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 AJWAINI ALOO SIMLA MIRCH( POTATOES AND CAPSICUM FLAVORED WITH CAROM SEEDS)Carom seeds belongs to the cumin and parsley family, carom seeds are tiny, oval-shaped with a sharp and penetrating taste. It has been used since ancient times for its aromatic and medicinal properties. Carom seeds are mostly used in whole form, and .... |
 ALOO BAINGAN MASALA ( POTATO BRINJAL MASALA)Aloo baingan masala is a gravy based side dish for chapathy. Aloo is potato, baingan is egg plant/ brinjal/aubergine. |
 ALOO MATTAR (POTATOES AND PEAS GRAVY)This is a common dish of Punjab, in India. Bolied potatoes and fresh green peas are cooked in a tomato onion gravy. Usually curd is not added, but here i have added curd since slight tanginess from curd makes the dish more tasty. |
 ALOO METHI (POTATOES AND FENUGREEK LEAVES STIR FRY)Fenugreek has been used as food, spice and medicine since ancient times. These leaves are considered very effective in combating diabetes. The largest producer of fenugreek is India. In India,the major fenugreek producing states are Rajasthan, Gujar.... |
 ALOO SIMLA MIRCH (POTATO CAPSICUM GRAVY)This is a simple & easy dish to prepare. |
 ALUR DOMIn Bengal Alur dom is served with Luchi, a deep fried bread. Potatoes that are harvested before maturity and are of a much smaller size are known as baby potatoes. These potatoes have a much sweeter flavor than regular potatoes as they are harveste.... |
 ANGAMALY MAANGA CURRY9ANGAMALY MANGO CURRY)Angamaly is a place in Kerala & this place is famous for various dishes. One such dish is this mango curry cooked in rich coconut milk base. This dish is an integral part of wedding menu in Angamaly. It may appear on wedding eve and maybe again on w.... |
 AVIYAL (MIXED VEGETABLE CURRY WITH COCONUT)Aviyal, is a must dish in Kerala sadya (Kerala vegetarian feast). It is a mixed vegetable dish with lots of coconut. The commonly used vegetables are elephant yam, ashgourd, snakegourd,string beans, brinjal, raw banana, drumstick and carrot. Also s.... |
 BEANS THORAN (BEANS WITH COCONUT)Thorans are an integral part of both Kerala lunch & sadya (festival lunch) menu. Usually thoran is steam cooked and coarsely ground coconut is added. Curry is usually tempered at the beginning of cooking. |
 BHINDI MASALA (OKRA WITH GRAVY)Ladies fingers, also known as Okra is a long slender finger like vegetable, having a small tapering tip at the end. This vegetable, when cut has some sliminess (stickiness) to it. This a tasty semi gravy dish. |
 BITTERGOURD CHIPSBitter gourd, also known as bitter melon, is among the most bitter of all vegetables. . The fruit has warty exterior and is longish in shape. Inside of the fruit has seeds and pith. Seeds, exterior of gourd and pith turn red after the gourds ripe..... |
 BUTTERED BOILED VEGETABLESThis dish can be served as an accompaniment to grilled/ roasted meat. |
 CABBAGE THORAN (CABBAGE STIR FRY WITH COCONUT)This is a simple dish which always finds a place in any Kerala lunch, non veg or veg. |
 CAULIFLOWER MANCHURIANSince this does not have a runny gravy, after the whole process of cooking, can be served as cocktail snack or starter by inserting toothpick on cauliflower. Spring onions are used in Chinese cooking. The taste of these onions are milder. Both the g.... |
 CHAKKA PUZHUKKU ( STEAMED JACKFRUIT CURRY)The word "jackfruit" comes from Portuguese jaca. In malayalm jackfruit is known as "chakka". Malayalam word "puzhukku" means steamed. This is a staple diet during summers in most homes, when jackfruit is available. Raw jackfruit is considered healthi.... |
 CHEMBU ASTHRAM (TARO ROOT CURD CURRY)Chembu is taro root or colocasia and is a starchy root vegetable.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 bha.... |
 CHENA CHERUPAYAR PUZHUKKU (YAM AND GREEN GRAM WITH COCONUT)1) Clean, peel and cut elephant yam into big cubes. 2) Cook green gram with sal... |
 CHERUPAYAR CURRY (GREEN GRAM CURRY)In kerala, South India, Cherupayar (green gram) curry is a combination breakfast with puttu or rice steam cakes. Green gram is available in many forms including whole, split, de-husked (yellow) and ground. Split moong beans or green moong dal is gree.... |
 CHERUPAYAR PARIPPU CURRY (MOONGDAL CURRY)Cheruparippu is moong dal or green gram dal. It is a rich source of protein. Cheruparippu curry is an integral item in Kerala sadya (festive lunch). |
 CHERUPAYAR ULARTHIYATHU (GREEN GRAM STIR FRY)Green gram is native to India. The beans are small, and green in colour. They are generally eaten either whole (with or without skin) or as bean sprouts in salads. In India it is used in savory and sweet form. It is a source of protein and dietary fi.... |
 CHILLI GARLIC MUSHROOMMushrooms are considered a healthy food with no or minimum calories. A mushroom (or toadstool) is the fleshy, fruit body of a fungus, typically produced above ground on soil or on its food source. Always check expiry of mushrooms. Mushrooms are extr.... |
 DAL DHOKLIDal dhokli is a sunday morning dish in most traditional gujarati households. |
 ERISSERY-MATHANGA PAYAR (PUMPKIN COWPEA WITH COCONUT )Erissery, is an important dish in Sadya (kerala vegetarian festive lunch). It has a mild sweet taste. Different combination of vegetables are used to make this dish. Here i have used brown colored cow pea and red pumpkin. In this dish, coconut is use.... |
 FAJETOThis is a sweet, sour and spicy dish with sweetness given prominence. Gujaratis are generally fond of sweet things. Adjust jaggery according to your taste. Curd has a very important place in the Indian cusine.Curd is a dairy product obtained by curd.... |
 JEERA ALOO (POTATOES COOKED WITH CUMIN)Jeera is cumin and aloo is potato. This is a very simple rustic dish. Since it does not contain any fancy ingredients and also potatos are almost always found in all Indian households, this dish is very popular among housewives. |
 KAKKIRIKKA PERUKKU (CUCUMBER COCONUT CURRY)This is a cooling curry or salad as it may be called. Can be served as a side dish or can be poured into rice as gravy. |
 KALAN (VEG IN COCONUT CURD GRAVY)Kalan is an integral part of sadya, the festive lunch prepared in Kerala. Kaalan is made of yogurt, coconut and one or 2 vegetables like raw Kerala banana and yam. Some times only either of the one vegetable is used. This curry is usually thick, with.... |
 KAPLANGA MEZHUKKUPURATTY (PAPAYA STIR FRY)Papaya consists of a digestive enzyme called papain. Papaya in raw form is used as a meat tenderizer. The leaves, and green skin of raw papaya contain an enzyme called Papain. The connective tissue in the meat breaks down when it comes in contact wi.... |
 KAPPA UDACHATHU (MASHED TAPIOCA)Tapioca or Yuca is a native of South America.The edible part is the root. Tapioca must be cooked in lots of water and water drained out ,after it is cooked to remove toxins. Pearls made from tapioca are known as Sabudana in Hindi / Marathi.Tapioca i.... |
 KERALA VEGETABLE STEWStew is an integral part of Kerala breakfast. Usually stew is served with hoppers and string hoppers. Any festive breakfast in kerala will have stew, which can either be vegetable, chicken or mutton. Typical stew is mild, sweet and white or creamish .... |
 KOVAKKA PEERA PATTICHATHU (IVY GOURD WITH COCONUT)Ivy gourd in this particular recipe is cooked adding Garcinia cambogia as one would cook fish. |
 KURKURI BHINDI (CRISPY LADYS FINGER)These are the perfect, crisp ladies fingers flavored with carom seeds that you will crave for on any rainy day. Carom belongs to the cumin and parsley family, carom seeds are tiny, oval-shaped with a sharp and penetrating taste. It has been used sin.... |
 LASOONI TADKA DALLasoon is the hindi word for garlic. This dish has a predominant garlicky flavor.Tadka or chaunk is the hindi word for tempering. When tempering, oil or ghee is heated and spices whole or powdered are added. Dal is pigeon pea or any pulse which is d.... |
 MALAIWALA BAINGAN( GRILLED AUBERGINES WITH CREAM)Brinjals are also known as aubergine , egg plant etc.There are different varities of brinjal varying in color & shapes. Brinjals are green, violet & white. Green ones are slender. Purple ones come in 2 sizes--small & big. Some varieties of brinjal ar.... |
 MATHANGA MOLOSHYAM (PUMPKIN GRAVY)Moloshyam is sometimes refered to as mulakoshyam also. The original word could have been "mulaku dooshyam", which literally means chillies are harmful. Here the reference is to dried red chillies. This dish uses only green chillies and that too in m.... |
 MATHANGA PARIPPU CURRY(PUMPKIN PIGEON PEA CURRY)This is a gravy dish to be had with rice. A gravied dish is a must in South Indian meals to be eaten with rice. |
 MORU CURRY/ PULISSERY (VEG IN COCONUT CURD GRAVY)The cucumber used in this recipe is popularly known as Madras cucumber. It is oval in shape with stripes of green and yellow. The flesh is juicy and cruncy and is mainly used for cooking after peeling and deseeding. |
 MORU KACHIYATHU ( BUTTERMILK WITH COCONUT)This is a simple seasoned buttermilk curry served with rice. This dish is mainly made at Kottayam(kerala,south India) and surrounding areas. There are 2 variations of kachiya moru- with and without coconut. this version is with coconut. Butter or fa.... |
 MORU KACHIYATHU ( BUTTERMILK CURRY WITHOUT COCONUT)This is a simple seasoned buttermilk curry served with rice. This dish is mainly made at Kottayam(kerala,south India) and surrounding areas. There are 2 variations of kachiya moru- with and without coconut. this version is without coconut. Butter or.... |
 NAVRATTAN KORMAThis is a rich Mughalai dish. Kormas are dishes either vegatables or meat in spicy or mild sauces made with cream, yoghurt or seed or nut pastes. Nav means 9 in Hindi and rattan is jewel. This dish is named after the 9 jewels or 9 courtiers of Mugha.... |
 OLAN (ASHGOURD IN COCONUT MILK)Olan, an important dish in Sadya(Kerala festive lunch), is pronounced,"o lan". It is a dish with no particular taste of it's own. The main ingredient of this dish is ashgourd (white pumpkin). The dish is very mild.Usually only about a tablespoon or t.... |
 PAPPADA THORAN ( POPPADUM STIR FRY)Papadum, in Kerala, Appalm in Tamilnadu, happala in Karnataka, Pappad in rest of India, Poppadum to westerners, many names for this universal favorite. It is a thin, crisp, round shaped wafer made, commonly with skinless black gram lentil. Variations.... |
 PARIPPU KUTHI KACHIYATHU (LENTIL CURRY)This is a simple everyday Kerala dal (lentil) curry. |
 PAVAKKA MAANGA CURRY (BITTERGOURD AND MANGO CURRY)This curry is usually made in Kerala households. The bitterness of bittergourd is balanced with the sweetness of coconut milk and sourness of mango. Since the gourd is very bitter, only a small qty is added. |
 PINEAPPLE MADURA CURRY (PINEAPPLE SWEETAND SPICY RELISH)This is a slighty sweet and spicy accompaniment to rice. |
 PINEAPPLE PACHADI (PINEAPPLE CURRY)Pineapple curry is an essential dish in Kerala vegetarian sadya(festival lunch), specially onam sadya. This curry is sweet, sour and lightly spicy. Sweetness from pineapple & a wee bit of sugar, sourness of curd/ yoghurt & spiciness from green chilli.... |
 POORI BHAJI / POORI MASALAPoori bhaji is a potato and onion curry usually served with poori, deep fried Indian bread. |
 SIMLA MIRCH PYAAZ SABJI ( CAPSICUM ONION GRAVY)Simla mirch is capsicum. This is a simple gravied curry for chapathy. In most of the capsicum curries, potato is also added, but this one is even without potato. Hence cooking takes hardly any time. |
 SOL KADHI /KOKUM KADHI(CURRY WITH GARCINIA INDICA)Garcinia indica or kokum is a fruit tree, of culinary and medicinal use. The fruit is dark in colour, purple to black color, and sticky. The fruit is often halved and sun-dried to a semi-dry stage before being used. It is a preferred ingredient in Ma.... |
 THENGAI PAAL RASAMFor most of Tamilians, rasam is comfort food. This tangy and spicy dish is supposed to get rid of colds. Some drink it plain as a soup, some have it with rice and it is also drunk as a palate cleanser in between a meal. Rasam can be made with or with.... |
 THIRUVATHIRA PUZHUKKU (MIXED TUBER CURRY)Thiruvathira is celebrated in memory of God Siva's and godess Parvathy's union.Thiruvathira is celebrated on the astrological star ‘Thiruvathira' and it falls on a full moon day in the Malayalam month of ‘Dhanu'. On Thiruvathira day women wake up by .... |
 TOMATO CURRYCoconut milk is derived from the creaming/ grinding or pressing of the flesh of the brown coconut and not the tender green ones. After grating the coconut, coconut meat is squeezed to release fresh, thick first extract coconut milk. After this add a .... |
 ULLI SAMBAR (PIGEON PEA CURRY WITH SHALLOTS)Sambar, the famous lentil curry is an integral curry in most Southern Indian households, specially in vegetarian kitchens. This is a variation of the original recipe. The main difference being the addition of shallots and non-inclusion of vegetables. |
 VADA KOOTU CURRY (LENTIL DUMPLINGS IN SAUCE)This curry is popular in Trivandrum. A vegetarian curry with non vegetarian flavour. |
 VAZHAKUDAPPAN ULARTHIYATHU (BANANA FLOWER STIR FRY)Banana flower is a rich source of fibre. Cow peas are brown in color with black eye.Cowpeas provide a rich source of proteins and calories, as well as minerals and vitamins. Mustard seeds are the small round seeds of various mustard plants. The se.... |
 VEGETABLE CUTLETVegetable cutlet is served as a snack or eaten as an accompaniment to rice. |
 VEGETABLES IN GARLIC BUTTERA mushroom (or toadstool) is the fleshy, fruit body of a fungus, typically produced above ground on soil or on its food source. Always check expiry of mushrooms. Mushrooms are extremely porous and soak up water like a sponge. Because they are mostly.... |
 VEGETABLES IN GARLIC SAUCETofu, from China is also known as bean curd, is a made by curdling soy milk and then pressing the resulting curds into soft white blocks. Tofu has a subtle flavor and can be used in savory and sweet dishes. It is often seasoned or marinated to suit.... |
 VEGETARIAN SEEKH KEBABKebab is a persian word.It is a dish of pieces of meat, fish, or vegetables roasted or grilled on a skewer or spit. Kebabs are normally made in a tandoor. In the absence of tandoor it is baked or cooked on a tawa/ pan. |