Tag Archives: elakkai
Thiruvathira Kali (Rice halwa)
Thiruvathira Kali, another festival special, the sweet rice halwa, also a kind of dance that women in Kerala perform during the Thiruvathira festival and during Onam. I still remember the kali that my ashalaathu mami (neighbor) used to make. Mami … Continue reading
Posted in dessert, easy dishes, Palakkad Iyer recipes, South Indian, traditional
Tagged cardamom, coconut, elaichi, elakkai, halwa, jaggery, kali, mami's cooking, raw rice, rice, sweet, thekkegramam, thiruvathira, thiruvathira nombu recipe, thiruvathira recipe
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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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