Author: Sindhu B Pillai

Mambazha Pulissery

A traditional Kerala Sadya (feast) curry delight-Mambazha Pulissery is unique with its blend of sweat and sour tastes. Mambazha pulissery is typically served as the traditional sadya side dish, to go on the side of the coconut leaf, but can also go as a main-curry-mix with boiled rice. The preparation […]

Methi Prawns

  This is another methi -recipe from my “north indian” cuisine. In this recipe , methi (fenugreek leaves ),  is cooked along with prawns (shrimps) and spices.  Methi leaves are wonder herb known for its ayurvedic medicinal benefits, helps to remove toxins from the body thus keeping the body clean.. […]

Pumpkin Halwa

Here is another custom recipe, this time a sweet and chewy dessert dish “Pumpkin Halwa”. The preparation uses jaggery as a sweetener along with grated coconut milk and ghee. I used minimal quantities of richness ingredients, to make this dish healthier. If you wish consider adding more of milk, ghee […]

Jigarthanda

Jigarthanda (meaning “cool heart” in Hindi) is a Tamil beverage specifically to Madurai region. It is very commonly served by roadside shops as chilling refreshment during summer season. The traditional recipe uses jelly made out of agar-agar (also known as china grass) in cold syrup prepared out of milk, rose water, […]

Ari Unda

Ariyunda (meaning “rice ball”), another authentic Kerala delight, prepared typically for festival occasions and family gatherings. These sweet semi-hard balls made of coarse grind roasted rice go well as a tea time snack or snacks.  The preparation uses boiled brown rice (well known to be “Kerala –rice”) for its authentic […]

Spinach Chapatti

A healthy chapatti (Indian flat bread) preparation with wheat flour mixed with chopped spinach (Palak). The recipe is a tricky alternative to feed kids those naturally have the resistance to take green vegetables like spinach as a separate dish. The greenish aesthetics of the chapatti makes this dish favorable to […]