Finger licking dishes from my kitchen.
Kerala Chemmeen Varutharacha Curry, also known as Chemmeen Theeyal ( Chemmeen – prawn) is a very tasty traditional recipe. My recipe is a slightly easy version of that. Prawn - 250g Shallots split – 1 cup ( you may use onion chopped) Tomato chopped – 1 Kokum ( Garcinia) split – 3-4 ( you may use tamarind paste... Continue Reading →
Ingredients Mutton pieces : 1 Kg Cooking oil : 2 tbl spoon Onion (chopped ) : 2 large sized Coriander powder : 3 tsp spoon Chili powder : 1 1/2 tsp ( you may add more if preferred ) Turmeric powder : 1/2 tsp Meat masala powder – 1 tsp ( optional ) Ginger :... Continue Reading →
Ingredients Shark pieces (skin & clean ) -500 gm Turmeric powder -1/2 tsp Grated coconut -1 cup Red chili powder - 1 tsp Green chilies split – 3-4 Ginger chopped – 1-2 tsp Tomato chopped – 1 large Curd – 1cup Curry leaves Salt Coconut oil - 1 tsp Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp Fenugreek... Continue Reading →
Ingredients Fresh king fish - 500gms (cleaned and cut into medium pieces) Fresh coconut - 1/2 (grated) Onion / Shallots chopped – 3tb spoon Chili powder – 2 tsp (may add more or less depends on taste) Turmeric powder – 1 tsp Green mango cut into pieces – 1 (depends on the sour taste of... Continue Reading →
Ingredients Boiled eggs - 6 Oil - 1 1/2 tbsp. Onion chopped - 4 medium green chilies split - 2 tomato sauce - 1 tsp ( optional) coconut milk powder - 2 tbsp ( you may use fresh coconut milk of half coconut) Chili powder -½ tsp Coriander powder - 1 tsp Turmeric powder... Continue Reading →
Kappa stew Ingredients Tapioca peeled & cubed – 800 gms Onion chopped – 2 Garlic chopped of - 3 cloves Ginger chopped of– 1” piece Thin coconut milk- 1 cup ( fresh or add 1 tbsp coconut milk powder in a cup of warm water ) Thick coconut milk – ½ cup (fresh or add... Continue Reading →
Ingredients Tomato cubed - 2 medium, Tamarind (valanpuli ) - small lemon size, soaked in ¼ cup water- discar the fibre. Black pepper crushed - 10 Chili powder – ¼ tsp Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp Coriander powder – 1 tsp Garlic crushed - 6 cloves Cumin ( Jeera) crushed - ½ tsp Kayam (asafoteida)... Continue Reading →
Padavalanga Thoran Ingredients Padavalanga ( snake gourd) nicely chopped – 200 gms Carrot chopped – 100 gms Onion chopped – 1 small ( instead, you may use 4-5 shallots chopped for better taste) Green chilly thinly chopped – 2- 3 Turmeric powder – a pinch Curry leaves Cumin ( Jeera) – a pinch Mustard seeds... Continue Reading →
Achinga and Chena Mezhukkupuratti Ingredients Chena/Suran (Elephant Foot Yam) - 200gms, cut into small cubes Achinga Payar ( long beans ) – 200 gms, cut into ½ inch length Onion chopped – 2 tbspoon ( for better taste, use small onion/ shallots chopped) Red chili powder – ½ tsp Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp Salt... Continue Reading →
A traditional sweet and sour ripe mango curry served with rice. For the authentic taste a special type of small ripe pulissery mango is used. If it is not available, you may use any ripe mango.
Cumin and Cloves 