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Easy Malabar Chicken Curry Malabar Chicken Curry is a vibrant and flavourful Curry dish that hails from the Malabar region of Kerala. Known for its aromatic spices, this curry offers a unique taste profile. Oftentimes, Malabar Chicken curry is prepared with Coconut Milk, making it creamier and richer(try this one). However, today our Easy Malabar …
Mushroom Masala (South Indian Style Mushroom Gravy) This Mushroom Masala is a South Indian style preparation of Mushrooms in Tomato and Onion gravy, spiced up with a tasty splash of spices! Olive oil is used in this recipe, and it works well. This is another hearty vegetarian dish that even those who prefer non-veg will …
Trichur Chaala Curry | Thenga aracha Mathi Curry Here we are taking a look at a delicious home-style preparation of Sardine Curry (Mathi/ Chaala Curry). This is a Trichur-style Chaala curry, made with ground coconut and fish tamarind(kudampuli). Trichur-style fish curries vary from home to home. They are made with coconut milk or finely ground …
Poricha Kozhi Biryani – Malabar style Fried Chicken Biryani Poricha Kozhi Biryani Recipe for Malabar Biryani Lovers. There are several types of Malabar Biryani. The Malabar districts are considered a Paradise of Hospitality and Delicious delicacies. Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kannur, Kasaragod and Wayanad all have unique dishes and biryanis with unique techniques. The Thalassery Biryani enjoys a huge fan following …
Easy Kerala Chicken Curry | Bachelors Cooking So this is an Easy Kerala Chicken Curry that is perfect for Bachelor cooking. That does not mean it lacks in flavor – not one bit! Now, for the Kerala bachelors out there, I applaud you. I know that Kerala men are some of the most, capable in the …
Chakkakuru Manga Chemmeen Curry (Kerala Coconut Shrimp curry with Raw Mango and Jackfruit Seeds) Shrimp or Prawns curry in coconut milk is one the most popular curried around Kerala. It is often made with only Kudampuli(Gambooge) as the souring agent. This version, containing the additional seasonal ingredients – green mangos and cooked jackfruit seeds is …
Kerala Green Peas Masala – Restaurant-style curry goes well with Porotta This Kerala Green Peas Masala, is especially tasty! Y’know those restaurants that serve green peas with porotta.. It’s so good, and we have a hard time replicating that taste at home. Well, this recipe is pretty darn good, and not so difficult to make! …
Chilli Pepper Chicken Perelen – Marinated chicken in Semi-dry Masala Chilli Pepper Chicken Perelen is a semi-dry chicken masala preparation, when marinated, pan-fried chicken is tossed in a mouth-watering masala consisting of onion, tomato and spices. This is a popular method of preparation in Kerala and goes well with rice or flatbreads. I love it Parotta, …
Easy Malabar Mutton Biryani For all my regular readers, who have tried many of my Biryani recipes with success. Thalassery Mutton Biryani or Malabar Mutton Biryani are both awesome Malabar-style biryanis on RAS. However, this Easy Malabar Mutton Biryani, will win you over for its simplicity! Still a wonderful, yummy, homely Biryani. Make this when …
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 …
Ulli Theeyal – Shallots in Roasted Coconut Curry What is a Theeyal? Theeyal is a dish, mostly vegetarian, where spices and grated coconut are roasted together, till golden brown and then ground to a fine paste. There are several varieties and methods. Here, I am sharing an extremely simple but yummy Ulli Theeyal or Shallot Theeyal …
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 …
Green Peas Masala with Potato This Green Peas Masala with Potato is a simple to make vegetarian curry with thick gravy, suitable for parotta, appam, idiyappam etc… I was prompted by nostalgia to re-create the taste from a college canteen. I used to have this on the rare occasion when I got really hungry at college. …
Fried Chicken Masala Biryani – Our new Favourite For Eid al-Adha 2020, I wanted to make a different Biryani than I usually make. I have had so many requests for this type of Biryani. Fried Chicken Masala Biryani. Here, the chicken is marinated and fried 50 per cent before being cooked in the masala and layered in …
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 …
Kannur Style Pathiri – Vaatti Pathiri Pathiri is a popular Muslim dish from Kerala. These are gluten-free flatbreads made of ground rice or rice flour. The version using Roasted Rice flour or Malabar pathiri which I have shared earlier is the most popular throughout Kerala. Pathiri is also called Pathil or Orotti in some areas.  It is …
Kannur Style Varutharacha Chicken Curry ‘Varutharacha’ refers to curries or gravies, where a spice blend is added to grated coconut and roasted together till the coconut is golden and crisp. This golden mixture is then pounded on stone or ground in a blender, to make a spice paste that forms the base of the Varutharacha Curry. …
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 …