Chicken fingers, it’s homemade and it’s baked… Last weekend, dined out and had chicken fingers after a long time, enjoyed it so much. Since then, making chicken fingers in my kitchen had been on my must-do list. Had a chess night with friends and I couldn’t think of anything but chicken fingers and fries to entertain everyone. Also, made freshly...
Pothichor (Rice, Veg thoran, Chammanthi, Omelette and Fried Fish wrapped in Banana Leaves) truly a Kerala delicacy… Keralites love any food wrapped in banana leaves, the wilted banana leaf enhances the taste of the food greatly. This is one such meal enjoyed by non-veg Keralites. Pothichor means Parcel/pack or wrapped rice, and the full meal is wrapped in banana...
Sharjah Shake, popular milkshake in Kerala… This is not the popular milkshake of Sharjah, instead, it’s Kerala’s favorite milkshake. Sharjah shake was founded in Calicut in the 80’s, since then this has been the most favorite milkshake of Keralites. Teenagers favorite, in fact, loved by both kids and adults. During my college days, I’ve...
Roasted coconut and dried red chili chutney along with dosa or idli is truly a South Indian comfort food… This is an easy to make chutney recipe made with coconut, dried red chilies and dals. I’ve roasted the coconut slightly before grinding and then made the tempering and poured over the ground coconut mixture. Tasted really good and I served with dosa. Facebook...
Easy to make crushed pineapple cake, frosted with cream cheese frosting tastes delish… When it’s pineapple season, I either grill the pineapple or turn it into a delicious cake. I had bought a couple of fresh pineapples during my last grocery shopping. I grilled one of the pineapples, the grilled caramelized pineapple tastes divine. The other one, I had...
Beat the heat with this delicious instant iced coffee… Summer is in full swing. Being an outdoor person and a sunshine girl, I’m enjoying every bit of Summer. However, when the temperature goes beyond 30 degrees C feels too hot as well. As in Canada, we have freezing cold winter, in sub-zero temperature. Hence, we complain when it gets too cold and too...
South Indian style chutney made with roasted coconut, dals and aromatic spices… This one is a special chutney recipe made by pan roasting dals, grated coconut and whole spices, ground to a smooth paste and cooked along with tempering. This is a flavourful and aromatic recipe, goes really well with dosa idli, appam etc. Other Chutney Recipes: Click here Cooking...
15 minutes and you will enjoy hearty and healthy chicken and squash stew… This will be a great recipe if you want to clean up the veggies in your refrigerator. Meat lovers, can add chicken or beef along with the mixed veggies. I had to use up the butternut squash, so added squash as well. Spiced up the ingredients, added tomato paste that gave this stew a nice...
Leftover chicken got an awesome makeover: shredded chicken sandwich… Shredded chicken sandwich similar to sloppy joe; while sloppy joe is made with ground beef I made my version with shredded chicken. Had lunch at Nandos restaurant and enjoyed grilled chicken, peri peri fries and rice. My order was 1/2 chicken so had to box the grilled chicken breast, on my...
