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अप्पम केरला की एक प्रसिद्ध डिश है जिसे हर घर में बनाया जाता है. अप्पम को नारियल के दूध या स्टू के साथ परोसा जाता है, लेकिन आप इसे अपनी पसंद की किसी भी दक्षिण भारतीय करी के साथ परोस सकते है. इसके बिच का भाग मोटा होता है और कोने का भाग पतला होता है.  केरला स्टाइल अप्पम रेसिपी को अपने दिन के खाने के लिए कडला करी या वेजिटेबल स्टू के साथ परोसे। 

Appam is a Kerala dish made with fermented rice batter and served along with sweetened coconut milk or stew. It is prepared in an appa kal  or appa chetti which is a bowl shaped. So when you make appam the center is a little thick and the edges are thin.  Traditionally toddy or fermented coconut water was used to ferment the appam batter. But you can ferment the batter using yeast as well. Fermentation is the key to make soft spongy appams.  Serve the Kerala Style Appam Recipe - ...

Kerala Vendakkai Thoran is a simple and delicious preparation of Okra or Bhindi flavored with pearl onions, green chilies, and coconut. This style of making vegetable is very typical to South India especially Kerala.  Did you know: Okra or Vendakkai is a low-calorie vegetable and contains no saturated fat or cholesterol. They are rich sources of dietary fiber, minerals, and vitamins; often recommended by nutritionists in cholesterol controlling and weight reduction programs. Serve the Kerala ...

Kanji Payar Recipe is comfort food of Kerala. It is healthy, tasty and simple. Kanji is rice gruel and it is had hot with green gram (moong) thoran and papad. It is easily digestible hence it is recommended food during sickness or when you have a stomach upset. Green gram is a super food for weight loss and is loaded with vitamins. The papad can be deep fried or roasted on low flame. This recipe calls for no oil at all. Serve Kanji Payar with Tomato Garlic Chutney Recipe or Kerala Vendakka ...

Kerala Style Chemmeen Moilee Recipe -Prawn Curry is a comfort curry made from shrimps cooked in rich coconut milk. The curry is so simple to make as it is made in a one pot. Moilee is a very common dish in Kerala and is usually made from a variety of fish but we can use different kind of seafood as well to create this wonderful delicacy. This curry does not use any tamarind but has strong flavors from the whole spices like the cardamom pods, cinnamon sticks and whole peppercorns. Serve the Kerala ...

Kinnathappam or steamed plate cake is a traditional Kerala dessert prepared by Muslims during Ramadan. This plate cake is soft, wiggly and tasty. You can also make it for usual days to enjoy it after your meal. It gets ready in no time, therefore you can also make it when you invite guests at home for lunch or dinner.  Serve Kinnathappam along with snacks like Mahunada Khaja and Thotakura Undalu when you have sudden guests at home.  If you like this recipe, you can also ...

Chammanthi is very common in Kerala households and this Kerala Thenga Chammanthi Recipe is a traditional variant.Each and every household in Kerala have their own version of the chammanthi. Some do not add ginger or curry leaves to the chamanthi. Some skip out on the onions. This recipe has all the great flavours of chamanthi. It is super flavourful with the addition of ginger, shallots, curry leaves and tamarind to fresh grated coconut. The Chammanthi is traditionally ground on the ammikallu or ...

The Beans Mezhukkupuratti Recipe is a delicious dish where the beans are tempered with mustard seeds and curry leaves, cooked with onion slices and finished with turmeric powder, pepper powder which adds a beautiful mild flavours to the beans. Mezhukkupuratti means stir fry in Malayalam. There are many kinds of stir fries that forms a part of the Kerala meal, however using French Beans is the most common stir fries which is had by the malayalis on an everyday basis. The beans are a healthy source ...

Malabar Parotta or Kerala Parotta is a layered flatbread made from refined flour (maida). This is a traditional recipe from Kerala. At some places it is also served at weddings, religious festivals and feasts.  To get the flaky layers of the parotta various techniques are required. It is made similar to a laccha paratha and then rolled to make the malabar parotta.  Serve Malabar Parotta with Vegetable Kurma and Kerala Style Egg Roast Curry Recipe as a weeknight dinner or ...

Mulakushyam is an easy recipe from the Palakkad Cuisine. It is a dish comprising of the combination of lentils, essentially Moong Dal cooked along with vegetables with a drizzle of coconut oil to add a Palakad touch to the recipe. You can add any vegetable of your choice like pumpkins, gourds etc. Adding a variety of vegetables in a lentil curry ensures that you get more nutrition.  Serve the Mulakushyam along with Steamed Rice , Elai Vadam and Pisarna Manga Recipe for a quick and wholesome ...

Tapioca Stew or Kappa Ishtoo is a delicious tapioca curry, prepared using coconut milk, fresh tapioca root and flavored with whole crushed pepper, cinnamon, cardamom and cloves.  A very simple stew that is nutritious and rich in flavors, it has ingredients that are very minimal, yet which make great impact. Serve Kerala Style Kappa Ishtoo Recipe (Tapioca Stew Recipe) along with Steamed Rice Recipe and accompanied by sides of Kerala Vendakka Thoran (Okra Stir Fry) or Cabbage ...

Kerala Style Whole Wheat Parotta Recipe is an easy way to consume a parotta without feeling guilty about increasing the calorie. Parotta is one of the famous bread in Kerala which is eaten mainly with Kadale Curry or Egg Curry. It is basically a bread which is flaky and has many layer within. This is the result of rolling it thinly and then then folding it several times and then stretching it so that it forms a long thread like dough. It is then folded into a ball and rolled thin. Serve the Kerala ...

Kerala Style Chakkakuru Mezhukkupuratti Recipe is simply a Jackfruit Seed Stir Fry  It is a favourite dish from Kerala that uses jack fruit seed which is  stir fried with some Indian spices. Jackfruit seeds are good for health in many ways, like it helps in reducing wrinkles as it helps in detoxifying the body it will also make your skin glow. Serve the Kerala Style Chakkakuru Mezhukkupuratti Recipe along with Kerala Style Kanji Payar Recipe. If you are looking for ...

Varutharacha Sambar is a delicious Kerala Style Sambar Recipe that is made from roasted coconut homemade sambar powder that adds to the authenticity and flavor of the sambar. The aromas from the ground spices when combined along with tamarind water and cooked lentils, make this sambar very delicious and festive. An Onam sadya is incomplete without the freshly prepared spicy Varutharacha Sambar. It gives the whole meal a definition and lifts the Sadya to a new dimension. Did you know ? ...

Vivatta Whole Wheat Flour Puttu Recipe is a twist to Puttu recipe which is unique to Kerala. It is one of the staple dish prepared for breakfast in many households on day to day basis. Being steamed and prepared without oil puts the 'puttu' on the list of healthy, non-fat dishes. There are many variations to this dish; some prepare it with Ragi that makes it very nutritious, diabetic friendly dish. Usually 'puttu' is prepared with rice powder. To make puttu a little more interesting, I have ...

Ada Pradhaman Recipe is a Kerala Style Rice Ada Pudding With Jaggery & Coconut Milk which is typically served as a dessert in the festival of Onam in Kerala. Ada is the ribbon-shaped dry rice flakes which are soaked in hot water and later slow cooked in jaggery and coconut milk. This traditional dessert is a very important part of Onam Sadhya (traditional meal). As Ada Pradhaman recipe is typically made with various extracts of coconut milk, it is a bit laborious, but totally worth it. Loaded ...

The Kerala Brown Rice Kozhukattai is a simple and quick recipe, that makes is a healthy and wholesome meal. There are many variations to this recipe, but I love to make it the way I have written it. Whole grains like brown rice are generally higher in fiber, containing certain other nutrients than their "white" counterparts making it healthy, and wholesome. Serve the Kerala Brown Rice Kozhukattai Recipe along with Puli Ingi or Coconut Chutney and Filter Coffee for your weekday breakfast. If ...

Traditionally Matta Rice is soaked and cooked in lots of water and then the excess water is drained. Traditional method can take a long time to cook and hence I have given this Pressure Cooker method which is much quicker. Matta Rice or Red Rice is different from Brown Rice and is a healthier option than White Rice. White Rice contains no fiber but Matta Rice contains fiber and also has other nutrients like magnesium and one gram of calcium. It also contains vitamins like Vitamin A and Vitamin B. ...

Mambazha Puliserry is an unique and special dish of Kerala. This dish is specially prepared on the auspicious day of Onam. However, the best time to prepare this dish is when mangoes are in season. Whole ripe mangoes are cooked in a coconut- sour curd spicy gravy. The pulissery has a burst of different flavours like sweet, sour, spicy and is a perfect accompaniment to hot rice, idiyappam and even dosa. Authentic pulissery uses small whole mangoes. You can however use sliced mangoes too. Try this ...

Nendra Pazham Pulissery Recipe is a wonderful twist on a traditional pulissery that we all know. It is usually has vegetables like ash gourd that is added into the curry but here in this recipe we have created a twist by adding ripened banana that compliments well with the flavor of ground coconut mixture and curd. It is also considered to be a part of baby food that you can make it with less spice levels. Serve the Nendra Pazham Pulissery Recipe along with Steamed Rice, Pavakkai Poriyal Recipe and ...

चुक्कु कापी रेसिपी एक प्रसिद्ध पारम्परिक कॉफ़ी रेसिपी है जिसे केरला में सुखी अदरक के साथ बनाया जाता है. इसे ठन्डे समय में बनाया जाता है. आप इसमें सुखी अदरक, काली मिर्च, जीरा और बेसिल भी डाल सकते है.  आप इसे सर्दियों के दिन में दवाई की तरह भी पी सकते है, यह आपके जुखाम और सर्दी को भी ठीक करता है.

Chukku Kaapi is a famous traditional healthy coffee of kerala people made by brewing dry ginger with coffee powder. Its one of the daily recipe made in Kerala very often in many homes during colder weather. Dried ginger, black pepper, jeera, holy basil, etc, are used in this natural home remedy recipe. Serve this Chukku Kaapi Recipe (Dry Ginger Coffee) during early mornings and in evenings to get rid of common cough and cold, and build a general immunity and helps in improving response ...

Kerala Tomato Fry Recipe is famous in Kerala and it is easy to cook and delicious in taste. It goes well with Rice, Dosa and even Phulkas. It is easy recipe and requires very few ingredients to prepare this. You can also pack it in your Lunch Box along with Tawa Paratha or Neer Dosa. Serve Kerala Tomato Fry Recipe along with Tomato Onion Sambar and Homemade Soft Idlis for breakfast or for a light dinner. If you like this recipe, you can also try other Kerala Recipes such as Ada Pradhaman ...

Vendakkai Thoran Recipe is a simple and yet delicious recipe made from Bhindi/ Okra also known as Vendakkai in the south of India. The Vendakkai is tossed in a simple onion, green chili and coconut and served as a side dish along with a main meal.  Vendakkai is a good source of potassium, vitamin C, vitamin B, folic acid and calcium. It is high in dietary fibre and low in calories. It is a good option for diabetics. Make the delicious Vendakkai Thoran Recipe and serve it along with Kuruku ...