sidedish for rice

carrot thoran

Carrot thoran / carrot stir fry The Carrot thoran / carrot stir fry is a simple and easy side dish for rice. In Kerala meals vegetable thoran / stir fry is an important one, the meals incomplete without a thoran. We can make many types of vegetable thoran like, beans cabbage spinach etc. This is the very easiest thoran recipe.  This carrot thoran have little sweet and its have little

cheruparar curry

Cherupayar / Mung  bean curry Cherupayar / Mung bean curry is a simple to make; it’s very healthy and delicious. This green gram curry is a perfect side dish for dosa, kanji, puttu. This is the Kerala style curry by adding coconut paste. We can make this curry without coconut. It has some huge health benefits. Mung bean is a high source of manganese, potassium, copper, zinc and various B

okra pepper fry

Lady finger pepper fry / okra fry Lady finger pepper fry / okra fry is a good side dish for rice. This is the south Indian style preparation, the lady finger roasted in onions and the large quantity of pepper masala. You can see many different okra recipes like masala okra, potato okra etc in yummy recipes. Here I am showing you a spicy and dry okra pepper recipe. Okra is

Chicken Perattu / Kozhi Perattu

what is Kerala roadside chicken Perattu Chicken Perattu or locally known as Kozhi Pirattu is a traditional chicken recipe of Kerala with very limited ingredients and it is very easy to make. It is also called as nadan chicken perattu since it is prepared with nadan (local) flavors. In Kerala the taste and flavor changes from place to place. And if you travel rural Kerala you can find lot of

curry leaves flavored egg curry

Curry leaves flavored egg curry Curry leaves flavored egg curry is a delicious, healthy egg curry. This egg curries me prepared by my own style. If you want you can add green chili also. Curry leaves are a rich source of iron and folic acid. Curry leaves help your blood sugar levels by affecting the insulin activity of the body and reduces ones blood sugar levels. Now let’s see the

badam chicken gravy

Chicken curry in badam gravy / Badhami chicken Chicken curry in badam gravy / Badhami chicken is a rich and healthy curry.  This curry is the best combination with chapathi. Badami chicken curry is not too spicy; my kid likes this curry very much. Almonds have many health benefits, use soaked almond it’s too good for our body. Almonds are a great source of vitamin E and other antioxidants that

Khekada masala / Maharashtrain masalaCrab

Khekada masala / Maharashtrain masalaCrab Kekda masala is famous in Mharashtra, this crab curry is less spicy. I just love this curry with chapthi or plain rice. For making khekada masala we need malvani masala. I included the malvani masala mixture in the first step; otherwise you can make it separately and kept in the refrigerator for about 4 months. Let’s see the making of khekda masala recipe is bellow

Rajma Masala - Easy Restaurant Style Rajma Masala or Kidney Beans Curry

Rajma Masala – Easy Restaurant Style Rajma Masala or Red Kidney Beans Curry Rajma Masala is a famous vegetarian dish, It is a North Indian dish which people love to eat with out any regional difference. Today we are making an Easy Restaurant Style Rajma Masala or Red Kidney Beans Curry. This recipe is a simple version which gives a good source of protein to our diet. In this Rajma

Green Peas Masala

Green Peas Masala – North Indian Panjabi Style Recipe Hai friends, I know that many of you like north indian dishes expecially curries. So, I bought a Green Peas Masala for you. This is a North Indian Panjabi Style Recipe, which is one of the easiest north indian recipe. Here I used fresh green peas for making this dish, You can use dried green peas also for this. This Green

Kerala Avial - Kerala Sadya Style Avial or Aviyal Recipe

Kerala Avial -Kerala Sadya Style Avial or Aviyal Recipe Today we are going to make a Kerala Avial. This is an traditional dish of Kerala. Avial is an unavoidable dish in all sadya. It is as side dish ad well as a main dish. This is a mixture of all vegetables, coconut paste along with with thick curd and seasoned with fresh coconut oil and raw curry leaves. This Avial

how-to-make-drumstick-sambar

Sambar is a very popular South Indian dish. It is served as a side dish for rice, and also with breakfast items like idli or dosa.  Sambar can be made with variety of vegetables.  Today’s sambar is made with drumsticks which is also called as “muringakkaya” , “muringakkai” and is known as Murungakkai sambar also known as  Muringakkai sambar. Sambar is a South Indian curry made with lentils / toor dal,

koottu curry

Koottu curry / Kerala Sadya Recipes Kerala sadya based on varieties of dishes, Koottu curry is the main part of sadya and special occasions like onam vishu. The high light of this curry is the roasted coconut. I would likes to use this curry with rice and dosa. The making of Koottu curry is bellow with detailed images. do try this and send your feedbacks in comment box. Ingredients Kadala/

Mutton Liver Fry - Mutton Liver Pepper Fry Recipe

Mutton Liver Fry – Mutton Liver Pepper Fry Recipe Today we are going to make Mutton Liver Fry, which is a very healthy recipe. Mutton Liver is very high in nutritional value. There are several dishes can be made out of this but Mutton Liver Pepper Fry is one of the most popular and tasty dish among them. Mutton liver is the nature’s most concentrated source of vitamin A and

Ayala Pollichathu, Meen Pollichathu (Fish Roasted In Banana Leaf)

Hi, I am Shemeena. Today I am going to make a special dish for you. It is fish roasted in banana leaf known as Meen Pollichathu. here I am showing yellowtail mackerel fried in banana leaf with tomato, onion and with spices. Just look at the picture. you will love it. It is also called as Ayala Pollichathu Meen pollichathu or fish fried in banana leaf is a delicacy in center and south

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

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

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.

Paneer Butter Masala Recipe

Paneer Butter Masala Paneer Butter Masala recipe is one of the most popular paneer dish in India. this is the only item which all love to eat. The cremy texture of this gravey gives a delicious taste to this dish. You can serve this dish with rice items, roti, naan and with bread. This paneer butter masala recipe is one of the simple receipe which only needs easily available ingredients.

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

Kerala Fish Egg Fry Recipe

Fish Egg Fry is a dish which is very easy to make and tastes really good. This is also known as roe. We make thoran and curry out of it. Now it is very difficult to get fish egg because of its unavailability. It is a good source of omega three fatty acid. In this recipe I am adding coconut along with it, which will give extra taste to this