Author: Sindhu B Pillai

Chicken Ottada

Here is a variant of the conventional Kerala-Wheat Ottada recipe. I tried applying a non-veg flavor this time with chicken, inspired by the Spanish Burrito taste. Preparation is pretty similar to that of Ottada, that I recently shared, but with a masala mix for the filling.

Mint Lemonade

Mint is one of the oldest and most popular herbs that is grown around the world and is an essential ingredient in much Indian and Middle Eastern cuisine. It is well known for its herbal benefits such as soothing the digestive tract, body cooling sensation, eliminating toxins from the body […]

Ottada (ഓട്ടട)

Ottada, takes me back to my childhood days. My mom used to make this as a breakfast dish and sometime as an evening teatime snack. This semi-crispy and sweet dish ,prepared with wheat/rice flour goes well with the tea, or a breakfast dish without the need of any additional side dish […]

Pakkavada (പക്കാവട)

Pakkavada (പക്കാവട) is a very popular Kerala snack item prepared from rice flour and besan. Its also known as ribbon pakoda due to its peculiar shape. This crispy and spicy snack is a quick make and is typically enjoyable to kids and elders. Its most commonly served as a tea time […]

Coconut Chutney

This coconut chutney is a very popular side dish for South Indian breakfast dishes. This white colored coconut chutney is one of the many chutney preparations of coconut. The key is use coconut gratings without over boarding with the spices. Subtly spiced and tempering with curry leaves gives the coconut […]