For long I was thinking of consolidating a few recipes for postpartum (post-delivery) care dishes. Vazhakkai (Green banana) – Chena (elephant yam) Mezhukkupuratti is the first one to go in to this category. The blend of these vegetable with coconut pieces in the sauté style preparation make this dish a perfect […]
Unnakkaya -Banana Rolls (ഉന്നക്കായ) is delicious, sweet and traditional Kerala snack popular in Malabar side. It is typically prepared during the Ramzan days for “nombuthura” . … Unnakkaya is prepared with smashed bananas stuffed with cashew nuts, raisins and rice flakes.
Chakka -ചക്ക (Jack fruit) is one of the common seasonal fruits of tropics and is very abundant in Kerala. Idichakka is the tender form of Jackfruit and is used to make side dish for rice, by making a scramble of the same cooked with spices and coconut, popularly known in […]
The spring is fast approaching as well as the Mango season, appears to be the perfect time for a recipe using Mango Fruits. Mango Lassi is a yogurt based mango shake / smoothie that can be prepared very easily. We can use either canned mango pulp or cubed fresh or frozen mango.
Here is a wonderful recipe if you want to have a perfect healthy start for your day. Oats Puttu brings together the benefits Oats- known to be one of the healthiest grains on earth – and grated coconut, cooked in the traditional Kerala steam Cake (Puttu) style. The the blend of […]
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 […]
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