Soft, spongy appams are a love anyone who has tasted them can’t deny. Paired with stew or beef or green peas curry, they are just the absolutely most delicious breakfasts out there. This easy recipe makes 8 appams. Ingredients 3/4 cup Jeera rice 1/4 cup Water (for grinding) 2-3 tbsp Cooked Rice 3/4 cup Coconut … More Appam
Onam’s coming up, which means I need the customary chips for the sadhya. This time around I have run into a problem. I cannot find Sharkara varatti in any Indian store ðŸ˜. And being the stickler for certain things, it meant that I now need to make something I have always just bought in a … More Sharkara upperi / sharkara varatti (Spiced Jaggery coated plantain chips)
Ingredients Stage 1: Deep fry 2 cups Vegetable Oil 1 1/2 large Onions (sliced thin) 10-15 Cashew nuts Stage 2: Preparing the paste 5 Green chillies 1 inch piece Ginger 2 bulbs Garlic (peeled and cleaned) 1/2 Cup Water Stage 3: Preparing masala 1 lb Chicken (cleaned and cut into small pieces) 1/2 Onion (sliced … More Thalasseri Chicken Biriyani
Ingredients 500 gm Squid (cleaned and cut into thin strips or rings) 1 tbsp Vegetable oil 1 tbsp Turmeric powder 1 tbsp Coriander powder 2 tsp Red Chilli powder 2 tsp Garam Masala powder 2 tbsp Water 2 tbsp Ginger Garlic paste (for this recipe, you could also substitute the paste with 1 tbsp … More Koonthal (Squid) varattiyathu
Ingredients 1 cup Raw rice1 cup Cooked rice1 cup Grated coconut1/2 cup Coconut milk (thick)1/2 cup Sugar1 tbsp Water1 tsp Sugar1 tsp Yeast Recipe 1. Soak the uncooked rice for 6 hours2. Drain and set aside after soaking3. In a grinder or a blender, grind the soaked rice, cooked rice, coconut and sugar along with … More Kerala Vattayappam
Ingredients 100 gm Roasted peanuts 1 tbsp Vegetable oil 1.5 cups Onion (sliced long and thin) 2 tbsp Sichuan peppercorns 1 tbsp Crushed Red chillies/red chilli flakes 2 tbsp Water 300 gm Scallops (shelled and cleaned) 2 tbsp Honey Salt to taste Recipe Crush the roasted peanuts by giving it just one whirl … More Peanut Scallops in honey
Ingredients 1 tbsp Vegetable Oil 1 tsp Black Mustard seeds 10-15 Curry leaves 3 Green Chillies (slit lengthwise) 1 tsp Turmeric powder 1 tbsp Coriander powder 1/4 tsp Cumin (Jeera) powder 1/2 tbsp Red chilli powder 2 tbsp Ginger (finely minced) 8 cloves Garlic (finely sliced) 1 cup Onion (chopped) 1/2 cup Tomato (diced) … More Tamarind Fish curry
Ingredients 2 tbsp Vegetable oil 3 Cloves 3 Cardamom pods (lightly crushed) 1 Cinnamon stick 1 Bay leaf 2-3 Green Chillies (slit lengthwise) 1 tsp Cumin (Jeera) powder 1 tbsp Coriander powder 1/2 tbsp Red Chilli powder 1 cup Onion (sliced long and thin) 1.5 tbsp Ginger Garlic paste 1/4 cup Tomato slices 1 … More Vegetable rice
Ingredients 1 tbsp Vegetable oil or sesame oil 5-6 Dry red chillies 1/2 tbsp Cayenne pepper powder 1 tsp Turmeric powder 1.5 tbsp Sichuan peppers (dry) 2 Star Anise (whole) 250 ml Broth (Fish/Vegetable/Chicken) 750 ml Water 2 tbsp Fish sauce 1 tbsp Soy sauce 1/2 cup Sliced Bamboo shoots 1 cup Celery stem and … More Spicy Fish Soup
Ingredients 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil 2 tsp Black mustard seeds 1 tsp Turmeric powder 1 tbsp Coriander powder 1 tsp Cumin (Jeera) powder 1 tbsp Garam Masala powder 1/2 tbsp Black pepper powder 2 tbsp Ginger Garlic paste 1 cup Onions (chopped) 300 gm Clams (shelled and cleaned) 200 ml Coconut milk (Canned) 2 … More Clam curry (in coconut milk)
Ginger, Salt & Pepper 