Simple and Delicious !

Pumpkin Chutney / Mathanga Chammanthi

2009-11-01T07:45:00.003+05:30

I think it wouldn't be nice if I proceed without mentioning about my loyal reader Shilpa. Unlike other girls, she started cooking before marriage, has been experimenting in her kitchen along with her studies! She tries out many recipes for her parents, has tried out few from this site also, and met me while she was looking for a recipe of 'mathanga chammanthi' for her father. Recently, Shilpa

Naadan Chicken Roast

2009-10-26T09:50:00.005+05:30

I hadn't broad band internet connection since few days, thats why I couldn't publish or reply your comments in time, couldn't even visit your blogs also. Currently am using a Airtel dial-up connection through my mobile phone, which eats a major part of the recharging amount.. :)When we were kids, our villagers hadn't any poultry shops nearby.Every one had some 'home-grown' chicken to meet their

Manipputtu / Steamed Rice Dumplings In Coconut Milk

2009-10-18T07:07:00.002+05:30

Mom was thinking of a delicious sweet from her childhood, a dessert made with rice dumplings, called paaliyappam.Making Manipputtu was the first stage, which we loved than the paaliyappam.Taking coconut milk has been considered as a threat to cholesterol patients nowadays, which we don't believe! Am already getting lots of threatening comments because of my coconut-oil blog, (also some very nice

Ribbon Rice

2009-10-10T09:12:00.002+05:30

Do you feel guilty about taking much non vegetarian food? Then ribbon rice is a good choice for you, a biryani like meat mixture to satisfy your desire to take non, a delicious garlic-ginger added chutney to reduce your cholestrol levels, a simple vegetable mixture to quench the flames of your guilt.This rice is made with three layers, one with meat, one mixed with chutney and last one is with

Green Chilly Leaves Curry / Mulakila Parippu Curry

2009-10-03T22:29:00.008+05:30

Have you seen a recipe with green chilly leaves? I never thought chilly leaves are edible and we can make such a delicious curry with it.Comparing to spinach, green chilly leaves are little hard in texture, but after cooking it turned softer, and the curry tasted better than spinach or our ordinary cheerayila..All our green chilly plants turned defoliated after all these experiments.. :) If you

Soya Chunks Dry Curry

2009-09-24T10:35:00.005+05:30

DH has some nice friends who cook well. Thats why he survives without depending restaurant food in my absence.(he buys it when am with.. :)) They would often talk about one among them, who chops lots of onions and tomatoes before deciding what to cook.. :) And he too would say, I put whatever ingredients which are reachable, even without knowing what are they.. :) Yeah, am coming to the fact, I

Sweet chutney for biryani / Beetroot-dates chutney

2009-09-18T23:32:00.017+05:30

Eat beetroot, or red spinach , its a cure for anaemia, that was the fact I had heard a lot about beet-roots since from childhood.I just thought people say because of its dark purple colour, but later searching lot in net, I could find out many "beetroot health benefits" sites which tell the same thing.. I always loved it in pickled form , which is not a healthy option always,didn't like thoran /

Mutton-Aloo-Palak / Spinach With Mutton And Potatoes

2009-09-14T09:00:00.005+05:30

Three healthy ingredients in one dish! Yeah, here you have one such. If I start writing about spinach / palak it will make my post so lengthy. A very very healthy vegetable, with lots of nutrients cooked with mutton and potato, am sure you will never say no to this dish. I hadn't much expectation before preparing this, but surprisingly the whole dish finished soon!Before you buy leaves check the

Vegetable Cutlets

2009-09-07T06:43:00.009+05:30

A reader Shahana had left a comment on the previous post about taking lemon juice after fasting.She says it is not good to take an acidic drink in an empty stomach. Many think so.I believe, if the stomach is empty or full, lemon is a good thing to drink.Since long am practising the same and haven't experienced anything bad with that.When I was a child , I had read in a book (prophet's medicines,

Banana Cake - Pressure Cooker Method

2009-08-31T06:10:00.009+05:30

What would you all take for iftar? I am always trying to follow a simple menu, but some times I had to break my pledge to have 'little' for iftar! Spicy snacks are my weakness, if I see them I forget all other - whatever - healthy things around! So we planned our daily iftar without snacks, but prepared in 3 or 4 days only.. Lemon juice, which I love much than other juices, few water melon pieces

Meat Samosa

2009-08-24T09:42:00.009+05:30

Ramadan kareem to all readers!This is the special month for all Muslims, in which they should spend - much time for praying , and some money for charity.. I have noticed many people are giving too much importance for food in this month, especially ladies spend a good part of the day in kitchen for making various dishes.. It shouldn't be encouraged, but inviting some people for "iftar" is very

Shredded Chilly Chicken

2009-08-16T10:35:00.003+05:30

We food bloggers are compelled to watermark our pictures more than once because of plagiarism! I found many of the blogger's food pictures are copied and re-watermarked! Recently a friend sent one link to a mallu site who has stolen some of the photos from the food blogs. They do not find any problem in republishing it even without changing my "simple and delicious!" watermark! Though we left

Avocado And Almonds Milk Shake

2009-08-08T10:06:00.011+05:30

I saw her walking to and fro singing and laughing.. I thought she never listen to anyone around her. Suddenly she came near me, held my hands, pulled my handbag, gave me a hapless look and murmured 'chocolate'.. I couldn't speak since a cactus had already grown wildly in my throat and thought and was trying hard to stop the tears falling down.. But soon she changed to a kitten when the care

Chickpeas Salad / Chana Chaat

2009-07-31T23:13:00.007+05:30

Blogging has given much pleasure, especially if I see my family enjoying the dishes I prepared.. My Guru cook, mom has been a great fan of this chaat, I prepared without a chaat masala. She stopped making curries for chappathi and says this is enough! :) She loved chutney sandwich and fish molee too from my blog,thats enough for encouraging me..Chana chaat was an usual iftar snack we used to buy

Ney Pathiri / Deep Fried Rice Roti or Bread

2009-07-24T08:25:00.006+05:30

It had been about 10 years since I saw a perfectly prepared neypathiri.. Though I happened to watch the whole preparation, I didn't get the proper recipe.. Recently a nice friend, from Malabar side, who owns a blog left a comment in my blog with the neypathiri recipe. My interest in trying out Malabar recipes prompted her to do it. That was I searching, a proper recipe from a Kannur / Thalassery

Meen Pachakkurumulaku Cherthu Pollichathu / Fish Roasted Using Green Pepper Corns

2009-07-17T12:18:00.005+05:30

Meen pollichathu , may be every non vegetarian's delight, which has got a top place in the five star menu. Fish marinated in a spicy, tangy, thick masala, wrapped in banana leaf and placed in greased earthern wares (manchatty) and cooked in that. There are lots of different recipes for making meen pollichathu, some says to fry fish slightly on both sides before wrapping banana leaves. I tried to

Thick Tomato Curry / Thakkali Chutney

2009-07-09T15:29:00.005+05:30

Once my Daughter asked "is tomato a fruit or vegetable?" I had no doubt to reply it is a vegetable. She smiled " Yeah, that's why Encyclopedia Britannica explains farmers say tomato is a fruit , but those who love cooking says tomato is a vegetable....!" Any way this doubt has never arisen in my thoughts all these years.... :) Whatever it is , I liked it very much , in raw form or cooked.This

Baby Food - Wheat Cereal / Godhambu Kurukku

2009-07-01T08:25:00.007+05:30

Welcome to all young mothers and those who eat all yummy baby foods! ;) I can boast to any one that my kids have grown up without eating much ready made baby foods since a big amount of cerelac I bought for them have gone to my stomach! Yeah, they don't like, but I like. That too directly from the can, without adding water.. :) I have seen some taking this wheat cereal / godhambu kurkku , for

Kerala Beef Biryani

2009-06-25T09:22:00.014+05:30

Can you imagine of a period when biryani was not much famous? Yeah, mom remembered an incident that happened during her child hood.The day was her cousin's marriage (mom now in her fifties) and lunch for the bridegroom's people were arranged at bride's place.At that time biryani was not much a well known dish in Thrissur, and it was mostly cooked by the Muslims of North Kerala. Mom's uncle wanted

Chammanthi Podi / Roasted Chutney Powder

2009-06-18T09:03:00.006+05:30

Am scared to look at those serious faces! Years back, the picture was different. I have seen parents talking with others while waiting out side of a Dr's room, when I was a child.Nowadays people are more cautious and many don't speak to strangers, and some are stubborn to give a smile back. Moms from the previous generation are more innocent, who would never give up a chance to talk! When I look

Easy Butter Chicken

2009-06-10T11:34:00.007+05:30

Though I have posted a butter chicken recipe earlier, I had been looking for a simple recipe and found a similar one in two or three different websites! This is so easy to prepare, no frying needed.You can serve this thick gravy with rice, roti, parotta or bread!IngredientsChicken pieces 1 1/2 cupsonion 2 medium sizestomato 1 big ripealmonds 10cashews 3garlic paste 1 tsp / 3 big garlic

Cabbage Dal Curry

2009-06-03T12:07:00.006+05:30

Summer vacation is over, last week was so hectic with packing things, calling friends.. While getting up, only thought in mind was what to cook simply today,not in a good mood to try out any thing new, or to call grocery for things..I checked fridge and there were a piece of cabbage with a pale face and a capsicum waiting for their turn...I was afraid to leave it again thinking about the

Green Peas Pulao / Pilaf

2009-05-27T17:02:00.006+05:30

Pilaf / pulao is a simple form of making rice dishes mixed with meat or vegetables. Mine is a similar version of biryani, which is born once during usual experiments in the kitchen. So you can call it "green peas biryani" too. I made this for dinner with butter chicken, and was loved by everyone. It has been long since I participated in any blog event, so after a long time, sending this to

Sweet Bread Balls

2009-05-19T17:49:00.007+05:30

What would you do with the leftover food you have? I have seen many of our food bloggers have published recipes with leftovers. I too use it in many ways.Here, my kids have a slogan "eat old, get old"! :) As a food blogger I get lots of chances to handle it, hm? ;)I have met some personalities who do not touch leftovers.. If they are allergic or they have some health problems I would have agreed

Mint and Lemon Juice - A Green Cool Drink For The Summer

2009-05-13T17:28:00.007+05:30

We have some mint / pudina plants in the back yard. Our helper often said she has seen some people drinking the juice of mint regularly and is there any benefit for this. Though I know mint has many health benefits we used it only while making biriyanis, or making chutneys / pudina chammanthi, or just added in raita. I think mint tea is popular worldwide. Mint is very good for stomach disorders