Indian Recipes

Chicken Pola/Erachi Pola - A Famous Malabar Dish

Malabar is the northern most district of kerala. Their dishes are totally unique and rich, most of the recipes call for chicken/mutton/beef and eggs.. This is Chicken Pola or Erachi Pola, of the super delicious iftar or nombu thura dish from Malabar. Spicy chicken masala and egg mixture gives authentic taste to this dish.And I am a die hard fan of malabar cuisine. It’s such an irresistible dish enjoyed by both kids and

Kerala Pork Fry - Nadan Panni Erachi Ularthiyathu

Kerala Pork Fry is a popular recipe in south Kerala. For special Occasions like Christmas, Easter pork is an inevitable dish in kerala specially kottayam. Erachi/meat Ularthiyathu/stir fry dishes are very common and regular in christian families. Every home has there on way of making erachi/ meat ularthiyathu/stir fry and this is how we can make it at home. If u are a lover of this meat u can eat

Nadan Koonthal Curry - Squid in Roasted Coconut Gravy

Malabar Nadan Koonthal Curry squid curry are one of my family favourite curry dish, so it used to be almost regular in our dinning table. Squid or koonthal/kanava as we call it in kerala, is a pretty versatile seafood variety and hence it tastes good with pretty much any flavour. Its a very favourite curry of me also except the fact that it requires some roasting and grinding. But its

Kerala Chicken Roast Recipe Kerala Kozhi Fry

This is my amma/mom style of chicken preparation, i still remember having this dish from my childhood. This kerala-style chicken roast is one of her specialties and we all love it. She always prepare all non-veg food with her own home made masala, here also today am going to roast some spices and coconut powder to make a smooth powder masala for this aromatic chicken curry. I powdered coconut for

Kashmiri Pulao Recipe

Kashmiri pulao has been kids favourite dish. It is a very popular Kashmiri rice recipe prepared with fresh fruits, nuts and dry fruits. I love it very much, as it is mildly spicey and little sweet dish due to that i used to pair it with any spicy gravy veg or non veg like paneer butter masala or spicy chicken curry etc. Kashmiri cuisine have many rich and flavourful dishes

mushroom-pepper-fry

Mushroom pepper fry also called as pepper mushroom, is a tasty side dish which can be served along with roti, chapati or paratha.  Not only for roti, it can also be served along with rice and any gravy.  It can be served along with rice dishes such as pulao.  This dish has got a peppery flavor.  I have made this using button mushrooms, but you can use any variety of mushrooms

Beans Carrot Thoran

  Hi friends, today i am presenting a very common and simple kerala recipe. And it is a thoran, a combination of beans and carrot . As it looks colorful. it is healthy too.   Beans Carrot Thoran Recipe Ingredients :- Oil – 1 tbsp Mustard seeds- 1/2 tbsp Small Onion – 3 nos Beans – 250 gm carrot – 250 gm Turmeric powder – 1 tsp Curry Leaves salt

Mango Stew Recipe

Mango is the national fruit of India,Pakistan and Philippines. This is  summer, the season of mangoes. We can make so many dishes with ripe and raw mangoes.it contains phyto nutrients such as vitamin c , folate etc. Mango has high fiber content which helps in digestion and weight loss. Today i am going to make a special dish with raw mango. I can’t tolerate the sourness ,so i will make

Puli Inji / Inchi Curry Recipe

Puli Inji is a traditional side dish of Kerala. Usually serves in sadya. It is very delicious because it contains sweetness sourness and spicy. It helps in digestion because ginger helps to increase the blood flow. Ginger is an antioxidant and it prevents the production of gas in the intestine. This dish is an essential part of celebrations. We can keep puli inji till one week outside without  getting damage.

KFC Style Kentucky Fried Chicken Recipe

We love fried chicken, and KFC used to be one of our favourite. There is definitely way to enjoy a healthier and better fried chicken prepare at home. There is a trade secret how KFC makes the best tasting chicken, which no one knows. If we prepare at home we can definitely say that its a healthier snack for our kids, with no food colour and preservaties(pesky ingredients like ajinomotto).

vermicelli-payasam

Semiya payasam is a South Indian dessert made with semiya / vermicelli. Payasam is prepared on special occasions and since Onam is nearing, I thought of sharing this tasty payasam with you all. Semiya payasam, I would say is an easy payasam which can be made by all and during all occasions.  Though we make parippu pradhaman or some other payasams with coconut milk, this is a favourite among my kids

Kozhuva Irumbanpuli Peera Vechathu/Anchovies simmered with Coconut

Anchovies/Kozhuva are known by different names in kerala, like netholi, chooda, podi meen etc. The fresh anchovies are use to make this dish. The frozen anchovies will not give you the authentic taste of the recipe. Meen peera/pattichathu is normally cook along with coconut scrapings and kudumpuli/ Fish Tamarind. But today for a change I am going to make this recipe along with bilimbi/irumban puli as a souring agent. Its

How To Make Aloo Kasoori

The potato fenugreek leaves recipe is very quick, simple and easy one to prepare in less time with very few ingredients, its avery nutritious vegetable mixing with flavours from the fenugreek leaves also known as methi leaves. Kasuri methis is nothing but dries methi/fenugreek leaves. This dish is delicious in addition to being healthy. Aloo kasuri methi is a delicious dish along with potatoes. Here am using baby potatoes, if

Palak Chicken Curry / Spinach Chicken Curry - A North Indian Dish

Palak Chicken is one of the most popular and delicious dishes in North Indian Cuisine. It is a wonderful blend of chicken curry and spinach.I am sure all will love this dish.This is a nutrient rich, low-fat and low-calorie meal that is great to have on rotation as part of a healthy diet.     Palak Chicken Curry / Spinach Chicken Curry Recipe Ingredients : Palak(Spinach) – half kg Chicken – 250

Kerala Dal Curry - Kerala Parippu Curry

Onam is coming, so I am updating few sadya recipes. Kerala Onam Sadya or any Kerala Sadya/Feast Nadan Parrippu Curry is an inevitable part. The best combination of Kerala Dal Curry is ghee and pappad. Its an superb and really easy recipe. Its a dal based curry mixed with a spiced coconut mixture and forms an integral part of onam sadya. In kerala sadya this parippu curry is the first

Layered Cheesy Omelette with Veggies

Omelette/omelet is a dish made with eggs along with oil, ghee or butter. Today here am going to show u a fluffy one side omelette with chopped vegetables and cheese. Its a very rich omelette. An indian omelette usually consist of chopped green chillies, onions, corriander leaves etc, it can also called as a masala omelette.  Eggs are beaten in a hand blender until frothy, and combined with salt and

Ethakka Mezhukkupuratti Recipe (Stir-Fried Raw Plantains)

  Stir fried plantain/kaya mezhukkupuratti is a classic  food for south indian people of all ages. For this wonderful recipe the main ingredients is raw plantains and coconut oil, which means the plantains is coated with coconut oil. After seasoning the plantains, they are boiled with little water and tossed with seasoned oil still water completely evaporates. Its an excellent recipe.  I used to remove the outer skin of the

Ada Pradhaman Recipe

Ada Pradhaman is a traditional payasam or a classic dessert of Gods Own Country. This Ada Pradhaman can make in both ways, thats preparing rice ada with milk and sugar or with jaggery/sharkara and coconut milk. Its a traditional payasam  made for onam. In onam sadya, the main highlight is this ada pradhaman and is incomplete without this rich recipe. There are many payasam and pradhaman in the rich cuisine

Kerala Fish Molly Recipe (Fish Cooked in Coconut Milk)

Fish Moly is very simple and easy coconut based curry. Its a very light curry, very close to the recipe of stew. In this curry the main ingredients are fish and coconut milk. Its a low spiced curry, so the flavour of the fish dominates the taste of curry. So fresh fish are usually used to make fish moly/fish stew. This curry is one of my kids favourite curry, because

matar-mushroom-masala

Matar mushroom masala is a tasty side dish for chapati or rice.  Matar mushroom masala is a very popular recipe and is served in almost all the restaurants in India.  But this recipe which I am sharing here is a regular home version of the famous curry. This curry makes use of two main ingredients: matar / green peas and mushrooms.  I have used button  mushrooms for making this curry