Vanpayar Thoran
Ingredients (Serves 4 – 6) 1. Van payar / red cowpeas – 1 cup 2. Grated coconut – 3/4 – 1 cup Garlic – 2 – 3 small cloves Shallots – 1 – 2 (optional) Cumin seeds – 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp...
View ArticleUnakka Chemmeen (Dried Shrimp) Ularthiyathu
Ingredients (Serves 3 – 4) 1. Unakka chemmeen (dried prawns) – 1 cup, cleaned 2. Coconut oil – 1 tsp + 1.5 tbsp 3. Thenga kothu / sliced coconut – 1/4 cup 4. Curry leaves – 1 sprig Onion / pearl onion...
View ArticleIdichakka (Tender jackfruit) Masala Thoran
Ingredients (Serves 5) 1. Idichakka / tender jackfruit (fresh / frozen) – 250 – 300 gm Jackfruit seeds – 5 – 6, cut into small pieces 2. Coconut oil – 1.5 tbsp Mustard seeds – 3/4 tsp Dried red...
View ArticlePunjabi Chicken Curry
+ Ingredients (Serves 4 – 5) 1. Chicken, bone-in – Around 1 kg, cut into medium or medium-small pieces Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp Pepper powder – 1/4 tsp Salt – To taste 2. Oil –3 + 1 tbsp 3. Whole...
View ArticleMeenum Mangayum / Trissur Style Fish Mango Curry
Ingredients (Serves 4 – 5) 1. Fish – 1/2 kg, cleaned and cut into medium cubes 2. Coconut oil – 1 – 1.5 tbsp 3. Uluva / fenugreek seeds – 1/4 tsp 4. Shallots (or 13 cup thinly sliced and halved onion)...
View ArticleKuttanadan Chicken Curry
Ingredients (Serves 6) 1. Chicken – 1 kg cut into medium pieces Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp Salt – To taste Pepper powder – 1/8 tsp 2. Coconut oil – 3 – 4 tbsp 3. Onion – 1.5 cup, thinly sliced Ginger...
View ArticleManjali Special Chicken Biriyani – The best Kerala Style Chicken Biriyani ever
Wishing all my readers a very Happy and Blessed New Year! Manjali Special Fried Chicken Biriyani Recipe Recipe courtesy – Adapted from here Ingredients (Serves 8) 1. Chicken – 1.5 kg, cut into...
View ArticleRestaurant Style Fish Moli (With cashew paste)
Ingredients (Serves 5) 1. Fish – 1/2 kg (king fish, pomphret, salmon, pearl spot etc) Pepper powder – 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp Salt – To taste For the gravy 2. Coconut oil – 2 – 3 tbsp 3....
View ArticleMalabar Style Beef Varattiyathu / Beef Masala
Ingredients (Serves 6) 1. Beef – 1 kg, cubed (Organic beef or beef chuck roast preferred) 2. Coconut oil – 3 – 4 tbsp 3. Coconut slices / thenga kothu – 1/4 cup Curry leaves – 1 sprig 4. Onion – 1...
View ArticleVarutharacha Mutton Curry / Mutton in roasted coconut gravy
Varutharacha Mutton Curry Recipe Ingredients (Serves 8 ) 1. Mutton – 1.5 kg, cut into medium cubes Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp Pepper powder – 1/4 tsp Salt – To taste 2. Coconut oil – 3 – 4 tbsp 3....
View ArticleTrivandrum Style Chicken Thoran
Ingredients (Serves 7) 1. Chicken, bone-in – 3/4 – 1 kg, cut into very small pieces Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp Pepper powder – 1/4 tsp Salt – As required 2. Coconut oil – 2 tbsp 3. Mustard seeds – 1/2...
View ArticleKallumekkaya (Mussels) Roast
Ingredients (Serves 5) 1. Kallumekkaya / Mussels – 2 cups, cleaned 2. Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp Pepper powder – 1/4 tsp Salt – To taste Water – 2 tbsp 3. Coconut oil – 2 tbsp 4. Mustard...
View ArticleChemmeen Pollichathu
Ingredients (Serves 3) 1. Prawns / chemmeen – 15 – 20 medium-sized, cleaned 2. Coconut oil – 1.5 – 2 tbsp + 2 tsp 3. Onion – 1 – 1.5 cup, finely chopped Ginger and garlic, finely chopped – 1.5 tsp...
View ArticleVegetable and Chicken Kothu Porotta
Ingredients (For 3) For the chicken 1.Chicken pieces (bone-in or boneless) – 150 – 200 gm cut into small pieces Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp Chilly powder – 1 tsp Coriander powder – 1tsp Garam masala...
View ArticleAngamali Style Beef Kaya Varutharachathu
Ingredients (Serves 6) 1. Beef – 1/2 kg, cubed 2. Coconut oil – 1 – 1.5 tbsp 3. Onion – 3/4 cup, thinly sliced Shallots – 1/4 cup, sliced 4. Ginger – 2 – 2.5 tsp, chopped Garlic – 2 – 2.5 tsp,...
View ArticleAngamali Special Raw Mango Curry
Ingredients (Serves 8) 1. Raw mango (chanacha/vilanja manga preferred (raw mango that is about to ripe)) – 1.5 cup, peeled and cut into pieces Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp Chilly powder – 1/2 tsp Salt –...
View ArticleNellikka Chathachathu
Ingredients (Serves 3) 1. Nellikka Uppilittathu / gooseberries in brine – 4 – 5 large, pitted Shallots – 3 – 4 Kanthari mulaku (preferred) / regular green chilies – 2, chopped Curry leaves – A few 2....
View ArticlePadavalanga Unakka Chemmeen Aviyal / Snake gourd and dried prawn aviyal
Ingredients (Serves 6) 1. Padavalanga / snake gourd – 1 cup, sliced Unakka chemmeen – 40 gm, cleaned (Around 1 cup) Green chilies – 2, slit Shallots – 2 – 3, halved Curry leaves – A few Turmeric...
View ArticlePrawn Pickle / Chemmeen Achar
Ingredients (Makes 1 – 1.5 cup) 1. Chemmeen / Prawns – 350 gm, clean, rinse and pat dry with a paper towel (I used cooked salad prawns) Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp Chilly powder – 2 tsp Salt – As...
View ArticleUnakka Meen Chakkakuru Manga Curry
Ingredients (Serves 5 – 6) 1. Unakka meen (medium or small sized unakka ayala) – 6 (Around 100 gm) 2. Chakka kuru / jackfruit seeds – 10 – 15, quartered Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp Chilly powder – 3/4...
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