Jackfruit Appam – A traditional snack from the kerala and mangalore regions of south India, this was my first time with Jackfruit Appam. The recipe is handed down to me from my Mother-in-law who is an expert at appam. This is a twist on the Unni Appam which is made with just raw rice and…
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Orange Lemon Cordials
Oranges – The Navel California variety are available in supermarkets and farmer’s markets all through the year, and all around the world. They look uniform in texture, colour and taste always. But only a person who has tasted a heirloom variety would appreciate the real difference between the two. I got to taste one of…
Roasted Grapes in Balsamic
Here is a easy appetiser which is sweet salty savoury in every bite. I have used Flame and Globe seedless grapes in the recipe giving very good results. Using seedless grapes is a must. The grapes become tender and more juicy due to baking. The salt and spice added to it and cooked in a …
Spice Rack OCD
This is my spice rack with all the spices I need for almost everything I cook. This is my curated spice tray which I keep adjusting to make sure all I need fits into this shelf and no more. Adimadhuram for my herbal teas, dried rosemary from my garden, my moms special masala for all…
kodo-millet-health-drink-cooler-summer-drink-porridge
kodu millet health drink | Summer cooler | Porridge Kodo millet health drink/cooler/porridge is a summer drink made with gluten free kodu millet and flavoured with cardamom. [cz_image id=”cz_69575″ image=”6932″][/cz_image][cz_gap height=”25px”][cz_title id=”cz_64003″] Kodu Millet (Paspalum scrobiculatum ) is called Arikelu in the Telugu language, Varagu in Tamil, Varak in Malayalam, Arka in Kannada, and Kodra…
Rasam powder
Rasam to me was an all purpose liquefier of everything solid I had to eat, when I was growing up. Be it a Upma or a chapathi. If I don’t like it, out came the “Rasam” from my mom’s fridge onto my plate. Everything tasted like rasam and I was ok with it. Moving out of the mom’s nest rasam became a life saver. Rasam to my rescue when I was in a hurry running to work, a soothing drink in the evening when I came home hungry and was tired yet to cook dinner and a goto food when I was down with a cold or fever.
Beetroot Idiyapam
Idiyappam (Tamil) also called String Hoppers or Nool Puttu(Malayalam) is a native of Kerala and Tamilnadu. It is best served with a masala curry with a coconut or coconut milk gravy. A simple day to day food of many south Indian households, it became a part of my weekly menu after I moved to Kerala.
Manga kutan /Mampaza pulisherry/ Ripe Mango Curry
A signature dish of kerala where mangoes are cooked with tangy curd and coconut. Best served with white or red rice. A very important dish of an Onam Sadhya, it is best prepared with small mangoes called “Chakkarakutti”.
Honey Pepper Roasted Peanuts.
Low on sweet and a hint of spice who can say no to cruncy peanuts on the platter.
Curry Pepper Peanuts
Homemade made “Roasted flavoured peanuts”. Many a number of varients to choose from.
Naturally Hema 