Flavours Of Kerala – Idly

Photo credits : Renuka Menon

Photo credits: Renuka Menon

Idly is a popular breakfast food of South India. The main ingredients for this healthy and simple traditional food are rice, black gram dal and salt. Continue reading

Flavours Of India – Poori

Photo credits : Renuka Menon

Photo credits: Renuka Menon

Poori is a deep fried flat bread made of wheat flour. A dough is prepared  by mixing fine maida flour with water and a spoonful of ghee, which is then divided into small balls. These balls are flattened using a rolling  pin and individually deep fried in cooking oil. Continue reading

Flavours Of Kerala – Kerala Egg Masala

Photo Credit: Jithin Vijay

Photo Credit: Jithin Vijay

Kerala Egg Masala is a tasty and simple gravy dish which goes well with Kerala style palappam. A favorite dish for breakfast, the main ingredients for making egg masala is boiled egg, grated coconut, chili powder, coriander powder, onion, tomato and garam masala.

Flavours Of Kerala – Kozhakatta

Photo credit : Jithin Vijay

Photo credit: Jithin Vijay

Kozhakkatta is a traditional, easy to make evening snack. The sweet dish is a steamed rice flour dumpling filled with jaggery, cardamom powder and grated coconut.

Flavours Of Kerala – Ela Ada

Photo credits : Jithin

Photo credits: Jithin

Ela ada is an authentic recipe of Kerala cuisine. A mixture of grated coconut, sugar and cardamom is layered inside a rice flour batter and wrapped in banana leaf and steamed. It is served as evening snack. Continue reading

Flavours Of Kerala – Mambazha Pulissery

Photo credits : Jithin

Photo credits: Jithin

Mambazha Pulissery is a classic Kerala sweet and sour ripe mango curry. Traditionally it’s made using ripe, small mangos cooked in their own juice. The main ingredients are small mango fruit, turmeric powder, red chili, grated coconut, green chili, cumin seeds, coconut oil and curd. Continue reading

Flavours of Kerala – Pappadam

Photo credits : Renjith

Photo credits: Renjith

Kerala pappadams make a very popular side dish served with Kerala sadya (meals like the own depicted below). The main ingredients of pappadams are black gram (a type of lentil flour) and salt. Continue reading

Flavour Of Kerala – Ada Pradhaman (Payasam )

Photo credits : Nobi Pauls

Photo credits : Nobi Pauls

Similar to many other cultures, a traditional meal in Kerala ends with maduram, something sweet. Payasam is the classic Kerala dessert. There are many varieties of payasam; Paal Pyasam, Paruppu Payasam, Semiya Payasam and Ada Pradhaman. Continue reading