A quick recipe for a complete one dish meal of Chinese origin. Veg-Fried rice wasn’t very common in our traditional Kerala cuisine’s in the past, but now a days has become a favorite dish for family gatherings and weddings. The recipe uses non-sticky rice and bunch of vegetables along with […]
Ottada, takes me back to my childhood days. My mom used to make this as a breakfast dish and sometime as an evening teatime snack. This semi-crispy and sweet dish ,prepared with wheat/rice flour goes well with the tea, or a breakfast dish without the need of any additional side dish […]
Pakkavada (പക്കാവട) is a very popular Kerala snack item prepared from rice flour and besan. Its also known as ribbon pakoda due to its peculiar shape. This crispy and spicy snack is a quick make and is typically enjoyable to kids and elders. Its most commonly served as a tea time […]
This coconut chutney is a very popular side dish for South Indian breakfast dishes. This white colored coconut chutney is one of the many chutney preparations of coconut. The key is use coconut gratings without over boarding with the spices. Subtly spiced and tempering with curry leaves gives the coconut […]
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 […]
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