Author Archives: Manju
Stuffed Bhindi/Okra
This is definitely a rich one! Once you try this stuffing, you will give up your other mundane bhindi subzis. It is an excellent combination with roti. I had this dish first when my friend’s aunt packed this for our … Continue reading
Sweet Beaten Rice Flakes (Aval Vilayichathu)
Most South Indian households stock up on beaten rice. When an unexpected guest arrives, beaten rice flakes come to your rescue. You can make delicious items out of this inexpensive item, like upma, cutlet, a sweet, or even payasam (kheer). … Continue reading
Posted in dessert, easy dishes, Kerala recipes, snack, South Indian, tiffin, traditional
Tagged aval nanachathu, aval vilayichathu, beaten rice, cardamom, chana dal, clarified butter, ghee, grated coconut, jaggery, kadala paruppu, Krishna's favorite neivedyam, neivedyam, offering to God, organic beaten rice recipe, poha, poha recipe, roasted chana dal, roasted sesame seeds, sesame seeds, simple neivedyam recipe, sweet poha
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Carrot Halwa – a seasonal delight
Indian cooking highly emphasizes eating right for the season and using seasonal produces. We have festivals based on change of season and harvests; and dishes based on the ingredients available in a season. Winter is the season for undhiyu, thiruvathira … Continue reading
Posted in dessert, easy dishes, indian
Tagged almonds, cardamom powder, cashewnuts, clarified butter, elaichi powder, gajar, gajar halwa, ghee, homemade sweet, milk, rasins, red carrots, seasonal delights, seasonal desserts, seasonal recipes, simple dessert, sugar, sweet
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Sprouted Mung Bean Dosa and Coconut Chutney
A nutritious kickstart for the day leaves you feeling good the entire day. Pesarattu or sprouted mung bean dosa is an Andhra native. I had never tried this dosa though I had seen it on restaurant menus. My sister-in-law, a … Continue reading
Posted in breakfast, chutney, dosa, snack, South Indian, tiffin, traditional
Tagged cheru payar dosa, coconut chutney, coriander leaves, dhania leaves, ginger, green chutney, green gram dosa, healthy breakfast, healthy snack, hing, kadala, moong dal dosa, mulappicha cherupayar dosa, mung bean dosa, nilakadala, nutritious breakfast, nutritious crepe, nutritious dosa, onion, peanuts, protein breakfast, protein crepe, protein dosa, sprouted moong dal dosa, sprouts dosa
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Radish Subzi
Now is the season to buy radish and red carrots (carrots available through other seasons are orange). I love anything made of white radish. Mooli (radish) paratha is one of my favorites. I try to make radish subzi at least … Continue reading
Posted in dry subzi, easy dishes, mezhukupuratti, South Indian, traditional
Tagged curry leaves, dry subzi, dry subzi to go along with rice, grated coconut, healthy dry subzi, jeera, mooli, mullangi, mustard seeds, onion, radish, subzi for rice, ubiquitous coconut, ubiquitous curry leaves, vella mullangi
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Kesari Bath/Sooji Halwa
Kesari bath/sooji halwa is one of my favorite sweets. It is a common neivedyam (food offering made to God) and a sweet served along with breakfast at Palakkad Iyer weddings. It is made even when there is no special occasion … Continue reading
Posted in dessert, easy dishes, Palakkad Iyer recipes, snack, South Indian, tiffin, traditional
Tagged amma's evening snacks, breakfast item at Palakkad Iyer wedding, camphor, cardamom, easy sweet dish, elaichi, ghee, halwa, ISCKON Juhu, kesari, kesari bath, Mani's Cafe, milk, neivedyam, offering to God, pacha karpooram, prasadam, saffron, semolina, sooji, sooji halwa
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Colocasia Tuber Wafers
Last year around the same time I posted yam wafers and had promised I will post recipes using colocasia very soon. Well it took me a year! Your chance of finding them in the market is miniscule. Only way to … Continue reading
Sesame Cheese Toast
A wedding that I attended recently had a good spread of starters and cocktails. Among the more predictable paneer tikka fare, there was an interesting crispy fried bread geneously sprinkled with sesame seeds. Though I like to pretend that I … Continue reading
Posted in breakfast, easy dishes, experimental, snack, starter, tiffin
Tagged bread, breakfast, breakfast item, butter, calcium, cheese, herbs, mix herbs, multigrain, olive oil, pasta herbs, sesame, starter, tiffin, toast
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Uthappam, The South Indian Pizza
Uthappam, for most people, is thick dosa made from dosa/idli batter. But at home uthappam is made from special uthappam batter and is eaten with fiery shallot and red chilly chutney. Fenugreek seeds up the health quotient of uthappam. Restaurant … Continue reading
Ari Unda (Rice Laddoo)
Kerala’s very own sweet. Quintessential Kerala ingredients; rice, coconut, and jaggery; are used to make this unassuming sweet. Popping an ari unda into your mouth after a meal can be an utterly satisfying experience and the best part is that … Continue reading
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Tagged ari, ariyunda, authentic Kerala recipe, cardamom, coconut, copra, elaichi, healthy sweet, healthy sweet snack, jaggery, parboiled rice, roasted rice, sharkara
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