Easy Rava/ Semolina Upma/Uppumaavu Kerala (India) Style Recipe

Upma or Uppumavu is a simple and healthy Indian breakfast dish. Rava Upma/Uppumava is nutritious and tasty recipe prepared with roasted semolina or cream of wheat. We can make upma different variations like adding vegetables, dry nuts and fruits etc. Here I shared with you it’s plain and easy recipe which I learned from my […]

Ney meen Mulakittaathu/Spicy King Fish Curry Kerala Style/Spicy Fish Curry For Kappa/Kudampulli Etta Neymeen Mulaku Curry

Ingredients For Neymeen Mulakittathu (Spicy King Fish Curry Kerala Style) Method For Ney Meen Mulakittathu (Spicy King Fish Curry Kerala Style) • Heat oil in a clay pot. Pop mustard seeds. Add ginger, garlic, shallots, green chili and curry leaves. Sauté until onion become golden brown. • Lower the flame, add spice powders. Sauté until […]

Okra/Ladies Finger Pepper Fry Kerala (Indian) Style/Vendakka kurumullaku mezhukuperutti/ Bhindhi kaali Mirchi Stir Fry /Vendakkai karumilaku(Karuppumillaku) Poriyal

Ingredients For Okra/Ladies Finger/Vendakka Pepper Fry Kerala (Indian) Style Method For Okra/Ladies Finger/Vendakka Pepper Fry Kerala (Indian) Style • Wash and dry okra/ladies finger using a towel or kitchen tissue. Make sure that okra’s are completely dry otherwise it becomes mushy during cooking. • Cut okra thinly and length wise. • Heat oil in a […]

Ulliyum Mullakum Pulliyum Etta Ayala Curry/Mackerel Fish in Smashed Shallot(Pearl Onion), Chili and Tamarind Gravy/ Kerala Fishing Village (Coastal) Style Spicy Fish Curry

Mackerel Fish in smashed Shallot/Pearl Onion, chili and tamarind gravy (Ulliyum Mullakum Pulliyum Etta Ayala Curry) is a tasty and spicy recipe from Kerala coastal or fishing village areas. Normally the fishermen’s wives prepare this recipe from their husband’s fresh catch fish like small mackerel(Ayala), sardine (mathi/chaalla), anchovies(netholi), small pomfret etc. Also they prepare the […]

Simple Jeera/Zeera Rice (Rice with Cumin Seeds)

Jeera Rice is a simple and tasty North Indian dish. It is a combination of rice, ghee or butter and cumin seeds. Jeera rice is popular in Pakistan too and it is known as Zeera Rice there. Now days Jeera rice is very common in Indian restaurant’s menu and it goes well with creamy or […]

Beetroot Pachadi (Kerala Style Mild Spicy Beetroot Curry / Beetroot in Coconut Yogurt Gravy/ Beetroot Recipe For Kerala Onam/ Vishu Sadya)

Pachadi/Pachady is a traditional Kerala side dish. In Kerala this dish can be made with different vegetables and fruits like winter melon/ ash gourd, cucumber, bitter gourd, beetroot, pineapple, mango, apple etc. and I have Kumbalanga Pachadi (Winter Melon Curry) recipe in my blog. Beetroot Pachadi is a beetroot preparation in mild spiced coconut and […]

Restaurant style Chicken Curry /Creamy Chicken Curry with Coconut and Cashew Nut Paste)/Chicken Kuruma

“Just living is not enough…one must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower” Hans Christian Andersen. Yeah 😀 Just came back from an awesome seaside vacation in Malaysia and obtained handful precious gems to add in my memory chest 🙂 the place was very nice and peaceful. We family enjoyed the salty breeze, swaying trees […]

Spicy Fish head and Tail Curry (with Cambogia/ Malabar Tamarind) Kerala Style ( Kudampulli ettu Meen Thalayum Vaalum Mullaku Curry vechathu)

I know that fish head curry is an essential dish in Singapore, Malaysia, India and Chinese cuisines and they are varied from its taste, ingredients and cooking method. Spicy Fish head curry (with Cambogia/Malabar Tamarind) is a famous and traditional recipe from Kerala, India. Also it is an eye catching item for me from Kerala […]

Kannava/Koonthal Varuthathu (Squid/Calamari Fry Kerala Style)

Kannava/Koonthal Varuthathu (Squid/Calamari Fry) is a tasty and tempting recipe from Kerala, India. It is an easy and tasty starter/ appetizer/ finger food, well goes with hot drinks/ beverages 🙂 that feedback and appreciation I got from my Hubby 😉 😀 also a great side dish with meals, Yeah! My kids love this aromatic fried […]

Simple and Tasty Kerala Mutton Stew (Pressure Cooker Mutton Stew With Fresh Milk)

Mutton Stew is a mild spicy and aromatic Indian curry/Stew with fresh and tender meat, some Kerala spices and milk. In Kerala it is very popular among Kerala Christians. Appam (Rice Pancake) and Mutton Stew is an indispensable pair of dishes for them in their weddings, Christmas and Easter celebrations. Even at my wedding in Kerala, […]