Vegetarian

Chinese Broccoli Thoran

Gai-Lan commonly known as Chinese broccoli is a common vegetable dish you see in traditional Chinese restaurants. It is usually served with oyster sauce because the sweetness of the sauce complements the slight bitter taste of the leaves. Here in this recipe I have this really nutritious vegetable prepared in […]

Rava Laddu

Here a Srikrishna Jayanthi special from my kitchen. This time a quick sweet snack prepared with rava (sooji), shredded coconut, sugar and ghee as its major ingredients. The preparation is pretty simple and the Laddu can be keep refrigerated if you want to use it for couple more days.

Kerala mixture

Mixture (Sev Mix) is a common crispy snack mix, popular in most of the Indian states with different variations-spice/sweet/sour tastes. The name Mixture comes from the combination of ingredients this snack has in it. The recipe I share here is of mixture (മിച്ചർ)  in its extreme spicy form which is […]

Iru Puli Kuzhambu

“Iru Puli Kizhambu” is a typical Tamil Brahmin Recipe, using both butter milk and tamarind. The mix of these two sour (puli) tasting ingredients in this recipe gets its name.  It’s tangy gravy with a mix of spice goes very well with rice, especially for sour loving people. There are […]

Fruit Jelly

The colorful fruit jellies are simple to make and fun to eat, alone or as jam spread. It is a favorite healthy snack for kids as an alternate to packaged jellies which uses unhealthy preservatives and chemical flavors.  These homemade jellies made from real fruit juice can to go as a dessert […]

Brinjal Fry

This time I share a quick vegetarian side dish with Egg Plant (Brinjal -വഴുതനങ്ങാ). Nutritionally, this vegetable is low in fat, protein, and carbohydrates. Same time Brinhal contains reasonable amounts of most essential vitamins and minerals. In this dry form recipe, I used sliced brinjal with some masala spices to pan fry to make […]