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Quick Beef Chilli Fry Fast and hot, this Quick Beef Chilli Fry is a quick-to-make restaurant-style Indo-Chinese dish. Great with plain rice and vegetables, fried rice, roti, parotta. It pleases all the senses. Chilli powder is used to taste and will obviously have an impact on the end result colour and heat. I make it …
Sweet and Spicy Pineapple Pickle This sweet and spicy Pineapple Pickle is a Kerala Speciality. It is spicy, tangy and savory. This version is not the jammy thick type, but more typical Kerala Pickle style. Use very sweet and ripe Pineapples for best flavor and texture.
Madhura Curry – Sadhya Special (Pineapple Munthiri Madhura Curry) Madhura Curry or ‘Sweet Curry’ is a wonderfully sweet and slightly sour, curry, laced with minimal spice…that is mostly served for special occasions, especially ‘Sadhya’. Over the years, many people have made it a point to include the Madhura Curry in their Onam Sadhya Menu. My …
Easy Unniyappam with Rice Flour Unniyappam is a traditional sweet snack of Kerala, made with Rice flour, Banana, Jaggery, mild spice, and Coconut bits. It is fried in a special pan called Appakara/Unniyappa Chatty which is similar to the Dutch Aebleskiver Pan. Unlike the Dutch Aebleskiver (Æbleskiver), which is a leavened, fried pancake, the Uniyappam is denser in …
Double Decker Breakfast Sandwich I am a sucker for a good sandwich, anytime! I don’t understand friends who don’t like sandwiches. What’s not to love about a vast medley of your favorite yummies wrapped with bread! Shawarmas, Pita sandwiches, White and Wholemeal bread sandwiches. I love to make sandwiches, not because they are easy to …
Egg and Potato Curry – Aloo Anday ka Salan Salan ( سالن ) is a term for curry in Urdu. Oh, and ‘Curry’ is a preparation of any meat or vegetable dish in a spiced sauce. This Egg and potato curry or Aloo Anday ka Salan is more of a Pakistani style curry. It is extremely simple …
Paneer Butter Masala Who can say no to some delicious Paneer? Wherever it may have originated from (Iran? Afghanistan?), there are theories out there. The fact is that Paneer is known as an Indian Cheese. It is made from curdled milk using natural acid(usually lemon juice). The distinct traits of Paneer are that it is an …
Egg Puttu (Mutta Puttu) Egg Puttu is a quick and handy breakfast recipe. You can use leftover Puttu, from the previous day to make it or make fresh Puttu for this recipe. You can also use any leftover curry gravy in this recipe (Egg curry, Meat Curry, Chicken Curry) Or simply follow the recipe to make …
Garlic Mayonnaise Garlic Mayonnaise is a condiment/sauce that goes with so many snacks and savories. It is so very easy to make, and versatile. Use it on your fries, in your Meditteranean wraps and sandwiches, with rice, with grilled chicken or fish! So many choices! In this recipe, we make Garlic Mayo really easily using a …
Creamy Mushroom Spaghetti with Black Pepper Beef Creamy Mushroom Spaghetti is my lazy day lifesaver. It must be served straight off the skillet hot – it’s so yummy this way. And we usually have this with an Asian Black Pepper Beef with Curry Leaves stir fry. The combo is amazingly simple to prepare, and you feel like …
Raw Mango Salad (with Torch Ginger) This is very my version of Green Mango Kerabu Salad, keeping it a little more simple. Kerabu salad often includes Chopped Mint and sliced Shallots. I have skipped these, although you may like to add them. A tongue-tingling, refreshing fresh salad , that is a great side dish. I …
Choora Meen Fry (Fresh Tuna Fry) Choora Meen Fry or Tuna Fry , Kerala style is very simple to prepare and tasty with plain rice meals. Have you ever tried frying Tuna? The simple marination ingredients are ground together to a paste, applied to the fish, and kept refrigerated for one hour, before frying to …
Cherupayar Thoran (Easy Mung Bean / Green Gram Stir fry with Coconut) Cherupayar thoran is one of those quintessential ‘Comfort foods’ in Kerala. It is often made along with rice porridge, served with some coconut chutney, papad, and pickle on the side. It is a great side dish with rice too. Keralites love to have …
Pull apart Garlic Chilli Cheese Buns (Quick and Easy Snacks) are the perfect answer to those sudden hunger attacks, calling for some cheesy, garlicky bread! If you have any type of soft buns and cheese, you can give this recipe a try, pronto! Everyone loves it!
Saudi Champagne and other popular soft drinks in Saudi Saudi Champagne is a famous non-alcoholic drink in Saudi Arabia. It is extremely popular and you will found it on most Restaurant Menus. Quite simple it is made with store-bought or fresh – strained apple juice which is infused with Apple, Orange Lemon and Mint. 7 -up …
Inji Puli | Puli Inji Inji Puli or ‘Puli Inji’ is a delicious, sweet, hot and sour ginger chutney from the state of Kerala in India. Made with extra-finely chopped ginger, jaggery syrup, tamarind extract and green chillies along with some other simple spices. Truly a mouth lip-smacking condiment /accompaniment to serve alongside the main dish. Made …
Egg Omelette Curry – A simple breakfast curry Egg Omelette Curry is a different and very easy way to make an Egg curry, perfect for breakfast. This goes great with most Breakfast staples like Idiyappam, Puttu. Here, I have served it with Mani Puttu and it was a great combo! Do try!
Simple Malabar Fish Fry | Tasty and Quick Whenever we have traditional rice meals at home, having some fried fish on the side is always a welcome addition. A regular Kerala every-day meal consists of Fish Curry or Veg Curry with lots of Vegetable side dishes, Pappadams, and the irresistible Fish Fry.  There are several ways …
Kabsa Spice Mix A wonderful homemade Kabsa Spice Mix to use in a variety of dishes, Not just Kabsa Rice. I will be sharing links to recipes using this Spice Mix on this Page. Also, scroll down to the bottom to see the basic guide on how to prepare Kabsa using any Kabsa Spice Mix.
Fish fi Har | Arabic Flame-Grilled Fish Fish fi Har | Arabic flame-grilled Fish is an easy preparation of stove-top BBQ fish. ‘fi Har’ is Arabic for ‘IN HOT ‘ referring to the heat from flames. Here the Arabic Kabsa Spice mix is used to marinate fish. The aromas that come from the finished dish are …