Its lemon season in California ! I am getting a handful of it on every week from my friend who has couple lemon plants in their back yard, and hence that I thought of making the pickle. Hot and sour pickles are must for Indian rice meal. Lemon(നാരങ്ങ) pickle (അച്ചാർ) […]
Rava (Samolina) Upma (ഉപ്പുമാവ്) is one of the easiest breakfast dish that can be done without much of a preparation. The upuma will go well with a little sugar or banana or even with some crispy snack like murukku or Kerala Mixture (typical in Tamil style) . Traditional Upuma preparation uses large […]
Here is a special breakfast recipe from my kitchen for a healthy way to start a Day. Multi-grain breads are now common in western bakery, especially to get away from the white bread concept. This recipe is for our conventional dosa (pan bread), this time using a bunch of different […]
Chakkara Pongal (ponkal) is a jaggery sweet rice dish, typically prepared on Southern Indian states on the auspicious occasion of Pongal (Makara Ponkal –in Kerala) festival. The traditional specialty is that the dish is made from newly harvested rice and is offered to sun god on early morning. Of the […]
Masala peanuts or masala kadalai, is a deep fried snack with peanut. I still remember having this as evening snack- which my dad used to buy these while returning after work- along with hot tea. The rich flavor of hot spices and garlic with the aroma of coconut oil makes […]
Biryani is a rice-based dish (usually using basmati-rice) made with spices and one of the common non-vegetarian ingredients like chicken, mutton or fish. This single dish meal of Middle East origin is traditionally prepared in earthenware pots and is known for its unique aroma, flavor and spices. This is my […]
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