Vinaya Sooraj

parippu curry

Parippu / Tur daal Curry Tur Dal is commonly known as the toor dal, tur dal. It provides many of the nutrients your body needs, like fat, fiber and carbohydrates.  This is one the most favorite dal curry for rice. For this curry am also using onion and tomato. In Kerala sadhya incomplete without parippu curry. The very simple and easy method of preparation is bellow with detailed images. I

Beans carrot thoran

Beans carrot thoran Kerala style Carrot beans thoran recipe which is served along with side rice. It is a combination of carrot, beans and coconut. Carrot beans thoran is a vegetarian recipe which can be included in onam, vishu or other sadhya in Kerala. Eating carrots helps to reduced cholesterol, prevention from heart attacks. Carrots are one of the most widely used and enjoyed vegetables in the world. Beans are

pineapple pachadi

Pineapple pachadi Pineapple pachadi is one of my favorite dishes in Kerala sadhya. In all festivals in Kerala people celebrates with sadhya. Pachadi is the traditional food in Kerala that made with pineapple in coconut yogurt gravy. We can serve it with meals. It’s usually made with vegetables and fruits; this is a delicious pachadi with sweet, sour and tangy taste. Let’s see the preparation of pineapple pachadi bellow with

instant dosa with chutney recipe

Instant dosa with coconut red chutney is a breakfast recipe. We can make the dosa instantly. This is the combination of raw rice, grated coconut and cooked rice, the coconut gives little sweet and the cooked rice gives soft to the dosa. You can always add onions in it, this dosa have an aromatic flavor. I think its favorite for kids, my baby like it very much. Serve it with

chili chicken

Restaurant Style Chili Chicken Gravy Chili chicken is one of the most popular Indo- Chinese appetizers. Here I am showing you the very simple Restaurant Style Chili Chicken Gravy recipe. There are lots of chili recipes like soy, potatoes, fish etc. You want its spicy you can add green chilies. I think every ones known the recipe of chili chicken recipe; this is the restaurant style recipe. Let’s see the

cutlet recipes

Chicken cutlet / snacks recipe. Cutlets are usually used as an evening snack or a starter. This is an Indian style Chicken cutlet / snacks recipe by adding aromatic spices. I would like to eat homemade cutlets, chicken cutlets are very simple to make at home. It’s very crunchy outside and soft inside.  You can make different types of cutlets like vegetable cutlets, paneer cutlets etc. Let’s see the making of

Malabar Prawns Biryani with Carrot Onion Raita

Biriyani is one of the special seafood delicacies of the Malabar cuisine. Today’s recipe is Malabar Prawns Biryani with Carrot Onion Raita. We know verities of biriyani like, vegetarian and other vegetarian recipes. This is a delicious and flavorful biryani; I served the prawn’s biryani with simple onion and carrot raita. You can use any kind of prawns for this. I hope all are enjoy my Malabar Style Prawns Biriyani with yummy recipes.

capsicum recipe

  Capsicum Rice / Simple Lunch Box Recipe is a simple lunch idea. A meal in many parts of the country is incomplete without rice. We can make very verities of rice dishes like vegetarian and non vegetarian. Here I am already showing you many types of rice recipes. Today’s recipe is a rice recipe, that the main ingredient is capsicum, it called as Capsicum Rice. If you likes to

egg molee

Egg molee with idyappam I think everyone heard about fish molee, chicken molee etc. Today I am sharing a simple egg molee recipe for you. This is very simple and that I cooked eggs in coconut milk, so that it’s a healthy food. Egg molee is the best combination with idyappam and appam. Egg molee with idiappam Eggs are a very good source of inexpensive, high quality protein. The whites

prawns pulao recipe

Prawns pulao is the dish that made by cooking rice in its stock and in coconut milk. This is my own version to make prawns pulao. Seafood is me and my family’s favorite food. . Prawns are very easy to cook and they don’t take much oil or spices to cook them. Prawns are a good source of unsaturated fat; it helps to control cholesterol levels. The simple steps to

Idichakka thoran

Idichakka thoran / tender jack fruit thoran is a curry recipe made with tender jack fruit / raw jack fruit. This is the young type jack fruit. Idichakka thoran is the Indian cuisine. I have this recipe from my mother, she knows verities of jackfruit recipes.  This is the fresh jack fruit from my house. In kerala tender jack fruit uses as to make different curries and other dishes. Jackfruit

Idiyappam, Noolappam with potato and egg Curry

Idiyappam curry is one of the most popuar breakfast combination of Kerala and Sri-Lanka.Idiyappam or noolappam are made by using rice flour, ragi powder and wheat flour and it is made by steaming in idiyappam maker or pressure cooker. All Kerala curries like egg curry, potato curry, vegetable curry etc etc will make a excellent combination for idiyappam. Here I will share the recipes and step by step method to make

Cornflour Puttu And Cherupayar / Moong Bean Curry

Corn flour Puttu and cherupayar curry Corn Flour Puttu with Cherupayar  Curry  is a breakfast recipe of Kerala. We can make different types of puttu like raggi, wheat and rice etc. Here today I am sharing a corn putt recipe. It’s good for health .I used the ready made powder. I bought this from a store. Cornflour puttu is a healthy breakfast recipe, me and my baby likes corn puttu very

sarkkara varatti recipe

Sharkara varatti is a popular dish in Kerala and it is made with raw banana and Jaggery mixed with other herbs, salt and spices to make it sweet and sour taste. In Kerala it is unavoidable dish in any sadya like onam sadya, Vishu sadya and for wedding sadya. Some part of Kerala it is known as Sarkkara uperi as it is used as a side dish of sadya. This is also

Paal Kozhukkattai / Rice Dumplings kheer

Rice dumplings kheer is a kerala dish, and its a favorite food for kids. We can make it by using rice powder and milk. Make a dough by using rice powder, salt and hot water. Then make very small size dumplings from this. Cook in a steamer, the dumplings are very soft. Paal kozhukkattai is an Indian recipe. We can make this in different ways; here I am showing you Kerala

rich chocolate truffle cake

Chocolate truffle cake is one of my favorite desserts; this is also called as rich chocolate truffle cake. This chocolate cake is the best combination with ice cream. Let’s see the preparation of chocolate cake and the frosting bellow with detailed images. Ingredients All purpose flour 1.5 cup Sugar 1 cup Coco powder 4 table spoon Baking soda ½ tea spoon Vanilla essence 1 teaspoon Vinegar 1 table spoon Water

Pongala Payasam / Jaggery Rice Kheer

In Thiruvananthapuram capital city of Kerala, in South India celebrates Aattukaal Pongala. Attukal temble described as Sabarimala of the women. The pongala mahothsavam is the most important festival of Attukaal Bhagavathy Temple. Only women are allowed to participate in the pongala. The ritual of cooking starts early in the morning and by noon. Then the chief priest of the temple arrives with the goddess’s sword and blesses the ladies by

Custard fruit salad

Fruit custard is an Indian dessert; it is the simplest way to refresh after a heavy meal.  We can make it by using custard powder, fruits and vegetables. Now get custard powder in different flowers like vanilla, raspberry and mango etc. The advantage of fruit salad is you can use any seasonal fruits that available in your kitchen. Here I am using raspberry flavor custard powder. This is the simplest

Banana muffins

This is a very tasty moist and delicious cake recipe. Bananas are extremely healthy and delicious. They contain several essential nutrients, and have benefits for digestion, heart health and weight loss. We can make banana muffins in different steps; this is the simple way to make banana muffins. I have this recipe from my friend. She told me that it’s have an amazing taste. Yes, it’s absolutely correct. You just

Dates and Nuts Laddu

Dates are a healthy and nuts are healthy food loaded with vitamins, minerals calcium and fiber. Dates and dry fruits both are delicious, healthy snacks and breakfast, starts day with an energy body. They can make as a quick and easy festive food. I prefer to make this laddu for kids, its helps to keep them energetic for a long time. So it’s also called as energetic balls. We can