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‘Varutharacha’ refers to any Kerala curries or gravies, where a ‘spice blend’ is added to grated coconut and roasted together till the coconut-spice mixture is golden and crisp. This golden mixture is then pounded on stone or ground in a blender, to make a spice paste that forms the base of …
Fried Prawns Kerala Style These prawns are simply divine. Just Melt in Your Mouth – Good!! Prawns cooked crisp yet succulent in a matter of minutes. Fried Prawns Kerala Style – ‘Chemmeen Varuthathu’ always provides the perfect side to any main dish (That is if you can keep yourself from …
Chilli Chicken Another hugely requested recipe in the Indo Chinese Series. Served with some flat bread or rice, Chilli Chicken can be very mildly spiced to very hot depending on whether you use really hot or mild chilly powder and deseeded green chillies. If you don’t like heat , don’t …
Kerala Chicken Fry Kerala Fried Chicken is a fabulous combination of moist tender chicken with a crisp spice blend coating, fried in coconut oil to perfection and quite impossible to resist! You can make it as spicy as you like although I prefer it not too hot! To achieve the succulent …
Prawns Curry with Green Mango – Konju Mango Curry This Prawns Curry with Green Mango – Konju Mango Curry is very simple and quick to make and reminds me of my delicious warm lunch waiting for me when I got home from school. Served with hot Kerala Rice ‘Kothari Choru’, vegetables, and papad. …
Banana Flower Stir-Fry (Vazhapoo / Kodappan Thoran) For those of us who don’t know about the Benefits of the splendrous Banana Tree: Practically every part of this tree is edible; the bananas; raw or ripe, the stalk, the flower, and the leaves have other uses and can be used for …
Poori Recipe – With Potato Curry – Puri Bhaji These hot fried Indian flatbreads are made so quickly and are a kids favorite! The Potato Stew/Curry or Potato Bhaji can be made just as quickly and served together. It is a common breakfast item but can make a great snack …
Mathi Fry Kerala ( Nadan) and with (Green Pepper Corn) – 2 styles The ‘everyday fish’ of Kerala. Caught fresh and fried for lunchtime is a must in many a Kerala kitchen! Fried Sardines Mathi Fry Kerala is so tasty and you can never have just one. I have included the …
My favorite Coconut Milk Fish Curry. This Fish curry is absolutely divine! Coconut milk and gambooge (fish tamarind) are the essential ingredients. Creamy, delicious fish curry with a yummy ‘zing’ to it. I have received so many compliments for this curry over the years, it still amazes me. It’s quite an easy …
Malabar Chicken Biryani Recipe – Simple and Delicious This bejeweled rice is the favorite of many! A delicious Malabar Chicken Biryani! Although the ‘Hyderabadi Dum Biriyani’ may be tagged as ”The most famous Biriyani “, I know many Kerala food enthusiasts will make a good argument to the contrary. Kannur, …
Meen Curry and a Story This Kerala Style Fish curry or ‘ Meen curry ‘ is absolutely divine! Coconut milk and gambooge (fish tamarind), are the essential ingredients to make this homestyle, simple and authentic curry. A basic and dependable recipe, passed down from mother to daughter. This curry, once mastered …