For Keralites or those who have been to Kerala at least once, there is no need of any introduction. It is a very favourite recipe and when you have it with a cup of chayya (tea), it is simply superb. In old malayalam films, heros will be introduced with a glass of tea in one hand and munching a vada with the other. Ingredients required channa dal/ toor dal –
Today I have made oats pongal. Pongal is a South Indian breakfast recipe which is usually cooked with rice and moong dal. Today I am sharing with you a healthy, easy to make pongal made with oats. I have made this pongal in the same way as we make normal ven pongal. It turned out to be very yummy and tasty. Oats is gaining popularity with all its health benifits
This is a very simple, yet tasty and healthy recipe. This recipe makes use of very few ingredients mainly avocado, milk, sugar and cashew nuts. This is very much liked by my children. Here I haven’t used water at all. But you can add ice cubes at the end and blend it once more if you want a really chilled shake. Avocado is a fruit which has got a creamy texture, and
In malayalam, muringa means drum stick and ella is erissery. In our place it is told that drum stick and drumstick leaves are very good for health. It is grown in most of the houses. So this erissery will be prepared at least once in a week. My mother adds drum stick leaves to dosa and chapatti also. But this is one recipe which my mother learnt from a magazine called vanita and she taught
Today’s recipe is a filling healthy milkshake recipe. I have already discussed here our love for milkshakes. But there is one more thing I don’t like oats. But oats being a healthy cereal, I always look out for recipes where I can include it in my daily routine. This is one such recipe which is very easy to make and tasty too. This can also be served for breakfast when
Kuska biryani – is nothing but plain biryani without vegetables cooked with masala and spices. This is an easy to make biryani as there is no need to chop vegetables, and the rice is cooked in coconut milk which gives it a wonderful flavor. I usually make this biryani when I am running short of time or when I don’t have enough vegetables to prepare vegetable biryani. You can also make
Semiya pakoda is a tasty crunchy snack prepared with semiya or vermicelli. Vermicelli is very popular in Indian cuisine and there are various dishes like vermicelli upma, vermicelli payasam, kesari, and many other dishes prepared with semiya. This recipe makes use of vermicelli and potatoes as the main ingredient. I have made use of rice flour here as rice flour gives a crunchiness which we expect from pakodas. This can be
Today’s recipe is a nice tasty biryani which can be prepared easily and can be served to your family, for guests or even packed for lunch. The difficult part in making this biryani is cleaning mushrooms and the easiest part is this can be cooked in a pressure cooker. This recipe makes use of biryani masala, you can make use of homemade biryani masala powder or store bought ones. This
Pongal is a famous festival of South India, it is a harvest festival. Pongal in Tamil means something that is overflowing. Usually it is overflowing of rice and milk. Ven pongal or khara pongal is a famous breakfast dish in Southern part of India. It is very easy to prepare, tasty and healthy. This can be served with coconut chutney or sambar. My husband loves it with onion salad, though
Today’s recipe is a very healthy thoran made with green gram and fenugreek leaves. Thoran as I have already told you, is a traditional Kerala dish made with vegetables or with lentils and a coconut mixture. It is a very tasty side dish that can be served with rice and any other curry of your choice. At home we all love thoran and I try to mix various vegetables along
Puttu ularthiyathu / puttu upma is a traditional Kerala dish which can be prepared from fresh puttu or left over puttu. I have already shared the recipe of puttu. Puttu is a traditional breakfast dish in Kerala and is served with pazham which means banana and papad or with kadala curry (black chickpeas curry). Puttu with kadala curry is a very tasty combination. But sometimes at home, we have some
Semiya upma / vermicelli upma is a popular South Indian breakfast dish. It is made from vermicelli, mixed vegetables and other spices. I try this recipe very often and is a hit in my family. This is a very simple version of vermicelli upma with loads of vegetables and no extra spice powders added to it. Not only for breakfast, it is great for snack also. In this
Lemon rice is a South Indian dish which can be easily prepared even when you are in a hurry. This can also be made with leftover rice. This recipe comes handy when you wake up late and want to prepare lunch. This is also best dish to pack for lunch or it is also good to pack during travel time. Since lemon is added, this rice dish will not get
Today I am sharing the recipe of sambar. Though the name sambar looks very simple, but for the same word, there are various methods of preparation. Tamilnadu sambar is different from Kerala sambar and if you think about Kerala sambar, Palakkadan sambar is very different from Travancore sambar . Though I love palakkadan sambar with the taste of roasted coconut and other whole spices, I also like travancore sambar and
At home, all of us are biryani lovers. More over it is easy to prepare especially when you make biryani in pressure cooker with some ready made biryani masala, I think, it is most easiest one pot meal which everyone will love to have. You can serve it with raita, or curd or with any other side dish. Here I have made biryani with home made biryani masala. You can
Vendakka mezhukkupuratti is an easy to make and tasty side dish for rice. This can be served with rice and any curry of your choice. It is very easy to prepare and requires very few ingredients mainly, okra, onion, green chilli. Now to the recipe.. Ingredients required Vendakka / lady’s finger – 1/2 kg Green chillies – 2 shallots – 10 – 15 (chopped) Turmeric powder – 1/4 teaspoon Red
Today’s recipe is Kerala style fish fry. It is very easy to make and tasty too. You can make use of any kind of fish to make this tasty fish fry but I normally prepare this with king fish as my family love it. Now take a look at the recipe.. Ingredients required fish pieces – 5 – 6 (I used king fish) ginger garlic paste – 2 tablespoon red
Peas pulao is a very popular recipe which is liked by people of all ages. This is a mild dish made with green peas and basmati rice seasoned with few whole spices and no masala added to it. This rice dish can be served with any spicy gravy or with raita. Due to the usage of green peas which is rich in proteins, this rice dish can be thought of
Methi seeds are widely made used in Indian kitchen and also the leaves of fenugreek. Fenugreek leaves are very well known for their anti diabetic properties but due to its bitter taste, it is mostly avoided by children and even by grown ups. But when mixed with some other vegetable like potato, the taste becomes wonderful. So today, I have made aloo methi which is a dry vegetarian side dish
Theeyal is a traditional dish of Kerala. Theeyal can be prepared using various vegetables like shallots, lady’s finger, bitter gourd and so on. There are two main steps of making this curry. First one, is fry okra with very little oil, till the slimness goes off. Be careful not to add too much of oil while frying okra otherwise it will be very difficult to remove slimness. The second step
