I don’t eat pork that often but this curry is the only way I like to eat it! Growing up, my parents never cooked pork at home and we had it occasionally only at our friends’ homes or when we visited Kerala and my grandma made it. My grandma’s pork vindaloo was the best […]
Cuisines: Indian, Kerala
Instant Lemon Pickle/Relish (Vadukkapuli Achar)
Over the past 18 years since I got married, I have cooked and baked like crazy. Curries, Stews, Chutneys, Breads, Cakes, Desserts. Indian, American, South Asian, Mexican, Italian – you name it, I have tried it! You just have to browse through the recipe categories on my home page to see what I mean! However, […]
Happy Onam: Green Mango Relish (Manga Curry)
Happy Onam to Malayalis all over the world who celebrate this auspicious harvest festival. This year I thought I will share the legend behind Onam as told to me by my dad when we were kids. Maybe you can share this with your kids 🙂 There are lots of legends that describe the origin of […]
Yam and Coconut Soup (Elephant foot yam curry)
Elephant foot yam? Now what is that? My kids were stumped. What a weird name! But if you see this yam, which is like a super large yam or potato, it does indeed resemble an elephant’s foot! In Indian cuisine this yam is used in almost every region although it is called by different names […]
Crispy Lentil Fritters (Parippu vada)
Parippu Vada is something you will find in all tea stalls in Kerala along with the ubiquitous Pazham Pori or plantain fritters. I had posted the recipe for pazham pori before in a post where I shared some lovely pictures of Kerala. To me nothing says Kerala more than plates of pazaham pori and parippu […]
Onam Sadya Special: Lentil coconut milk curry (Kerala Parippu curry)
It’s Onam again! And I should say Onam week since Onam is perhaps the only Indian festival that lasts for 10 days! Of course only folks in Kerala still get a chance to celebrate it for 10 days. Less privileged ones like us have to wait for the weekend. But celebrate we will. And how? By cooking an […]
Okra in coconut milk || Bhindi coconut curry || Kerala Style Bhindi curry
A very happy new year to all of you folks!. Finally I am done with all the sweets and the desserts! How about we go back to some simple, comfort foods for the next whole month? Sounds great doesn’t it? And this bhindi coconut curry with some plain rice is just what I need.! 🙂 […]
Shrimp in toasted coconut masala || Chemeen Varutharacha curry || Shrimp and green papaya curry
Just like the eskimos supposedly have more than 100 names for ‘snow’, I am pretty sure that the ‘Kochi-ites'(Kochi is a coastal town in Kerala) have about the same number of names for shrimp! 🙂 And then they also know how to cook it in 100 different ways! Shrimp Curries, shrimp sautés , shrimp pickles, […]
Red Beans and Coconut Pudding || Vishu Kanji || (Dairy free, Refined sugar free)
A Happy Vishu to all Malayalees who celebrate this festival.! This auspicious day is considered as a symbol of hope, luck and prosperity. Vishu is celebrated in Kerala as the New Year. People celebrate the occasion by makinga ‘Vishu kani’, which is a special colorful setting made for Lord Krishna using vegetables,rice and jewelry. Special dishes like payasam (lentil […]
Moru Kootan || Yoghurt and coconut curry || Kerala Moru Curry
Moru kootan is a very typical Kerala dish which is a yoghurt coconut curry where usually a vegetable like green(raw) plantain or chembu (taro root) is cooked in a yoghurt /buttermilk (moru in malayalam) and coconut sauce. ‘Kootan’ means any ‘curry’ that can be had with rice. When I first started cooking kerala dishes in […]