Bharwan Bhindi / Stuffed Okra
Ingredients 1. Bhindi / okra – 10 – 15 medium sized 2. Oil – 3 tbsp or as required 3. Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp Chilly powder (medium or mildly spicy) – 1 tbsp Coriander powder – 2 tbsp Fennel...
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Coconut lemon rice
Ingredients (Serves 3) 1. Rice (sona masoori, ponni raw rice, basmati or jeerakashala rice) – 1 cup 2. Oil /ghee – 1.5 tbsp 3. Mustard seeds – 3/4 tsp Cumin seeds – 1 pinch (optional) Dried red chilies – 1...
Aviyal – Travancore Sadya Style
Ingredients (Serves 6) 1. Ethakka / raw plantain – 1 medium, thinly sliced Chena / elelphant yam – 1 cup, thinly sliced Vellarikka / yellow cucumber – 1 small, thinly sliced Padavalanga / snake gourd – 1 cup, thinly sliced...
Vellarikka (Yellow Cucumber) Moru Curry
Ingredients (Serves 5 – 6) 1. Vellarikka (yellow cucumber) – 1 small, peeled, seeded and cubed Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp Chilly powder – 1/2 tsp Green chilies – 2, slit Curry leaves – A few Salt – To taste...
Unakka Kappa (dried tapioca) Vanpayar Puzhukku
Ingredients (Serves 4) 1. Unakka kappa (dried tapioca) – 2.5 cups, soaked in enough water for at least 8 hrs and rinsed well 2. Vanpayar / red chori – 1/2 cup, soaked in enough water for at least 8 hrs...
Thakkali Pulisseri / Tomato Pulisseri
Ingredients (Serves 6) 1. Tomato – 3 medium, cubed Green chilies – 2, slit Curry leaves – A few Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp Chilly powder – 1/2 tsp Salt – To taste Water – 1 cup or as required...
Kashmiri Pulao
Ingredients (Serves 2) 1. Basmati rice – 1 cup, soaked in enough water for at least 25 minutes 2. Ghee / oil – 1.5 – 2 tbsp 3. Cashews and raisins – 2 tbsp each 4. Onion – 3/4 cup,...
Papaya /Omakka Vanpayar Thoran
Ingredients 1. Papaya / Omakka / Kappalanga – 1/2 medium, finely chopped 2. Van payar / red chori / red cowpeas – 1/2 cup, soaked in enough water for 8 hrs and cooked 3. Coconut oil – 2 – 3...
Tamarind Rice / Pulihora
Ingredients (Serves 3) 1. Rice (sona masoori, ponni raw rice, basmati or jeerakashala rice) – 1 cup Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp Sesame oil – 1 tbsp 2. Sesame oil / refined oil – 1 – 2 tbsp 3. Mustard...
