Puttum, Payarum, Pappadavum – Kerala Breakfast

One of the popular Kerala breakfasts… Rekindling old memories! Puttu or steamed wet rice flour, payar or mung bean stir fry and pappadam or lentil wafers: the sight of these dishes together in a plate itself will make any Keralites… »

Sukhiyan – Mung bean Fritters – Kerala Snack (Gluten Free)

500th blog post !!! A traditional Kerala snack… Winter is officially here, today we had the first snow showers of this winter. It snowed, rained in between, Sun played peekaboo, it was a fun Friday. Here is my 500th blog… »

Red Swiss Chard and Moong Dal Curry

A stranger for so long and now turned into an intimate… A new leafy vegetable visited my kitchen a few weeks ago, after a few rounds of tasting, it got two thumps up from me. Red swiss chard, with green… »

Plantain Flower Stir Fry and sweet memories unwrapped

Plantain flowers, a Kerala veggie delicacy that I used to devour while growing up, that too plucked right from the »

Payar Kanji or Rice and Mung Bean Coconut milk porridge

When it comes to comfort food nothing can beat this Rice-Mung bean in coconut milk…
Cold viruses fell in love with me and have been »