Kaduku Varutha Chammanthi / Coconut Chutney (dry)
Ingredients (Serves 3) 1. Grated coconut – 1 cup Kashmiri or regular chilly powder – 1 tsp (You can use 2 – 3 roasted dried red chilies instead) Salt – To taste To season 2. Coconut oil – 2 tsp...
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Vazhakoombu Thuvara parippu Thoran / Banana Blossom and Toor dal Stirfry with Coconut
Ingredients (Serves 6 – 8) Banana Blossom/Vazha kooombu – 1 large Toor dal / thuvara parippu – 1/3 cup, soaked in enough water for 6 – 8 hrs Coconut oil – 1 tbsp Mustard seeds – 3/4 tsp Dried red...
Gujrati Poha
Ingredients (Serves 3 – 4) 1. Thick poha / flattened rice flakes – 2.5 cups Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp Salt – 1/4 tsp 2. Oil – 2 tbsp 3. Peanuts – 1/3 cup 4. Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp...
Malabar Vegetable Biriyani
Ingredients (Serves 5 – 6) 1. Potato – 1 medium-large, cut into medium pieces Carrot – 1 large, cut into medium pieces 2. Green beans – 10 – 12, sliced diagonally Fresh/ frozen green peas – 1/3 cup Soy chunks...
Palakkadan Vazhuthananga Puli
Ingredients (Serves 4 – 5) Recipe courtesy – Slightly adapted from here 1. Eggplant / brinjal – 8 – 10, small sized 2. Gingelly / coconut oil – 2.5 tbsp Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp Fenugreek seeds – 1/4 tsp...
Mixed Vegetable Asthram
Ingredients (Serves 8 – 10) 1. Chembu / taro root – 4 – 5 small Sweet potato – 1 small Elephant yam / chena – 1 – 1.5 cup, cubed Raw plantain – 1 small, peeled and cubed Yellow cucumber...
Instant Pot Sambar
Ingredients (Serves 7) 1. Toor dal / thuvaraparippu – 3/4 – 1 cup (you can use masoor dal instead) Potato – 1 medium-large, cut into large cubes Kaya / raw plantain – 1/2 medium, peeled and cubed Carrot – 1...
Papaya Vanpayar Mezhukkupuratti / Stir fry
Ingredients (Serves 5) 1. Papaya / omakka – Half medium, cut lengthwise Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp Chilly powder – 1/2 tsp Salt – To taste Water – 1/4 – 1/2 cup 2. Vanpayar / red chori – 3/4 cup,...
Vendakka Carrot Mezhukkupuratti / Okra and Carrot Stir fry
Ingredients (Serves 3 – 4) 1. Coconut oil – 1 tbsp 2. Vendakka / okra – 15 – 20, cut into 3/4 inch pieces and then halved Carrot – 1 large, cut lengthwise Onion – 1 small, chopped (around 1/2...
Trissur Style Parippu Curry / Parippu Mulaku Kachiyathu
Ingredients (Serves 5) 1. Toor dal / thuvara parippu – 1 cup Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp Oil – 1/2 tsp Water – As required Salt – to taste 2. Coconut oil – 1.5 tbsp 3. Shallots – 6 –...
