Pazhampori!!! ( Plaintain fritters) This is quintessential snack of kerala!! Loved snack of most of the keralites❤️ Perfect evening snack!! Below is the recipe for a bit crispy, soft and sweet pazhampori!!… Ingredients: 3-4 ripe Plaintains (Ethakya) 3/4-1 cup all purpose flour 3 Tbsp – Rice flour 1 Tbsp – Gram flour 1/4 tsp –…
Rajma curry
Rajma chawal(Kidney beans curry with rice)Rajma is known for its high protein content which makes this curry healthier. This combination is most loved in India, especially in North india. This includes few blended ingredients and few spices to enhance it. I do relish this one. “Ghar ke bane rajma chawal ki baat hi kuch alag…
Sabudana khichadi (Sago/chowari/tapioca pearls)
Sabudana khichadi ( Chowari/sago/tapioca pearls) This has been constantly favourite from childhood, especially more famous in fasting during navratri, mahashivratri seasons!! A simple vegan dish!! Initially when I used to prepare this, it used to become sticky and messy but experimenting and trying out again and again resulted in better version ..Ingredients Sabudana-2 cupsPeanuts-1/2-3/4…
Unakka chemeen chamanthi (Dry shrimp chutney)
This is one of the easy to prepare chammanthi which tastes great with hot rice, kanji ( Rice gruel) too!!Got this recipe from my veliyamma!!.. Ingredients Dry prawns (Chemeen) -1 cup Chilly powder -3/4 tbsp-1 tbsp Grated fresh coconut/frozen -1/2 cup Shallots( Kunjulli) -6-7 Curry leaves- few (optional) Coconut oil -1tbsp Salt Method 1. In…
Sugar cookies (without butter)
Ingredients All purpose flour (Maida) – 1 3/4 cup Salt -less than 1/4 tsp Baking powder-1 tsp Oil-3/4 cup Powdered Sugar -3/4 cup Egg -1( Room temperature) Vanilla essence -1 tsp Method * Combine dry ingredients (flour,salt and baking powder) together and keep aside. *Beat together oil and powdered sugar until it well incorporated, further…
Chicken dum biryani
This savory dish layered with marinated cooked chicken and rice steamed together with flavours always makes my heart melt!! Even though is a bit time consuming but yeah it is worth. Marinade:Chicken – 670 gmsNormal chilly powder- 1 tspKashmiri chilly powder-1tbspCoriander powder-1 tbspBiriyani masala- 1 tbspTurmeric powder -1/4 tspPepper powder -1/2 tspCurd – 3 tbspGreen…
Green chutney ☘️ Coriander mint
This is an essential part of most North indian house holds. Whenever I get mint/coriander leaves in bulk, I do love to prepare this chutney and stock in my fridge. It goes great with many dishes from paratha to samosas, kachori, chaats, sandwich, idli,dip for grill appetizers etc. My way of preparing this green beauty…
Chakkakuru badaam shake (Jackfruit seeds & almonds milk shake)
Jackfruit jackfruit everywhere now, we were loaded with many jackfruit seeds too!! I was surprised that so many dishes, juices, icecream, shakes and many more can be made out of jackfruit and seeds too!!This shake was seeked by my family, wanted me to try this one out!! Tried it twice, with available items and this…
Aval pazham unda (Flattened rice banana fritters)
In this recipe, I tried to combine the taste of aval pazham and pazhampori (both are Kerala’s traditional snacks) by adding few more ingredients and it turned out great too!! Recipe In a pan add 1tbsp oil/ghee, cook 2 sliced banana( I used nenthra pazham) for about 5 -7 min until it is well soft…
Gajar ka halwa( Carrot halwa)
Gajar ka halwa🥕 Carrot halwa..Love for this one is always irreplaceable!! Especially those childhood memories when we used to relish this in winter season!! Thandi ke mausam mai yeh halwa khane ka maza hi kuch aur hai❤️ I had tried few ways of making this halwa all these years, in different ways and this one…
On my plate tales by Karthika 