Chakka Aviyal / Jack Fruit Aviyal
Ingredients 1. Young green jack fruit flesh / Chakka chula – 10 – 15 or about 4 cups , cut into 1.5 – 2 " strips (You can use frozen jack fruit) Vellarikka / cucumber – 1/4 kg, peeled and...
Category: Vegetarian
Varutharacha Sambar -Thrissur Style Sadya Recipe
Ingredients (Serves 6 – 8) 1. Toor dal – 1/2 cup 2. Turmeric powder – 1/4 + 1/4 tsp Green chilies – 2, slit Pearl onions – 12 – 15, slit or 1/2 medium-sized onion, diced Potato...
Mambazha Payasam / Mango Pudding
Here’s a yummy mango payasam recipe for Vishu feast! Both the recipe and pictures were contributed by Manju Jyothish. I just tasted it and it was awesome so thought of sharing it with you all.. Ingredients (Makes...
Puli Inji, Inji Thayir and Inji Kichadi
Inji puli is a pickle that is a must in a Kerala Sadya. As all of you know, most of the Kerala dishes are influenced by regional variations. As far as I know, this dish has two major variations...
Pavakka (Bitter gourd) Vattal Kichadi
Do you guys have pavakka vattal at home? I will share an easy peasy kichadi recipe using pavakka vattal. This is a very easy and quick fix for rice. Just crush the deep fried pavakka vattal along with mulaku vattal...
Pavakka Theeyal / Bitter Gourd Theeyal
Ingredients 1. Bitter gourd / Pavakka – 2 medium, cut into two lengthwise and thinly sliced Pearl onions(kunjulli) – 1/2 cup, halved 2. Grated coconut – 1.5 – 2 cups 3. Chilly Powder – 2 tsp Coriander Powder...
Thiruvathira Puzhukku
Thiruvathira puzhukku is usually prepared during Thiruvathira celebration in Kerala. It is made using tubers, red cow peas and raw banana. The common tubers that are used for this dish, in Central Travancore region are kachil, vettu chembu, chinese...
Vendakka Mappas / Okra Stew
Ingredients Vendakka / Okra – Around 20 – 25 small, cut into 1 – 1.5 inch rounds Onion – 1/2 medium, thinly sliced Ginger – 1.5 tsp, chopped Green chillies – 2 – 3, slit Tomato – 1...
Kaya Upma / Raw Banana Upma
This is a really interesting dish from my dear friend, Manju Jyothish. We all know of different varieties of upma such as semolina upma, sabudana upma, rice noodle upma, vermicelli upma, bread upma, broken wheat upma, aval...
Chembu Asthram / Taro Root Curry
Chembu asthram is a typical Kerala dish that is served as part of an offering, along with kanji (rice gruel), muthira puzhukku (horse gram stir-fry) and mango pickle, during kumbha bharani festival in Chettikulangara, Kerala. It is so easy to...
