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Soft and melt-in-your-mouth appams are a popular breakfast dish in Kerala & Srilanka, served with both vegetarian and non-vegetarian curries. Appam, which can be referred to as “laced rice crepes,” goes well with any kind of curries, whether it’s made with chicken, beef, mutton, or vegetable korma. As a kid, my sister loved pouring coconut …
Tapioca stir fry along with spicy tamarind sauce is just irresistible… Tapioca is a staple in South India, boiled tapiocas are served as an evening snack or it can be combined with fish or meat which makes a perfect meal. However, tapioca along with fish curry has been one of the most favorite dishes of …
Puttu gets delicious when stuffed with mussel and squid… Puttu or steamed rice flour is a popular breakfast dish in Kerala. Making puttu is really easy: wet the rice flour and add to the puttu maker along with grated coconut and is steamed for a few minutes. It can be served with literally anything: my …
One of the side dishes served in Kerala Sadya… For this year’s Onam Sadya, I ventured into making a few new dishes, one of them being Erissery. With so many variations out there, I particularly enjoyed this version, where roasted ground coconut is blended with red beans and pumpkin. The addition of roasted coconut elevates …
My Grandma’s specialty dish, one dish that I crave often and enjoy to the core… Chakkoli is a popular dish in my mom’s hometown Thrivuvithamcode in TamilNadu. I had already posted the recipe for making Chicken Chakkoli, in which chicken is added along with the rice dumplings and then cooked with the coconut gravy. However, …