A traditional breakfast in Kerala is usually a very heavy meal (and now the health experts do recommend the same – eating a full breakfast loaded with carbs and proteins is the right way to start your day). I have to admit though that I have never been able to eat a very heavy meal […]
Breakfast
Crepes with coconut filling (Mutta Pathiri)
Kerala is quite a tiny state in southern India yet it is amazing that there is so much diversity in foods even within this minuscule state. I got to know this when I got married. Even though my husband’s family also hails from Kerala, some of the dishes that I grew up with were things he […]
Banana Nut Bread
At the end of the week, I often end up with at least a couple overripe bananas and I usually make one of two things with them – ‘Unni appams’, which are steamed banana muffins or ‘banana nut bread’, which is a cake with bananas and walnuts. Sometimes I also add other dried fruits to […]
Puffy Steamed Rice and Lentil bread (Idlis )
Idli is another breakfast item from the South indian kitchen, which is a close cousin and a healthier version(since they are steamed) of the Dosas. The batter for the two are very similar with slight differences. In fact one can make idles or dosas interchangeably with the same batter too making slight modifications. You need […]
Dosa (Sour dough Rice and Lentil Crepes)
Dosas are a South Indian specialty food that is craved by all Indians, irrespective of which place in india they belong to. Traditionally, Dosas (and Idlis)are breakfast items from the South indian kitchen. However, they have slowly and steadily made their way and their mark as appetizers/snacks or even as main course meals. Dosas […]