April 10th, 2009 
Jisha 
Vegetable Stew is another favorite dish of Keralites. It is made in Coconut Milk using vegetables of your choice. Coconut Milk imparts a wonderful flavor to the stew. You can make stew using a single vegetable or use a combination of veggies like Potatoes, Carrots, Green Peas, Beans and so on. It goes well with [...]
April 9th, 2009 Jisha 
Indari Appam or Pesaha Appam is unleavened bread and Pesaha Paal refers to Passover Coconut Milk made on Holy Thursday (Maundy Thursday) among the Kerala Syrian Catholics. Holy Thursday falls on the day of the Jewish Passover. The Malayalam term for Passover is Pesaha. According to the Holy Bible (Exodus Chapter 12 &13), the first Passover was [...]
April 8th, 2009 Jisha 
Broccoli is so tasty whether you steam it or use it in your fried rice. When I wanted to lose a few pounds, I used to have steamed Broccoli for dinner. It’s the easiest thing to make when you are in no mood for cooking. Broccoli and Garlic make an awesome combination. Thanks to my [...]
April 8th, 2009 Jisha 
Capsicum is known as Pepper in US. Capsicum refers to the name of the plant. The fruit of the plant is what we use and it is known by different names. Some common names are chilly pepper, sweet pepper, paprika, red pepper, green pepper etc. Indians call the fruit as Capsicum itself. In US, it [...]
April 7th, 2009 Jisha 
I tasted a wonderful appetizer at my friend Revathi’s house. She had used Sun Dried Tomatoes, Mushrooms, Strawberries, Almonds and other ingredients to make the Italian appetizer. Ever since, I have been inspired to try out a salad using strawberries and sun dried tomatoes. I love the red color of this salad. Ingredients Strawberries – [...]
April 7th, 2009 Jisha 
Chow Chow or Chayote Squash is a vegetable used for making Sambar, Mezhkkupuratti, Poriyal etc. I guess Chayote Squash is not very common in Kerala. It is known as Bangalore Kathrikka or Sheema Katrikka in Malayalam. I decided to try a Curry with Chow Chow and Grated Coconut, I followed the traditional Kerala recipe for [...]
April 6th, 2009 Jisha 
Here’s the recipe for a quick and tasty mixed vegetable stir fry or mezhkuperatti for lunch. You can use vegetables like carrot, potato, beans, green peas, cauliflower and so on. Ingredients Diced Mixed Vegetables – 2 Cups (I use frozen variety when I don’t have time) Dry Red Chillies – 3 Onion (Thinly Sliced) – [...]
April 6th, 2009 Jisha 
Cauliflower is a versatile vegetable and you can make so many good dishes like Gobi Manchurian, Aloo Gobi, Chilly Gobi, Cauliflower Kurma, Cauliflower Stir Fry and so on. Our friends were coming for lunch on a Sunday and I had a Cauliflower in my refrigerator. I had already tried Chilly Gobi and Cauliflower Tomato Stir [...]
April 1st, 2009 Jisha 
Tomato Chutney (Thakkali Chammanthi) remains my favorite chutney – be it Dosa or Idli. It is very easy to make as you don’t have to grate coconuts unlike most of the other chutneys. To get a nice red color for this chutney, you need to use Red Onions and Red Chilly. Ingredients Chopped Red Tomatoes [...]
April 1st, 2009 Jisha 
There are different varieties of Chickpeas or Garbanzo beans. The common ones being White Chickpeas and Black Chickpeas. White Chickpea is known as Kabuli Chana or Chole in Hindi. Keralites refer to it as Valiya Kadala/ Velutha Kadala and other names. Chickpea is used in almost every Indian household to make one dish or the [...]
