Erissery (എരിശ്ശേരി) is served as one of the special occasion side dish in Kerala, and is one of my favorite. I used to have it commonly in religious feasts, in festival occasions served along with rice porridge and even some time with cooked rice. Typical Erissery preparation is a delicious […]
A delicious vegetable thoran side dish, especially very common in Kerala Christian cuisines. Ethakka Vanpayar Thoran is an excellent combination with rice porridge (കഞ്ഞി) and typically served on prayer gatherings. In this preparation, Plantain (ഏത്തക്ക) and red beans/chori (വൻപയർ) blended together with coconut masala. We can see slight variance of preparation […]
Another one dish meal from Mexican Cuisine!. We used to carry burritos as a balanced bite while traveling, locally. Burrito is a type of Mexican food, consisting of a wheat flour tortilla wrapped into a cylindrical shape to completely enclose the filling. Traditional Mexican Burritos will use multiple filling options including beans or […]
Sweet filled puffs, a typical bakery snack dish common in Indian Bakeries and sweet shops. The preparation is similar to that of other Indian puffs dishes with Egg/chicken masala. The sweet filling is prepared from grated coconut, sugar and coarse powdered nuts and tutti-frutti. It can be served as […]
Mathi Peera Pattichathu (മത്തി പീര പറ്റിച്ചത്), is an authentic preparation of sardine fish (mathi) on which a generous proportion of flavor and taste is added by the grated coconut masala. Though sardine typically cut to 3-4 pieces is used for this dish, similar preparation with smelt (Netholi) is also very […]
Here is another Biryani recipe from pepper2salt, this time the authentic Malabar Biryani, a delicacy from North Kerala Cuisines. Malabar Chicken Biryani a great blend of rice, masala and chicken is well known for its richness in spice, taste and aroma. The preparation is relatively lengthy but definitely going to […]
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