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Atte Bhajo/ Tapioca fritters, Kerala special

Hello dear readers! Today I’m going to share a recipe from Kerala cuisine. It is called as “Atte Bhajo” or Tapioca fritters. “Atto” means spider in Kerala Konkani , since it resembles like spider legs, the name “Atte Bhajo”… Tapioca is also called as ” Kappa” in Malayali. I was first introduced to this dish by my sister Shanta Nayak. ... Read More »

Vaal Masala

I first tasted Vaal in Mumbai at my inlaws place more than a decade back. I just loved my Mother in laws preparation. Recently they brought Vaal to Mangalore during their visit since we love it. So I made Maharastrian Vaal in South Indian preparation. Usually they make Usal or Amti .Vaal means Hyacinth beans or field beans. You may ... Read More »

Beans Palya / Brahmin style beans upkari

This is a  Brahmin style Beans Palya/upkari. The recipe was shared by my friend Poornima Ajit Kudva. Again this is one more delayed post . And a must share post. This Palya is commonly served in the Brahmin temples and weddings. It goes best with rice and sambhar with a dash of pickle and papad. Recipe courtesy : Poornima Ajit ... Read More »

Losoni saru/Garlic saru

Hello dear readers ! Feels so good to be back in the space. Today I’m going to share an easy peasy recipe of losoni saru. Losonu /losoni means garlic . So this is a garlic flavoured soup which is served with the rice and makes a great comfort food. This is my daughters personal favourite too. The recipe was passed to ... Read More »

Vegetable stew

This is a all time recipe at our place . This is a must to be made if I prepare Idiyappam . And why not? it compliments so well with Idiyappam. The recipe was shared to me by sister Shan and an easy peasy one too. Most of the times I love to prepare easy recipes.  This is a popular Kerala ... Read More »

Puttu Kadala curry

Puttu is incomplete without Kadala curry  . Kadala curry means black chana curry . This is a very simple yet tasty curry . The recipe was shared to me by my sister Shan. She had shared two recipes out of which I combined both the recipes according to our taste . I did not add whole garam masala nor powder ... Read More »

Beetroot curry

Beetroot curry is a healthy curry which goes well with chapathi and rice. Amma had prepared this curry last week and I not only got to taste it but also loved it.This is a very easy recipe and can be prepared as an accompaniment with the main course.This is usually served with the South Indian meals in the restaurants. Ingredients:Beetroot- 1 cup,dicedPotato-1 peeled ... Read More »

Mushroom chilly

Looking for anything simple dry dish ?then you may try this version of Mushroom chilly.May be prepared in a jiffy.This is slightly South Indian style mushroom chilly.I just love easy recipes where there is no much complications.This is again as usual Santoshi’s recipe.She always comes to my rescue when I hunt for anything new and whatever she cooks my kids ... Read More »