exact thing on a right place, those things are important.
Now
let’s refresh our mind with some ‘coconut or with a glass of kurumba’/pol wathura ( coconut water) a wood apple juice made adding some coconut milk for better absorbent purposes ( kurumba - the
immature fruit of coconut/the baby coconut)
what is your favorite cookies made of coconut or cocoanuts?
I shouldn’t have asked such a question actually
it is like asking which is better ‘Maliban or Munchee’ or including all other
our brands locally produce every thing are vital and we are proud to say that
all these are made in our country. And all these good and tastier eatables made in this soil they all ours.
Uses
of coconuts and choco nuts are different and unique. You can not do everything
with coconut or only with choconut or cashew nuts ( have you tasted Aluwa made
of adding cashew and rice flour?). All these things are different sweet meets
made following an unique recipes I believe.
Pol
sambole ………………
We
need chilli + lime+ garlic+ little piece of karapincha+ pepper+ salt+ green chilies
( some add) for a very tastier ‘pol sambole’ don’t add ginger you will get a
different taste if you add that. Forget ginger and add garlic.
So
this pol sambole is our way of meal component just try and see if you have not
got any chances to eat when you last visited our country. Try next time ok?
If I
am to follow ‘Nandanee Athukorala’s way of making pol sambole I will have to
add a little piece of lime skin to get a different taste bit of a bitter limy
taste.
If I am to forget her way of polsambole and
follow Dr PUblis’s way I just have to put all other things except what ‘Ms.
Athukorale’s way uses and follows. Anyways I do not know what is my way of
making a pol sambole No there is no my way here I use other’ s ways of making
pol sambol.
Will something like pol sambol get spoiled if
we follow everyone ‘s way of making it but there is a standard way I know that
too.
Aney
manda whether we can have this pol sambole with his way of kos kottu ? (Dr.
Publis Silva’s musical kottu) looked fantastic and colourful (‘Siyatha -Rasa
niwasa’)
It is
so great to feel the goodness of grated coconut.
Pol
gaana gaman kann epa hondada
Do not
eat coconut while you are grating coconut ok.
Even
without cooking that is eatable no harm at all but that it different alright.
Me ALUTH GEDARA’ kattiya ammata
pol ganna epa kiapu eka weradiy :) hello altuh gedara kattiya kohomada?
OYA KOHOMA OYA WIDIHATA
ANDUWADA MANDA MS RAMYA WANIGASEKERA?
THE
CURRENT OWNER OF KELANI PAALAMA MS RAMYA WANIGASEKARA I LIKE THE WAY YOU ACT IN
THIS TELE –DRAMA ‘ALUTH GEDARA’
Coconut
IS for all cooking abilities and is a solution for all cooking issues but I
admit that you need to know the technique of using ‘coconut in a standard way’
cooking is an art so I like to add that it is worth learning ‘how to use
coconut in cooking in a artistic way’?
Everything
is usable most of the things are eatable, from top to bottom usable and
advisable.
Top
for roofing even the top does not mind using this for roofing. How do I know
you might think yes you are rightI DO NOT KNOW but I guessed. I should have used the word ‘some’.
I don’t think that ‘polathu’top class roofing option because you
need to change it from time to time lasting period is shorter compared to other
products. Obviously.
Louma
kole pol aththada kesel koleda? What is
the biggest leaf is it the cocnut or the banana leaf ?
If you try to answer this question without
thinking properly and carefully forgetting the meaning of the question asked,
the shape and sizes of the coconut leaf. You will end up answering a wrong way.
It is little difficult for me to explain
some of the ‘questions asked in sinhala language adding some locality because
some things are very much localized I should say. This is a question for ‘all
who wants to be a millionaire?’
Understanding
better roofing one needs to consult a good ‘basunnehe’ qualified or one who
uses talents by experience or born talents.
Pol
lee, pol athu who can come to compete with me to weave a branch of coconut?
That
was one of the old time roofing of my kind house of old days. Cadjan.
Pol
leli ( coconut husks),Pol kola ( coconut leaf),Pol hanasu ( the little bit
curved part that protect the baby coconuts when they are too small to join the
society), Kurumbatti ( the tiny and the very preliminary age/period of coconut)for
kids to create sewing machines for play
Kurumba
( kurumba you will find this in between the period of immaturity and maturity
period of a coconut) for refreshment
Iratu
for idala ( broom making) for sweeping purposes in and out of the premises of
your houses ‘ ilapatha’ is something
that we make taking straight away the in
between part of the coconut leaf. Here we do not use any hand stick like we use
in standard brooms you need to bend a little towards the earth and sweep if you
prefer to use ‘ilapatha’
Before
I get the ilapatha can you clean the kitchen old time, sweet ways of
threatening daughters, (punishing) when
they look little lazy and avoid doing any household cleaning tasks.
Ilapatha
( the inner part of the coconut leaf this generally strengthen the leaf of the
coconut staying in between as a supporter, a bunch of these things will create
a fairly good cleaning equipment that loves generally the goma polowa- tiled
with cow-dung ( in the ancient kitchens
this was not strange to see- I am sure that it has not totally vanished or had disappeared
from some of the village kitchen
departments even nowadays)
‘Pol
mudu’- the outer thread/strings kind of thing that are visible in between the
hard cover of the coconut and the outer part/the husk still use for cleaning
you do not need to use it for days and
days just for few cleaning times and can throw it away.
Pol
katta/the hard cover or ‘the protector of the inner part that we use for
cooking’ is for many purposes such as ‘pol katu isthirikke’-old time old irons
favorites of older generations could not do without. Now some use this part
aslo use for ‘jewelry making or crafting’, salt keeping containers, pol katu hendi/spoons .
Pol
athu/cadjan weving was a yesterday’s kind of good sources of income .
The
joining or the connecting part of the branch with the main tree - Polpithi also can be used not only for fire wood also
for kids to play as cricket piththa/ bat
Pol
toddy – toddy made of coconut ( not aware of the processing of toddy)
Pol
mal ( the flowery part)– use for many purposes for thowil pawil, ( some of the
ways of local healing systems for some ailments related to one’s mental
health)
Wandana
gamanedi –when there hang this ‘pol malak’ before the vehicle before set out
for any pilgrimage
Pol
gaha aparada karanne neha (saying) there is an old saying that ‘the coconut
tree does not contribute to any of the crimes’
Kohubath – fertilizer let’s start some vegetable
cultivation as advised and directed by Mr. Udaya of Rividina arunella/National
television- jaathika rupavahini
Pol
wathu some use as wealth indicators
Pol
lorry ( the lorry full of coconuts comes to jubilee junction every Saturday and
on every Tuesdays he sells coconut for cheap price (laabeta pol)
Coconut
oil/pol thel- the best oil treatment for all ailments, the headaches
coppara lanterns in a parade used in the ancient time ( still using) guided as a lantern who show you the way to proceed.
do not forget that for some coconut related
business are their main sources income including ‘plucking coconut’ this was
mainly in the past but I am sure that if you go little interior this can be a
commonly seen thing.
Gedi siyayak bima demmath
appachchita eka gediyai
Api rakenne a pol wikunalai
handiye
These are some lines of a song sung by MY ALL TIME FAVORITE NONE CAN MATCH OR COMPETE WITH
GENUINE VOCALIST WE HAVE MS NANDA MALINI
- Special thanks to my lovely nangi ............... and to the internet for the picture courtecy
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