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Pesaha appam

Pesaha appam and Pesaha milk made during Holy WeekbyChristiansofKerala, India.

Alternative names

Kurishappam

Serving temperature

Dinner^[1]

Main ingredients

Rice batter

Variations

Palappam (fermented bread for festivities and other days)

Other information

Cultural cuisine of the Nasrani

Media: Pesaha appam

Pesaha Appam of another variant.

Pesaha appamorKurisappam^[1] is a firm rice cake made by the Christians of Kerala, India, to be served on the night of Maundy Thursday (Pesaha).^[1] It is made from rice batter like palappam,^[2] but is not fermented with yeast in its preparation.^[3] A cross is made using the palm leaves from Palm Sunday, and placed in the middle of the batter.^[3]^[4]

Background[edit]

The Pesaha celebration of Christians falls on Western Maundy Thursday and lasts for a single day.^[5]^[6]^[7] Traditionally, Pesaha appam is served in a ceremonial manner at night in Christian households across Kerala.^[8] The head of the family cuts the appam, dips it in paalukurukku (syrup) or Pesaha pal (coconut milk), and serves it to the other family members.^[2]^[8] The brown palkurukku is made mainly using jaggery and coconut milk. The meal also includes small banana variants in Kerala such as poovan pazham or njalipoovan pazham.^[1] Some families^[who?] have the custom of singing traditional Kerala Nasrani Christian songs during this meal.^[9]

The Pesaha appam is said to have been derived from traditional Jewish matza.^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]^[8]^[16] Like matza, it is prepared without yeast.

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Pesaha of Mar Thoma Nasranis". Nasrani Foundation. Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.

^ ^a ^b Amprayil, Kuruvilla Cherian (16 March 2008). "Kerala Nazranee Pesaha Receipes [sic]". Nasrani Syrian Christians Network. Retrieved 22 August 2009.

^ ^a ^b "Pesaha Appam and pal, the toast of Holy Thursday". Manorama. Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.

^ "Pesaha Appam". Mathrubhumi. Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.

^ Nagarajan, Saraswathy (30 March 2021). "'Pesaha' appam is a must on Maundy Thursday in many Christian households in Kerala". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 21 June 2021.

^ Waring, Olivia (29 March 2018). "What is Pesaha Appam and why is it eaten on Maundy Thursday?". Metro. Retrieved 21 June 2021.

^ "പെസഹാ അപ്പം വീട്ടില്‍ തയ്യാറാക്കാം". Mathrubhumi. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.

^ ^a ^b ^c Koder S. "History of the Jews of Kerala". The St. Thomas Christian Encyclopaedia of Indial ed. G. Menachery, 1973.

^ Chummar Choondal (1983) Christian folk songs, Kerala Folklore Academy pp 33-64

^ Menachery, G., ed. (1973) The St. Thomas Christian Encyclopedia of India, B. N. K. Press, vol. 2, ISBN 81-87132-06-X, Lib. Cong. Cat. Card. No. 73-905568; B. N. K. Press

^ Menachery, G. (ed.) (1982) The St. Thomas Christian Encyclopedia of India, B. N. K. Press, vol. 1;

^ Menachery, G. (ed.) (1998) The Indian Church History Classics, Vol. I, The Nazranies, Ollur, 1998. ISBN 81-87133-05-8.

^ Podipara, Placid J. (1970) The Thomas Christians. London: Darton, Longman and Todd, 1970. (is a readable and exhaustive study of the St. Thomas Christians.)

^ Leslie Brown, (1956) The Indian Christians of St. Thomas. An Account of the Ancient Syrian Church of Malabar, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1956, 1982 (repr.)

^ Thomas Puthiakunnel, (1973) "Jewish colonies of India paved the way for St. Thomas", The Saint Thomas Christian Encyclopedia of India, ed. George Menachery, Vol. II. Trichur.