Naadan Kozhi Curry (Kerala Chicken Curry)

A bold, comforting Kerala-style chicken curry made with golden onions, aromatic spices, and silky coconut milk. This Naadan Kozhi Curry is warm, nostalgic, and perfect with parotta, appam, or rice—your new go-to for cozy, coastal flavors at home.

Kootu curry

Kootu curry is a popular and traditional side dish made as a part of Onam Sadya . Kootu means mingling or a combination, so as the name implies, it is a mixture of black chick peas and combination of vegetables like Malabar yam , plantain and winter melon . This is prepared in different ways…

Pala Panni Erachi Ularthiyathu (Pork Belly Fry)

I grew up in Kochi, Kerala — a place where food is woven into every memory. At home, though, we never cooked chicken, pork, or beef, so dishes like this weren’t something that came out of our own kitchen. Instead, my first taste of Kerala-style pork fry was always at friends’ houses. I still remember…

Kalathappam

Kalathappam is a desert or rice cake famous in North Malbar region of Kerala . It is very popular kannur and Tellechery  special tea time snack . It is prepared by rice , jaggery fried shallots and coconut flakes . Rice and jaggery makes up  the body of this cake with onions , cumin seeds…

Beetroot Pachadi

Beetroot Pachadi is one of the side dishes served on the occasion of Onam , Vishu and on special occasions like Sadya . No Sadya is ever complete without a Pachadi . Colourful Beetroot Pachadi with its pink colour , is very delicious side dish that goes well with hot rice . This is one…

Unna kaya

Unnakaya is delicious sweet and traditional North Kerala dish prepared during Ramzan days . This dish is prepared by  filling smashed banana stuffed with sweet coconut filling . Unnakaya is a good snack item  which can fill the snack box and can be served as an evening snack . Ingredients : Plantains – 2 (…

Pulissery

Pulissery is an authentic Kerala recipe made with butter milk and vegetables such as Ash gourd ( winter melon ) This is one of dish in Sadya . Ingredients : Ash gourd ( winter melon ) – 250 gms . Grated coconut – 1 cup . Green chillies – 4 – 5 . Cumin seeds…

Mambazha Pulissery ( Curd based Mango sweet curry )

Ingredients : Ripe Mangoes ( Wild Variety ) – 4. Grated coconut – 1 cup. Curd – 1/2 cup. Jaggery – 1 pieces . Green chilies – 4. Red chili powder – 1/2 tsp. Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp. Cumin seeds – 1/4 tsp. Fenugreek powder – 1/4 tsp( dry roast and powder it )….

Thazhuthama (Hog weed ,Boerhavia diffusa ) Thoran

  Thazhuthama is a annual herb. In Ayurveda Thazhuthama is know for its anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties. Traditionally it is used for the treatment of various hepatic (liver) disorders. Ingredients : Thazhutham leaves, chopped – 4 cups. Thor dal –  1 tbsp Grated coconut – 2 tbsp. Shallots -15 – 20. Red chillies – 5…