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. […]

Konju Etta Avial /Avial with Prawns ( Prawns with mixed vegetables)

Avial is a traditional healthy dish of Kerala, India. It is a mixed vegetable delicacy with grind coconut paste, seasoned with coconut oil and curry leaves. It is an essential part of Onam and Vishu Sadya, Keralite vegetarian feasts.Konju Etta Avial /Avial with Prawns ( Prawns with mixed vegetables) is an another variation of Aviyal. […]

Meen Manga Peera Pattichathu/ മീൻ മാങ്ങാ പീര (Fish and raw mango with crushed coconut and spices)

Meen Manga Peera Pattichathu /മീൻ മാങ്ങാ പീര (fish and raw mango with crushed coconut and spices) is a traditional Kerala fish delicacy. In this recipe we can use any small fish. Netholy or Chuda or anchovies is the best fish for this recipe. Raw mango orkudam pulli (gambooge) also an important ingredient for this recipe. […]

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 […]

Konju Muringakka Manga Etta Curry ( Prawns with Drumstick and Raw Mango Curry )

Konju Muringakka Manga Etta Curry ( Prawns with Drumstick and Raw Mango Curry ) is a favourable seafood delicacy of certain places in Kerala. I learned this tasty recipe from my mother because my home town  kollam, it is a very popular dish . Normally she prepares this non-spicy recipe during the  drumstick and mango […]

Cheru Payar Parippu Payasam/pradhaman (Split Green Gram Dessert/ Moong Daal Kheer)

Cheru Payar Parippu Payasam/pradhaman (Split Green Gram Dessert) is tasty and healthy Kerala dessert. Normally we prepared this dish for Onam/Vishu (Kerala Feasts) celebrations. In Singapore, we celebrate Onam/Vishu/Christmas every year with my close malayalee friends and family. This year we already celebrated Vishu with a great and delicious Sadya (Kealalities vegetarian meal).This recipe was […]

Naadan Ayala Curry (Mackerel Fish Curry, Kerala Style)

Mackerel is a healthy and tasty Fish. It gives us lots of health benefits such as omega 3 and some vitamin E so add these kind of fish in your daily diet and please encourage your little ones to eat this kind of fish because I believe that childhood attitude will remain with you for […]

Kappa Puzhukku/Mashed/ Smashed Kappa/Tapioca with Coconut and Spices(Kerala Style)

Tapioca is a starchy substance harvested from the root of the cassava plant. It is essentially pure carbohydrate. It is widely consumed in the Indian state Kerala. It originated from the famous football nation “Brazil”, No wonder! The Brazil players are so energetic ;-). Long time ago tapioca was a poor man’s main course but […]

semiya/Vermaceli Paayasam/Kheer

Semiya/Vermaceli Paayasam is an authentic dessert in South India.It is an unavoidable dish in Onam and Vishu Sadya, Keralites/Malayalees Feasts. In my home this dessert is the most favorable so I prepared it occasionally. From my experience, preparation of Semiya/vermaceli Paayasam is easier than Kerala Ada Pradhaman. In kerala, hindhu marriages and onam, vishu celebrations […]