Monthly Archives: March 2015

Olan/Ash gourd curry in coconut milk

Posted on March 31, 2015 by coconutcraze

Creamy coconut Kumbalanga curry! Olan is a very simple Kerala curry with less cooking and a great, fresh taste. It has few ingredients and has a crunch very close to a salad. Ash gourd and cow peas are the main … Continue reading →

Puff pastry onion tart/Caramelized onion tart

Posted on March 27, 2015 by coconutcraze

Shiny onions on a pastry bed! When caramelized onion meets rich puff pastry in an oven, only amazing things can happen! This is a simple tart but the taste is buttery delicious! I have always baked with store bought puff … Continue reading →

Posted in Baked, Breakfast, Brunch, Celebration, comfort food, Finger food, Pack-and-go snack, Pastry | Tagged Caramelized onion tart, comfort food, Flaky airy pastry, onion tart, pastry, puff pastry, puff tart, snack | 39 Comments

Puff pastry dough/Puff pastry from scratch

Posted on March 25, 2015 by coconutcraze

Puff pastry myth busted! There are many things I dread cooking and never venture to try. It is the fear of failure! Puff pastry is one such culinary process I feared. I was fascinated by flaky and airy, puff pastry … Continue reading →

Posted in Baked, Dessert, Not just for kids, Pastry, Side dish, Snack, Vegetarian | Tagged allpurpose flour, baked dessert, basic puff recipe, butterslab, dough, Flaky airy pastry, pastry, puff pastry, puff pastry layers, puffed bread | 27 Comments

Sweet potato fritters/Vegetarian fritters

Posted on March 20, 2015 by coconutcraze

Flax Powered Sweet Potato Fritters Sweet potato is natures way of making vegetables lovable. It is a bit too starchy when boiled, which was how I used to prepare and eat it earlier. Shredding it and adding some spices is … Continue reading →

Posted in Appetizer, Breakfast, Brunch, Celebration, comfort food, Easy recipe, Finger food, Fried, Pack-and-go snack, Side dish, Snack, Vegetarian | Tagged Appetizer, breakfast fritters, flax powered sweet fritters, fritters, savoury fritters, shallow fried fritters, snack, sweet and savoury fritters, Sweet potato fritters, Vegetarian fritters | 20 Comments

Moru kootan/Yogurt curry

Posted on March 19, 2015 by coconutcraze

Yam curd curry This is an authentic Kerala curry most favoured in homes and restaurants. No meal is complete without a last course of plain curd or a curd curry added to rice. This is my mother’s recipe and tastes … Continue reading →

Posted in Coconut, Curry, Easy recipe, Side dish | Tagged buttermilk curry, Chena Kizhangu, coconut curd curry, Curd curry, curry leaves, Elephant foot yam curry, elephant yam, Indian curry, Kerala recipe, Moru kootan, side dish, yogurt spicy curry | 8 Comments

Fruity, coconutty smoothie

Posted on March 17, 2015 by coconutcraze

Fruity ginger coconut smoothie Spring is coming around and I intended to start it off with a fresh, detox smoothie, but ended out doing something entirely different and happily so! This is the most delicious, decadent smoothie ever! It is … Continue reading →

Posted in Breakfast, Drink, Gluten free, Not just for kids, Raw food, Side dish, Vegan, Vegetarian | Tagged apple banana smoothie, coconut cream, coconut milk, coconut whipped cream, earty smoothie, fruity coconutty smoothie, fruity ginger honey drink, Smoothie, vegan smoothie | 10 Comments

Mini tarts/ Fruit and nut tartlets

Posted on March 12, 2015 by coconutcraze

Sweet jewel tarts! What can you make for a quick dessert? This is a question I ask myself many times. I decided to have some easy ideas so next time I need not scramble, search and struggle to get it … Continue reading →

Posted in Baked, Dessert, Easy recipe, Finger food, Not just for kids, Pastry | Tagged compote filled tarts, dessert, Fruit and nut tartlets, Mini tarts, sweet, Sweet dessert tarts, sweet jewel tarts, Sweet little tarts | 22 Comments

Homemade Salsa

Posted on March 11, 2015 by coconutcraze

Tangy sweet salsa! Salsa is a wonderful side to most Mexican dishes. It is so stimulating and lively that it makes your tongue dance! If you want to make fresh salsa there are recipes for restaurant style salsa found all … Continue reading →

Posted in Easy recipe, Gluten free, Raw food, Salad, Side dish, Vegan, Vegetarian | Tagged Dip, East recipe, fresh salsa, Fresh tomato salsa, Homemade salsa, Raw food, side dish, Tangy sweet salsa | 22 Comments

Easy Mexican rice/Spanish rice with beans

Posted on March 10, 2015 by coconutcraze

Tasty rice and beans in Salsa When we move to a new country there are many unwritten rules and language usage that confuse us. Tim Hortons is a famous coffee and bake shop chain in Canada. I took quite a … Continue reading →

Posted in Brunch, Cheese, Easy recipe, Main dish, Rice, Side dish, Vegetarian | Tagged Brunch dish, Easy Mexican rice, Main dish, Rice, Rice and beans in Salsa, Rice with beans, Salsa flavoured rice, side dish, Spanish rice, vegetarian | 12 Comments

Coconut macaroons/4 ingredients macaroon

Posted on March 6, 2015 by coconutcraze

A coconut treat to relish! I have not posted a namesake recipe for a long time. This is a true coconut snack! Coconut is the main ingredient, flavour and inspiration for this recipe. This is the only baked sweet dessert … Continue reading →