I love Middle Eastern cuisine because of its resemblance to Indian cuisine but at the same time the dishes here are much more milder with just a slight hint of the different flavors. It is definitely very comforting food for me. Falafels are immensely popular in NewYork city and the first time I had […]
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Spinach and Mushroom Stuffed Shells Pasta
When I first moved to the US (some 15 years ago now!) , I took an instant liking to Mexican food probably because it is hot and spicy and similar to Indian cuisine. It took me some time however to develop my palate for Italian cuisine. One of the problems I had was the lack […]
Green plantains with channa (Kadala and kaaya thoran)
Thoran is a generic name (in Malayalam) for all vegetable dry dishes which have freshly grated coconut. Kadala(black channa) and kaaya(green plantain) are both very ‘heavy’ ingredients and so this sabzi is really very filling (just like avail). However its a nice balance of carbs and proteins and so its like a meal in itself. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]