Kerala Specials

Mutta Masala Puttu

Puttu, is a traditional breakfast dish prepared by steam cooking rice flour along with grated coconut. Verieties of puttu preparation is becoming a trend in Kerala Cuisine from street side restaurants to Star Hotels. I have a few Puttu reicipies shared in my previous blogs.  Here I share my own […]

Idichakka Thoran

Chakka -ചക്ക (Jack fruit) is one of the common seasonal fruits of tropics and is very abundant in Kerala. Idichakka is the tender form of Jackfruit and is used to make side dish for rice, by making a scramble of the same cooked with spices and coconut, popularly known in […]

Chicken Mezhukkupuratty

Mezhukkupuratti is a delicious oily stir fry recipe from Kerala, typically prepared with vegetables such as Ladies Finger, Long Beans, Kovakkai or Raw Banana. In this recipe I gave a non-vegetation touch to the Mezhukkupuratti preparation using chicken instead of vegetable, along with the traditional ingredients- spices, sliced onions and […]

Oats puttu

Here is a wonderful recipe if you want to have a perfect healthy start for your day. Oats Puttu brings together the benefits Oats- known to be one of the healthiest grains on earth – and grated coconut,  cooked in the traditional Kerala steam Cake (Puttu) style. The  the blend of […]

Sambar

Only recently realized that I am missing one of the most common side dish of South Indian Cuisines – The Sambar (സാമ്പാർ). This lentil-based vegetable stew is prepared as a semi-thick gravy dish with tamarind and a special masala mix. Sambar is popular in South Indian and Sri Lankan cuisines […]

Mutton Dum Biriyani

Another Malabari Dum Biriyani recipe making the overall Biryani recipe count to six. Mutton Biryani is very special for Muslim cuisines especially for festival occasions and marriages. This recipe is the DUM biryani preparation enriched with seasoning to make this one dish rice based meal more delicious…