Ulli Choru / Shallot Rice
Ingredients (Serves 2) Cooked rice (Kerala rosematta rice(kuthari choru) / jeerakashala rice) – 1.5 cup 2. Coconut oil / ghee – 1 – 1.5 tbsp 3. Shallots – 8 – 10, sliced 4. Curry leaves – A few 5....
View ArticleThalassery Chemmeen Biriyani/ Thalassery Style Prawn Biriyani
Ingredients (Serves 6 – 8) 1. Shrmip / Prawns (medium or large-sized) – 1/2 kg, cleaned Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp Chilli powder – 3/4 tsp (optional) Pepper powder – 1/2 tsp Lemon juice – 2 tsp Salt –...
View ArticleBoondi Laddu
Boondi Ladoo Recipe Ingredients (Makes 8 – 10 laddu) Besan / kadala madu – 1 cup Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp (you can use a pinch of food color instead) Baking soda – 1 pinch Salt – 1 pinch 2. Water –...
View ArticleSpecial Chicken Curry with Coconut Milk
Ingredients Recipe courtesy – Kerala Foodie Chicken – 3/4 kg, cut into small pieces Onion – 1 medium, thinly sliced Ginger – 1 tbsp, thinly sliced Green chilies – 2, diagonally sliced Curry leaves – 1...
View ArticleNadan Beef Chilli
Ingredients (Serves 4) Beef – 500 – 600 gm, cut into large cubes Salt – 1/4 tsp Pepper powder – 1/4 tsp Water – 2 – 3 tbsp Ginger-garlic paste – 1 – 1.5 tbsp Kashmiri chilli powder – 1 – 1.5 tbsp...
View ArticleKuttanadan Chicken Curry
Ingredients (Serves 6 – 7) 1. Chicken/ duck – 1 kg cut into medium-small pieces Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp Pepper powder – 1 tsp Salt – To taste 2. Coconut oil – 3 – 4 tbsp Fennel seeds / perumjeerakam...
View ArticleBeef Varattiyathu
Wishing all my readers a merry Christmas!! Beef Varattiyathu Recipe Ingredients (Serves 4 ) 1. Beef – 600 gm, cut into cubes 2. Ginger – 1.5 tbsp crushed Garlic – 1.5 tbsp crushed Curry leaves – 1...
View ArticleFish Nirvana (Pan Fried Fish Poached in Coconut Milk) – A Chef Pillai Recipe
Ingredients (Serves 1) Recipe courtesy – Chef Pillai Kingfish steak – 1 (Around 250 gm) Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder – 3/4 – 1 tsp Pepper powder – 1/2 tsp Lemon juice – 3/4 tsp...
View ArticleUlli Vada / Onion Vada
Ingredients (Makes about 15 ulli vada) Onion – 1 medium-large, thinly sliced and cut into 1/3 rd or finely chopped Green chilies – 2, finely chopped Ginger – 1 tsp, finely chopped Curry leaves – 5 –...
View ArticleParippu Ularthiyathu
Ingredients (Serves 4) Toor dal – 3/4 cup (Soaked in enough water for 6 – 8 hrs) Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp Ginger – 3/4 tsp, finely chopped Green chilies – 2, diagonally sliced Curry leaves – A few...
View ArticleDates Pickle (An accompaniment for Malabar biriyani)
Ingredients (Makes around 3/4 cup pickle) Dates, pitted – 10 – 15, chopped (makes around 3/4 cup) Gingelly oil / nallenna – 2 tbsp Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp Dried red chilly – 1, broken Ginger – 1/2...
View ArticleShrimp Tacos
Shrimp Tacos Ingredients (Makes 5 tacos) 1. Shrimp – 20 medium sized, peeled and deveined 2. Chilly powder – 1/2 tsp Pepper powder – 1/4 tsp Cumin powder – 1/4 tsp Garlic powder – 1/4 tsp...
View ArticleThai Basil Shrimp Fried Rice
Fried rice is one yummy dish I could never ever get tired of. It’s easily the most versatile dish you can make in your kitchen. Just add protein of your choice and you have a complete meal in 20...
View ArticleFish Ularthiyathu
Ingredients (Serves 4) Kingfish / neymeen – 400 – 500 gm, cut into small cubes Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder – 2 – 3 tsp Pepper powder – 1/2 – 3/4 tsp Salt – As needed Lemon juice –...
View ArticleChicken Chathachu Porichathu
Puttu, green gram curry, pappadam and chicken chathachu porichathu..Came across this combo while scrolling through YouTube last week and gave it a try the next day itself. As I guessed, the combo was...
View ArticleChembu / Taro root Aviyal
Ingredients (Serves 4) Chembu/ taro root – 6 small, peeled and sliced Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp Chilli powder – 3/4 tsp Green chilies – 3, slit Salt – To taste Water – 1 cup or as required Kudam puli...
View ArticleBeef Kanthari Roast
Beef Kanthari (bird’s eye chilies) Roast Recipe Ingredients (Serves 3 – 4) Beef – 1/2 kg, cubed Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp Salt – 1/2 tsp or as needed Water – 3 tbsp 2. Coconut oil – 2 tbsp 3. Kathari...
View ArticleFish Kanthari Fry
Ingredients (Serves 3) Kingfish (or tilapia, salmon, cod, seabass etc) – 350 gm, cut into small cubes 2. Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp Chili powder – 1/4 tsp (optional) Crushed black pepper corns – 1 tsp...
View ArticleTraditional Kerala Style Chicken Curry
Ingredients (Serves 4) Chicken – 3/4 kg, cut into medium-small pieces Turmeric powder -1/2 tsp Pepper powder – 1/2 tsp Salt – As required To dry roast Coriander seeds – 2 tbsp Dried red chilies...
View ArticleAir Fryer Fried Chicken – Kerala Style
My first time trying air fried chicken and the outcome was so good..and not to mention healthy and way lesser oil. I was so sceptical about buying air fryer though I heard rave reviews from friends....
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