Ingredients 1.5 cups Toor dal 3/4 cup Onion (chopped) 1 sprig Curry leaves (chopped) 1 tbsp Ginger (finely chopped) 2 Green Chillies (finely chopped) 1/2 tbsp Dry red chilli flakes Salt to taste Recipe 1. Soak toor dal (split pigeon peas) for 3-4 hours 2. Drain and grind coarsely along with salt 3. Add chopped … More Parippu Vada
Ingredients 2 Big bunches of Kale1.5 tbsp Olive OilSalt to taste Recipe 1. Separate leaves (wash and dry if it’s not already clean) from the center rib 2. Preheat oven to 275 F3. Cut kale leaves into 1-2 inch pieces4. Toss with 1.5 tbsp of Olive oil5. Spread on baking trays and sprinkle salt6. Bake … More Kale chips
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 😭. 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 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 1 tbsp Vegetable oil 3/4 cup Carrot slice (thin) 5-6 Curry Leaves 4 Dry Red chillies 2 tbsp Ginger (chopped) 1/2 cup Onion (chopped) 1/2 cup Water Salt to Taste Recipe In a pan heat the oil and add the carrot slices Cook the carrots until the outer edges have browned and caramelized … More Carrot and Ginger chutney
Black chickpea curry in coconut milk is a common breakfast item in Kerala which goes with a variety of dishes like Puttu, Appam, Chappatis, Idiappam, Porotta etc. Ingredients 1.5 cups Black/dark brown chickpeas (karutha kadala- I prefer the smaller ones) 5 cups Water (for soaking the chickpeas) 4 tbsp Vegetable oil 1 tsp Black mustard seeds … More Kadala curry (Black chickpea curry)
Ingredients 4 Ripe Bananas (7-8 inch long) 2 large Strawberries 25-30 Blackberries 4 tbsp Chia seeds 1 3/4 cup Water Recipe 1. Soak the chia seeds in 3/4 cup of water overnight 2. Cut 3 bananas and 4 strawberries into one inch slices 3. Freeze the cut bananas, strawberries and the whole blackberries overnight 4. … More Banana berry smoothie bowl
Ingredients 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder 1/4 cup Water 3/4 cup Coconut milk (thick, unsweetened) 2 tsp Sugar Recipe 1. Heat the water, turmeric powder and sugar in a pan or microwave (1 minute for the microwave) until the sugar is completely dissolved and turmeric loses its raw smell 2. Add the coconut milk to this … More Turmeric coconut milk latte
Ingredients 400 gm Tender jackfruit (cut into small pieces)1 tsp Black mustard seeds1 tbsp Vegetable oil6-8 Curry leaves5 Garlic cloves (sliced thin)1 tbsp Red chilli flakes1/4 cup WaterSalt to taste Recipe 1. In a pan, heat the oil and add mustard seeds. Let the seeds splutter 2. Add the curry leaves and garlic. Fry until … More Idiyan chakka (Tender jackfruit) upperi
Cranberry sauce is one versatile add on that just has soooo many endless uses. Be it in a BBQ sauce or a dressing or in a cheesecake or for a drink or to top a custard or for the turkey, it is one super simple but delicious recipe which can be tweaked and teased to your fancy.. Spice it up with cinn … More Cranberry sauce
Ginger, Salt & Pepper 