Aadi kummayam is a Chettinad special healthy sweet dish that is served in Chettinad marriage functions and Tamil festivals, especially during Aadi (Karkidakam) season. Aadi kummayam is prepared with homemade kummayam powder that is prepared using urad dal, moong dal and raw rice. Palm sugar / Karupatti is used to […]
A relatively quick and easy side dish gravy recipe from my Mom’s Kitchen !. This one used to be our go-to side dish for rice, back in my childhood days. The sour taste of the Tamarind blended with the aroma and taste of coconut makes Thenga Puli a perfect accompaniment […]
Cheera Aviyal is a nutritious side dish made with spinach, and your choice of vegetables and coconut masala. In this preparation I used a mix of both Red Spinach and Swiss Chard. Though the choice of additional vegetables we can have is that we use in the traditional Aviyal recipe, the […]
Having our origins back in the costal district of southern India, Sardine (മത്തി) is almost daily part of our dining table, even after we migrated to America. Thanks to the local Farmer’s market! ..Multiple sardines recipes [1] [2] can be tracked on my blogs from the past. Recipe here was […]
Pomfret (Avoli/ആവോലി) is one of the most sought fish in south India. Its is very popular in high quality sea food recipes because of its white flesh and non-fishy flavor. Black and white pomfrets are very common in sea-food markets and both tastes pretty much the same. I used fresh […]
Salmon fish is typically not considered a good fish variety for Kerala style cooking. Previously I have shared a few Indian style recipes for salmon. Here I share a pan fry recipe with salmon, with rich south Indian style masala blend, that can go as a starter or side dish […]
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