The whole raw seeds of the cotton plant, soaked and ground to extract a rich, nutty plant milk. A traditional protein source in the Madurai and Cumbum valley areas of Tamil Nadu, used almost exclusively to make the sweet beverage paruthi paal.
Where it comes from
A traditional seed-milk ingredient of the Madurai and Cumbum valley area of Tamil Nadu.
In the kitchen
Soaked, ground, and strained into a sweet seed-milk beverage thickened and flavored with palm sugar, coconut, and spices.