Its pumpkin season and there is plenty of western dishes out here to make the harvesting season mouthwatering with pumpkin recipes. But here I share a recipe with pumpkin to blend the traditional Malayalee desert dish taste. The dish came out pretty tasty and is even hard to find […]
Here is another traditional festival snack recipe known to be “Chakli” in Hindi, which is a soft Murukku version prepared with “Boiled Urud Dal”. Unlike the traditional Murukku recipe the dough here is prepared with cooked and pasted Urud-Dal (ഉഴുന്ന്), which gives majority of the taste to it. The […]
A spice rich delight from Malayali cuisine, Chammanthi Podi (Roasted Coconut Chutney Powder –ചമ്മന്തി പൊടി) doesn’t need an introduction to those familiar with Kerala cuisine. The greatness of this dish comes from the fact that it can be preserved for long, even for several months, making it a favorite […]
Another authentic non-vegetarian snack dish from the Christian cuisine. Cutlets in general are a perfect for one dish meals and is reasonably easy to prepare. You may dress them up with any variety of sauces or sides, layer into a sandwich or chop them up for salad. This […]
Parippu Pradhaman is a Kerala dessert item made on special occasions such as Onam, Vishu and marriage feasts. The preparation uses cherupayar parippu (green moong dal-lentil) fried lightly in ghee and cooked in coconut milk with jaggery (sharkara) and spiced with roasted coconut bits, dry ginger etc. The taste of […]
In this typical Punjabi cuisine recipe, capsicum or green bell peppers is stuffed with spiced mashed potatoes. There are many variations of making the stuffing and even with different ingredients like paneer/cottage cheese, besan/gram flour and green peas. The possibility of variety of filling option – even non vegetarian- makes […]
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