June 15th, 2012 
Jisha 
A few weeks ago, my aunt visited us with her special homemade Pidi and Kozhi Curry. As soon as I tasted her Pidi and Chicken Curry, I knew I had to ask her for the recipe. It was simply awesome and hubby raved about it. Pidi is a traditional Kerala dish (which has Knanaya origins). [...]
October 13th, 2011 Jisha 
Two of my favorite ingredients which I use for Asian-style recipes are Fish Sauce and Roasted Peanuts. Add these to any dish and you get a Thai/Malayasian flavor. Here is a yummy Asian Style Chicken Curry in Peanut Sauce. I have used a combination of ingredients from Indian, Chinese and Thai cuisines. This curry has [...]
August 23rd, 2011 Jisha 
Chicken Curry flavored with Mint Leaves tastes wonderful & refreshing. No wonder, Mint Leaves are a must while making Biryani. Ever since I started growing Mint Leaves (Pudhina) at home, I have often used it in my Chicken Curry. Here is the recipe for a yummy Mint Chicken Curry. If you have left over Mint Leaves and are [...]
July 7th, 2011 Jisha 
If you have tried Tomato Chicken Roast, then you need to try this yummy Tomato Chicken Curry. Tomato Ketchup & Soy Sauce make this Indian Style Chicken Curry taste out of this world. It goes best with Indian Rotis and Pulav. This chicken curry gets a deep reddish-brown color from kashmiri chilly powder, tomato ketchup [...]
July 5th, 2011 Jisha 
Here is another classic North Indian Curry – Palak/Spinach Chicken Curry also known as Saagwala Murgh. ‘Saag’ stands for ‘Greens’ in Hindi. You can use any greens for this recipe but spinach is commonly used. This is a nice way to include healthy greens in your non-vegetarian curry. This recipe was adapted from Madhur Jaffrey’s [...]
May 25th, 2011 Jisha 
When it comes to cooking, most of us love One-Pot dishes. Atleast, I do. It saves me time specially with Indian recipes where you have a lot of sauteing and stir frying. Ground Chicken/Meat is an excellent choice for One-Pot curries. Here is an easy recipe using Ground Chicken (Kheema/Keema). You can try the same [...]
July 24th, 2010 Jisha 
Today, July 23rd 2010 is the Second Anniversary of my website Kerala Recipes. I still can’t believe that this website has completed 2 whole years. Though I started this website as a hobby to utilize my free time, it has now become a part & parcel of me. I feel happy and proud for having [...]
July 10th, 2010 Jisha 
I love Ethiopian Doro Wat. It is a chicken dish simmered in a flavorful reddish-brown onion chilly sauce. I was searching for the recipe of Doro Wat and found that Toasted Onions are used for making the gravy. No wonder it tastes so heavenly. Since, I didn’t have the authentic spices required for making Doro [...]
June 24th, 2010 Jisha 
Sometimes, the less the number of spices, the better the dish tastes. Recently when I was browsing through a few episodes of the Malayalam TV Show “American Jalakam”, I happened to notice the recipe for a Chicken Curry using red chillies and garlic as main ingredients, without using other spices like Coriander and Garam Masala. [...]
February 14th, 2010 Jisha 
Kheema/Keema/Qeema stands for Minced or Ground Meat in Hindi. Kheema is usually made with Peas and Potatoes in North India. Matar Kheema (Minced Meat with Green Peas) is a very popular dish. You can use any meat like lamb, goat, beef, chicken etc for making Minced Meat dishes. This Minced Meat Curry made with Green [...]
October 28th, 2009 Jisha 
Here is the recipe for making a very tasty Chicken Curry with a nice gravy. The use of coconut milk enhances the flavor of this curry but is optional. Back home in Kerala, whenever Coconut Milk was used for making a curry, it was known as “Pal Pizhinja Curry” which means “Squeezed Coconut Milk Curry” [...]
September 22nd, 2009 Jisha 
When I went to my friend Aruna’s house for dinner – I fell in love with her chicken curry. I immediately asked her for the recipe of her wonderful Chicken Curry. She was more than happy to share it with me. This chicken curry is different from the chicken curries I usually prepare at home, [...]
July 28th, 2009 Jisha 
I wanted to make a mild chicken gravy different from the usual Spicy Kerala Chicken Masala. I tend to use Coconut Milk for most of my gravies, but this time, I had some unused Heavy Whipping Cream in my fridge and so I decided to give it a try. The gravy was thick and delicious. [...]
June 23rd, 2009 Jisha 
Butter Chicken - the sweet and spicy Indian Chicken dish with thick, red colored tomato gravy, used to be my favorite Chicken Dish. We never used to make Butter Chicken at home but it was one of the dishes which we ordered at every restaurant along with Naan, Kulcha or Roti. Butter Chicken or Murgh [...]
June 4th, 2009 Jisha 
Before my India Trip, I wanted to cut down a few pounds. That’s when I started having more of baked veggies and meat. I tried baking chicken with vegetables using Indian spices and it came out well. I didn’t have to use a single drop of oil. The baked chicken had some gravy and it [...]
