Category Archives: Curry

Butter mushroom

Posted on August 5, 2015 by coconutcraze

Butter Mushroom Butter chicken is undoubtedly one of the most famous Indian dishes enjoyed around the world. It is rich and creamy with a buttery flavor. Recently, I made butter chicken with barbequed chicken. I used tikka masala to marinate … Continue reading →

Posted in Brunch, Celebration, comfort food, Curry, Indian curry, Indian recipe, Side dish, Vegetarian | Tagged butter mushroom, buttery gravy, cremini mushroom, onion tomato gravy, rich creamy curry, side dish, vegetarian, whipped cream | 18 Comments

Mulakushyam/Cabbage & lentil coconut curry

Posted on July 27, 2015 by coconutcraze

Mulakushyam is a simple curry made using lentil and different vegetables in a coconut gravy. I first tasted this curry when my mother-in-law made it. Being an expert with dishes from Palakkad, in Kerala where this curry originated, she used … Continue reading →

Posted in Brunch, Coconut, Curry, Easy recipe, Gluten free, Indian curry, Kerala recipe, Side dish, Vegetarian | Tagged cabbage curry, coconut gravy, Curry, lentil and cabbage, Lentil curry, Molukushyam, side dish, tempering, vegetable curry | 11 Comments

Thai red curry with rice noodles

Posted on May 25, 2015 by coconutcraze

I have always loved Thai food and steer my family towards Thai restaurants when we go out for food. I like the flavor of its sweet sauces and spicy curry paste. Recently, I attended an engagement party held at a … Continue reading →

Posted in Curry, Easy recipe, International dishes, Main dish, Stir fry | Tagged red curry, rice noodles, shrimp thai, thai, thai curry, thai red curry paste, thai rice noodles, tofu thai curry, vegetable tofu Thai curry | 11 Comments

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 →

Posted in Coconut, Curry, Easy recipe, Indian curry, Kerala recipe, Side dish, Vegetarian | Tagged ashgourd curry, black eyed peas and vegetable curry, coconut milk, coconut milk gravy, coconut oil, Curry, curry leaves, Indian curry, Kerala recipe, Sadhya dish, side dish, simple curry | 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

Eggplant curry/ Baingan Bartha

Posted on January 7, 2015 by coconutcraze

Brinjal curry I have a love-hate relationship with brinjal/eggplant. I like it in tomato chutney, stir fried and fried whole with spices stuffed as in eggplant-masala . I hate it floating as big chunks in curries. But when it is … Continue reading →

Posted in Curry, Side dish, Vegetarian | Tagged aubergine, Baingan bartha, Basic curry ingredients, brinjal curry, Curry, eggplant curry, Eggplant masala, Indian curry, sauteing, side dish, spicy curry | 39 Comments

Vegetarian version of Mathi mulakittathu /Spicy hot curry with fried bitter gourd

Posted on December 2, 2014 by coconutcraze

Dried bitter gourd curry (Vegetarian version) Mathi Mulakittathu is a very spicy curry which is a signature Kerala dish to accompany Tapioca or cooked rice. Mathi is Sardine, a very nutritious oily fish with a distinct fishy smell and high … Continue reading →

Posted in Curry, Easy recipe, Indian curry, Kerala recipe, Non-vegetarian, Side dish, Vegetarian | Tagged Bitter gourd sun dried, bittergourd curry, fish curry, Fried bitter gourd curry, fried sun deied bittergourd curry, Indian curry, Kerala recipe, Kudampuli, Malabar tamarind, Mathi Mulakittathu, Sardines in hot gravy, Spicy hot curry, Vegetarian version of Mathi mulakittathu, vetarian hot curry | 19 Comments

Mixed Vegetable Kurma (Coimbatore style)/Spicy veggie curry

Posted on September 5, 2014 by coconutcraze

Restaurant style vegetable Kuruma Hi guys…I am in India right now, enjoying the lovely weather, hanging out with relatives and gobbling amazing food in different places. If I am not able to post regularly, please excuse me! Right now I … Continue reading →

Posted in Coconut, Curry, Indian curry, Side dish, Tamil Nadu recipe, Vegetarian | Tagged Coimbatore style kurma, Curry, Indian curry, Korma, mixed vegetable kuruma, Restaurant style korma, Tamil Nadu recipe, vegan, vegetarian | 14 Comments

Grandma’s curry/Nadan curry

Posted on April 28, 2014 by coconutcraze

Garden fresh vegetable curry! My grandmother was a very thrifty woman and made food for an army with ingredients mainly from her garden. She raised 8 kids and had to feed the helpers who worked in our farm. She was … Continue reading →

Posted in Curry, Easy recipe, Indian curry, Kerala recipe, Side dish, Vegetarian | Tagged Curry, curry in a hurry, grandma's curry, Indian curry, Kerala recipe, Lentil curry, nadan curry, simple curry, thur dhal curry, vegetables, vegetarian curry | 6 Comments

Potato masala/ Poori masala

Posted on April 8, 2014 by coconutcraze

Yellow potato curry! I am going back to some basics in Indian cooking. When mashed potatoes decide to have a good time with onion and some simple spices, this potato masala is born. It is the best curry to escort … Continue reading →