Tag: south indian

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”.

Beetroot Pachadi

My all time favourite multi purpose beetroot instant pachadi. It can be stored in the refrigirator for atleast a week. The recipe can be made more spicy or sweeter based on your preference. My MIL makes a version of this whihc adds a spoon of coconut for extra sweetness. But that reduces the logitivty of…

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Mangalore basale Soppu Sambhar

I have visited my grandmother’s sister only twice in my life. “Angichi Perumma “ we used to call her. She lived in a very small ( in other words kugramam) a village smaller than a regular village in Kerala in a place called Yerumapatti. She thought me something very valuable in he short time I…

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