Keerai means green vegetables. This is one of the traditional dish of Palghat Very healthy and easy to make . I used spinach or palak to make this dish. Added cooked moong daal and ground paste of coconut , jeera, red chillies and urad dal. We can use any vegetable to make this dish. Instead…
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Kerala Puttu
Puttu is a traditional and popular breakfast dish of Kerala prepared with rice flour and coconut. Puttu is usually served with kadala curry, Banana ,sugar and pappadam also a good combination for puttu. Puttu is made in puttu kutti (Cylindrical vessel for steaming puttu). Now a days varieties of puttu kutti is available in the market. Bottom…
Thatte idly
Thatte idly is one of the famous break fast item from Karnataka. I have tasted this in Mysore. I liked it very much. I got this recipe from one of my friend. Thatte idly is very spongy in texture. Sambar or any kind of chutney will go with this type of Idly. Thatte means…
Mulagushyam
Mulagushyam is a very popular traditional dish from Palghat. I learnt this recipe from my husband’s grand ma who is an excellent chef. This dish is very healthy with moong daal and country vegetables. Let us see how to prepare this simple dish. Preparation time approx 30 minutes. Ingredients. 2 cups cubed yam 1…
Kanjeevaram Idly
Kanjeevaram idly is very popular Idly from kanjeevaram in Tamilnadu. I was planning to make something different for my breakfast. This idly is different from our normal idly. Kanjeevaram idly is seasoned with dry ginger powder, pepper, jeera,, hing,, curry leaves and ghee. Dry ginger powder or sonth is the key ingredient to give a…
Oats and besan chila (no oil)
A very easy to make Indian breakfast with oats and chickpea flour or besan .These can be eaten with any chutney. I like to have this with green chutney. I have added lot of vegetables to this. Let us see how to make this simple breakfast. Preparation time approx 15 to 20 minutes Ingredients. 1…
Diet dosa without rice.
Dosa without rice is healthy and good for people who are controlling their diet. For this recipe, I used urad and moong dal. For those who want to avoid rice, this type of dal dosa is good. It definitely has lesser calories than a normal dosa. It goes best with any kind of chutney or…
Capsicum chutney.
I have visited Bahrain farmers market and bought different colours of capsicum from there. I was confused what to make with this capsicum. Today i tried yellow capsicumm chutney which can go very well with Idly, Dosa, Puri, Parathas ect.It is very simple to make this spicy chutney. We can make this chutney in 3…
Drumstick Erisseri
Erisseri is a traditional dish of Kerala especially during festivals. There are many varaities of erisseri. Raw banana and yam combination is most popular combination for erisseri. I haves tasted drumstick erisseri after marriage only. My mother in law makes very tasty erisseri with drumstick. Southern kerala side erisseri is a side dish for rice….
Idly Samabr
There are many method of making sambar. Today I am giving you sambar recipe which we get in restaurant style.I have not used tamarind to make this sambar. I replaced tamarind with tomatoes.I made small idly’s and pour over sambar. My idly was floating in hot sambar. It is very wasy to make this sambar….
Instant Amla Pickle
Instant Amla or nellikka or Indian gooseberry pickle is very easy to make and can be used immediately. We need very few items to make this.Ideal to serve with any meal, it tastes especially good with curd rice . It is very spicy and tangy. I learnt this recipe from my grand mother. Let us…
Kadala curry
Kadala curry. Kadala curry is a very popular cuisine from Kerala. I have already posted the same recipe with white channa. Today i tried the same recipe with black channa. This is one of the signature dish of my amma. It goes very well with appam, Idiyappam ect. If you are getting a pandon leaf…
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