Ingredients 1 tbsp Coconut oil 1 tsp Mustard seeds 5-8 Curry leaves 4 Green chillies (slit lengthwise) 1 tsp Turmeric powder 1 tsp Jeera powder 1 tbsp Coriander powder 1 tbsp Kashmiri chilli powder 1 tbsp Garam Masala powder 1 tbsp Ginger garlic paste 1.5 Onion (medium sized, cut into long thin strips) 400 ml … More Egg curry with Coconut milk
Another staple of the Onam sadhya, this mixed vegetables dish is colorful and flavorful. The word Avial or Aviyal has literally come to mean medley due to this dish. Ingredients For sauteing 2 tbsp Coconut oil 1 tbsp Black Mustard seeds 10 Curry leaves 1 tsp Turmeric powder 2 Green chillies (slit lengthwise) Vegetables 2 … More Aviyal / Avial
A South Indian staple that goes with rice, idli, dosa, uthappam etc. It is one of the main gravies that you would have with rice when sitting down to a sadhya (a banana leaf feast). Quite simple to make, it’s a medley of vegetables with lentils packing a ton of flavor and nutrition. Ingredients 3 … More Sambhar
This is a tangy and lightly spiced fish curry with raw mango cooked in coconut milk, a recipe from the state of Kerala that combines some of the local ingredients in the best way possible. Ingredients 500 gm Fish (cut and cleaned) 700 ml Coconut milk 1 Raw mango (cut into long slightly thick pieces) … More Meenum mangayum (Fish with raw mango in coconut milk)
A simple dish with just few ingredients. Onakka Chemmeen as dehydrated prawns are called in Malayalam or Era Vathal/karuvaadu in Tamil, is the key. I stock up on these always for those days when I can’t seem to find anything else to cook. … More Dry/Dehydrated prawns fry and gravy
Ginger, Salt & Pepper 