Potato Stew

Potato stew can be made with either boiled or raw potato. You could even microwave the potato for 10 minutes with half a cup of water before using it.

Ingredients:-

• 4 medium sized potatoes, parboiled
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1½ cup coconut milk
• 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
• ¼ tsp turmeric (haldi) powder
• 2 green chilies, chopped
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• 1 tbsp oil
• Salt

Preparation Method:

1. Heat oil and add mustard seeds.
2. When the seeds begin to pop, add onions, ginger-garlic paste, green chilies and fry until the onion is soft.
3. Add turmeric powder, salt and potatoes and stir for 3-4 minutes.
4. Add coconut milk, bring to a boil and simmer for 2 minutes. (If you are using raw potatoes, add a little water, and simmer until the potatoes are cooked).
5. Mash 2 pieces of potato with the ladle and let it mix in the curry. This thickens the curry. Simmer for about 5 minutes. Serve hot.

 

Brinjal Fry

A little spicy delicious dish.

Ingredients :-

• Brinjal of medium size - 2
• Onion - 1
• Garlic- 4 cloves
• Pepper-1/4 tsp
• Curry leaves - few, chopped fine.
• Chilli powder - 2 spoon
• Ginger
• Turmeric powder - 1/4 spoon
• Salt to taste.

Preparation Method :

1. Brinjal of medium size - 2
2. Onion - 1
3. Garlic- 4 cloves
4. Pepper-1/4 tsp
5. Curry leaves - few, chopped fine.
6. Chilli powder - 2 spoon
7. Ginger
8. Turmeric powder - 1/4 spoon
9. Salt to taste.

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Cucumber Onion Raita

Cucumber Onion Raita is used along with Biriyani, Pulav and Chappathi.

Ingredients :-

• Cucumber - 1
• Onion - 1
• Chillies - 2
• Thick Curd - 1 cup
• Salt - as required
• Coriander leaves - few

Preparation Method :

1. Peel the small cucumber and cut them into cubes.
2. Cut onions and chillies also into small slices.
3. Mix the curd into the vegetables along with salt and mix well.
4. Allow it stand covered for 5 minutes. Garnish with Coriander leaves.

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Vishu Puzhukku

Delicious and simple recipe. A must for Vishu.

Ingredients :-

• Bread fruit - 1/2 quantity
• Ripe Pumpkin - 1 piece
• White Peas - 1/4 cup
• Raw Plantain - 1 no
• Long runner beans - 5 nos
• Salt - to taste
• Chilly powder - 1 tsp
• Turmeric powder - 1 tsp For Masala  
• Green Chillies - 2 nos  
• Grated Coconut - 1/2 quantity  
• Curry leaves - few 

Preparation Method :

1. Cook peas and keep aside.
2. Slice all the vegetables into medium pieces.
3. Coarsely grind the ingredients for the  masala and keep aside.
4. Cook bread fruit and plantain with sufficient water.
5. When it is half done, add pumpkin, runner beans and salt. When it is done, add cooked peas, chilly powder, turmeric powder, ground masala and mix well.
6. Before removing from fire, mix well by adding little coconut oil and few curry leaves.

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Cabbage Kootu

Delicious and simple recipe.

Ingredients :-

• 1 medium sized cabbage
• ½ cup chick peas (chana)
• ¾ cup freshly grated coconut
• 2 tsp cumin seeds (Jeera)
• 2 or 3 dried red chillies
• 1 tsp turmeric powder
• Salt

Tempering:

• 2 tsp coconut oil,
• 1 tsp mustard seeds,
• 1 tsp skinned black gram dal (white urad dal)
• 7-8 curry leaves

Preparation Method :

1. Wash and soak chick peas in plenty of water, for 8 to 10 hours.
2. Boil it with a little salt. Keep aside.
3. Grind coconut with cumin seeds and red chillies.
4. Finely chop the cabbage.
5. Add a little water, salt and turmeric powder and cook until done.
6. Heat coconut oil and add the termpering ingredients.
7. When the mustard seeds and dal splutter, add the cooked cabbage, ground coconut and salt (if needed).
8. Simmer until thick. (To increase thickness, add a teaspoon of rice flour.)

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Tomato Pachadi

A very simple & tasty preparation with tomato.

Ingredients :-

• 1 tomato, chopped
• 5-6 shallots (or ½ onion), chopped
• ¼" ginger, minced
• 1 green chili, chopped
• 2 cups curds
• 2 tsp coconut oil
• 6-7 curry leaves
• ½ tsp mustard seeds

Preparation Method :

1. Beat the curds, and add tomato, shallots, ginger and green chili.
2. Heat coconut oil, add mustard seeds and curry leaves, and pour it over the pachadi when the mustard seeds splutter.

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Mango Coconut Chutney

Very tasty chutney, everyone will love it. Serve with rice, Idly and Dosa.

Ingredients :-

• Grated coconut - 1 cup 
• Shallots - 3
• Ginger - 1/4 cm
• Raw mango - 1/4 cup without the skin
• Green chilies - 5 
• Curry leaves - few
• Salt - 1/2 teaspoon

Preparation Method :

1. Grind all the ingredients together until all the ingredients are just coarsely ground.
2. Shape into a ball and is eaten with rice, idly, dosa.

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Vellarika Pachadi Recipe

Simple and Delicious Kerala style Vellarikka Pachadi for Onam

Ingredients :-

• Vellarika (cucumber)  200 gm
• Coconut   1 cup
• Green Chilly  4
• Salt     As required
• Coconut oil   1 tablespoon
• Mustard seed  1 teaspoon
• Curry leaves   1 stem
• Shallot   2

Preparation Method :

1. Peel the cucumber and cut into small pieces. 
2. In a pressure cooker, add water, slit green chilly, cucumber pieces and cook. 
3. Grind coconut and shallots to a fine paste.
4. Add this paste to the cooked cucumber and bring to boil. 
5. Splutter mustard seeds in coconut oil, add curry leaves and pour it over the pachadi.

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