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    Vegetable Stew

    Vegetable Stew

    June 9, 2009

    After tasting this stew, Simi, my Punjabi friend exclaimed, “this is a revelation to me, a Kerala curry without mustard and  not red in colour. This is like a Thai curry!! ” It seems she had tried Kerala food from [...]

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    Kozhukatta

    Kozhukatta

    April 1, 2009

    I was all set to post the recipe for Pesaha/Indri appam and Pesaha paal. Then I got a comment from one of my readers, Emie Peters, asking whether anyone knows the recipe for kozhukatta (Easter special). You might be wondering [...]

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    Vanpayar Olathiyathu

    Vanpayar Olathiyathu

    February 22, 2009

    Kanji & payar is a welcome change from our usual chappathi for dinner. Hot kanji sprinkled with salt & grated coconut, along with a little bit overcooked payar ( I like my payar to be a bit pasty with kanji) [...]

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    Kachimoru/Moru kachiyathu

    Kachimoru/Moru kachiyathu

    February 5, 2009

    This is a very simple dish which falls under the everyday Kerala cooking category. At our home, kachimoru (seasoned buttermilk) is an indispensable side dish with rice. Choru (rice) and kachimoru is my comfort food. I was amazed once how [...]

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    Parippu Chaaru (Curry)

    Parippu Chaaru (Curry)

    January 12, 2009

    I should stick to my new year resolution at least for a week right ;) ? This parippu (dal) curry is a typical Kerala dish. It’s one of the main dishes of Onasadhya as well. We call it “parippu chaaru” [...]

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