Bitter gourd (പാവയ്ക്കാ) as the name indicates, tastes pretty bitter in most of the regular preparations. I have shared a kitchedi recipe with bitter gourd previously, which deep fries the sliced bitter gourd, hence bitter free. In this recipe I share another preparation that also eliminates most of the bitter […]
Only recently realized that I am missing one of the most common side dish of South Indian Cuisines – The Sambar (സാമ്പാർ). This lentil-based vegetable stew is prepared as a semi-thick gravy dish with tamarind and a special masala mix. Sambar is popular in South Indian and Sri Lankan cuisines […]
Another Malabari Dum Biriyani recipe making the overall Biryani recipe count to six. Mutton Biryani is very special for Muslim cuisines especially for festival occasions and marriages. This recipe is the DUM biryani preparation enriched with seasoning to make this one dish rice based meal more delicious…
A spicy dish in authentic Kerala Style with chemmen (prawns) in well balanced flavors, Chemmen Roast (കൊഞ്ച് /ചെമ്മീൻ ഉലർത്തിയത് ) goes well with Kerala Boiled Rice and/or other main course dishes like chapattis or parotta. As like other roast recipes from Kerala cuisine, this can be served as a starter/”touchings” […]
Another thoran (poriyal) recipe from Kerala cuisine. Thoran preparations – finely chopped vegetable, sauté with grated coconut masala- are very common for Malayalee cuisines for daily meal as well as an unavoidable as a side dish to go in to the Sadya Vattam (Feast). Beatroot is very common vegetable used […]
Spinach is well known across the world for generations for its nutritious benefits. This leafy vegetable is an excellent source of Vitamins, minerals and dietary fiber and much more….You can see multiple ways to make use of spinach in diet, in cakes, salads, sweets, pies etc. Here is spinach preparation in […]
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