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Happy Vishu
Its been sometime right? Well.. I was a bit busy for the past 2 weeks or so. Btw, thanks a lot for your encouraging response for the Sweet Punch initiative. We will be updating you wit more details shortly. So, how’s your Vishu preparations going on? Planning to make sadya? Back home, we don’t celebrate [...]
Aviyal
I was quite happy after making this dish. It’s not everyday that I make an aviyal and it turns out great. I should say that I’m more comfortable cooking Kerala style non veg dishes than the veg ones. I do make the normal stuff like thorans and mezhukkuperatty. Elaborate ones like aviyal and sambar is [...]
Sambar
I’ve got requests from some of you for a sambar recipe. All that time, I never thought I would be able to post its recipe here. During my initial days of cooking whenever I made sambar, it was close to disaster. Finally, I resorted to some ready made mix of sambar for sometime and then [...]
Happy Onam….
Hope you are set for the Onam celebrations. As I’ve mentioned before in this space, I have made full fledged Onasadya only once, for the first Onam after our wedding. After that I haven’t made one, mainly because I didn’t have to. We were invited by some of our sweet friends for Onasadya at their [...]
Pavakka Kichadi
Pavakka (bitter gourd) – 1 medium size Green chilly – 3-4 Grated coconut – 1/2 cup Mustard – 1/4 tsp Yogurt – 1/2 – 1 cup Mustard – 1/2 tsp Small onion – 2-3 Whole red chilly – 2 Curryleaves Salt Coconut oil Crush 1/4 tsp mustard seeds. Grind the coconut into a smooth paste [...]
Inji Curry
Ginger – 100 gm Tamarind – size of a small lime Chilly powder – 2 tsp Coriander powder – 3 tsp Jaggery – size of a gooseberry Mustard – 1 tsp Curry leaves Salt Fenugreek powder – 1 tsp Coconut oil Cut the cleaned ginger in round slices. Fry them in coconut oil. Crush the [...]
Carrot & Beans Thoran
Carrot & beans – 250 gm, each Grated coconut – 1/2 cup Green chilly – 4 Small onion – 5 Garlic – a small piece Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp Jeera (cumin) – a small pinch (optional) Salt Mustard – 1/2 tsp Curry leaves Coconut oil Cut the beans finely and grate the carrots. Combine [...]
