Kerala vegetable stew – Nutritious veggies simmered in flavorful coconut based sauce to please the whole family. This veggie stew makes a classic combo with appams (rice pancakes), and is also ideal as a side dish for your favorite flatbreads.
Okra Masala | Vendakka Masala
Summer. The perfect season to grow your own vegetables. Sowing seeds, waiting for the tiny sprouts, watching them grow into big plants, harvesting. There’s something really special about all those little wonders of nature. We’d so much fun sowing some okra seeds last spring. Fast forward three months, and voila, we’re blessed with okras…
Raw Banana Stir Fry | Vazhakka Mezhukkupuratti
Believe it or not, I’m not into sports at all. But, for some reason, I’d always been a huge fan of the Brazilian football team. So naturally, I watched their semifinal match against Germany. When Germany scored goals one after the other, I felt like one of the Brazilians. It was such a devastating defeat….
Aviyal
Around two years ago, one of my friends gave me a tiny seedling which eventually grew into a type of green brinjal that are only found in South Asian countries. I love the way this plant protect its produce by hiding them under dense leaves, and the super sharp thorns are well equipped to fight…
Long Beans Stir Fry | Achinga Payar Mezhukkupuratti
Green Beans Mezhukkupuratti/ Stir Fry
Green beans stir fried in oil with ground turmeric and garlic.