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 […]
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 […]
Erissery (എരിശ്ശേരി) is served as one of the special occasion side dish in Kerala, and is one of my favorite. I used to have it commonly in religious feasts, in festival occasions served along with rice porridge and even some time with cooked rice. Typical Erissery preparation is a delicious […]
A delicious vegetable thoran side dish, especially very common in Kerala Christian cuisines. Ethakka Vanpayar Thoran is an excellent combination with rice porridge (കഞ്ഞി) and typically served on prayer gatherings. In this preparation, Plantain (ഏത്തക്ക) and red beans/chori (വൻപയർ) blended together with coconut masala. We can see slight variance of preparation […]
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