Saturday 14 April 2018

Vishu Onam Sadya Special Parippu Pradhaman | Kerala Sadya Special Parippu Pradhaman

How to prepare Vishu Sadya Special Parippu Pradhaman?


Vishu Onam Sadya  Special Parippu Pradhaman | Kerala Sadya Special Parippu Pradhaman



Ingredients:-
  • Coconut grated for taking milk– 2 Big
  • ·         First Milk – ½ Cup
  • ·         Second Milk – 1 Ltr
  • ·         Third Milk –1 ½ Ltr
  • Moong Dhal – 250 gm
  • Jaggery – 500 gm for making Jaggery syrup
  • Cashew nuts as needed
  • Raisins as needed
  • Cardamom – 6 to 7 for making Cardamom powder
  • Cut coconut pieces – 2 Tbsp
  • Ghee as needed

  

Preparation:-
  • Take a pan and shallow fry moong dhal. Make sure you don’t do deep fry
  • If you are using Uruli then apply little ghee before heating
  • Heat a vessel (Here we used Uruli) and boil 1 ½ ltr 3rd milk
  • Add moong dhal into the milk and cook well
  • In parallel boil jaggery with little water and make jaggery syrup
  • Once moong dhal is cooked well pour jaggery syrup into it and stir well
  • Once the mixture become thick add 1 Tbsp ghee into it
  • Pour second milk (1 litre) into it and stir well
  • Add a pinch salt into the payasam
  • Stir the payasam continuously
  • Check the consistency and switch off the stove
  • Add cardamom powder and 1st milk into the payasam and stir
  • Add ghee in to a pan, once it is hot add cut coconut and saute well. When coconut gets brown colour add cashew nuts and then raisins
  • Add it into the Payasam and it is ready to serve hot!


Cheers!!!
Minu

Vishu Onam Sadya Special Puli Inchi | Malabar Style Puli Inchi | Kerala Sadya Special Puli Inchi

How to prepare Vishu Sadya Special Puli Inchi | Malabar Style Sadya Special Puli Inchi?


Vishu Onam Sadya Special Puli Inchi | Malabar Style Puli Inchi | Kerala Sadya Puli Inchi



Ingredients:-
  • Tamarind water – 4 cup (Squeezed using 150 gm Tamarind)
  • Turmeric Powder – 1 Tsp
  • Chilli Powder – 1 ¼ Tsp
  • Green Chilli – 6
  • Ginger – 50 gm
  • Fried Boiled Rice Powder – 2 Tbsp
  • Black Sesame Seed Powder – 1 ½ Tbsp
  • Crushed Jaggery –¾ portion a small piece
  • Fenugreek Powder - A pinch
  • Salt to taste


Preparation:-
  • Take a vessel and pour 4 cup tamarind water into it. Add required salt, 1 Tsp turmeric powder, 1 ¼ Tsp chilli Powder, 6 green chilli, 50 gm Ginger
  • Boil the tamarind water, once it become little thick add curry leaves, 2 Tbsp fried boiled rice flour, 1 ½ Tbsp black Sesame Seed Powder
  • Keep boiling the tamarind mixture and then add ¾ portion of a jaggery piece and then finally a  pinch of fenugreek powder
  • Heat a pan and add oil into it. Splutter the mustard seeds and then add Curry leaves and dried red chilli and sauté well
  • Transfer the spluttered mustard into the puli inchi
  • Tasty Puli Inchi is ready to serve with rice!!!


Cheers!!!
Minu

Thursday 12 April 2018

Onam Vishu Sadya Aviyal | Kerala Sadya Aviyal | Malabar Style Aviyal

How to prepare Vishu Sadya Special Aviyal | Malabar Style Sadya Aviyal?



Onam Vishu Sadya Aviyal | Kerala Sadya Aviyal | Malabar Style Aviyal



Ingredients:-
  • Carrot – 1 Medium size
  • Cucumber (Vellarikka) – 100 gm
  • Elephant Yam (Chena)– 100 gm
  • Raw Banana – 1
  • Long Beans (Achinga Payar) – 5 to 6 sliced
  • Drumstick – 1 ½ cut into pieces
  • Green Chilli – 5
  • Grated Coconut – 1 cup
  • Curd – 250 ml
  • Turmeric Powder – ¾ Tsp
  • Curry leaves as needed
  • Raw Coconut Oil as needed
  • Salt to taste
  • ** All vegetables are cut it into thin and long pieces

 

Preparation:-
  • In order to make Kalan, vegetables are cut it into thin and long pieces
  • Take a vessel and transfer raw banana and Yam into it. Pour required water and cook for some time since these two vegetables take long time to cook
  • When it is cooked quarter portion add all other vegetables, salt and required water and then cook well by closing the vessel using a lid
  • Take a mixer jar and add grated coconut and green chilli into it and crush it
  • Transfer the crushed coconut, curd and curry leaves into the vegetables and mix it well
  • Finally add 2 to 3 Tsp raw coconut oil and then switch off the stove
  • Tasty Aviyal is ready to serve!!!

 

Cheers!!!
Minu

Wednesday 11 April 2018

Onam Vishu Sadya Special Kalan | Kalan | Malabar Style Kalan

How to prepare Vishu Sadya Special Kalan | Malabar Style Kalan?


Onam Vishu Sadya Special Kalan | Kalan | Malabar Style Kalan

 
Ingredients:-
  • Raw Banana – 1 Banana sliced
  • Elephant Yam – 1 Cup, (Same quantity of Banana)
  • Green Chilli – 3
  • Chilli Powder - ½ Tsp
  • Turmeric Powder – ½ Tsp
  • Pepper Powder – ¼ Tsp
  • Salt to taste
  • Grated Coconut – 1 Cup
  • Curd – 500 ml
  • Cumin – 1 Tsp
  • Curry Leaves as needed
  • Mustard Seeds as needed
  • Dried red chilli – 2
  • Fenugreek – ½ Tsp
  • Oil as needed



Preparation:-
  • Take a cooker and add Raw Banana, Elephant Yam, Salt to taste, Green Chilli, turmeric Powder, Chilli Powder and pour required water and cook well
  • Take a mixer grinder and add grated coconut, cumin seeds and pour little portion of curd to make a thick paste
  • Smash few banana and yam to make the gravy bit thick (Optional)
  • Add few curry leaves and then transfer the ground coconut paste into the cooked vegetables
  • Keep the flame low and then add the balance curd into the curry
  • Switch off the stove when it starts boiling. Add the pepper powder and mix well
  • Heat a pan and add oil into it. Splutter the mustard seeds and then add fenugreek, dried red chilli and curry leaves into it and sauté well
  • Transfer the mustard seeds into the curry
  • Sadya special Kalan is ready to serve



Cheers!!!
Minu

Monday 9 April 2018

Kerala Sadya Olan | Malabar Style Olan

How to prepare Vishu Sadya Special Olan | Kumbalanga Olan?


 Kerala Sadya Olan | Malabar Style Olan



Ingredients:- 
  • Vanpayar/Red cow peas – 1/3 Cup
  • Ash Gourd/Kumbalam – 250 gm
  • Coconut Milk (Second) - 2 ½ cup
  • Coconut milk (First) – ¾ Cup
  • Green Chilli - 2
  • Curry leaves as needed
  • Salt to taste (Optional)
  • Raw coconut oil

 
Preparation:-
  • Soak Vanpayar/Red cow peas for 5 to 6 hours
  • Take a cooker and add Vanpayar/Red cow peas, salt and required water and cook well
  • Take another vessel and cook Ash Gourd /Kumbalam by adding the cooked Vanpayar/Red cow peas, green chilli, salt to taste, curry leaves and second coconut milk
  • Once it starts boiling keep the flame low and close the lid. Make sure to stir in between by opening the lid
  • Add curry leaves and first coconut milk
  • Finally add raw coconut oil up to 2 Tsp and switch off the stove

 

Cheers!!!
Minu

Sunday 8 April 2018

Varutha Upperi | Vishu and Onam Sadya Upperi | Kaya Nurukku Upperi

How to prepare Varutha Upperi/Vishu and Onam Sadya Special Upperi /Kaya Nurukku Upperi?



Varutha Upperi | Vishu and Onam Sadya Upperi | Kaya Nurukku Upperi


Ingredients:- 
  • Raw Banana - 2
  • Turmeric Powder - 1 ½ Tsp
  • Salt – 2 Tsp
  • Oil as need to fry

 

Preparation:-
  • Peel off the raw banana. Apply little oil in your hand to avoid stains on your hand
  • Take a vessel and pour water to dip the raw banana. Add 1 ½ Tsp turmeric into it and keep the banana into this water for 20 to 30 min
  • After 20 to 30 min take out the banana from turmeric water and dry it out using a tissue or dry cloth
  • Cut the raw banana into 4 pieces to make the chips
  • Take another vessel and add 2 Tsp salt and mix it well. This will be used later while frying the banana
  • Heat a pan and pour coconut oil. Once it become hot add cut banana into the oil and do deep fry
  • Pour 2 Tbsp salt water into the oil and continue to fry until it become crispy
  • Varutha upperi/Kaya Nurukku upperi is ready to serve


Cheers!!!
Minu

Thursday 5 April 2018

Semiya Payasam | Kerala Sadya Payasam

How to prepare Kerala Sadya Semiya Pyasam/Vermicelli Payasam?

Kerala Sadya is very famous for the variety of dishes which is served in the banana leaf. Payasam is definitely one of the item which cannot be avoided. There are different kinds of Payasam prepared for Sadya. Here I am showing you how to prepare a simple and easy Semiya Payasam.



Semiya Payasam | Kerala Sadya Payasam 



Ingredients:- 
  • Vermicelli – ¾ Cup
  • Milk – 500 Ml
  • Water – 200 ml
  • Sugar – ½ Cup
  • Ghee – 2 Tbsp
  • Cashew Nuts as needed
  • Raisins as needed
  • Cardamom Powder – 6 
  • Milkmaid – 2 to 3 Tbsp

 

Preparation:-
  • First let’s fry the cashew nuts and raisins in a pan by pouring little ghee into it and keep it aside. Same ghee we want to use it for frying vermicelli.
  • Add vermicelli in to the same ghee and fry it till it become golden brown
  • Take a big vessel and boil the milk along with 200 ml water
  • Transfer the fried vermicelli in to the milk and stir it well. Make sure to keep the flame low
  • Add sugar into the milk and mix it well. Make sure you stir the milk continuously
  • Add Cardamom powder and condensed milk into the Payasam and mix it well
  • Switch off the stove and add cashew and raisins. Payasam is ready to serve


Cheers!!!
Minu

Tuesday 3 April 2018

Vellarikka Pachadi | Cucumber Pachadi

How to prepare Kerala Sadya Special Pachadi/Vellarikka Pachadi?

Kerala Sadya is very famous for the variety of dishes which is served in the banana leaf. Pachadi is definitely one of the dish which cannot be avoided. There are different kinds of Pachadi. Here I am showing you how to prepare pachadi using vellarikka/Cucumber.


Vellarikka Pachadi | Cucumber Pachadi




Ingredients:- 
  • Indian Cucumber – 200 gm
  • Grated Coconut – ½ Cup
  • Green Chilli – 2
  • Salt to taste
  • Curd – ½ Cup
  • Mustard seeds for grinding – ½ Tsp
  • Red dried chilli – 2
  • Curry leaves as needed
  • Oil as needed

 

Preparation:-
  • Cut the cucumber into small pieces
  • Transfer the cut cucumber into a clay pot. Add green chilli, salt, and a little water and cook well
  • Grind grated coconut along with ½ Tsp mustard seeds and ½ cup curd
  • Add curry leaves into the cooked cucumber. Switch off the stove and keep it aside for few min to get it cool
  • Transfer the ground coconut into the cooked cucumber and mix it well. Add salt if required
  • Heat a pan and pour required oil. Splutter the mustard seeds and then add dried green chilli and curry leaves. Transfer the spluttered mustard into the pachadi
  • Pachadi is ready to serve with sadya or meals


Cheers!!!
Minu

Saturday 31 March 2018

Pappaya Thoran | Raw Pappaya Stir Fry

How to prepare Pappaya Thoran/Raw Pappaya Stir Fry?


Pappaya Thoran | Raw Pappaya Stir Fry



Ingredients:-
  • Papaya – ½ portion of medium size
  • Grated coconut – ½ Cup
  • Shallot/Small Onion – 4 to 5
  • Green Chilli – 2
  • Turmeric - 1 Pinch for color
  • Salt to taste
  • Water – 1 Tbsp
  • Oil as needed

 

Preparation:-
  • First clean the papaya. Peel off the skin and cut into pieces to remove the centre portion
  • Grate the papaya
  • Take a mixer jar and crush the coconut, shallot and green chilli
  • Heat a pan and splutter the mustard
  • Transfer the grated papaya, crushed coconut, salt and a pinch of turmeric powder into the pan and mix well
  • Pour 1 Tbsp water and cook well by closing it using a lid
  • Add curry leaves and switch off the stove. Papaya thoran is ready to serve

 

Cheers!!!
Minu

Wednesday 28 March 2018

Eenthappazham Porichathu | Dates Fritters

How to prepare Malabar special Eenthappazham Porichathu/Dates Fritters?

Eenthappazham/Dates are good source of energy and rich in fiber content. Eenthappazham Porichathu/Dates fritters are one of the very common iftar recipe especially in Malabar area. Eenthappazham Porichathu/Date fritters are very easy to prepare in 10 to 15 min. Because of the natural sweetness in dates every one likes this recipe. Please try from your side and provide the feedback.



 Eenthappazham Porichathu | Dates Fritters



Ingredients:-
  • Dates – 15 Nos
  • Badam – 15 Nos
  • Wheat flour – 1/3 cup (80 ml)
  • Sugar – 2 Tbsp
  • Cardamom powder – 3 Nos
  • Baking Powder – 1 Pinch
  • Salt to taste
  • Oil as need to fry

 

Preparation:-
  • Cut the dates and remove the seed, then fill it with a Badam and keep it aside
  • Take a bowl and add wheat flour, Salt, Sugar and Baking powder into it and mix well
  • Pour 1/3 cup water little by little into the flour and mix it well by hand or spoon
  • Take the dates one by one and dip it into the batter
  • Heat a pan and pour the required oil to do a deep fry
  • Transfer the dates one by into the hot oil and do deep fry on both sides
  • Dates fritters are ready to serve


Cheers!!!
Minu