Comments on: Mistress of Spices – Teppal or Tirphal

By: mahek

mahek — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:46:56 +0000

hi
I have linked your post for teepal to my post so that bloggers can get information from your blog… I hope its ok with you…
Thanks…

By: Binny

Binny — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:47:19 +0000

Yes Triphal or Teppal is Szechwan pepper can be found in the oriental stores I beleive- again I will have to check myself. Also called Japanese pepper, Neplai Timur, Marathi Triphal. I don’t know the botanical name…but a great spice and very distint and a fabulous flavour to foods – a friend introduced me to Triphal and I just crazy about the flavour it brings out to fish curry

By: Deepa V Bhat, KPC Kadra

Deepa V Bhat, KPC Kadra — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 18:07:03 +0000

I wud like2 write abt the medicinal values of teppal, which iv read from various websites.
its aromatic numbing taste is ofcourse mouthwatering. but u shud kno that itz helpful in curing caugh, cold, it reduces vomiting, it kills tapeworms in the stomach, it is also applied in the area of pain as it is said to numb the pain effect.

By: Nagesh Kaikini

Nagesh Kaikini — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 08:47:07 +0000

Am from Bangalore since 1970 and close to all konkanis (coastal karnataka). No, Teppal/Tirphal etc ARE NOT AVAILABLE IN BANGALORE. We get it from Mangalore,Karwar etc. from friends; also from Shirali which we/friends visit often.

This fruit is indegenous to Konkan (south of Mumbai,) costal place; Goa and mostly North/South kanara. Possibly, Konkanis who migrated to Kerala from Mangalore/Udupi etc. must be using it.

By: soukhya

soukhya — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:54:45 +0000

In malawani we called tirphalhe…….

By: shruthi

shruthi — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 05:51:03 +0000

Hey hi Shilpa!
ive heard alot about this spice and happen to have eaten it sometime back and liked the distinct aroma of it.
Can you help me out as to where i can find this spice in bangalore? Is it called Kamtekai by any chance?

Shilpa: I don’t know if it is available in Bangalore. As far as I know, Kamtekayi and teppal are not same (not sure).

By: shalini alvares,doha-qatar

shalini alvares,doha-qatar — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 19:59:37 +0000

hi
This is my first ever site i visited n its amaging.All ur dishes r perfect,without any doubt.
I just wanted to tell u about Tirfal this is what Goans call it,im a goan but married a Mangalorean so i would like to tell u dat dis spice is used mainly in goan dishes like macarel n sardine curry, n in mangalore some people dont even know this spice.So m sorry to say dat dis spice is originated from goa n not Karnataka

Shilpa: Shalini, yes, tirphal is popular is Goa too. But it is very popular in some parts of Karnataka also. It may not be very known to Mangalore(I am not sure abt that), but at our place, which is also a part of Karnataka, it is very popular. I don’t know the origin of this spice or where all it is available, I have just mentioned where I have found it

By: Ashwini

Ashwini — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 05:23:47 +0000

some one I finally found writing about “tirfal”. It was the most hateful thing when we were small, but now it gives its “delicious” aroma from dals to curries…your blogs are truely good. they prompt me to try out more and more stuff

By: Sahana

Sahana — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 17:11:40 +0000

Hi,
Thank u very much for giving information about Teppal. Am from coastal karnataka but now staying at bangalaore and miss all dishes which are there in ur site. But somehow i get inspiration to prepare some of them here at home whenever i visit ur website. We call Teppal as Jummina Kaayi in kannada. Always when i go to my mom’s place amma packs a few dried bunches of Teppal.
U r doing a good job..keep posting.
And am very much thankful to u.
Happy New Year 2009
best
sahana

By: Purnima V. Andar

Purnima V. Andar — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 20:02:41 +0000

I tried to buy teppal in all the Indian stores around Pleasanton/Dublin/Oakland/Fremont in the Bay area but failed. Could someone please advise where I could buy this spice. In Marathi it is called Tirpal and I used to buy it from Thakurs in Matunga (West) in Mumbai.

Shilpa: As far as I know, it is not available in US. But one of my friends told me there is few shops which sell teppal, but its very rare.