Purnapolika, Purna-polika, Pūrṇapolikā: 1 definition
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Purnapolika means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Dietetics and Culinary Art (such as household cooking)
Source: Shodhganga: Dietetics and culinary art in ancient and medieval IndiaPūrṇapolikā (पूर्णपोलिका) refers to a type of sweet dish, as described as described in the 17th century Bhojanakutūhala (dravyaguṇāguṇa-kathana), and is commonly found in literature dealing with the topics of dietetics and culinary art, also known as Pākaśāstra or Pākakalā.
(Ingredients of Pūrṇapolikā): samita, jaggery and dal.
(Cooking instructions): Make a thin cake of samita with the filling of jaggery and dal. This sweet preparation is called pūrṇapoḷikā. It is a popular sweet dish famous in the name puran poḷi in Maharashtra. Poḷi or boḷi is now also familiar in South India. Here it is interesting to note that in the work Wings of fire, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam (former president of India) states that his mother prepare twelve verities of ‘puran poḷi’.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
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