Maampazha Puliserry – The Aromas Of Home
- 31
- December
- 2017
Other Names: Sweet Mango Curry. Maampazha Kuzhambu. Mango Curry. Mango Pulissery – this recipe has to be one of the most loved dish of my family. It brings forth an intense nostalgia and an eclectic amalgam of memories…that are sweet n cool…and in association with people and place…that matters to me. I tell you! A […]
Kerala Sadhya – God’s Own Country
- 19
- July
- 2017
Sadhya (Malayalam: സദ്യ) means Banquet in Malayalam. It is a variety of dishes traditionally served on a plantain leaf in Kerala, India. A normal Sadhya can have about 24-28 dishes served as a single course. Recipes Choru – hand-pounded rice / rose-matta arisi Parippu + Neyyi Aviyal Senai Kizhangu Erisseri Vendankka Puliserry Kumbalanga Olan Beetroot Pachadi Avaraikka Mezhugupuratti Peechinga […]
Kerala Mutta Ishtu / Egg Stew – Aroma Speaks
- 18
- November
- 2015
On the other day, out of the blue…I felt like making Kerala Style Mutta Ishtu. Memories surged like tides on a full moon night. Once I got back home, I first looked up for pairing main dish. When there was sufficient appam batter…the process for stew began. All I could feel was will this beat […]
Mutton Stew – Love It
- 30
- August
- 2015
Some of my all-time favorites remain, This and most certainly, That. But this recipe is a definite keeper in my secret vault of pleasurable indulgences. No doubt, the nutritional qualities of meat just excel all else, but don’t let convince you to try this out. After all, everyone needs to indulge once in a while, even if […]
Egg Aappam – Cook’s Delight
- 09
- August
- 2015
Its been so loooong that I don’t know, where to start. I sincerely apologize for my disappearance. Hmmmm…I didn’t do it on purpose. I hardly find time to blog or even to check my mails! But, this is really killing me. Especially when I have […]
Meen Pollichathu – Aromatic Treat
- 24
- November
- 2013
Other Names: Fish fry in plantain leaf wrap. Grilled fish in plantain leaf wrap. Kerala Style Meen Varuval. Vazhailai – Poricha Meen. If you have been keeping up with this blog since 2005, you would see the pattern here. I am a sucker for seafood. I also feel that no other food is worth making. […]
Idichakka Thoran – Kerala Special
- 21
- May
- 2013
Also Known As: Pala kai Kari. Pinju pala kai Poriyal. Raw Jack Fruit Stir-fry. Please raise your hands and introduce yourself as foodies. Okay, I will do it first, ‘am an addicted foodie and a compulsive cook’. Needless to say that blogging has certainly played its fair role on it! Whenever, I find a way […]
Chicken Ishtu – Irresistible Kerala Style Ishtu!
- 19
- March
- 2013
Also Known As: Chicken Stew, Chicken Moilee. Chicken Molee, Kozhi Thenga-Paal Curry. Over the years, my taste in food has changed, and so are my recipes. I hope, this blog will continue to chronicle those changes. This is one such recipe, I found very convincing to try. I can say,…I was very pleased with my […]
Aviyal – Mixed Vegetables Side Dish
- 01
- March
- 2010
Aviyal:(Kerala Style) Do you think men cook better than women??? Hmmm, at some point and sometimes, I do feel that way. Although men are helpless (or at least in my family)!!! Cooking with my Dad is such a pain to me…slaving myself to lend him spatula, bowls, vessels, gosh…but the food turns out perfect tho’. […]
Malabar Style – Shrimps Biriyani
- 22
- December
- 2009
Malabar Style Chemmeen Biriyani: Prawns Layer Biriyani. Kerala Special Chemmeen Biriyani. Iral/ Yeral Biriyani. Roiyalu Biriyani. Jinghe Biriyani. Today, I jumped into my comfort zone ‘Biriyani‘(I know you guys are steaming up there ‘AGAIN…are you nuts)! Oh yeah, maybe I am! Obsessed with one pot dish…can’t help it! This time of the season…when thoughts go […]
