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 […]

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 […]

Chettinad Fish Fry (Spicy Seer Fish/Ney meen/King Fish/ Vanjara Meen Fry Tamil Nadu Style)

Chettinad is a region of the Sivaganga district of southern Tamil Nadu state, India. Chettinad cuisine is well renowned delicacy in all over the world and they use variety of spices and masala’s in their vegetarian and non-vegetarian preparations. In Singapore, we have number of Chettinad restaurants and we family members love the taste of […]

Cherupayar Mezhukkupuratti/Payar Ulliyum Mullakum Mooppichathu (Green Gram Stir Fry with Chili and Shallots)

Some food gives you really comfort and great feeling, kanji (Rice Porridge) and Cherupayar Mezhukkupuratti (Green gram stir fry Kerala style) is that kind of combo for me from my childhood. Most of the time mom prepares this combo for lent season or a light dinner after having a heavy lunch. If on rainy days, […]

Almond Coconut Chutney (Badam Coconut Chammanthi Curry)

Almond Coconut Chutney (Badam Coconut Chammanthi) is a healthy and creamy south Indian breakfast side dish with dosa, idly or vada. It has more rich and milky taste than normal coconut chutney. In my family all of us love this creamy mildly spicy taste with soft idly and crispy dosa. It is very simple recipe […]

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 […]

Vella Chammanthi Curry (Kerala Style White Coconut Chutney For Dosa, Idly and Vada)

Chammanthi/ Chutney is a simple and tasty South Indian side dish with fresh coconut and some spices. We can prepare Chammanthi/Chutney  in different ways and texture. Here I introduce to you kerala style Vella Chammanthi Curry or White Coconut Chutney. It is a mild spicy and liquid textured coconut gravy served with idly, dosa and vada as a […]

Muringayila Mutta Thoran/ Murungai keerai Mutta Poriyal(Drumstick Leaves and Egg Stir Fry Indian Style)

Muringayila Mutta Thoran/ Murungai keerai Mutta Poriyal is a healthy and tasty South Indian stir fry preparation. Muringayila (drumstick leaf) contains plenty of vitamins, protein, calcium and potassium. It has lots of nutritional and medicinal values. According to the medical research, consumption of drum stick leaves dishes helps to reduce blood pressure, diabetics, hyper tension […]