Aviyal (അവിയൽ) – Malayalee cuisine will not be complete with this vegetable rich side dish…… It is an essential side to go with the Sadya -സദ്യ(kerala vegetarian feast). Aviyal is a thick mixture of vegetables and grated coconut, seasoned with coconut oil and curry leaves.
Theeyal (തീയൽ ) is a Kerala style spicy gravy preparation with fried coconut masala. Various theeyal forms are very common, both in vegetarian and non-vegetarian servings. Theeyal preparation with Onion and shrimp are very popular in the authentic Kerala cuisine. The recipe I share here is a theeyal preparation with […]
A Muslim festival dish recipe to go on this auspicious occasion of Ramadan! Kinnathappam ( കിണ്ണത്തപ്പം) is a steamed rice-coconut milk pudding, sweetened with Jaggery, typically served in Northern- Malabar region during iftar dinner. The name Kinnathappam is because it is made in a “Kinnam- കിണ്ണം” meaning bowl. The process of preparation […]
Mezhukku Puratty (മെഴുക്കു പുരട്ടി) is an authentic vegetable side dish in Kerala. Mezhukku in Malayalam means oil, and for the traditional preparation, the vegetable is cooked only using oil. I have this preparation here using long beans (achinga ) as the vegetable, in which most of the cooking done in water to make […]
Netholi –drumstick curry, Netholi (നെത്തോലി/ smelt fish) in coconut gravy enriched with the aroma and taste of drumsticks (മുരിങ്ങക്ക) and Gambooge (കുടംപുളി) . It is an authentic preparation from Malayalee cuisines. This fish gravy side dish preparation goes great with rice, typically the Kerala brown rice.
Sharing the traditional way of preparing spicy red chilli rich Kerala Nadan Chicken curry (നാടൻ കോഴി കറി ) recipe. This is one of the rare authentic recipes of the state, you will see without coconut as an ingredient. This thick gravy preparation goes well with Kerala brown rice or […]
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