Salt and Spice

I saw ‘Bitter Gourd with Yogurt’ curry in Mallugirl’s blog and wanted to try it out.  I made a few changes to my liking and made this delectable ‘Bitter Gourd Curry with Coconut Milk’.  It was so tasty and quite easy to prepare.  Moreover, there was absolutely no bitterness at all!  So this curry is [...]

Ingredients
Potatoes – 2 diced
Carrot – 1 diced
Onion – 1 small chopped
Garlic – 1 tsp chopped
Ginger – 1 tsp chopped
Green chilly – 1 chopped
Curry leaves – 1 sprig
Mustard seeds – 1/4 tsp
Cumin seeds – 1/8 tsp
Curry powder/ Chicken masala – 1 tsp
Chilly powder – 1/4 tsp
Pepper powder – 1/8 tsp
Turmeric powder – 1/4 sp
Salt – to [...]

‘Green Peas Curry’ is a very simple and delicious curry, much loved by Keralites.  It is usually served as a side dish for appam, idiyappam,  porotta  and chappathi.  I have used channa masala in my version.  The original recipe calls for coriander powder and garam masala.
I am sending ‘Green Peas Curry’ to Sudheshna for the [...]

Ingredients
Cucumber/ Vellirikka – 1 cup cubed
Channa Dal – 1/2 cup
Onion – 1 medium sliced
Tomatoes – 2 medium chopped
Turmeric powder – 1 tsp
Chilly powder – 1/2 tsp
Grated coconut – 1 cup
Green chillies – 3
Cumin seeds/ Jeera – 1/4 tsp
Salt  -to taste
Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves – 2 sprigs
Dry red chillies – 3 broken
Oil – 1 [...]

‘Kalan’ is an authentic Kerala dish which is served for ‘Onasadhya’.  It can be made with raw bananas, yam or with a combination of raw bananas and yam.  It goes well with steamed rice.
This traditional Kerala recipe goes to Shanthi for the event ” State Specials”

Ingredients
Raw Bananas – 3
Turmeric powder – 1 1/2 tsp
Pepper powder [...]

I think most of you are familiar with the savoury “Chakka Puzhukku”.  But I have never come across any posts regarding the “Sweet Chakka Puzhukku” which was a usual evening snack in my house, during Jack fruit season.  I was a great fan of it and now my family enjoys it too!  It is a [...]

‘Puttu and Kadala Curry’ is a classic breakfast in Kerala, especially among Christians.  Usually, Black channa/ Bengal gram is used to make the curry to be served with ‘Puttu’.  But I prefer ‘Kabuli Channa Curry’, because it has a sweet taste which makes the combination much more tastier!  ‘Puttu’ can also be served with chicken [...]

Mango season is here and this is the right time to enjoy them by making variety dishes out of them.  It is also good that you pickle them, so that you can enjoy Mangoes even when the season is over.  Here is a recipe for ‘Mango Pickle’ which I made few days ago.  The plus [...]

Ingredients
Cabbage – 1/2 shredded
Carrots – 2 chopped
Grated coconut – 3/4 cup
Onion – 1 sliced
Garlic – 1 chopped
Green chillies – 4 chopped
Curry leaves – 2 sprigs
Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
Cumin seeds/jeera – 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp
Coconut oil – 1 tbsp

Method
Heat oil in a non-stick pan and splutter mustard seeds and cumin.  Add onions, garlic, [...]

Ingredients
Long beans – 1/4 kg
Small onions – 5 sliced
Garlic – 1 chopped
Red chilly flakes – 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
Water/ Veg stock/ Chicken stock – 1/2 cup
Salt – to taste
Olive oil – 1 tbsp
Method
Wash and cut the beans into 1″ long pieces.  In a non stick pan, heat oil and add the onions and [...]