A healthy living starts with a healthy diet…….. There is always a trade off between taste and a healthy recipe. Even then we can find recipes that tastes wonderful with healthy ingredients and preparation styles. My interest is always look for tasty and healthy recipes to my family and to my blog, that intention I believe is justified by the recipe count in this category ….
Aadi Koozh
Koozh (கூழ்) is the Tamil name for a porridge made from millet (Ragi). In Tamil Nadu, koozh is consumed as breakfast or lunch. Koozh is made from Kezhvaragu flour and broken rice in a clay pot. Koozh is usually made in large batches and gives a sour tang flavor if fermented and is a special festival dish for the ...
Cheera Aviyal
Cheera Aviyal is a nutritious side dish made with spinach, and your choice of vegetables and coconut masala. In this preparation I used a mix of both Red Spinach and Swiss Chard. Though the choice of additional vegetables we can have is that we use in the traditional Aviyal recipe, the ...
Matthi Ulli Masala
Having our origins back in the costal district of southern India, Sardine (മത്തി) is almost daily part of our dining table, even after we migrated to America. Thanks to the local Farmer’s market! ..Multiple sardines recipes can be tracked on my blogs from the past. Recipe here was ...
Vazhakka Thoran
Vazhakka (Green/Raw Banana), is a very good source of dietary fibres and known for its weight loss benefits. It is a key ingredient for Kerala meal dishes like Aviyal, Sambar and also for special side dishes like Raw Banana Puttu. In this recipe I share the step by step procedure ...
Spinach-Dal Curry
Spinach is a nutrition filled leafy vegetable of Persian origin. Spinach-Dal curry also known as Moloshyam is a healthy spinach recipe and a wonderful side dish to go with rice or Roti. This creamy and thick consistency curry is packed with vibrant spices along with coconut and teeming with flavor. ...
Muringappoo Thoran
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 ...
Kumbalanga Mezhukku
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 ...
Pappaya Thoran
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 ...
Onion Halwa
Another postpartum dish from Kerala Ayurvedic Cuisine. Onion Halwa is prepared by blending Palm Jaggery (കരിപ്പെട്ടി) and pearl onion (കുഞ്ഞുള്ളി). This dish is well known for cooling the body and helping to recover from body aches. Believed to be better when consuming in empty stomach or before bed. ...
