Papaya thoran is a traditionally a simple Kerala side dish recipe, that goes well with rice which can be made easily and faster. I tag this one to the healthy diet category because of its well-known health benefits. Papayas contain an enzyme called papain that aids digestion and also high in fiber […]
Challass (ചള്ളാസ്) is a typical side dish served for Cutlets in Kerala Cuisines. It is called with different names Challas /Sallas/Sarlas based on location and people. This is delicious and very easy to make side dish is also a perfect combination with Biriyani and also sometimes served as an […]
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.
Kara Sev (Kara Seva) is a spicy-hot variant of the kerala snack dish, madhura seva (മധുര സേവ). Kara Sev, where “Kara” denotes “heat /spicy” in Tamil and “Sev“ is referrers to fried noodles made from flour. The spice-heat in this dish comes from Pepper which is the key ingredient, along with besan and […]
Jackfruit seeds comes as a byproduct while jack fruit is consumed either as a fruit or cooked. Jack fruit cooked dishes are very common in Kerala cuisine, as aviyal or thoran to go some times as main dish or side dish with rice. Recipe here details the steps to prepare […]
One of the simplest side dish recipe to go with rice, പിഴിഞ്ഞപുളി (Pizhinja Puli) is a quick make and can be easily put together from common ingredients in a kitchen. This used to be a common accompaniment to rice in my childhood. There is a few variant of this recipe from place […]
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