A relatively quick and easy side dish gravy recipe from my Mom’s Kitchen !. This one used to be our go-to side dish for rice, back in my childhood days. The sour taste of the Tamarind blended with the aroma and taste of coconut makes Thenga Puli a perfect accompaniment […]
Cheera Aviyal is a nutritious side dish made with spinach, and your choice of vegetables and coconut masala. In this preparation I used a mix of both Red Spinach and Swiss Chard. Though the choice of additional vegetables we can have is that we use in the traditional Aviyal recipe, the […]
Pomfret (Avoli/ആവോലി) is one of the most sought fish in south India. Its is very popular in high quality sea food recipes because of its white flesh and non-fishy flavor. Black and white pomfrets are very common in sea-food markets and both tastes pretty much the same. I used fresh […]
A very traditional prawn preparation from Kerala village cuisines. In this recipe podi Konchu (small prawns) is prepared in a semi-thin masala gravy enriched with the sour taste of tamarind, tomato or mango (or a mix of all). Konchu puli is one of the tastiest accompaniments for dry tapioca (unakka […]
Kerala Kadala Curry – a delicious accompaniment for multiple Kerala breakfast dishes. The recipe is a spicy blend of Kadala (Black Channa) with fried coconut masala and spices. Kadala curry goes well with popular breakfast dishes like Appam, Puttu, Idiappam or Dosa.
Vazhakka (Green/Raw Banana), is a very good source of dietary fibres and known for its weight loss benefits. It is a key ingredient for Kerala meal dishes like Aviyal, Sambar and also for special side dishes like Raw Banana Puttu. In this recipe I share the step by step procedure […]
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