8 Kitchen Items That You Will Typically Find In A Malayali Household

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1. Idiyappam Pathram

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2. Puttu Kutti

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3. Ammikal/Arakkal

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4. Unniyappa Chatti

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5. Mun chatti

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6. Uruli

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7. Cherava

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8. Palappam Chatti

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