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Milaga Podi (Dry Chutney Powder)
There are two items that you will definitely find in every South Indian household – curd and milaga podi (dry chutney powder or gun powder as non-Southies call it). Podi IS potent gun powder that can make any food item … Continue reading
Posted in breakfast, chutney, dosa, easy dishes, pickle, South Indian, tiffin, traditional, travel food
Tagged asafoetida, black gram, breakfast, coconut oil, curry leaves, kaayam, kadala parippu, kayam, milagapodi, MTR chutney powder, mulagapodi, podi, raw rice, red chillies, snack, spicy dosa, spicy dry chutney powder, spicy powder, tanginess, ubiquitous curry leaves, uzhunnu parippu
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Colocasia Stem (Thaalu) Avial
A quick post about colocasia stem avial on demand. Ingredients: Tender Colocasia stems – 200 gms Long beans (payar/chowli) – 100 gms Raw banana – 100 gms Raw papaya – 100 gms Turmeric – 1/4 tsp Red chilly powder – … Continue reading
Posted in curry, Kerala recipes, South Indian, traditional
Tagged avial, coconut oil, colocasia stem, curry leaves, long beans, raw banana, raw papaya, shallots, tamarind, tasty avial, thaal, thaalu, ubiquitous curry leaves
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Avial
A healthy concoction of vegetables in mildly flavored coconut gravy, a salad of sorts, a must-have for feasts. Ingredients: Assorted vegetables cut in 1-1-/2 inch size – 500 gm Water – 1/2 cup Curd* – 1 cup Curry Leaves – … Continue reading
Posted in curry, Kerala recipes, salad, South Indian, traditional
Tagged ash gourd, assorted vegetables curry, avial, coconut oil, cucumber, cumin seeds, curry leaves, healthy curry, malayali curry, malayali dish, mildly flavored gravy, mixture, pumpkin, raw banana, sadya, shallots, ubiquitous curry leaves, unique salad, wholesome curry, yam
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Sharkara Varattti (Jaggery-coated Banana Chips)
Mildly spiced sweet chips synonymous with Onam, an indispensable item in sadya (feast). Ingredients: Unripe plantains (large) – 5 Nos Jaggery (Sharkkara/achu vellam) – 10 Nos (2 pieces of jaggery per plantain) Cardamom (Elakkai, elaichi) – 5 nos Dry ginger … Continue reading
Posted in dessert, Kerala recipes, snack, South Indian, starter, traditional
Tagged cardamom, chukku, coconut oil, difference between banana and plantain, dry ginger, elaichi, elakkai, fried snack, kerala, malayalam, onam, plantain, sadya, sharkara, soonth, uruli
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