Its festival time !!!. Here is a festival time snack from southern states. Munthiri kothu (മുന്തിരി കൊത്ത്/முந்திரி கொத்து) is a unique snack very common in Southern parts of south Indian states of Kerala & Tamil Nadu. Its main ingredients are powdered moong daal (ചെറുപയർ ) and jaggery (ശർക്കര) along with […]
The idea of this recipe is from my sweet hubby !!!. In his childhood days they used to do make this dish in traditional way, with mushrooms (കുമിൾ) that mushroom overnight in rainy season. The ingredients, wrapped in banana leaf used to be cooked in the normal wooded fire (കനൽ […]
I got inspiration for this recipe from the methi (Fenugreek) rice. Though Methi-rice is a mixed rice preparation of North Indian cuisines, I used to prepare it during my Chennai days. Same like Methi, Moringa leave (മുരിങ്ങ ഇല) is a rich source of nutrition especially β – carotene, calcium and […]
Ghee Rice (നെയ്ചോറ് ) is a typical Muslim-kitchen, main course dish, especially for festival occasions and marriages. This rich rice dish is served along with spicy chicken or Mutton (Lamb) Curry. It goes well with other dishes like egg masala or spicy veg stew too.
Parippu (mung daal) curry (പരിപ്പ്) is an un avoidable side-dish for Kerala cuisine especially for traditional “Sadya” (സദ്യ), in occasions like Onam or Vishu. It is the first to be served with rice, along with papad (പപ്പടം) and ghee. From north to south, the preparation of this daal curry varies […]
Squid or Calamari (കണവ ) is a popular sea food variety worldwide. It is commonly eaten in Kerala. In Kerala cuisines, its prepared either as masala or with shredded fried coconut (പീര ). Squid is a good food source of minerals such as iron, zinc, manganese & copper. The recipe here is […]
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