Pita or pitta is thick, flat bread baked from wheat flour (white or whole wheat). It is also known as Arabic bread or Lebanese bread or Syrian bread. In Singapore it is available in supermarkets and bakeries at a reasonable price. Few years back, my kids and I went one of my Singapore friend Sheeju’s […]
Chicken Peralen/ Kozhi Perattiyathu(Chicken Dry Roast Curry kerala Style)
Chicken Peralen/ Kozhi perattiyathu is a typical kerala style chicken dry curry with coconut oil, spices and curry leaves. The Malayalam word ‘peralan’ or ‘purattiyathu’ means ‘coated ‘or ‘covered’. For this recipe, all chicken pieces are well coated and cooked with masala gravy without adding any extra water. I believe the beauty and taste of […]
White Rice Puttu/ Vella Ari Puttu (Kerala Steamed Rice Cake with Coconut)
Puttu is an authentic steamed breakfast from Kerala. Rice/ Ari Puttu is a combination of rice flour and grated coconut. It is a healthy traditional dish steamed in puttu maker/puttu kuti/kuzhal(a cylindrical shaped mould).Now days we can get different types of puttu makers from market and we can prepare different healthy puttu with wheat, oats, […]
Nutella Banana Sandwich (Pan Toasted)
Nutella Banana Sandwich is butter fried bread with any chocolate spread or Nutella and ripe banana. It is a tasty and filling breakfast and also a crunchy and refreshing evening snack for my kids.When I am sick or tired, my kids make it themselves and enjoy 🙂 yes! It is very easy to make and […]
Idly with Idly Rava Recipe
Idly is a south Indian traditional breakfast. It is a healthy dish and very easy to digest. You can prepare idly in different ways. Here I like to share with you “how to make idly with idly rava” instead of rice. It is a easy recipe yet soft and spongy. Hope it is a good […]
Sweet and Sour Pepper Crab (Chinese Style)
In Singapore chilly crab and pepper crab are very popular delicacies and we enjoy them often from local seafood restaurants. Vijoo and I love the flavor of pepper crab’s spicy taste but my kids love sweet flavor of chilly crab.In that complicated situation, I decided to make a new recipe at home for both parties […]
Ulli Vada/ഉള്ളിവട (Kerala Onion Fritter)
After the heavy summer heat, Singapore gives me a pleasant rainy mood today. Ever since my childhood I love to watch rain near the window pane with a plate of hot and spicy bite 🙂 Most of the time that taste bud prefers Vada or pakoda items like Ully Vada (Kerala Onion Fritters) or Parippu […]
Homemade Passion Fruit Juice
Passion Fruit is a refreshing and nutritious fruit with lots of health benefits. Back home, Kerala we have a passion fruit plant in my house and I enjoyed a lot of its fruits direct from the plant.During our summer school holidays, after the tiring outdoor games this tasty fruits are our energy booster. That time, […]
Ayala Varuthathu(Spicy Mackerel Fish Fry Kerala(Indian) Style)
Ayala porichathundu karimeen varuthathundu, Kudampuliyittu vecha nalla chemmeen curryundu, Thumpa poo niramulla cherumanni chorunde, Uppilitta maangayundu unnaan vaa machunane …ting ting ..ting ting.. 😉 😀 This famous Malayalam movie song always makes every keralites/malayalees’s mouth full of water and flavours of Kerala. Recently, I watched a Malayalam movie (Movie’s name is Two Countries) comedy clip […]
Kaya (Coconut Jam) Cheese Toast Recipe
Kaya is a jam made with coconut, egg and caramel. It is very popular and easily available in Malaysia and Singapore. In Singapore, Kaya Toast is a delicacy snack or breakfast item and sold in any local coffee shops. It is a combination of toasted bread, kaya, melted butter or cheese etc. and very crispy […]