I love humble traditional food. Most of them are packed with healthy ingredients that are nutritious from all angles. I found myself craving for healthy meal the other day, and this pumpkin erissery happened. It’s full of goodness from pumpkin and green gram. The balance between pumpkin, green gram and coconut is pure perfection! In…
Kerala Prawn Coconut Curry
I remember enjoying a delicious pawn curry while visiting India a year ago. There was something very special about it that set it apart from the usual prawn curries I make. The secret ingredient behind this mouth watering curry is of course ground freshly grated coconut. This week, instead of the regular prawn dishes I…
Beetroot Pachadi | Beetroot in Coconut Yogurt Sauce
Do you know the difference between pachadi and kichadi? Well, I didn’t until a few years ago. To be honest, I always loved to cook and eat both the dishes. So naturally I’ve never given it much thought. But today morning, while I was making this beetroot pachadi, the same question started to ponder…
Okra Mappas | Okra in Creamy Coconut Sauce |Vendakka Mappas
Days are getting shorter, leaves are falling, slight chill in the air. We’re gliding into autumn slowly. That means, it’s time to enjoy every last bit of summer. When I shared the okra masala recipe, I’d told you about the big okra harvest we had this summer. Well, now it’s time to share one…
Prawns Drumstick Curry | Chemmeen Muringakka Theeyal
Around this time last year, I was preparing for a visit to India. Although the prime focus of the trip was my brother’s grand wedding, it was also fantastic in a delicious way. Last week, on a lazy day, I was looking through the pictures, and I came upon the delicious seafood lunch we had…
Spinach Yogurt Curry | Palak Moru Curry
Spinach. Yogurt. Do you hear the word “healthy”? Yes, yes, it’s everywhere. (Oh no, I’m not going to introduce you to another fad diet). In Kerala, curries made with yogurt are so popular, we tend to experiment all sorts of veggie yogurt combinations. The raw banana yogurt curry (kalan), and papaya and yogurt curry (pulissery)…
Bitter Gourd and Dried Shrimp Stir Fry | Pavakka Unakka Chemmeen Thoran
As a child, I used to hate bitter melons (bitter gourds). I found it really hard to establish a good friendship with this super bitter vegetable. However, once I was introduced to this extravagant recipe, my fondness towards this vegetable started to develop slowly. The plus is that the bitterness of melon is hidden behind…
Turkey Puffs
We’d been on a turkey cooking adventure during the festive season. As you know, turkeys come in very large sizes. With a small family to feed, we were left with plenty of leftovers. I always make spicy puffs using roast chicken leftovers, so I was sure roast turkey would be a great substitute. In fact,…
Kalan | Raw bananas & Yam in Tangy Yogurt Sauce
A quintessential dish of onam feast, kalan is basically raw banana and yam cooked in a spicy yogurt sauce. Lately, I’ve been addicted to this South Indian curry, which is quite similar to pulissery I’ve already posted on the blog. No doubt, it’s definitely worth a try. Few things before we go to the recipe:…
