Nenthrapazha/Ethappazha Pradhaman ( A Traditional Kerala Dessert with Banana)

Hi Keralite friends, are you ready to celebrate Onam? (Onam is the festival in Kerala, a state of India. It is considered as the harvest festival of Kerala since it comes after the first harvest of the season), how is your preparation going on?.Tomorrow is Thiruvonnam, I have already prepared Mango Pickle, Lemon Pickle, Banana […]

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 […]

Kerala Ada Pradhaman/ Ada Payasam

Kerala Ada Pradhaman/ Ada Payasam is a prime and premium dessert of Thiruvonnam, Kerala Feast. The word “Pradhaman” means “The first or Number One of many. Yes! it is the first or number one dessert compared to other desserts of Kerala. Here I try to share with you Kerala Ada Pradhaman’s easy and simple version. […]

Kerala Olan ( Ash Gourd Stew with coconut Milk)

Hi friends are you prepared for Onam (State festival of Kerala, India)? Have you pickle the mangoes? Did you make Banana fries (Ethakka Upperi) and Sharkkara peratti (a traditional Kerala sweet with raw banana and Jaggery) for Onam? I hope so 🙂 I know now days we are able to buy everything from our markets […]

Kerala Banana Chips (Ethakka/Nenthrakka Upperi(ഏത്തക്ക/നേന്ത്രക്കാ ഉപ്പേരി) )

Kerala Banana Chips (Ethakka/Nenthrakka Upperi(ഏത്തക്ക/നേന്ത്രക്കാ ഉപ്പേരി)) is a tasty and crispy snack. It has an essential part of onam/Vishu Sadya, keralites Vegetarian Feasts. Homemade banana chips are very healthy snack for your kids. Try this easy and tasty traditional Kerala snack recipe and enjoy:-) Ingredients For Kerala Banana Chips(Ethakka/Nethrakka Upperi) Method For Kerala Banana Chips […]

Plantain/ Raw Banana Coconut Stir Fry (Pachakka/vazhakka Thoran)

Plantain/ Raw Banana Coconut Stir Fry (Pachakka/Vazhakka Thoran) is a tasty and healthy Kerala (India) vegetarian side dish. It is a good combination with hot boiled rice or Kerala Porridge and pappad. You can consume this traditional tasty delicacy as a part of Onam/ Vishu Sadya, Keralities vegetarian feast. Here is the yummy recipe, try […]

Mixed Vegetable Theeyal( Koottu Theeyal)

Theeyal is a traditional delicacy of Kerala, India. Mixed Vegetables Theeyal ( Koottu Theeyal) is a tasty and aromatic vegetarian dish. It is a combination of variety of vegetables and roasted coconut & masala powder. In this recipe I added more shallots/pearl onions for enhancing the taste of gravy. I think the pealing of shallots/pearl […]

Pachamoru / Sambharam (Spiced Buttermilk )

Pachamoru / Sambharam (Spiced Buttermilk ) is a healthy and tasty traditional drink in South India. It is a good homemade thirst quenching drink during the summer and hot sunny days. Pachamoru/ sambharam (Spiced Buttermilk) is great hydrating, nutritional and refreshing drink for your body and mind.At the same time it is a simple and […]

Varutharacha Sambar/ Sambar with roasted coconut and spices

Sambar is a tasty and an indispensable side dish in South India. In India, they prepare Sambar in different ways, its taste and texture will be different. We can prepare Sambar in a simple way to royal mode. Here I would like to introduce in sambar with a royal Sambar homemade mix or Sambar Powder, […]

Parippu Curry (Split green gram/ Moong Dal Curry)

Parippu Curry (Split green gram/ Moong Dal Curry) is a tasty and healthy south Indian delicacy. It has a main part in Kerala Onam / Vishu Sadya (Kerala Traditional Feasts). “ Parippu and Pappad “ are always everyone’s favourable pair side dish especially for kids. It is very easy and simple recipe yet very healthy […]