By Reena Shimoga
“Sambar” is a vegetarian stew made with lentils and vegetables. This dish is from South India. Sambar can be made with lentils and a single vegetable or with a mix of vegetables. This is an easy sambar dish made with …
“Erissery” is a coconut based curry dish from Kerala. Here is an easy erissery recipe. You can use either plantain or green bananas for this recipe.
Cherupayar (Mung Beans) Thoran is a coconut based Kerala recipe with simple seasonings. Moong (or Mung) Beans is one of the best sources of protein. On Good Friday, Syrian Christians from Kerala eat mung beans thoran and kanji (a porridge …
‘Nadan’ means desi or country. During my childhood visits to Kerala visiting grandparents, I had never eaten broiler chicken. All homes there had chicken along with other farm animals like cows and buffaloes. Now of course, times have changed and …
Idli is a common breakfast dish for most people in South India. Although a very healthy dish (it is a steamed rice/lentil cake and uses very little oil), you need to plan making the dish as the rice and dal need to be…
The coconut chutney (nariyal chutney) dish is a popular South Indian condiment. You can use red or green chillies to prepare this dish. You can add tamarind paste or lemon juice to give it a sour taste. This is a …
Some of the simplest recipes to make are the most delicious ones and coconut curried fish is one such. It takes only about 30 minutes to make make this dish but serve it over white or brown rice & a …
“Kopra Pak” is a kind of sweet. They are made with coconut and milk. It is very popular in South India where it is made with fresh coconut. But the recipe can easily be made with desiccated coconut also. It …
Mutton Roast is a classic spicy dish from Kerala and a must try recipe.
“Cabbage Thoran” is a simple Kerala style stir fry dish.
“Achinga Payar Thoran” is a delicious dish from Kerala and is often served with rice. This is a long bean recipe (Chinese or yard long beans). This dish is easy to make but he only tricky part is cutting the …
Lemon Rice is a widely popular rice dish from South India. In the state of Karnataka, it is called Chitranna. It’s the turmeric powder which gives this rice the yellow colour. Traditionally in this recipe, they do not use onions …
Rasam Powder or Rasam Podi as it is popularly known in southern states of India is an integral ingredient in any South Indian kitchen pantry. Rasam is a kind of soup and any South Indian meal is not complete with …
Sambar is an wholesome stew popularly served along with idli, dosa and rice in South India. Any South Indian meal is not complete without a sambar. Here is a homemade recipe for making the sambar powder. This spice blend can …
“Mutta Choru” (literally meaning egg rice in Malayalam) is a simple, tasty recipe. Often cooked with leftover rice, it is very different from the other Asian recipes. It is a easy recipe to follow and can be enjoyed with some …
Chicken Curry is a universally loved recipe among chicken lovers all over the world. Every family has their own version of curried chicken. Here is a recipe from our family kitchen. My mother makes a spicier version but the best …
Pongal is a harvest festival in South India, celebrated around the second week of January. It often coincides with the festival of Makar Sankranti & Lohri festivals of the north. Pongal denotes prosperity & abundance and is celebrated by the …
Here is a recipe for the all time favourite Indian appetizer -the vegetable samosas!
Upma is a South Indian recipe. It is easy to make and considered to be nutritious & healthy. Upma is made with rava or sooji ( wheat semolina ). It is packed with nutrients and is easily digested. Here is …
This is a staple dish from Kerala which goes very well with rice dishes. This is a favourite in our home and my daughter loves it. It is the South Indian version of the North Indian ‘Kadhi” , the difference …
Rasam is a kind of South Indian soup, usually eaten with rice. There are many types of rasam. Black peppers and tamarind are a key ingredient to rasam. It can be made without lentils, with lentils, with tomato, lemon, tamarind …
“Urulakizhangu mezhukkupuratti’ is an easy to make potato fries recipe from Kerala. This dish tastes very good with rice and curries.
The Kerala stew looks bland but it more than makes up for as it packs a powerful punch of spices. The state of Keral has always been the spice capital of the world. This stew is a great accompaniment with …
‘Thoran’ is a dry curry dish from Kerala. It is an easy dish to make and the main ingredients for a thoran are coconut, cumin and green chillies. Cheera is a type of red spinach, also called amaranth.Growing up, cheera …
Sambar is a type vegetarian stew made with lentils and vegetables. This dish is from South India. Sambar can be made with lentils and a single vegetable or with a mix of vegetables. In Kerala, sambar is made with mixed …
Medu vada is a very popular South Indian snack recipe. It is usually served for breakfast in the southern states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. It is served with sambar and a coconut chutney on the side and sometimes even along with idlis. These vadas are shaped pretty much like doughnuts but that it is where the similarity ends. Unlike doughnuts, this is a savoury dish.
Any vegetarian feast (called sadhya in Malayalam) in Kerala is incomplete without Avial on the menu. It is a pure vegetarian dish. You can prepare this dish by using vegetables that cook slowly (for example; plantains, yam, green bananas, green …
Brown Chickpeas (desi chana) have a very earthy taste, unlike it’s famous cousin the white chickpeas or chole. This is a recipe from Kerala. The sliced coconut in this recipe is optional but gives it the authentic touch.
Vellarika Pachadi is a Kerala dish made with cucumbers and yogurt. It is often served as a side accompaniments or pickle.
“Puttu” is a kind of steamed rice cake made with coarsely ground rice flour, salt, grated coconut and water. In olden times, puttu used to be made in bamboo logs, which gave the dish a lovely aroma. You need a …
Beetroot Pachadi is a dish made in Kerala with beets and yogurt. Pachadi is made with yogurt, coconut, green chillies, curry leaves and mild spices. Single vegetables such as carrots, beets, cucumber, okra or even pineapple are added to the …
This is a Kerala cuisine. Jackfruits are these delicious fruits grown in tropical regions. This curry is made from the seeds of jackfruits.
Kerala Vazhakka Thoran is a dish made with raw plantains. It is a popular dish made for sadhyas and festivals like Onam. This dish goes very well with rice, dal and sambar.
Here is an egg recipe which are made in an “appe pan” or “paniyaram chatti”.
Kerala Vegetable Stew is a mildly spiced vegetarian curry made with coconut milk. Whole spices – cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, peppercorns and bay leaves add to the aromatic flavours of this dish. Unlike other Kerala curries, this dish is not spicy …
There are certain days when you are short on time but crave not for a take-out meal but a simple home cooked meal. This Delicious Coconut Fish Curry is the answer for those days! It is a pretty uncomplicated recipe …