Onam Special Dishes

Pineapple Pulisseri

Pineapple Pulisseri

Ingredients Pineapple – 1 small chopped Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp Chilly powder – 1/4 tsp Salt – to taste Water – 1 1/4 cup Sugar – 1 1/2 tsp Fenugreek powder/Uluva podi – 1/8 tsp Thick curd – 1 1/2 cups For Grinding Grated coconut –

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Cracked Wheat Banana Payasam / Godhambu Pazham Pradhaman

Cracked Wheat Banana Payasam / Godhambu Pazham Pradhaman

Ingredients Cracked Wheat – 1 1/4 cups Ripe Kerala Bananas – 2 cut into small pieces Ghee – 1 1/2 tsp + 2 tsp Jaggery – 500 gm Water – 4 cups + 1/2 cup Thin coconut milk – 2 cups + 2 cups Thick coconut milk

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Kootu Curry

Kootu Curry

Ingredients Channa Dal/ Kadala Parippu – 1/2 cup Mixed vegetables – 3 cups diced Water – 1 1/2 cups + 1/2 cup Grated coconut – 1 cup + 2 tbsp Dry red chillies – 4 Turmeric powder – 1 tsp Cumin seeds – 1/4 tsp Salt –

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Rasam

Rasam

Ingredients Toor dal – 1/4 cup Water – 2 cups Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp Tomatoes – 2 cubed Water – 4 cups + 1 cup Tamarind – a small lime size Water – 1/2 cup Rasam powder – 2 tsp Pepper powder – 1/4 tsp Salt

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Semiya Payasam / Vermicelli Payasam

Semiya Payasam / Vermicelli Payasam

Ingredients Semiya/ Vermicelli – 2 cups Full Cream Milk -2 litres Sugar – 2 cups Cardamom – 8 powdered Salt – 1/4 tsp Cashew nuts – 2 tbsp Golden raisins – 2 tbsp Ghee – 1 + 1 1/2 tsp Method Heat 1 tsp ghee in a

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Malabar Kootu Curry

Malabar Kootu Curry

Ingredients Black Channa – 1/2 cup Yam/ Chena – 1/2 kg peeled and diced Raw Banana – 2 peeled and diced Water – 1 1/2 cup Turmeric powder – 1 tsp Chilly powder – 1/2 tsp Pepper powder – 1/2 tsp Jaggery – 4 tsp (optional) Salt

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Puli Inji / Ginger Pickle

Puli Inji / Ginger Pickle

Ingredients Ginger – 200 gm Tamarind – a lemon size Water – 1 1/2 cup Jaggery – 5 tsp Mustard seeds – 1 tsp Fenugreek seeds / Uluva – 1/8 tsp Dry red chillies – 2 broken Curry leaves – 2 sprigs Chilly powder – 2 tsp

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Olan / Ash Gourd and Red Beans Curry

Olan / Ash Gourd and Red Beans Curry

Ingredients Ash gourd/ Kumbalanga – 1/2 kg Red beans/ Vanpayar – 1/2 cup Green chillies – 4 slit Salt – to taste Curry leaves – 2 sprigs Thick Coconut milk – 1/2 cup Coconut oil – 1 tbsp Method Soak red beans in water overnight or for

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Erissery/ Pumpkin and Red Beans Curry

Erissery/ Pumpkin and Red Beans Curry

Ingredients Yellow Pumpkin – 1/2 kg Red Beans/ Van Payar – 1/2 cup Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp Chilly powder – 1/4 tsp Salt – to taste For Grinding Grated coconut – 1 cup Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp Green chillies – 4 Cumin seeds/ Jeera –

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Sambar

Sambar

Ingredients Toor dal – 1/2 cup Mixed Vegetables – 2 cups Tomatoes – 2 diced Onion – 1 medium sliced Green chillies – slit Curry leaves – 2 sprigs Dry red chillies – 4 broken Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp Sambar powder – 3 1/2 tsp Coriander

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