Comments on: Mistress of Spices – Teppal or Tirphal

By: Pam

Pam — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:24:40 +0000

Could anyone Pleeeeaaaase give me the manglorean recipe for a baby (talak) chicken soup which is made for women after confinement – giving birth to a baby. It is called Talka so soup.

By: Takloo

Takloo — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 08:22:09 +0000

I just bought a bottle at
http://www.penzeys.com/
since they have a store just down the road from me in LA.

It’s called Szechuan peppercorn. I chewed on half a peppercorn and it left the tip
of the tongue numb like getting a shot of Novocain. I’m looking forward to making
something with it and chinese five spice powder. It definitely something to experiment
with. Maybe mixed with Thai chilli which hits the back of the tongue.

BTW – Penzey’s is great – even though their curry powders are five times the price
of what you’d pay for at an Indian grocery store they are worth it because the quality is
top notch and they have really done their homework in researching the right mix of spices.

By: Dr.vinod.shet

Dr.vinod.shet — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:01:55 +0000

A very rare spices available in costal reagion of karnataka n maharastra. very fragrant after fully ripenened and dried. in kokan area its used in all most all fish recepies. In very small quantity it gives good taste. A good appetiser,digestive, wormicidal medicinal properties. Paste of dried fruit can be applied over fore head in headache in small amount.

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