I had to research a bit to get the traditional taste of this Kerala- Christian dish. We used to get it from our Christian neighbors during Christmas time. In the conventional way Orappam (ഒരപ്പം) is prepared in a special made earthen pot (ഒരപ്പ ചട്ടി) and baked with coconut shell charcoal […]
Please don’t confuse the name with the art form Thiruvathira !!… Thiruvathira Kali or Kari is a naivedhyam item (offering food to god), prepared on Thiruvathira star, in the month of Dhanu. We used to make this back home in that special auspicious day of Lord Siva. This was one of the […]
This is special for Keralites. Sardine (മത്തി OR ചാള ) in curry or fried form is a regular diet on Malayali’s cuisine. Sardine is an abundant sea fish variety in Indian costs and is well known as a rich source of Omega-3. The recipe I present here is the one […]
This is my favorite recipe in my kitchen…. In fact, I got inspiration to start a recipe blog, when I settled with this recipe for the chicken biryani, based on the feedback I got from friends and well-wishers whoever tasted it! As a well-known single dish meal from Indian cuisine, […]
No dish is complete without a coconut touch for Malayalee !!!. Here is another delicious fish recipe with Squid (കണവ), in dry form ( I have posted a gravy form preparation for squid in one of my previous posts “Squid Masala” ) . The preparation here uses cleaned and sliced squid, […]
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 […]
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