Tag Archives: Kerala recipe

Steamed rice cake and chickpeas curry/Puttu and kadala curry

Posted on April 13, 2015 by coconutcraze

It is a shame if I don’t write about Puttu and Kadala. It is like bread and butter in Kerala. I have eaten it all throughout my life and can connect it with many stories, old sayings, humorous and real … Continue reading →

Posted in Breakfast, Brunch, Coconut, Indian curry, Kerala recipe, Main dish, Side dish, steamed, Vegan, Vegetarian | Tagged breakfast, chickpeas curry, fried coconut curry, Indian curry, kadala curry, Kerala chick peas curry, Kerala recipe, Nadan kadala curry, Puttu, Puttu kutti, rice cake, side dish for puttu, steamed rice cake | 19 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

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

Tapioca and Sardines curry/ Kappa masala and Mathi curry

Posted on November 19, 2014 by coconutcraze

Cassava masala Cassava or Tapioca is also known by other names like Yuca in South America, Mogo in East Africa and Kappa in Kerala. There are many dishes prepared with starchy Cassava in many Latin American and other tropical countries. … Continue reading →

Posted in Breakfast, Easy recipe, Main dish, Vegetarian | Tagged boiled tapioca, Cassava, coconut oil dish, coconut recipe, fish curry, gluten free, Kappa, kappa masala, Kerala recipe, Main dish, Simple recipe, Tapioca, Tapioca masala | 11 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 →