Long Beans (Achinga Payar) is a common beans variety in Kerala garden vegetables. Thoran (mix of fine cut vegetable in dry coconut masala) prepared with long beans is a delicious vegetable side option in regular diet and also a part of feasts (Sadya). Recipe here is that of authentic style Achinga Payar […]
A healthy blend of two wonderful vegetables, prepared in Kerala side dish style. Finely chopped carrot and broccoli is cooked with masala prepared of grated coconut. I prefer this preparation for my family, as a tasty alternative for consuming Brocolli in Kerala style.
Spinach is well known across the world for generations for its nutritious benefits. This leafy vegetable is an excellent source of Vitamins, minerals and dietary fiber and much more….You can see multiple ways to make use of spinach in diet, in cakes, salads, sweets, pies etc. Here is spinach preparation […]
Mezhukkupuratti (മെഴുക്കുപുരട്ടി) is a very traditional kerala vegitable side-dish preparation, that is possible with multiple vegetable options. The preparation uses cut vegetables cooked in oil with minimal masala unlike other Kerala recipes. This recipe here lists the steps for preparing mezhukkupuratti with cut beans and potato, to have a […]
A tasty blend of two healthy vegetables, prepared in Kerala thoran (dry vegetable side dish) style. Finely chopped Cabbage and Broccoli is cooked with masala prepared of grated coconut. Consider this preparation to be mixed with boiled rice or even as a side dish to the rice in conventional manner.
Here is another Pachadi dish, this time with Mangoes. Pachadi is a tangy and spicy dish which is un avoidable accompaniment to Kerala Sadya (feast). As like other Pachadi preparation, there is multiple variants of this preparation using curd /coconut milk/jaggery. The recipe here is of typical Travancore style Pachadi using […]
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