1 porotta kurma please! That’s my standard tiffin order in the south, and with good reason! Porotta kurma is one of those classic dishes that just w.o.r.k.s. South Indian porottas are really famous; they’re soft, they’re flaky and they have more layers than a Wachowski siblings movie. Porotta beef fry is a Kerala classic but […]
Category Archives: Kerala Cuisine
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Jul
Jul
Potato Karacurry South Indian Style Roast Potatoes The humble potato. Be it french fries, aloo gobi, hash browns, gnocchi, mashed potatoes or chips, potatoes have consistently given us amazing crowd pleasing dishes. Potato Karacurry is yet another one. This is a very easy recipe with very simple ingredients you most likely already have in your […]
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Nov
Nov
There’s nothing like coconut chutney made from freshly grated coconut! A quick internet search will tell you that the name Kerala comes from ‘Kera’ meaning coconut and ‘alam’ meaning land, essentially making this the land of coconut trees. Fittingly so, since we’re obsessed with everything coconut, we use every part of the coconut tree – […]
16
Nov
Nov
Ulli meaning Onion and Sammandhi meaning chutney. Ullisammandhi meaning the most delicious chutney ever. This is truly a very, very difficult one to pen down. Ullisammandhi/Onion Chutney is more of a concept than one particular dish. There are a few generally agreed upon ingredients but proportions, cook, texture are all points of contention! Some believe […]
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Aug
Aug
Kadala is Malayalam for kala chana or whole bengal gram. Kadala curry, is Malayalam for the best damn curry ever. That is, until I post the next recipe of course. LOL Kadala is a great source of protein for vegetarians, which makes this one of the rare instances when something that’s good for you also […]
25
Aug
Aug
Rasam over Sambhar any day! Rasam is my absolute favourite South Indian recipe. I was an extremely picky eater as a child and for the most part, I hated South Indian food. Except for rasam. Rice, Rasam and Papad was a combination I could have every day. Rasam is essentially a tomato soup. A tomato […]
06
Jul
Jul
Godhambu = Wheat Flour = Aata = Instant Dosa. This is an instant dosa recipe; no fermentation, no wait and the least amount of prep you could imagine. It takes all of 5 minutes to get this on a plate and it’s super tasty to boot. Let’s Talk Batter Grinding dosa batter is a time […]
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May
May
This is an honest to god original recipe from my kitchen. Well. My grandma’s kitchen to be exact! We’ve been making Kosthu in my house for over 80 years and it’s one of my favourite accompaniments to dosas. So imagine my surprise when I searched for a recipe online while researching this post and couldn’t […]