Niranjana's yummy yummy recipes
Molagashiyam is an authentic Kerala Brahmin’s recipe. It is made usually using one type of vegetable raw banana, yam, pumpkin, ash gourd, potato or snake gourd though nowadays beans, cabbage, carrots, etc are used; this list of vegetables is not exhaustive and occasionally a combination of two vegetables like potato and White pumpkin, Snake gourd and …
Erissery is a special dish prepared in Kerala for Sadhi. My paati prepare this dish at home. It can be prepared using yam, plantain, pumpkin, raw jackfruit or the combination of two vegetables. It is served with rice, pickle or pachadi. I have used plantain. Instead of that we can use any other mentioned vegetable. …
Ishtu is a stew made out of different colourful vegetables. I used potatoes, carrot, beans and green peas to make this stew. It is a recipe from Kerala. It goes best with Aapam and idiyappam. I came to know about this recipe through one of our family friends. It can also be served along with roti. …
Rasavangi is very similar to arachuvitta sambar. They differ in the ingredients used for roasting and grinding. Whenever we buy the eggplant(brinjal) at home, my thatha(grandpa) will ask to make rasavangi. It is through him I came to know about this recipe. But this is the first time I made this at home. It …
Karuveppillai kuzhambu is a spicy and tasty gravy. Karuvepillai=Karu+ Vepillai…. this leaves act as a vepillai to uterus and helps to get rid of irregular periods. It is rich in iron. So it is advised to include a lot of curry leaves in our diet. It is also a super good remedy for hair fall and …
Arachuvitta Sambar is a classic and flavourful South Indian lentil-based curry made using toor dal, seasonal vegetables, and a unique freshly ground spice paste. The name “Arachuvitta” in Tamil means “ground and added,” referring to the process of roasting and grinding spices and coconut, which are then simmered with cooked dal and vegetables. This traditional …
Kadala curry is one of the famous recipes in Kerala. It is served with puttu or Aapam. It also goes well with rotis or chappathis. Usually we make ishtu or Coconut chutney as an accompaniment for Aapam. And my chithappa suggested me that Aapam also tastes best with kadala curry. So this time …
Gotsu is a side dish that goes well with Venpongal, and molagootal rice. Usually Amma and Paati makes puli inji or some thogayal as an accompaniment for molagootal rice. I learnt this recipe from my perima(Mom’s sister). She made this as a side dish for Gujarat kichadi. It tasted good and I tried this at …
Brinjal/ eggplant is my all time favourite vegetable. I like to eat it in any form be it a upperi, ennai kathirikkai, baingan bhartha or eggplant rice. But there is one person at my home who hates eggplant like anything – MY DAD. He does’t even taste if the brinjal is added to the recipe. …
Puliinji or Injipuli is a dark brown Keralite curry made of ginger, green chillies and jaggery. It is also a part of tamilnadu cuisine. It is also known as Puli inji in some parts of Kerala, South India. It is served as part of the sadhya. INGREDIENTS Ginger -1/4 cup heaped (finely chopped) Green chilli – …
