April 19th, 2012 
Jisha 
Here is a traditional Kerala dish made using Taro or Colocasia – Chembu Kuzhachathu or Smashed Taro. As I have mentioned in my previous posts, Malanga root can be used in this recipe instead of Taro and they taste almost the same. This dish was made my mother-in-law and the picture was taken long back. [...]
March 16th, 2012 Jisha 
Malanga or Yautia is closely related to Taro (Dasheen). Taro is known as Chembu in Malayalam and Arbi/Arvi in Hindi. Malanga looks and tastes exactly like Taro. It can be cooked like Taro in many different ways. Here is the recipe for a simple Stir Fried Taro/Malanga. Serve this yummy Taro (Chembu) Fry with Rice [...]
July 8th, 2009 Jisha 
Kappa – Yuca or Tapioca can be prepared in many ways. Back home in Kerala, we used to prepare Kappa in 3 different ways: Kappa Chenda – Plain Boiled Tapioca Kappa Vevichathu – Seasoned Tapioca with Grated Coconut Kappa Puzhukku – Simple Seasoned Tapioca I often make Kappa Puzhakku since it’s easy and I don’t [...]
