AmbiSwamy- A Tribute

I feel very sorry at the Sad demise of a very famous veteran in the field of catering Shri MSKrishnanIyer Popularly known as AmbiSwamy who was a specialist of preparing mouthwatering vegetarian dishes especially for The feasts of vegetarian Dishes for marriages in and around Thrissur & other places like Bombay,Chennai& Delhi. He used to prepare feast for marriages all over India.At least for the past 20 years he was doing this noble services for marriage functions. Swamy was 77 years& is survived by his wife seven sons& two Daughters. Last night was a fateful & Last night for Swamy.As usual Swamy gave all instructions forvthe feast of next day( 5th June)k&went to bed to take rest from a busy day.shortly after that he complained about Chest Pain& was taken to the West Fort high tech speciality hospital.but after some time he was declared dead around 11-30 PM. While I was in Bombay,once I had a chance to taste the food the Swamy had made during a marriage feast. Swamy was a specialist of making a sweet dish called "PALADA PRADHAMAN" which is considered to be a must for any marriage of south Indian style. "PALADA " is the exclusive material used as an ingredient in in the preparation of the dish apart from sweeteners like sugar,& ghee etc. The quality of the Dish depends upon making the material& particularly in the method of preparation of it. I was Tolstoy that Swamy used to make his own PALADA though it is available in the open market in plenty all over the world.the famous taste of PALADA PRADHAMAN depends upon the WAY IT IS PREPARED FOR WHICH Swamy was world famous. After adding the ingredients into boiled milk ,the substance is to be put in low flame on the stove and continuously stirred for long time until the white color of Milk is turned into Pink color.This process is called "Pal Kurukal" in Malayam.the original taste emerges only if this process is carried Out correctly. This needs continous supervision.it is here at this stage Swamy was considered as an expert. It is sometimes said as a joke in Thrissur seeing Swamy itself is enough for mouthwatering! Such was his ability to prepare " PALADA" Every one who has tasted his " PALADA PRADHAMAN" would remember him& the taste of his speciality Explaining the taste of PALADA in black & white or on a Computer screen is harmful for both as water is likely to spill out of mouth into the paper or the screen of the Computer. He was such a nice person that he was adored by everyone who had tasted his "PALADA" God has blessed him as he did not suffer at all towards his process of bidding farewell to this world. MAY GOD ALMIGHTY HELP AMBISWAMY'S SOUL REST IN ETERNAL PEACE! Sreedharan Mundanat 4th June 2012