

Palak Biryani - lightly spiced, aromatic and easy spinach biryani
Ingredients 2 cups basmati rice soaked for 30 minutes 1 large onion, sliced 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste 1 medium size tomato, chopped 4...


Chakka Payasam/Jackfruit Pudding
Ingredients Fresh jackfruit pieces-20 or Canned jack fruit -2 tins Powdered jaggery ( Sharkkara) - 1/2 cups - 2 cups (use it according to...


Chickpeas & Spinach Tikkies/Patties
Ingredients Chickpeas- 1 cup Ginger -chopped- 1 inch piece Garlic- chopped- 4 cloves Green chilies -chopped- 2 nos( or to taste) Onion...


Palm Sunday Kozhukkatta/Modka/ Steamed Rice Dumplings with Coconut & Jaggery Filling
Ingredients Rice flour - 125 gm ( approx 1 cup) Jaggery - 100 gms Coconut shredded/sweetened coconut flakes - ¾ cup Ghee - ½ tsp...


Paneer Kali Mirch - Cottage Cheese in Black Pepper Curry
For the marinade: 200 gms Cottage cheese (paneer), cut into small cubes 4 tbsp curd 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder 1 tsp Ginger paste Salt...


Mysore Bonda/Ulundu Bonda
Ingredients: 1.5 cups of urad dal/uzhunnu parippu 4 tbsp of fresh coconut pieces (thenga kothu) 2 green chillies 1 tbsp whole black...


Ghee Fried Plantains - Neyyil Varatha Yettakka
Ingredients Plantains-3 Sugar-1 teaspoon Ghee-As needed Method: Slice up the plantains to 3 or 4 slices along the length of the plantain....


Multigrain Adai Dosa-Indian Crepes
Ingredients: Rice - 1 cup ( I used normal cooking rice) Green Gram Dal / pacha pataru - 1/2 cup Masoor Dal / Red Lentil - 1/2 cup Toor...


Eggless Mango Cake
Ingredients 1.5 cups whole wheat flour/atta, levelled, 180 grams 1 tsp baking powder ½ tsp baking soda 100 grams unsalted butter or ½ cup...


Nadan Mathi Curry/Spicy Kerala style Sardine curry
Ingredients: Sardines /Mathi - 500 gms Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp Ginger,crushed - 1.5" piece Garlic,sliced - 5 to 6 large cloves...