Puttu (പുട്ട്) is a traditional breakfast dish of Kerala and nothing new making it. But making it with the coconut shell (ചിരട്ട ) in my kitchen here in Sunnyvale was little bit challenging. First I prepared coconut shell for this- the half shell with the eyes on it- cleaning it […]
A custom recipe -with an international touch- from my kitchen !!!. This preparation uses marinated chicken with bell pepper (capsicum) and soy sauce as its main ingredients. The rich presence of bell pepper makes this dish more nutritious as the bell pepper is a known source of vitamins and antioxidants. In […]
A typical Kerala style recipe for chicken curry known to be “തേങ്ങാ വറുത്തരച്ച കോഴിക്കറി“. This is a well-accepted side dish for main courses like Malabar Parotta, Appam & Chapati. The richness given by its ingredients makes this a tasty- mouthwatering side dish.
Palak Curry OR Palak Cheera Kadnjathu (ചീര കടഞ്ഞത് OR கீரை கடையல்) is a typical Tamil Nadu preparation. It uses a spinach verity known to be Palak, cooked with lentle (dal) and spices. The mix of ingredients will be made as a paste during the preparation, with the process called Kadayal. Same like other […]
This was one of my long time wish to try this pickle!!!. Accidently saw these raw green grapes (പച്ച മുന്തിരിങ്ങ ) during my last week vegetable shopping. It was nice to see them arranged in the shop. But when tasted, it was extremely sour!!! That’s what I wanted to try […]
Another popular tea time snack of South India, . The doughnut shaped Uzhunnu vada (ഉഴുന്നു വട- மேடு வடை) is perfect delight with coconut chutney. Also commonly served as an accompaniment with idli, for breakfast. Its prepared with fine pasted urud dal (lentle) mixed with a few spices, fried in oil. […]
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