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Cucamelon turned into a healthy & tasty Kerala style thoran or stir fry with coconut… One of the best harvests I had this year was cucamelon. Cucamelons resemble ivy gourd or tindora or kovakka, also looks like a miniature watermelon. However, it’s a totally different species. Cucamelon is neither melon nor cucumber & not a …
Fresh-picked green apples turned into a delicious pulissery, Kerala specialty vegetarian dish… One of the fun activities I look forward to in September is apple picking. There are many apple orchards close to my house. It’s pure bliss picking the fresh apples right from the trees, enjoying the fresh apples & cooking with them. The …
Raw jackfruit & seeds cooked with ground coconut, a Kerala specialty vegetarian dish… This dish is called Puzhukku in Kerala. When it’s jackfruit season, Keralites make many sweet & savory dishes with it. Even the jackfruit seeds are edible, I love the fried jackfruit seeds. Cooked seeds can be also turned into a delicious smoothie …
Ripe plantains cooked in an amazing coconut yogurt gravy… This is one of the side dishes served in Kerala Sadya. Ripe plantains turned into a delicious savory dish. The sweetness from the plantains, nutty coconut & the slight sourness from the yogurt will make this dish lip-smackingly delicious. Enjoy as a side dish along with …
Fish curry with roasted coconut & pomfret cooked in a cast-iron skillet… Totally my way. Hailing from Kerala, I love seafood. In Canada, I mostly cook fish during summer. Whenever I make fish curries, I’ll end up making Kerala-style fish curries. In Kerala, there are many ways of making fish curries, with or without …