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Christmas Recipes

Wishing all of you a very Happy Christmas!!!

Merry Christmas

Christmas is around the corner and I am missing my parents, my home and God’s Own Country – Kerala. Christmas used to be a family reunion time and it was always filled with good memories. We spent our Christmas Holidays writing Greeting Cards, making Cribs, decorating the house with lights, hanging glowing Stars outside the house and attending the Christmas Midnight Mass.

Now that Advent Season is here, let us not forget to prepare spiritually for the birth of Jesus along with all the celebrations of the holiday season.

Most of us would be busy planning for the Perfect Christmas Party for family and friends. Well, here is a Christmas Party Menu complied from my collection of recipes. A major portion of the menu consists of recipes from Kerala Cuisine. Hope it will be useful for deciding on your HomeMade Christmas Menu. 🙂

Once again, I wish all my readers a Merry Christmas!!!

1. Christmas Special

You can start your lunch or dinner party with a Christmas Special Plum Cake, followed by Home Made Wine. I generally bake cake on the previous day of the Party.

  1. Home Made Grape Wine
  2. Plum Cake

Colored Grape Wine Home Made Christmas Cake

2. Appetizers

I guess Cutlets with Onion Salad (Sarlas) make the most common appetizer for any Kerala party.

  1. Simple Chicken Noodle Soup
  2. Fried Shrimps
  3. Spicy Boneless Chicken Bites
  4. Onion Salad (Ulli Sarlas)
  5. Chicken Cutlets
  6. Karimeen Varuthathu (Pearl Spot Fry)
  7. Fish Cutlets
  8. Grilled Chicken Kebabs
  9. Grilled Teriyaki Chicken
  10. Fried Masala Shrimps
  11. Vegetable Cutlets
  12. Hot & Sweet Fish Fingers
  13. Spicy Fried Chicken

Simple Noodle Soup Fried Shrimps - Chemmeen Vada Spicy Chicken Bites Ulli Salad Kerala Chicken Cutlets Karimeen Varuthathu (Pearl Spot Fry) Pan Fried Fish Cutlets Grilled Chicken Skewers Grilled Teriyaki Chicken IMG_7291 Healthy Vegetable Cutlets Spicy Fish Fingers Spicy Fried Chicken

3. Appam with Veg or Non Veg Curry

After the round of appetizers, you can either go for Palappam or Kallappam along with a Vegetarian or Non Vegetarian Gravy of your choice.

  1. Traditional Kerala Palappam
  2. Appam
  3. Egg Roast
  4. Fish Molee
  5. Vegetable Stew
  6. Vegetable Khurma
  7. Vegetable Masala Gravy
  8. Chicken Masala Gravy
  9. Kerala Chicken and Potato Curry
  10. Cauliflower Green Peas Masala Curry
  11. Spicy Beef Tomato Curry
  12. Red Chilly & Tomato Chicken Curry
  13. Mutton Stew

Traditional Palappam Palappam Kerala Egg Roast Fish Molee Mixed Vegetable Stew Vegetable Khurma Vegetable Masala Curry Chicken Masala Gravy Kerala Chicken CurryCauliflower Green Peas Masala Indian Tomato Beef Curry Red Chilly & Tomato Chicken

4. Bread and Curry

After Appam and Curry, the next course would be sliced Bread (usually fresh Bakery Rotti which we get in Kerala) served with another Non Vegetarian Dish. You may skip this course and go directly to the Main Course.

  1. Bakery Bread (Rotti)
  2. Kerala Chicken Gravy
  3. Tomato Chicken Roast
  4. Kerala Chicken Roast
  5. Tomato Chicken Curry
  6. Kerala Pork Masala
  7. Beef Masala
  8. Butter Chicken
  9. Spicy Chilly Fish Masala
  10. Indo Chinese Style Chicken Kheema
  11. Beef Chops

Kerala Chicken Curry Spicy Tomato Chicken Roast Kerala Chicken Roast Tomato Chicken Curry Kerala Pork Masala Kerala Beef Masala Butter Chicken Chilly Fish Masala Indo Chinese Ground Chicken (Kheema)

5. Main Course

You can either prepare Fried Rice, Pulav, Ghee Rice or Biriyani for the main course.

  1. Shrimp/Prawn Biriyani
  2. Nasi Goreng
  3. Simple Fish Biriyani
  4. Chicken Fried Rice
  5. Egg Biriyani
  6. Egg Fried Rice
  7. Vegetable Fried Rice
  8. Kerala Fish Biriyani
  9. Vegetable Biriyani
  10. Chicken Pulav
  11. Ghee Rice (Neychoru)
  12. Chicken Biryani
  13. Indian Fish Pulav
  14. Beef/Pork Fried Rice

Shrimp Biryani Nasi Goreng Kerala Fish Biriyani Chicken Fried Rice Egg Biriyani Egg Fried Rice Vegetable Fried Rice Kerala Fish Biriyani Vegetable Biriyani Chicken Pulav Ghee Rice Chicken Biryani Simple Fish Pulav Beef/Pork Fried Rice

Sides for Fried Rice

Here are a few Indo Chinese Sides for Fried Rice.

  1. Chilly Chicken
  2. Chilly Prawns
  3. Chilly Gobi
  4. Chilly Fish

Chilly Chicken Chilli Shrimp Spicy Cauliflower Fry Indo Chinese Chilli Fish

Side dish for Biryani

If you are making Chicken Biriyani, then you can chose a side dish like Fish Fry. If your making Fish Biriyani or Egg Biriyani, then Chicken Fry will be good.

  1. Kerala Fish Fry
  2. Kerala Beef Fry
  3. Kerala Chicken Stir Fry (Kozhi Varattiyathu)
  4. Kerala Chicken Fry
  5. Prawns Tomato Roast
  6. Kerala Chicken Roast
  7. Tomato Chicken Roast

Kerala Fish fry Kerala Beef Fry (Ulathiyathu) Kozhi Varattiyathu - Chicken Stir Fry Kerala Chicken Fry - Kozhi Porichathu Prawns Tomato Fry Kerala Chicken Roast Spicy Tomato Chicken Roast

Side dish for Ghee Rice/Pulav

Ghee Rice is usually served with a spicy Non vegetarian Gravy like Mutton Curry, Chicken Curry or Beef Curry.

  1. Kerala Chicken and Potato Curry
  2. Kerala Chicken Gravy
  3. Beef Masala
  4. Chicken Masala Gravy
  5. Spicy Beef Tomato Curry
  6. Onion Chicken Curry
  7. Tomato Chicken Curry
  8. Butter Chicken

Kerala Chicken Curry Kerala Chicken Curry Kerala Beef Masala Chicken Masala Gravy Indian Tomato Beef Curry Onion Chicken Curry Tomato Chicken Curry Butter Chicken

Accompaniments for Ghee Rice and Biriyani

For Biriyani and Ghee Rice,  you can prepare any Raitha (Yogurt Mix) and Pappad as an accompaniment.

  1. Raitha – Onion Tomato Raitha
  2. Salad – Onion Salad
  3. Mint Cilantro Chutney
  4. Plain Yogurt
  5. Pickle
  6. Pappad

Onion Tomato Raitha Ulli Salad Mint Cilantro Chutney

6. Kerala Style Main Course – Rice with Curries

You can also go for Kerala Style Main Course instead of Biriyani and Fried Rice. Rice is served with one main Curry/Gravy, one or more Vegetarian Sides and one or more Non Vegetarian Sides.

Gravies or Curries for Rice

  1. Dried Prawns Mango Curry (Chemmenum Mangayum)
  2. Seasoned ButterMilk (Moru Kachiyathu)
  3. Pulishery
  4. Spinach Lentil Curry (Cheerayum Parippum)
  5. Kerala Sambar
  6. Tomato Rasam
  7. Thakkali Curry (Tomato Curry)

Dried Prawns Mango Curry Moru Kachiyathu Ethapazham Pulissery Cheerayum Parippum Mixed vegetable Sambar Tomato Rasam Kerala Thakkali Curry

Non Vegetarian Sides for Rice

  1. Kerala Fish Fry
  2. Fried Anchovies (Netholi/Kozhuva)
  3. Kerala Beef Fry
  4. Kerala Chicken Stir Fry (Kozhi Varattiyathu)
  5. Kerala Chicken Roast
  6. Prawns Tomato Roast
  7. Dried Prawns Stir Fry
  8. Spicy Kerala Chicken Masala
  9. Beef Masala
  10. Kerala Chicken Fry
  11. Spicy Beef/Pork Fry (Irachi Varuthathu)
  12. Pork Ularthiyathu (Kerala Pork Stir Fry)

Kerala Fish fry Kerala Netholi Fry Kerala Beef Fry (Ulathiyathu) Kozhi Varattiyathu - Chicken Stir Fry Kerala Chicken Roast Prawns Tomato Fry Unakka Chemmeen Varuthathu - Spicy Dried Prawns Stir Fry Spicy Kerala Chicken Masala Kerala Beef Masala Kerala Chicken Fry - Kozhi Porichathu Spicy Beef/Pork Fry Pork Ularthiyathu

Non Vegetarian Gravies for Rice

  1. Fish Curry
  2. Simple Prawns Curry
  3. Spicy Pork Curry
  4. Kerala Chicken and Potato Curry
  5. Kerala Chicken Gravy
  6. Chicken Masala Gravy
  7. Netholi Fish Curry (Kozhuva/Anchovy Curry)
  8. Varutharacha Meen Curry (Fish in Roasted Coconut Gravy)
  9. Kerala Style Tomato Fish Curry

Kerala Meen Curry with Kudam Puli Prawns Curry Spicy Pork Curry Kerala Chicken Curry Kerala Chicken Curry Chicken Masala Gravy Anchovy (Netholi) Fish Curry Varutharacha Meen Curry (Fish in Roasted Coconut Gravy) Kerala Style Tomato Fish Curry

Vegetarian Side Dish for Rice

 

  1. Cabbage Thoran
  2. Beans Thoran
  3. Cabbage Carrot Thoran
  4. Ivy Gourd Thoran
  5. Aviyal
  6. Beans Mezhkkupuratti
  7. Spinach Thoran
  8. Achinga Mezhkkuperatti

Cabbage Thoran Beans Cabbage Carrot Thoran Kovakka Thoran Aviyal Beans Mezhkkupuratti Cheera Thoran - Sauteed Spinach Long Bean Stir Fry - Achinga Mezhkkuperatti

 

7. Desserts

I would usually bake a cake on the previous day of the party and buy a few flavors of Icecream. Cake with Ice cream is the best dessert.

  1. Cake with Ice Cream/Whipped Cream
  2. Fruit Salad
  3. Gulab Jamun with Ice Cream
  4. Pudding

8. Touchings for Alcoholic Drinks

For those of you want a few touchings for Alcoholic drinks, you can choose any of the following:-

  1. Kerala Beef Fry
  2. Prawns Tomato Roast
  3. Fried Chicken Sausages
  4. Sausage Crumble Stir Fry

Kerala Beef Fry (Ulathiyathu) Prawns Tomato Fry Chicken Sausage Fry Sausage Crumble Stir Fry

Enjoy the Holiday Season!!!

 

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Comments

  1. swagata23 says

    November 19, 2011 at 4:25 am

    Hi, I came to your website for some Christmas recipes and saw that you have an extensive list of recipes which is remarkable.

    I noticed your photos and want to suggest that click photos without the flash, that way the bright light on the plate will be avoided.
    In case there isn’t enough light indoor, keep the plate near the window and take photos from different angles.

    Do not mind comments, this are just to make your website better than it is.

    Regards,
    Swagata

  2. Maria says

    November 26, 2012 at 7:01 pm

    Very useful collection. It helps a lot while planning for Christmas Parties.

  3. Linson Thomas says

    December 20, 2012 at 11:46 pm

    Thanks people for the wonderful collection of Christmas recipes……………
    I really wanna try this at home for this xmas….
    Merry Christmas to u all!

  4. Angela Burger says

    December 21, 2013 at 6:46 am

    I have to tell you I have just spent a year in Kerala, and I love it there. Am back in SA till next year and planning on going back for work. I have so missed their food and my treats, my curries and chicken fry, but you are a shining start for having all of these for me to try make. I know I may battle to get some of the ingredients but at least I can get 99% of it. Thank you for the easy recipes and explaining them so super well. I have friends coming for Xmas day from Kochi and I am going to surprise them. Here is to hoping it all works as planned and tasts just like home. Thank you love the site.

  5. Joseph George says

    December 10, 2014 at 5:39 pm

    Hello,

    Nice to experience the original Kerala recipe. It helps a lot for those who want to try the real Kerala favorites and the taste.
    Thanks a lot.

  6. Bency Joseph says

    December 7, 2015 at 5:42 am

    Hey,
    I usually set a traditional English Christmas meal for my family as we are settled in the UK but this year thought of doing a Kerala Christmas meal just as how my mum used to make me back home. Found a lot of recipes I’m looking for in this website and has made it easy for me to set up the Christmas Menu. Many Thanks and Hope you all have a blessed Christmas!

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