Thavala Vadai is a festive special fried snack dish prepared with mixed lentils, rice and coconut. This is another delicacy from the Chettinadu cuisine. The cooking steps are very similar to that we do for Masala Vadai (parippu vada) or Medu Vadai (Uzhunnu Vada), but the taste of the snack is different […]
Spinach is a nutrition filled leafy vegetable of Persian origin. Spinach-Dal curry also known as Moloshyam is a healthy spinach recipe and a wonderful side dish to go with rice or Roti. This creamy and thick consistency curry is packed with vibrant spices along with coconut and teeming with flavor.
Ela Ada (Valsan ), is a Traditional Kerala (South Indian) snack dish served on of Hindu festival occasions like Diwali & Karthika. It is made of rice dough, filled with a sweet mix of coconut and jaggery (brown sugar), flattened inside the leaf. It is then steam cooked. In this preparation, I […]
This is a South Indian stir fry preparation with the flower of Moringa (മുരിങ്ങ) along with scrambled eggs. Same like drumstick & drumstick leaves (Muringayila), its flower also contains plenty of vitamins, protein, calcium and potassium. It has lots of nutritional and medicinal values. I have couple of Moringa leaf […]
A taste that will take you back to the memories of childhood and village life…. Onion chutney- a spicy and tangy blend- is a very common quick make side dish for boiled Yucca and Tapioca. The recipe I share here is slightly different from the conventional one that uses Perl […]
A tasty way to prepare mezhukkupuratti/ മെഴുക്കുപുരട്ടി (stir fry) with Okra/Ladies/ വെണ്ടയ്ക്ക finger. A common problem while doing this preparation is that the fry becomes mushy that is not preferred by any. Follow this step-by-step recipe to prepare okra stir fry in dry form.
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