Recipe index

Breakfast

Kuzhi paniyaram

Idiyappam

Mysore Masala Dosa

Godhambu Puttu / Wheat Puttu

Instant Oats Idly

Uthappam

Cheera puttu / Spinach puttu

Aloo Paratha

Wheat Dosa / Godhambu Dosa

Toast with Spinach and Egg

Pav Bhaji

Poori

Vermicilli Upmav

Wheat Rava Upmav

Idly

Masala Dosa

Rava Idly

Pancake

Rava Upmav

Instant Dosa

Poha

Palappam

Oats and Berries Milk shake

Shakshukha

Tea time Special &  Snacks



Unnakayi

Kalathappam

Aloo tikki

Ela Ada / steamed rice flour parcels

Kozhi pidi/ Irachi pidi / rice dumplings in chicken gravy

Kuzhi paniyaram

Uzhunnu vada / medu vada

Parippu vada / chana dal fritters

Vegetable Samosa

Tuna Cutlet

Onion vada / Ulli vada

Potato bonda / Aloo bonda

Erachi Ada / Erachi Pathiri

Ari kadukka / Stuffed Mussels

Egg puffs

Baked Sweet Potato

Chakka Ada

Kalathappam / Rice cake

Papdi Chaat

Rice krispy Treats

Cheese twists

Oven roasted Plantain / Ethapazham Chuttathu

Eggless Cinnamom rolls

Cheese Bread Rolls

Apple Popover

Kappa masala

Guacamole sandwich


Starter / Appetizers / Soup

Vegetable Samosa

Tuna Cutlet

Onion vada / Ulli vada

Stuffed Capsicum

Barbecue Chicken

Tandoori Chicken

Chicken 65

Korean Sushi

Potato bonda / Aloo bonda

Erachi Ada / Erachi Pathiri

Piri piri chicken

Egg puffs

Ari kadukka / Stuffed Mussels

Chicken sukka

Gobi Manjurian / Cauliflower Manjurian

Sweet corn and chicken soup

Chicken Momos

Chilly paneer

Sweet and spicy chicken 

Shami Kebab

Prawn Tempura

Chilli fish

Main course

Biriyani
Thalassery biriyani

Malabar chicken biriyani

Fish Biriyani

Chicken Biriyani

Hydrebadi Chicken Biriyani

 Rice Varieties and Noodles

Chinese style veg  noodles 

Lemon Rice

Tomato Rice

Egg rice

Coconut rice

Fried Rice

 Vegetable Pulav

Tawa Pulav

Pressure cooker Vegetable pulav

Breads /Buns Naan / Paratha and other varieties

Hot cross bun

Light whole meal bread 

Stuffed Bread

Naan

Aloo Paratha

Kerala Pathiri/ Rice pancake

Poori

Pasta/ Pizza/ Pies/ Roasts


Spaghetti bolognase

Newyork style pizza

Spinach Canneloni

Anchovy Pasta

Mussel Pasta

Pirate Pizza

Easy Kids Pizza

Cottage Pie

Fish Pie

Baked Fish Fingers

Roasted Vegetables and Sausage

Thai

Thai red chicken curry

Thai Scallops curry

Chicken

Hydrebadi Chicken curry

Punjabi Chicken curry

Chettinadu chicken curry

Chicken vindaloo

Barbecue chicken

Andhra chicken curry

Tandoori chicken wings

Manglorean chicken curry

Malabar Kozhi Nirachathu/ Malabar stuffed chicken

Chicken curry (kerala style )

Methi murgh/Methi chicken

Chicken liver Varattiyathu

Chicken kurma

Chicken sukka

Chicken roast

Butter chicken

Chicken dopiaza

Green chicken

Chicken 65

Pepper chicken

Chilly chicken

Thai red chicken curry

Kozhi pidi/ Irachi pidi / rice dumplings in chicken gravy

Lamb


Pepper mutton

Rogan Josh

Kerala mutton curry

Malabar mutton curry/ varutharacha mutton curry

Beef


Beef Fry

Fish / Sea food

Meen Pollichathu

Baked Fish Pollichathu

Malabar fish curry

Ginger- garlic Fish fry

Rava Fish fry

Salmon Curry / Fish curry in coconut milk

Mathi Molishan / Spicy Sardines

Crab masala

Thai Scallops Curry

Mussels fry / kallumakkayi Porichathu

Cheemeen ullarthu/ Prawns stir fry (kerala style)

Prawn tempura

Chilli fish


Egg

Kerala Egg curry

Cheese and Veg Omlette

Spanish Omlette

Kerala Egg roast

Vegeterain ( main course )

Paneer

Paneer Mutter masala

Chilly paneer

Kadai Paneer

Paneer Butter masala

Paalak paneer

Malai Kofta

Mixed vegetables

Vegetable Kurma

Vegetable Stew

Yellow Stew

Dals / sambar /rasam

Dal makhani

Tadka Dal

Brown Masoor dal curry

Rajma and Chana dal curry

Sambar

Onion sambar / ulli sambar

Tomato rasam

Parippu and Muringa curry

Vegeterian Side dishes

Aloo fry

Achari Gobi / cauliflower in pickling masala

Cauliflower masala

Gobi manjurian (dry version )

Gobi manjurian

Mixed vegetable masala

Cauliflower kheema

Baingan Bartha

Brinjal fry

Broccoli Manchurian

Mirch ka salan


Kerala special ( veg)

Avial

Beetroot Pachadi

Beetroot thoran

Cheera thoran

Brinjal pepper thoran

Pigeon Peas thoran

Pavakka kichadi / tempered karela raita

Chutney powder/chutney podi 

Edi chakka thoran/ tender jackfruit thoran

Vellerikka Perakku

Kappa masala

Mixed thorans

Broccoli and prawns thoran

Red cabbage and prawns thoran

Kerala breakfast curries

Kerala Egg curry

Cherupayar curry

Kadala Curry

Vegetable Stew

Yellow Stew

Ulli sambar


Chutneys and sauces

Sweet and sour tamarind chutney

Thenga chammanthi

Tomato chutney

Malabar specials

Atti pathal/ athishaya pathiri

Desserts and Sweets

Chocolate eclairs with custard filling

Mango cheese cake

Tiramisu

Sticky toffee pudding

Strawberry marshmallow mousse

Apple Pie

Mango pie

Almond Pannacotta

Eton mess

Banoffee pie

Caramel custard

Chocolate mousse

Milk Peda

Ney payasam

Semiya Payasam

Parippu Payasam

Unniappam

Gulab Jamun

Rasmalai

Apple crumble and homemade custard

Mango shrikkand/ Amrakhand

Caramel panacotta with strawberry coulis

Tres leches cake

Cakes, Brownies and Cookies

Ginger bread man cookie

Devils food cake with coffee liquer flavoured chocolate buttercream

Chocolate fudge cupcakes with dulce de leche buttercream

Banana bread with fruit and nuts

Strawberry cake with Strawberry buttercream frosting

Lemon Cake

Coconut Cupcakes

Vanilla cake with Strawberry mousse and white chocolate ganache

Strawberry cake with Vanilla buttercream frosting

Red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting

Moist Chocolate cupcakes

Victorain sponge chocolate chip cupcakes

Chocolate banana cupcake

Carrot cupcake with swiss meringnue buttercream

Vanilla - chocolate cake with chocolate ganache

Chocolate cake

Moist Sponge cake

Chocolate - Mocha cupcake

Black forest cake

Butterscotch cake

Kerala fruit cake / Plum cake

French Yogurt cupcakes

Pineapple upside down cake

Chocolate chip cookies

Chocolate macaroons

Chocolate crinkle cookies

Pinwheel Cookies ( guest post by Priya )

White chocolate cupcakes with strawberry buttercream frosting

Chocolate fudge cupcake with Dulce de leche buttercream frosting

Katherine hepburn brownies

Coffee walnut cake with coffee buttercream

Cornflake cookies

Chocolate fudge brownie

Ferraro rocher cake

Chocolate fudge cake

Cake decoartion / Birthday cakes  / Character cakes/ cake pops

Ben 10 cake

Baby shower cake

Anniversary cake/ family cake

Vanilla cupcakes / Pirate cupcakes

Power rangers cake

Scoobee doo cake

Thomas cake

Princess cake

Simple two tier cake

Cars- 2  Cake

Teddy cake

Peppa pig cake

Wine bottle,books and Cheese cake

Cupcake cake pops

Vanilla cake with Strawberry mousse and white chocolate ganache

Strawberry cake with vanilla buttercream icing

Vanilla - chocolate cake with chocolate ganache

Thank you cupcakes

Princess Castle cake

Ballerina Hello kitty cake

Chuggington cake

Jams

Strawberry jam

Lemon Cake

 

A few weeks earlier when parents were invited to my lil ones nursery to read some stories , little did I know that the  teachers were helping the kids to bake a delicious cake for us.

After the story and song session we were given a slice of lemon drizzle cake each and that was the first time I had tasted lemon flavour. I always  used to think lemon wasn't my cup of coffee but surprisingly I loved it immensely , so I had to give it a go soon ! I think this has to be my current  favourite flavour :)

 

INGREDIENTS

Recipe is  from here which is originally  Nigella Lawson's recipe

 

For Cake

 

 Flour - 175 gm (1 1/3 cup )

Sugar - 175 gm (2/3 cup)

Butter - 125 gm ( 2/3 cup)

2 large eggs

zest of 1 lemon
pinch of salt

Baking powder - 1 1/2 tsp

Milk - 1/4 cup

For syrup

 

Juice of 1 and a half lemons

Icing sugar -100gm

 

For  glaze

Juice of 1/4 th of  lemon (use 1/2 lemon if u like it too lemony,I used 1/2 )
100g icing sugar

 

Method

1.Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.

2.Add egg one and time and beat well after each addition.

3.Seive all the dry ingredients(flour,salt and baking powder) together and keep it aside.

4.Add lemon zest and beat.

5.Add half of the flour mixture and fold in.

6.Add the milk and  fold in and finish off with the rest of flour and fold in.

7.Pour the batter into a greased and dusted loaf tin and bake it in a preheated oven at 180 C for about 35 minutes or until tooth inserted comes out clean. 

 

For preparing syrup

1.In a small saucepan add lemon juice , icing sugar  and heat gently until the sugar dissolves.
2.As soon as cake is out of oven  puncture all over with skewer and pour the syrup.

3.Allow the  cake to cool completely before removing from tin .

 

For glaze

1.Mix  lemon juice and icing sugar until smooth and white, add  more icing sugar if needed.  

2.Drizzle  or spread the glazing over the cake.

 

 

Punjabi Chicken Curry

 

Having a library so nearby is such an advantage for me, my major visits to libary is for borrowing books for lil one's bed time stories as  I get bored of reading the same story to him  again and again .Whenver I go I take a quick look at food and drinks books too and this time I was lucky to find an  Anjum Anands book and her Punjabi chicken curry got into my try list first, so when I made lemon rice last week I made this punjabi chicken curry to go with it . I modified the recipe a little bit , especially with number of onions and it was a lovely combination with lemon rice :)

Recipe source - Anjum Anand

Ingredients
Chicken - 750 gm
Cinnamon  - 5 cm stick
Cardamom pods -4
Cloves - 4
Bayleaf -1

Onion - 5
Tomato -3
Redchilly powder - 1tsp
Turmeric powder -1/2 tsp
Cumin powder - 2 tsp
Coriander powder - 2tbs
Garam masala - 1 1/2 tsp
Ginger -garlic paste - 1 1/2 tbs
Green chillies - 2
Salt
Oil

Method

1.Powder cardamom,cloves and cinnamon.

2.In a saucepan add oil,add bay leaf and chopped onions and saute until onions are brown.

3.Add ginger garlic paste,green chillies and fry till they are golden.

4.Add chicken and brown them gently over a moderate heat.

5.Add ground garam masala and all the other spices,salt and stir.

6.Add chopped tomatoes and enough  water and bring to boil.

7.Cook it covered for 15 minutes.

8.Remove the lid and cook it uncovered on  high flame until the water reduce a little bit.

10.Lower the flame and cook it covered until chicken is cooked.

11.Add fresh coriander leaves and switch off the flame.

 

 

 

Lemon rice

 

When you are living in a place where we dont see sun a lot and its cold and freezing for almost 8-9 months what would they do when they get some warm sunshine in summer ?? Holidays, Picnics, days out, gardening  etc etc , the list goes on for everyone. For us what we love to do the most  in summer is Picnics !There is  nothing better than enjoying a meal outside in the sunshine,even a boring sandwich seems delcious to me as long as its Picnic :) Sometimes when I am in the mood to cook something for picnic I pack some Tomato rice or Fried rice or Pasta or even this Lemon rice for picnic in a little hot pot  and I always feel that food  tastes 100 times better when eaten outside .
 

Will tell u an interesting bit of a picnic last year, we usually take some breads when we go to  feed the ducks in ponds but usually the over fed ducks dont find the bread interesting, and once  while we were having a picnic some ducks and goose came to us and we fed them some tomato rice and surprisingly they  seemed to like it so much and were not going away , so  finally we had to run away from them :)
 

Also I would like to tell u all something about giving breads to ducks..2 weeks before  when it was half term holidays for nursery/schools here, I  took lil A to a farm and they  had board in bold letters near the ducks saying that  breads are not good for ducks and they had given the scientific reason for that too ! So I am not going to feed breads to ducks any more instead I  will give them some lemon rice :)

Ingredients (Serves -4 )

Rice - 1 1/2 cup

Lime juice  - from 1 or 2 lime depending in ur taste

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

Urad dal - 1 tbs

Chana dal - 1tbs

Peanuts - 1/4 cup
Dessicated coconut/Grated coconut - 3 tbs

Whole redchillies -2-3

Green chillies - 1-2

Curry leaves - few

Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp

Asafoetida - a pinch

Salt

 

Method

 

1.Cook the rice and keep aside.

2.In a wok add some oil and sputter mustard seeds,add urad dal,chana dal, peanuts,grated coconut and roast until brown in colour.

3.Add whole redchillies,curry leaves,green chillies and fry for 1-2 minutes

4.Add Turmeric powder, salt, lime juice, asafoetida and cook for 1-2 minutes.

5.Add cooked rice and mix until rice is heated through.Turn off the flame.

 

Serve hot with some chutney or chicken curry or enjoy as it is  :)

Mysore Masala Dosha

Till now I havent met anyone who doesnt love masala dosha. A crispy masala dosha paired with some coconut chutney and sambar is something I never get bored of ,be it at home or at restaurant.

I got this recipe for a restaurat style masala dosha from my cousin sister and I have been hooked onto this ever since.If u follow the recipe and tips as it is ,I cant see any reason for this to go wrong...Mysore masasla dosha is nothing but  usual masala dosha with a  tomato chutney spread on it so its like a cherry on top of cake ! But I am warning u if are going to take pictures of mysore masala dosha like I did, the tomato chutney will make the dosha a bit soggy,so if you are looking for a crispy dosha eat as soon as u make it :)

Ingredients
Rice - 1 cup
Urad dal - 1/4 cup
Chana dal- 1/8 cup
Toor dal - 1/8 cup
Fenugreek seeds - 1 tbs
Rice flakes/poha/avil - handful
Salt
Ghee

Method

1.Soak rice,urad dal,chana dal,toor dal  and fenugreek seeds for 6-7 hrs .

2.Add rice flakes to the soaked ingredients and let it soak for 10 - 15 minutes. 

3.Grind the soaked ingredients  adding enough water .

4.Allow it to ferment overnight( I kept it an preheated oven beacuse of  cold weather here ).

5.Add salt to the batter and mix well.

6 Heat a non stick pan ,rub some oil/ghee on the pan and pour one laddle of batter and spread it with the laddle as thin as possible.Cook it covered for 1-2 minutes.When the bottom of the dosha is brown and crisp take the lid off  , spread some ghee , tomato chutney,potato bhaji and roll it.Serve hot with Sambar and coconut chutney.

Ingredients for potato bhaji

Potato - 3

Carrot - 2

Onion -1 big

Ginger minced - 1 1/2 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Curry leaves

Green chillies - 1-2

Urad dal - 1 tsp

Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp

Method

1.In a sucepan add oil and sputter mustard seeds, add urad dal and let it become brown.

2.Add chopped onions and suate until soft.

3.Add ginger and saute for 1 more minute.

 4.Add chopped  potatoes, carrot, greenchillies,curry leaves

2.Add salt,turmeric powder,enough water and cook until potatoes are done,mash it slightly.

Ingredients of tomato chutney

Tomato - 3 no
shallots - 3-4 nos
Onion-1 medium
redchilly powder(1/2 tsp)
curry leaves ( few)

Garlic clove - 1-2
Salt to taste

Method

1.Take oil in a pan and saute onions and shallots for few minutes.

2.Add Tomatoes, curry leaves, red chilly powder,garlic  and saute for 2 minutes. Let it cool for some time. Add salt and grind. Donot add any water.

Notes

Usually in retuarants they cook masala dosha uncovered but  at home I found that , doshas  cooked covered tasted better and was cripsy too .

Kappa Masala/Tapioca masala

 

Kappa / Kolikizhangu / Tapioca is something which I grew up eating a lot, In my backyard back home in Kannur we used to grow a lot of kappa and my used to go a dig out some fresh kappa for our evening tea..can u imagine the taste of  freshly dug and cooked  kappa ?? its divine ! In my home it was always this way,we didnt want any fish curry or ulli chammanthi or any accomponiment to go with it and we loved it this way.

Since my dad was moving around with his job we used to relocate with him and thats when we learnt the new way to eat Kappa with Fish curry/ beef/ chicken curry and all..and they were all treats for our taste buds ! During our stay in Kochi we had a Matsyafed  nearby and their canteen used to serve the best kappa and fish curry just for 5 quids ! On a hungry day back from college I used to go there and get some take away to home and used to share it with my 2 little  sisters !

 I  made this kappa masala  for  my first ever cookout with a group, I always wanted to join such groups when bloggers  cook together ,but  for some reason it never happened . So here I am with a Masala kappa recipe adapted from Edible garden. who is hosting Kerala Kitchen cook out this month.

Ingredients - (serves 4)

Kappa /tapicoa - 2 medium ones(cubed )
Garlic cloves - 3-5
Dry whole  red chillies-  3 (seeds shaken )

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Salt

Grated coconut - fistful

 Coconut oil - 1 tbs
Mustard seeds - 1tsp
 Urad dal or uzhunnu parippu - 1tsp
Curry leaves - few

 

Method

1.Peel the skin,wash and cut the tapioca into cubes by running the knife inside and splitting it from the centre( once you are done you will  left with a strand ! )

2.In a saucepan add cubed tapioca with enough water to cover it ,adding  turmeric powder.Cook for  sometime till  they are half done and then add salt and cook till they are soft and cooked through(takes about 15- 20 minutes )

3.Drain the tapioca and keep aside.

4.Coarsely grind  garlic,coconut and whole redchilly and keep asdie.

5.In a wok add oil and sputter mustard seeds, followed by urad dal and curry leaves.

6.Add the coarsely grinded mixture and saute till the raw smell goes( for a minute or so) and then add cooked tapioca and mix until its coated well.

 

Serve hot as it is or you can enjoy it with some ulli chammanthi or spicy fish curry !

Story of Blogger's Buzz and a simple two tier vanilla cake !

I am still having a hangover of the wonderful Bloggers Buzz  I have been to yesterday..It ws such a pleasure to be in a room full of like minded fellow bloggers. When I woke up yesterday morning  I was so excited and at the same time was having a funny feeling, just like a feeling I used to have  just before the first day at  a new school/college ! Neverthless I was so enthuthiastic and left home leaving my lil A for a whole day with S,which I have never done before : )

I had to catch a train and a bus  for the venue and the train journey  which usually  takes 20 -25 minutes went so quickly as I was in a different world all the way thinking about the event, I got down the train and walked towards the bus stop  and while I was waiting for bus, it started  snowing little bit  and it was freezing cold but because of the excitement I didnt even feel cold ! After few minutes of waiting, bus came and   I  got down at the nearest stop. I am always a  sucker  with maps but this time I did  a bit of home work with maps, so finding the venue was easy ,on the way I met few of my fellow bloggers friends too,we recognised each other and I was so happy to see them.We all reached the venue and I  was so amazed by the efforts  Nupur of  Uk rasoi , Nisha of Look who is cooking too and Preeti of Isingcakes and more did for arranging the event well organised ! We were welcomed with refreshments tea/coffee ,sandwiches and Total yogurts and Muffins ..If I knew by refreshment they meant this lot I would have skipped my breakfast :)

 Bloggers started connecting each other and we all chit chatted as if we had know each other for long time and I didnt feel that I was in a new group...it was amazing and  It reminded me of college days where friends used to chat non- stop. I was also impressed by the efforts taken by some bloggers who travelled a long way to be with us,especially Priya of Priya's Versatile recipes who came all the way from Paris ,kudos to her !

After the initial 30 -45 minutes of casual chit chats we  introduced ourself to the audience, followed by   Food  Photography session by Jeanne of Cook sister. Since I am a newbie with SLR camera her session was so useful to me and I cant wait to take some food pictures, now that I have  learnt a little about  my camera ,thanks to Jeanne for clearing all our  doubts :)

Then it was our lunch break and it was a delicous  Indian lunch box with some rice, roti, curry and a vegertable stir fry followed by gulab jamuns and ice cream. We all had a happy tummy after the lunch ! We were left to connect each other for some more time before our next session.

The next session was equally exciting, it was macaroon making by Bobo Macaroons and we were shown the techniques of making a perfect  macaroon ! she was so patient and cleared all our doubt and we were also lucky enough to taste two different falvours of macaroon which  she baked and it was deliciousssssss.. I am sure many of us will be trying macaroons soon :)

The next session was by Glams media about monetising our blogs and it was so useful aswell.I am defintely going to think about it.It was nearly the end of the event and we all had another round of tea/coffee and refreshments. When we all said goodbye we were given a goodie bag with full of goodies ! I am sure we are all going to bake a lot with the goodies we were given.

 

Things in our Goodie bags !

Macaroons tasting and evening refreshments !

 

 To sum up we had a great day and I am already looking forward to the day when we all  can meet again !Thanks to oraganisers Nisha, Nupur and Preeti  for making this event so succesful , to all the bloggers who made it for the event ,Jeanne , bobo macaroon and Glams media for all the sessions and last but not least all the sponsers of Goddie bags, Sponsers of hall (Avedna Ayurveda and Lovesubzi.com), and Sponsers of lunch (Shree krishna vada pav) ,Tea/coffee (Whittard of Chelsea )and refreshments (  Urban tadka ).

 

Coming to today's post..This was a two tier vanilla cake with vanilla buttercream icing , I baked two 9 inch cakes and sanwiched them buttercream icing and then on the top I kept two 6 inch cakes sandwiched with buttercream icing.Covered the whole of the cake with vanilla buttercream and then made a little pattern with fork !