Cooking with Thas – Wholesome Homemade Recipes
A visual guide to effortless cooking
Fresh-picked green apples turned into a delicious pulissery, Kerala specialty vegetarian dish… One of the fun activities I look forward to in September is apple picking. There are many apple orchards close to my house. It’s pure bliss picking the fresh apples right from the trees, enjoying the fresh apples & cooking with them. The …
Raw jackfruit & seeds cooked with ground coconut, a Kerala specialty vegetarian dish… This dish is called Puzhukku in Kerala. When it’s jackfruit season, Keralites make many sweet & savory dishes with it. Even the jackfruit seeds are edible, I love the fried jackfruit seeds. Cooked seeds can be also turned into a delicious smoothie …
Cucamelons harvested from my garden turned into a South Indian style pickle… Cucamelons look like a miniature watermelon, inside is like cucumber & tastes like cucumber with a hint of lime. However, they are neither cucumber nor melons. Totally different species, popular in Mexico & Central America. My neighbor introduced this tiny cute vegetable to …
Tomatoes cooked in coconut and yogurt gravy… When tomatoes are freshly picked from my veggie garden, any dish will taste delicious. This is an easy to make gravy made with tomatoes, coconut and yogurt; a Kerala style dish served with rice. Cooking Video Tomatoes in Coconut Yogurt Gravy Print Prep time 3 mins Cook …
Kerala style prawns pickle or Chemmeen Achar… Making prawns pickle had been on my ‘to cook’ list for so long, finally I struck it off. I literally did a happy dance after making this pickle and a crazy dance after tasting the pickle. It turned out awesome and yes better than the store bought ones. …