January « 2009 « Kerala Recipes

Easy Appam

Appam – the Queen of Kerala is a fermented flat bread made out of Rice and Coconut. In Tamil, it is known as “Aappam“. The Srilankans prefer to call it as “appa” or “hopper“. Appam is specially popular among the Syrian Christians of Kerala and some say that Appam was adapted from Jewish people who

Cheru Payaru Parippu (Moong Dal) Curry

Dal/Parippu Curry

There are so many different types of Lentils (Parippu) available in the market. Lentils are part of almost every Indian Cuisine – be it Simple Dal Curry or Sambar or Chutney. Every Sadhya (traditional Kerala Banquet) is incomplete without Parippu Curry.

You can use any variety of lentil for making Paruppu Curry

Spinach Rice

Spinach/Cheera – the healthy, nutritious, green leaf is a part of almost every cuisine. You can try out so many dishes with Spinach starting from Simple Spinach Saute, Spinach Thoran to the famous Dal Palak (Cheera Parippu) Curry.

Spinach Rice or Keerai Sadham is a Variety Rice Dish made by Tamilians. I once decided to