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 […]
Mezhukku Puratty (മെഴുക്കു പുരട്ടി)/Oil-Sauté is an authentic vegetable side dish preparation in Kerala cuisine, where the vegetable is cooked only using oil, preferably coconut oil. Winter-melon/ash-gourd/ കുമ്പളങ്ങ is a water filled vegetable very common in Indian subcontinent. Winter-melon Mezhukku Puratti is a very special delicacy in south Kerala and is a perfect side […]
Here I share the recipe of one of the best tasting and authentic recipe of south Indian Kitchen, especially to Tamil Nadu. Sambar vadai, medu vadai (ഉഴുന്ന് വട) soaked in hot sambar, is very special to vegetarian restaurants across the state and also to the Brahmin cuisines. Sambar vadai is […]
‘Swiss chard’ is a nutritious vegetable of Mediterranean origin. I love this red leafy vegetable because of its resembling aroma and even taste exactly similar to that of the Kerala red spinach (cheera -ചീര) when prepared with coconut masala. I have the recipe here for the preparation of “swiss chard” […]
Fish Molly – One of the favorite seafood dishes of Kerala, especially in Christian cuisines in eastern Kerala. Traditionally made with “perl spot fish” OR karimeen (കരിമീൻ), the fish that is known to be the “king or Kerala’s backwater fish industry”. The recipe here in my kitchen is a variant […]
For the Crab Lovers, it is one of the most delicious of all sea foods especially when it is cooked in spicy Kerala style masala. This South Kerala Style Crab Roast/ഞണ്ട് Roast preparation, the crab is cooked in gravy enriched with gamboge (കുടംപുളി) and Kerala spices. The natural sweetness infused along with the spicy masala brings […]
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