Simple and Delicious !

Kaayappola / Pazhappola / Egg and Banana Sweet

2010-08-30T09:48:00.001+05:30

Few ingredients and a wonderful dish! Once you have, you will crave for it...This is also known mutta marichathu in Malabar. Don't know what is the difference between kayappola and mutta marichathu, hope some experts could help.. :) Try using non stick pressure cookers or pans while preparing this to avoid sticking to the pans.Am little busy, thats why not responding to your queries, please bear

Tuna Biryani / Tuna Rice

2010-08-20T08:40:00.005+05:30

I think some of you are really busy with the blessed month of Ramadan. I had got few requests to post some nombuthura(breaking of fasts) recipes. Frankly says, I would love to try out and post some, but am not doing it because am afraid it will affect the intention of fasting. I believe we should not give much importance for food and other worldly affairs especially in the blessed month. This

White Bittergourd Pickle

2010-08-10T11:41:00.003+05:30

White pickles are the best option for those who suffer gastric problems when having pickles containing lots of red chilli powder. Both of my kids hate spicy food, so I prepared this pickle for them to take to school as a side dish with rice . If you love much spiciness add lots of green chillies and black pepper corns.Ingredients used,bitter-gourd 3 medium sizegarlic cloves 1/4 cup smallginger

Naadan Beef Curry

2010-07-30T11:13:00.006+05:30

I haven't given you a beef curry recipe yet. Since few years have been avoiding beef, no health issues on that but hate the smell of cooking it.. :) So I was waiting for mom to cook some to bring her very naadan recipe for you. This one seems very easy to cook, so all beef lovers , try out and let me know...Ingredients needed,beef 1/2 kgonions 2 choppedshallots 1 handful choppedtomatoes 2

Carrot Pudding / Gajar ka Halwa

2010-07-20T10:53:00.002+05:30

I tried this when my aunty asked for a carrot pudding recipe. She didn't like the very soft one, so I tried to prepare it with some cream, the outcome was not very thick, but was delicious!Ingredients used,carrot grated 4 cupscream 1/2 cupsugar 1/2 cupcardamom powdered 3cashew-nuts crushed fewghee 3 tspmilk 1/4 cupHow I prepared,Heat ghee in a thick bottomed vessel.Fry cashews and keep aside.Put

How to Store Curry Leaves?

2010-07-09T11:41:00.001+05:30

Two months back, one of our neighbors knocked our door with some small branches of a curry leaf plant.I was confused seeing her in that state, what prompted her to come our home with this much curry leaves? Before asking she said,"my cousin is staying in a villa in Dubai, and lots of plants are growing around their home, and these curry leaves are from there! You can keep this more than one month

Penne With Chicken

2010-06-28T10:30:00.006+05:30

Whenever I cooked penne / pasta with chicken , it reminded me of kozhipidi.. Just add cooked pasta to your chicken curry to make a delicious dinner!Ingredients needed,penne / pasta 2 cupschicken boneless pieces approx. 400gmonion 2 mediumtomato 1fennel seeds 1 pinchpepper powder 2 tspturmeric powder 1/4 tspchilli powder as desiredcoriander powder 2 tspcoriander leaves chopped fewwateroilsaltgrind

Tomato Chutney

2010-06-18T00:11:00.005+05:30

Ladies of our neighbourhood would have a usual talk when they see each other, "innentha meen kittye?"(Which fish you bought today?).Recently a lady commented that she didn't like the way those ladies talk and these kinds of inquiries are not sincere! I always believed ladies from the village areas start a healthy conversation by asking such silly matters. And their relationships get stronger

Kiwi Mint Juice

2010-06-08T11:45:00.003+05:30

Kiwi fruit is a rich source of vitamin C than an equivalent amount of orange. We always enjoyed eating the green flesh,so thought to try out a juice when we bought kiwi fruits last time. The green juice with few mint leaves is a delicious way to remain healthy, especially in the very hot weather in Dubai. Hope you are going to love it.. :)Ingredients ,kiwi fruits 2mint leaves 1 handfulsugar as

Banana Cutlets

2010-05-27T17:33:00.003+05:30

Tired of making unnakkai? Then banana cutlets would be a best choice for you. Very healthy option. You don't need too much oil or ghee and no need to deep fry. My sis introduced me this , I think she got it from some magazines or Tv cookery shows. Ripe bananas (nenthrapazham) should be used for making this, not the green one like robesta or chiquita. Don't get confused of the banana used in the

Sauteed Broccoli

2010-05-17T16:46:00.005+05:30

Though my small village has been developed a little, we have to depend the faraway shops even to get some coriander leaves! So I see broccoli only when we visit Dubai. This time I tried to make some simple dishes with broccoli. Normally I simply steam it, put some pepper and salt and have! I just checked the price and found it is approximately same as of 1 kg of Indian mutton! So there is no

Roe Dry Curry / Parinjeen Vattichathu

2010-05-08T19:26:00.003+05:30

Last week a friend asked me about managing my blog on a busy schedule. Yeah, its really difficult, time consuming, and sometimes I wouldn't have a good mood to do it. Thats why you see this recipe from my drafts, I was waiting for a nice picture to post this. I love this dish very much, a real yummy one!Ingredients,fresh fish egg / roe / caviare 1 cupsmall onions 15green chillies 2curry leaves

Potato Omlettes

2010-04-27T19:09:00.003+05:30

I don't know this dish exits anywhere. During college years, I made a bet with my friends that I will give them food which I prepared my self when they visit my home. And this was the dish which I made. I did nothing special but added some mashed potatoes to our ordinary omelets. Anyway they didn't believe and thought my mom cooked it as usual...Ingredients needed,potato 1 bigonion 1 medium

Chicken Roast / Kozhi Ulli Mulaku

2010-04-17T19:23:00.004+05:30

This is the spiciest chicken curry I ever tried! I prepared this on a fasting day, and it was really not appropriate for the occasion.. Tears were flowing from all the eyes and I sat silently like the culprit looking down to the plate and never allowed my look to go around.. :)Ingredients,Chicken 1/2 kgshallots / pearl onions 10tomatoes 2garlic paste 1 tspginger paste 1 tspgaram masala powder 3/

Fish And Dal / Meen Parippu Curry

2010-04-07T18:36:00.003+05:30

The misfortunes that have befallen on some friends and relatives really pulls me back from blogging...Let's pray to God to give them strength to suffer...I can see some frowned faces when seeing a fish curry prepared with dal. Had seen the same when published a chicken curry with dal long back.. With dal, chicken or fish or any thing, tastes great, no doubt!Ingredients used,fish fillets 6 Used

Almonds Pudding

2010-03-27T09:47:00.005+05:30

Blogging becomes a burden when there are lots of other things.. Still there are few recipes in the draft to save me.. :) Here is a simple almond pudding from the Middle Eastern Cuisine. Enjoy!Ingredients,Almonds 1 1/2 cuprice powder 2 Tbspmilk 3 cupsrose water 1 Tbspsugar 1/2 cuppinch of saltcrushed nutsHow to prepare,Soak almonds, peel and grind it to a paste with enough milk.Blend rice powder

Okra Sambar / Vendakka Sambar

2010-03-15T23:44:00.007+05:30

Am very lazy this week , so leaving an old vendakka sambar for you.. Not much change in the usual sambar recipe, but love preparing this one without using so many other vegetables..Ingredients,Vendakka / ladies finger / okra 2 cups choppedpotato 1dal / parippu 3/4 cuponion 1/2shallots 1 handfultomato 1tamarind 1 goose berry sizecoconut grated 1 cupasafoetida 1 small pieceturmeric powder 1/2

Rava Dosa / Semolina Pancakes

2010-03-06T10:24:00.005+05:30

Tired of eating rava upma? Then try out this simple rava dosa. I love all rava dishes here and this is another simple rava recipe added in the list. You can make this as a quick break fast dish or a spicy evening snack. It will be too good if you serve this with some ulli chutney or some spicy fish curry, enjoy!Ingredientsrava 1 cupwater 1 cuponion 1 chopped or small onions 5 choppedginger

Chicken Sausage Stir Fry

2010-02-24T00:01:00.000+05:30

Some people would discourage us from buying sausages, though we choose only chicken. They say only the 'unwanted parts' after slaughtering are used for making sausages. So we used it only once in a month but was difficult to avoid wholly since kids loved it very much.This is the way the "husband cooks" when he gets a chance to enter kitchen in my absence. So am adding this to the 'bachelor's

Soybeans Burgers

2010-02-16T22:40:00.008+05:30

Do you have plan to prepare this? You should learn some basics of cooking soya beans. The dried soybeans appears as little bit hard to cook. Pour the contents to a plate and remove all stones or damaged beans. Wash very well and soak the beans in water for overnight. Pressure cook for approximately 1/2 hour on medium heat or until you find them cooked well. Don't add salt while cooking beans

Chicken Stew

2010-02-08T15:23:00.011+05:30

We both finished our lunch and turned towards the hostess. Very delicious biryani! She gazed at us, her eyes expanded. Oh God, really ? Here everyone eats and leaves the place without telling any word!Appreciating some one for some thing always makes significant changes. What we lose if saying few words of gratitude? Start with your kids, parents, wife , husband or other family members. Extend

Grape Juice

2010-01-29T23:40:00.001+05:30

Purple grape juice is very good for your heart! So change your 'drinking habits' and turn towards juices, especially for grape juice, which is helpful for reducing cholesterol level. Google to find out more details.Here is the way ma makes it, health watchers can avoid milk powder.Am little busy this week, so haven't replied your queries yet. Please bear with me...Ingredientsblack grapes 2 cups -

Eggplant Dip / Baba Ghanoush / Baba Ghanouj

2010-01-20T00:32:00.001+05:30

Those fat relatives have been throwing the same query every time when we meet them." Oh, they don't have the look of Gulf kids, are you making them slim? (Gulfilninnum vanna kuttikalanenne thonnilla, nee avare chappathi koduthu unakkukayano..? )" I am not bothered about those fat question marks, but wondering why those ladies are compelling kids to take rice? Keralites consume much rice regularly

Thengin Pookkula Verakiyathu / Pookkula Lehyam

2010-01-11T22:42:00.006+05:30

Widening of road to the land ended the lives of some coconut trees , last week. Normally when we need pookkula, ( bunch of coconut - tree flowers) we depend the "thengu kayattakkaaran" (worker who climbs on the coconut tree to pluck coconuts) but this time prepared since the pookkulas were available plentiful.Pookkula lehyam is considered as a medicinal food for post-delivary care, because it is

Potato Egg Chilly Masala

2010-01-05T23:23:00.013+05:30

Do potatoes cause gas?Read an article that says -potatoes don’t cause gas but they bring out gas from stomach that is already settled .Not sure about the authenticity of this info,but its hard to totally ignore this veggie,right?Potatoes with skin is a good source of dietary fibre,so its good not to peel the skin before use.I had this so called habit of peeling skin every time,now started making