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Rice Pudding is a simple and tasty dessert made of rice since centuries.  Ingredients:• Rice  • Milk• Sugar• Ghee or Butter• Cashew nut• Sultana • Cinnamon powder. Boil the rice. Cook it till all grains are thoroughly cooked and about to mash. Pour in milk and add required sugar. Cook for a while and remove from flame. In aContinue reading “Rice Pudding”

Preparing Medu Vada Ingredients: • Urad dal 1 cup. Soak it for about 4 hours. • Onion finely chopped 1 medium size• Green chilly 2 nos chopped• Ginger 1″ length chopped finely• Curry leaves 1 sprig finely chopped• Coriander leaves 1 spring chopped• Dry coconut 2″ length chopped• Black peppercorn 1/2 tsp• Asafoetida 1/2 tsp• RiceContinue reading “Dahi Vada (Lentil fritter in yoghurt)”

A recipe created to perfection for the foodies out there. It’s made of Quail eggs and can be served as, Starter, or as a snack.  Ingredients: • Quail eggs 12 nos• Palm sugar 4 tsp• Tamarind paste 2 tsp• Garlic finely chopped 1/2 tsp• Celery stick finely chopped 1tsp• Red chilly flakes • Butter 2 tsp BoilContinue reading “Butler’s Egg”

This delicacy originated in State of Kerala and it’s served in most of all fine dining restaurants and even made available to backwater Houseboat guests. Normally, the fish used for this amazing dish is “Pearl Spot’ known as Karimeen’. But I use Pomfret instead. This is normally made with two different marinade. But I optContinue reading “Meen Pollichathu – Fish wrapped in Banana leaf and steamed.”

This traditional Malabar fish curry is made without coconut to its perfection. Normally its done or recommended to cook in earthern pot. But owning to reasons, I’m cooking it on a normal kadai (wok)  Ingredients: • Fish – Cleaned, washed and drained 500 gms• kudam puli / Pot tamarind (Gracinia Combogia) a lemon size washedContinue reading “Kerala Fish Curry”

Konjum Manga Curry ( Shrimp & Mango Curry)  Truly traditional dish made out of dried shrimps and raw mango.  Ingredients:• Dried Shrimps 500gms• Raw Mango sliced in 1″ length • Grated Coconut 1cup• Shallots 10 nos• Turmeric powder 1 tsp• Chilly powder 1 tsp• Coriander powder 2 tsp• Fenugreek(roasted & powdered 1/2 tsp• Coconut oil 3Continue reading “Shrimps & Mango Curry”

 A savory snack originated from the town of Maddur in Mandya district of Karnataka. This vada is truly famous and its yummy too.  Ingredients: • Equal quantity of  All purpose flour ( Maida)   Rice flour  Semolina (sooji) • Chopped onions 4 medium sized• Green chili chopped onion 1tsp• Ginger chopped 1 tsp• Peanut /Groundnuts 1 tbs•Continue reading “Maddur Vada”

A lentil based dessert usually prepared during festivities. It’s prepared out of Channa dal, sweetened with palm sugar / jaggery and mellowed by fresh coconut milk.  Ingredients: • Channa dal 250 gms.Soaked for 2 hrs• Fresh coconut milk 1 cup• Palm sugar / jaggery 250 gms• Green cardamom powder 1tbs• Sultana 25 gms• Cashew nutContinue reading “Dal Pradhaman / Dal payasam”

It’s a ginger based sweet & sour curry, commonly served during the “Ona Sadya’ the traditional feast on the auspicious day of ” Onam’ celebrated by the people of Kerala (God’s Own Country)  Ingredients: • Fresh ginger finely chopped 250 gms• Mustard seeds 1tsp• Fenugreek roasted and powdered• Dried red chilly whole 6 nos. • RedContinue reading “Inchi Puli / Ginger pickle in Sweet & Sour Sauce”

This delicious snack dish is prepared out of coarsely grinded bengal gram ( channa dal) along with onion, spices and herbs and deep fried.  Ingredients: • Channa dal 2 cups soaked for about  2 hours and water drained. • Chopped onion 2 medium sized• Chopped ginger 1 inch length• Crushed garlic 6 cloves• Curry leaves 1Continue reading “Masala vada / parippu vada”