September 18th, 2009 
Jisha 
For Onam 2009, I had made mixed vegetable theeyal. Theeyal is another Kerala gravy made using fried coconut and spices. The gravy has a nice aroma of roasted coconut and tastes heavenly. The most common varieties of Theeyal are:- Pavakka (Bitter Gourd) Theeyal Padavalanga (Snake Gourd) Theeyal Chemmeen (Prawns) Theeyal Ulli (Shallots) Theeyal Here is [...]
September 9th, 2009 Jisha 
Aviyal is a very famous Kerala Dish made using vegetables and fresh coconut paste. The vegetables mostly added to Aviyal are the following :- Potato Raw Plantain (Vazhakka) Yam (Chenna) Carrot Drum Sticks (Muringakka) Beans Ivy Gourd (Kovakka) Raw Mango Brinjal (Vazhuthananga) Ash Gourd (Kumbalanga) Runner Beans (Achinga Payaru) Pumpkin (Mathanga) Vegetables like Okra (Ladies [...]
September 7th, 2009 Jisha 
As the name suggests, Injithairu is another simple Onam dish made using Yogurt and Ginger. Ingredients Yogurt/Curd – 2 cups Grated Ginger (Inji) – 2 tsp Finely Chopped Red Chillies – 2 Salt – to taste Preparation Method Mash the ginger and red chilly roughly using a Mortar and Pestle. Mix all the ingredients together [...]
