Annamma Pulivelil wishes happy Christmas to all its viewers. Annammachedathi started her cookery channel on YouTube that has completed one year, with 8.5 lakh of subscribers, and is a great success.
Who is Annamma Pulivelil
Annamma Pulivelil is a seventy-eight-old lady from Nadavayal, in the Wayanad district of Kerala. She started a cooking channel on YouTube and shared all her recipes, presentation style, and her warm smile in a chatta mundu (traditional Christian women’s appetizer in Kerala) took away the heart of people to a great level.
Back from her journey to Kaippuzha in the district of Kottayam from which she comes, at a YouTubers meeting, the septuagenarian was congratulated for being the oldest YouTuber in the state.
At this age, Annamma Pulivelil is a model for inspiration for many people who have saved our traditional dishes with new fusion.
What made Annamma Pulivelil famous?
Annamma Pulivelil can prepare food quickly and shared her recopies on how to prepare non-vegetarian food at home in Kottayam. On Christmas, she shared her special recipe with a happy Christmas message. However, in Wayanad, on Christmas night, they made kappa biryani (tapioca mashed and mixed with beef). On Christmas Day, the Kozhi and pidi is a must as per tradition in Kerala and chicken is a must. Then she has also shared the recipe for making kallappam, beef curry, and so on many other dishes. With her son, Babu Stephen Pulivelil, Annamma cooks all recopies on her channel.
The duo of Annamma and her son was brought into the limelight by their neighbor and vlogger, Sachin Thankachan. He had a YouTube channel and looked out to show a single dish for an elderly Christian lady. He made Annammachedathi make fish curry, which was liked by a huge fan among those who viewed his channel. After seeing the popularity then Annamma stated her cooking channel that got huge love from people all over the world.
Sachin adds that before she faced the camera Annamma didn’t need guidance and was very confident. There is no script and she just goes with the rhythm, laughs, and cracks while making a video. The videos are taken behind the house of Annamma.
The Annamma and her son also prepare snacks and savory items, as well as non-vegetarian dishes (sea fish, chicken, and beef). Every month, Sachin says, a minimum of 15 videos are uploaded to their channel. There were also lacquers of views in Annamma’s personal life and she is getting loved by people of all ages.
How Annamma Pulivelil started her cooking journey
Annamma chedathi started hercooking as a part of her normal life. From the age of nine, she started cooking. She used to take care of her eight brothers, seven of whom were younger than her, Annamma chedathi needed to leave school because of family issues. Annamma chedathi moved to Wayanad when she was 18 years old after marriage.
She cooked for 11 years as a mother of six children in a home shelter. Annamma shared the memories of an organic process when her family and friends gush about her kitchen. For so many years, she has been doing this but no one recognized but after the popularity, she was appreciated for her deeds.
A deeper look at Annamma chedathi life
Annamma and Babu displayed artifacts that are also not common. Babu, a hotel management diplomat shared his experience of having been working on a base camp for the American military in Kuwait, and later in Iraq. So he also knows various kinds of cuisine. He was called when tourists call for variation, and ammachi is always keen to produce them which made their Jodi a great success. They have shared the recipe of rendered paneer masala and rasagulla and gulab jamun for Deepavali that gathered huge love from the audience.
Sachin also informed during an interview that after each video is uploaded, Annamma views the count of her subscribers and the likes she gets. After the youtube channel, she got love from all over the world and they call her and she speaks to everyone patiently. She is such a kind and sweet lady that thinks she’s got more than 8.5 lakh kids now.
Source: Times Applaud
