Cooking with Thas – Wholesome Homemade Recipes
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Your tastebuds will go crunchy, crunchy… Thread chicken is a trending snack in Calicut, a district in Kerala. I’ve watched many tempting videos making this particular snack & I couldn’t resist making it in my kitchen. Chicken strips coated with samosa or spring roll pastry sheets cut into threads & fried. It will appear as …
Wheat appam- a twist to Kerala’s traditional rice appam… Appam is a popular dish in Kerala made with rice, coconut & cooked rice batter. The batter has to be fermented overnight & then it’s cooked in a special pan exclusively for making appam. It’s so light with crispy & laced edges, goes well with any …
A simple vegetarian stir fry with ivy gourd or kovakka… Ivy gourd is one of the popular veggies in India especially in North India. A variety of dishes are made with it: curries, stews, stir fry, pickle, etc. In South India, poriyal or stir fry is commonly made with ivy gourd. In Kerala, thoran or …
This chicken dum biryani boasts an enchanting aroma and flavor, making it a culinary delight. I’ve shared numerous biryani recipes, but each time I embark on this culinary journey, I either experiment with a new recipe or tweak my favorite one. India’s diverse culinary landscape offers a plethora of biryani variations, with each region adding …
Salmon cooked in tomato-tamarind gravy… This is a recipe that I improvised while making fish curry. Whenever I make fish curry I try a different recipe, after all making the same recipe over n over is way too boring. For making this curry, I skipped adding the usual ingredients like shallots, ginger-garlic & green chilies, …