Kovakka Thoran/ Ivy Gourd Thoran Kovakka Thoran is a healthy and tasty thoran/ Side dish to have with rice. This special ‘Kovakka Thoran’ preparation has no turmeric and is easy to prepare. Kovakka or Ivy gourd is a favourite vegetable in my family. When...
Vanilla Sponge Cake/ Simple Vanilla Cake Vanilla Sponge cake is a delicious simple basic cake that pleases all palates and goes well with a variety of toppings and icing. During my child hood, it was Vanilla Sponge cake for every birthday with different icing or...
Mutton Biryani Thalassery Style / Mutton Biryani Mutton Biryani Thalassery style is a classic Mutton Biryani from the Thalassery region. Biryani is a classic Indian dish and is famous all over the world. In India it comes in a variety of brands depending on the region...
Palak Soup/ Healthy Palak Soup/ Spinach SoupPalak Soup is a very nutritious, simple yet delicious soup and a great appetizer. The onion and garlic in Spinach / Palak Soup give great flavours and the green chilly and pepper spices it up. I first had Palak Soup in Dubai...
Erachi Puttu / Puttu with Beef curry Erachi Puttu is a very recent addition in my breakfast menu and a much desired one these days. I have heard that it is popular in Malabar side. During one of our recent visits to Champakulam, we had lunch at Avees Puttu House in...
Poori Bhaji Poori Bhaji is a regular breakfast item at my home. Everybody loves the fluffy Pooris and the Bhaji. Bhaji is just mildly flavoured mashed potato which goes well with fried Pooris. It is a very popular breakfast item in India and you get different style...
Brinjal Masala Brinjal Masala is a delicious dish that pairs well with Rotis. Brinjal, known in many names such as Eggplant, Aubergine, Baingan, Vazhuthananga, was not one of my favourite vegetables when I was growing up. But after marriage and some health /...
Beef Ularthiyathu/ Kerala Beef Roast (Buffalo Meat Roast)Beef Ularthiyathu (Buffalo Meat Roast) or Kerala Beef Roast is a much devoured dish in Kerala and there are different styles of making it. For most of the Keralites, Sunday lunch is incomplete without Kerala...
Ginger Chicken / Spicy Ginger Chicken Ginger Chicken is a delightful Indo Chinese dish and favoured by Indians at large. My kids and guests greatly enjoy this Ginger Chicken and it goes well with Fried Rice and Pulav. The thick gravy is slightly sweet but spicy and so...
Papaya ThoranPapaya Thoran is a great vegetable side dish for rice in Kerala. Kerala is blessed with Papaya trees, with almost all houses in village areas having one or two in their backyard. Papaya is a wonder fruit and whether unripe, semi ripe or ripe it has many...
