Ven Pongal is a savory south Indian breakfast food which is made using rice and yellow moong dal, tempered with cumin seeds, black peppercorns, ginger, curry leaves and ghee and garnished with cashew nuts. Ingredients 1 cup rice (short grain) 1/2 cup moong dal 2 tbsp ghee 2 green chilies, roughly chopped 1 tsp cashewContinue reading “Ven pongal”
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Cabbage thoran
Thoran is a dry vegetable stir fry/curry from Kerala prepared with any fresh vegetables. This is a very easy and quick stir fry which goes well with rice. Thoran is one of the many dishes in the Kerala sadhya menu. Ingredients 1 medium cabbage, finely shredded 1 tbsp coconut oil 2 sprigs curry leaves 1/2 tsp mustard seeds 6 shallots/pearl onionContinue reading “Cabbage thoran”
Kalan | Kurukku kalan
Kalan/kurukku kalan is a delicious side dish made of yam and raw banana. It is little thick in consistency and has a smooth,silky texture. This can be prepared and stored for about a week. Since its gets thick with time it is mostly prepared the previous day of sadhya. Ingredients 1 cup yam chopped 1/2 cup raw banana/plantainContinue reading “Kalan | Kurukku kalan”
Avial
Avial is a mixture of vegetables and coconut along with raw mango, tamarind extract or curd for tanginess, seasoned with coconut oil and curry leaves. It is very healthy and nutritious since it contains a lot of vegetables. It is really easy to prepare avial but the vegetables need to be cooked to the correct consistency,Continue reading “Avial”
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