Discover and Share the Best World Cuisines
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 …
A flavourful and easy chicken recipe, with a different combination of spices and flavours to relish upon. The star ingredients are the coriander(dhania) seeds and the dried red chillies. It comes together easily (can be cooked in less than an hour!) This Spicy Coriander Chicken can be paired with some steamed rice or any Indian …
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 …
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. …
Bakery Style Fried Bun Chicken Sandwich Ramadan Kareem everyone! This Bakery Style Fried Bun Chicken Sandwich is my first ‘new’ recipe for Ramadan 2021. Another Covid Ramadan. Not the same as pre-covid, but we should learn to count our blessings always. So this is a 3-in-1, recipe for a homemade Fried Crispy Coated Bun, with tasty shredded …
Mango Pickle ( using slightly ripened green mangoes ) Mango season, usually means mango lassi, mango ice cream, and mango pickle at my place. This is a recipe taught to me by my mom, and everyone loves it! Of course, this can also be made with green mango and it is equally delicious. But I …
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 …
One for All Chicken Curry All for one and One for All. This is my One for all Chicken Curry, that we love with just about anything. Y’know how there are some curries that suit rice, while others are better for Roti… This curry is, however, just so yummy and so good with anything. You can …
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 …
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!
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 …
Potato Curry for Chapathi. Simple Recipe This is the most simple recipe for Potato Curry that goes really well with Chapathi, Roti etc… Â I dedicate this simple recipe to Sheeja. Sheeja was my helper and Zaira’s nanny back in 2007-2009 when Zaira was in playschool. Â We needed someone to look after Zaira when my husband and myself …
How to make Kerala Parotta at home (Soft Layered Paratha) The Paratta Wala may have some awesome tossing skills, that require practice, but here we see how to make Kerala Parotta at home, without the skill that comes only with practice. The word Parotta is generally used for the Malabar or Kerala parotta, the flaky, …
Kerala Thenga Aracha Meen Curry – Version 2 My earlier Kerala Thenga Aracha Meen Curry, (recipe here ) is quite popular. Here is Version 2 or what I call Red Thenga Aracha Meen Curry. This shows, how versatile the recipe is and can be catered to different tastes. In the previous version, a larger amount is made, …