

Coconut Egg Curry, Kerala Style
Egg curry is usually made with copious amounts of tomatoes. Not only do the tomatoes give the curry its vibrant red hue, it also gives it a


Appam/ Pal Appam/ Meesha Appam
It's got a fluffy, soft and bouncy centre with a thin and crispy meesha/ moustache encircling it. Both perfectly complimentary and perfe


Healthy Okra Snack
How to prevent okra from being slimy?
Glad you asked!
Once you wash the okra, dry it out. Completely. Pat dry with a kitchen towel/ tea towe


Quick Breakfast - Vegetable Upma
One it's toasted (till it becomes a light brown), you can keep it simple with only a few spices and onions for flavour OR you can add bi


Easy Carrots & Zucchini Stir Fry
Ok, ok why am I getting ahead of myself here and making a summer recipe in the beginning of spring? It's true, the season for zucchini is June - August but I loooove zucchini - it's so easy to make and all you need are minimal spices to enjoy it, it's that good! So when I saw it in the market I thought I struck gold! I came home and immediately set to finding the easiest way to cook it. By sharing the recipe now, I guess I'm way ahead of the zucchini recipe sharing party hehe


Cherupayar Thoran/ Cooked Moong Dal (Mung Beans) Stir Fry
The answer to "where do you get your proteins from?" if you happen to be a vegetarian (like me :D), or a vegan! So, fam, here'


Idiyappam: How to Make it Tastier with 1 Extra Ingredient
the absolute best way to enjoy idiyappam is to eat them with your hand. Feeling the soft stringy textures of each idiyappam, breaking apart


Golden Buttermilk Curry/ Moru Kachiyathu
My favourite ozhichu curry (literal translation: curry that you pour). <3 Just as rice was a staple at the table, moru kachiyathu was a staple that I could almost always look forward to for lunch at Valliammachi's. Did I mention she's an amazing cook? :D Why we love our rice So, in Kerala, as you may have realised after reading this blog, a lot of our food is derived from rice. Plain rice, steamed rice (like in vattayappams/ mini rice cakes), ground rice (i.e., rice flour, li


10 Minute Broccoli and Sprouts Stir Fry, Kerala Style
MINI TREES! STIR FRIED! The best part about this stir fry is, to get that gorgeous broccoli crunch and still retain that bright green, you&#


Steamed Rice Cake/ How to Make Puttu
Kadala is to puttu what peanut butter is to jelly - it's a match made in gastro heaven! Having said that, a nice, ripe banana wouldn'