Today, January 14th is Sankrant or Makara Sankranti , which is one of the most auspicious festivals for Hindus, and is celebrated in almost all parts of India and also in Nepal and SriLanka with great fervour and festivities. Sankrant is a harvest festival and it also is regarded as the beginning of an auspicious phase. In Maharashtra, which is a state in […]
Paleo
Okra and Mushroom masala
Okra,also called as Lady’s finger or Bhindi (in India) is becoming a popular health food now due to its high fiber, vitamin C, and folate content. Okra is also known for being high in antioxidants. Okra is also a good source of calcium and potassium. Further, okra is known for harnessing a superior fiber, which helps with digestion and is really beneficial for those who […]
Curried Cauliflower and Potatoes (Aloo Gobhi)
Aloo Gobhi, literally means Potatoes and Cauliflower and is a quintessential Indian vegetable dish (sabzi). I am not sure exactly which part of India it originated in. But I am pretty sure that now it has become a staple in most Indian households. Although each family recipe will have their own variations, all of them […]
Apple and Date Chutney (Paleo, AIP) || Instant Pot Apple Jam
A couple of weeks ago I was craving for sweet mango jam to have with hot paranthas and since I did not have any home-made mango jam left(that my sis sends me from india) but had a lot of apples (from our apple picking last month), I decided to try to make an apple jam […]
Easy Kerala Chicken Curry || Instant Pot Chicken Curry Recipe (Paleo)
This is a quick and easy way to make chicken curry. This was how my dad used to make chicken curry in his bachelorhood days and so every now and then while we were growing up, we used to request him to cook his ‘special chicken curry’. This is a ‘dump everything into a […]
Kerala Shrimp Coconut Curry (Chemeen Thengarachu Curry)
There are several varieties of seafood preparations in Kerala cuisine. The three types of fish / shrimp curries that my amma would make were brown curry, red curry and yellow curry — the brown being the most hot and spicy. She had labeled them as such for us kids since the actual traditional names are ‘a […]
Kerala Style Fish Curry (with green mangoes or kodampuli)
Here’s my recipe for Kerala style Fish curry using coconut milk. The hallmark of the kerala fish curry is the tangy or sour taste which it gets from either Kodampuli (kokum) or from green (raw) mangoes. In my video I have used raw(green) mangoes but you can use the same recipe for making Fish […]