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 no bake simple cheesecake using an Oreo cookie base. Ingredients For the base- 280 gm Oreo cookies 1/2 cup Heavy whipping cream For the filling- Cream cheese 1 cup Confectioners sugar 450 gm Cream cheese (softened) 4 tbsp Vanilla essence Heavy cream 1.5 cup Heavy whipping cream 1 cup Confectioners sugar Optional- Food coloring … More Cookies and cream cheesecake
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
Spanish omelettes are delightful. Except that they are made with quite a helping of potatoes, and at our place we are not always ready for that many potatoes. So we land up using mushrooms and available veggies and/or meats to make the omelette. It is the perfect leftovers food. And very similar to a stove-top … More Filled omelette
Let’s go back to the basics for a bit. Coconut chutney is almost an everyday affair in a lot of South India homes and feature quite regularly in others. It pairs very well with Idli, dosa, uthappam, paniyaram, vada and few more mains based on your taste inclination. Ingredients For the chutney: 100 gm Grated … More Coconut chutney
Another vegetarian staple from Kerala which has a place on the Onam sadhya vazhayila (banana leaf), I like mine slightly sweetened with jaggery. Call it a hand-me-down taste that runs in the family. Erissery is made with pumpkin or butternut squash and vanpayaru, which is a type of small red beans. Vanpayaru resembles kidney beans, … More Erissery
Fluffy ragi idlis without using rice or rava (semolina). The same batter can be used for preparing crisp ragi dosas. Ingredients 2 cups ragi flour 3/4 cup Urad dal flour 2 1/2 cups water Salt to taste Recipe 1. Mix 1 3/4 cup of water and 2 cups of ragi flour 2. Mix the remaining … More Ragi idli
The red fish curry has been an all time favorite. It goes perfect with rice or with kappa (tapioca). I introduced my spouse to this and he fell in love with it. And also learnt to make it. Now, fish curry translates to only this one for him! A guest post from Stalin- ______________________________ To … More Kerala red fish curry (Meen Curry)
Olan is a mild and simple curry made with a base of coconut milk using Ash Gourd (Kumbalanga) or Madras Cucumber (Vellarikka) It is also one of the many dishes that are part of the Onam sadhya or feast (Onam is a festival from the state of Kerala, India. Look it up, it’s quite interesting). … More Olan
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)
Ginger, Salt & Pepper 