Puttu (പുട്ട്) is Malayali’s own trademark breakfast dish. The authentic Kerala kitchen puttu make use of brown rice flour. Puttu made of wheat flour (ഗോതമ്പ് പുട്ട് )also is very common, but compared to the rice flour preparation, wheat puttu used to have more sticky-lumps which many people don’t like. The […]
Sardine (Mathi /മത്തി) is one of the healthiest non-vegetarian options especially for sea-food-lovers, which is having multiple health benefits. Only down-side of sardine is the sharp flavor of the fish which many people don’t like, especially when cooking the same in enclosed spaces. The recipe Mathi pollichathu-more specifically Mathi Vazhayilayil […]
Vegetable Kuruma ( Korma) is the typical accompaniment with Chapati and sometimes even with Poori or Idiappam. Multiple variants of this side dish are common in south Indian cuisines, from state-to-state. The recipe I share here is of a customized healthy version of the Veg- Kuruma, using less oil and coconut. […]
Here is the recipe for cream-of-corn soup, enriched with mushroom slices. For balancing the thickness, in this preparation I used both corn powder and pasted fresh corn kernels. Added with pepper powder, this well balanced appetizer is a perfect delight to enrich a multi-course dinner or as a simple & […]
Here is a healthy dry-chicken preparation for the non-veg lovers, that can be served as a side dish or as a starter. This custom recipe uses sliced chicken, marinated overnight and then non-stick pan fried to get almost comparable taste of conventional chicken fry, but with far little oil. The […]
Here is a special breakfast recipe from my kitchen for a healthy way to start a Day. Multi-grain breads are now common in western bakery, especially to get away from the white bread concept. This recipe is for our conventional dosa (pan bread), this time using a bunch of different […]
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