Simple Semiya/ Vermicelli Upma/ Uppumaavu Kerala Style

Upma or Uppumavu is a simple and healthy Indian breakfast dish. Semiya/ Vermicelli Upma/ Uppumaavu is a healthy, tasty and simple recipe from South India. It is an easy to make breakfast or lunch box snack or tea time snack. We can make Semiya/ Vermicelli Upma with vegetables and without vegetables. Here I am sharing […]

Beans Egg Stir Fry Kerala (India) Style/ Beans Egg Thoran without Coconut

Ingredients For Beans Egg Stir Fry Kerala (India) Style/ Beans Egg Thoran without Coconut Method For Beans Egg Stir Fry (India) Style/ Beans Egg Thoran without Coconut • Heat 1 tablespoon in a non-stick pan. Pop mustard seeds. • Add onion, garlic, dry chili and curry leaves. Sauté until soft and light brown. • Add […]

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 […]

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 […]

Okra/Ladies Finger stir fry (vendakka mezhukkupuratti/ Vendakka Poriyal/ Bhindhi sabzi)

Okra/ Ladies Finger stir fry (Vendakka mezhukkupuratti or Vendakka poriyal or Bhindhi sabzi) is a simple and tasty Kerala (Indian) style side dish. It is a good recipe for your lunch box menu. Boiled rice, fish curry, vendakka mezhukkupuratti and moru curry is my all-time combo 🙂 Try and enjoy 🙂 Ingredients For Okra/ Ladies […]

Beans Carrot Mezhukkupuratti (Beans and Carrot Stir Fry Kerala(Indian)Style)

Beans and carrot stir fry or mezhukkupuratti or poriyal or sabzi is a simple and tasty Kerala (Indian) style side dish. It is a good recipe for your lunch box menu. During my school college days it was one of my favorite lunch box menu and knowing my taste bud, mom used to prepare this […]

Naadan Potato Theeyal (kerala Potato Curry with Roasted Coconut and Spices Powder)

Theeyal is a traditional delicacy from Kerala, India. Potato Theeyal is a simple, tasty and aromatic vegetarian dish. It is a combination of potato and roasted coconut & masala powder. In this recipe I used homemade Theeyal Powder and I added more shallots/ pearl onions for enhancing the taste of gravy. For this lent season […]

Naadan Chakkakuru Mezhukkupuratti/ Spicy Jack Fruit Seeds Stir Fry Kerala Style

Chakkakuru Mezhukkupuratti/ Spicy Jack Fruit Seeds Stir Fry is a tasty traditional preparation from Kerala,India. Like Spicy Potato Stir fry (Urulla kizhaghu Mezhukku puratti), this dish is also my all time favorite from childhood. It goes well with hot boiled rice or porridge. Jack fruit contains plenty of fiber, vitamins and minerals etc. Now days […]

Carrot Thoran/ Carrot Upperi (Kerala Style Carrot Stir fry with Coconut Ground Paste)

Carrot Thoran/ Carrot Upperi (Carrot Stir fry with coconut ground paste) is a tasty and healthy Kerala style vegetable preparation.It is well goes with boiled rice or chappathi. It is an essential part of Onam/Vishu sadya, keralites feasts. Back home, in my school and college days it was one of my favorite lunch box side […]

Cabbage Thoran/ Upperi (Kerala Style Cabbage Stir fry with Coconut Ground Paste)

Cabbage Thoran/Upperi (Cabbage Stir fry with coconut ground paste) is a tasty Kerala style vegetable preparation. It is an essential part of Onam/Vishu sadya, keralites feasts. Back home, in my school and college days it was one of my favourite lunch box side dish. Yeah 🙂 It is well goes with boiled rice or chappathi. Here […]