Chicken spring roll

Spring rolls are a popular appetizer in parties these days. Its mainly eaten during the spring festival in China and hence the name. Spring roll is a thin wrapping filled with cabbage and other vegetables. Then it is either steamed, fried or eaten as such if the wrapping is really thin. Today I am trying a chicken filled, deep fried spring rolls.

Preparation time: 30 mins

No of servings: 4 nos

Chicken Stuffed Bun

Chicken stuffed buns are simply yummy and easy to make. They will definitely cure a hungry stomach. It is a perfect evening snack. This recipe yields about 10 -12 stuffed buns.

Preparation time: 30 mins
No of servings: 10-12

Chicken mappas

Chicken mappas is a traditional Kerala style chicken curry which is very low in spices compared to most of the Kerala dishes. Hence its a favorite among foreigners. This recipe is done with fish also. It doesn't contain any masala powders, only ginger, garlic and green chilly is added for flavor. It goes well with appam, idiyappam, boiled rice etc. I am trying an easier version of this traditional recipe.

Preparation time: 30 mins

Kerala fish curry

This is a Yummy Kottayam style Fish curry that we usually prepare at home. Coconut paste is added for a thicker consistency. Fish curry is medium level spicy. It goes well with Boiled rice or Tapioca/ Yuca.

Preparation time: 20 mins

Meen Peera/ Thoran

Meen Peera is again a simple fish recipe of Kerala. Am I using "Simple" tooo often? hmmm... Its a fish thoran.. Remember I have mentioned other Thorans before? Its a dry side dish with grated coconut. Its mildly spicy and you can use any fish for this.

Preparation time: 20 mins

Butter Chicken masala

Today I am trying a very famous restaurant dish in India. It is a rich, creamy and mildly spicy dish. There are different ways to do it. Today I choose to go traditional. So be prepared to spend a lot of time in the kitchen. But the result will always get you applause.

Preparation time- 2 hrs

Tandoori chicken

Tandoori chicken is a very healthy recipe that is traditionally made in a clay oven or tandoor. It is a famous Indian starter that originated in New Delhi. Specialty of this dish is a marination of yogurt and spices that tenders the chicken and makes cooking very easy. Today I am trying this traditional dish in Oven.

Easy chicken fry

Nothing much to say about this Chicken fry, its super easy and simply yummy. Chicken fry can be entered as a starter or a side dish in a dinner menu. Its a crispy deep fried chicken recipe that can be served with Indian rice or other flat breads.

Preparation time- 25 mins

Basic vanilla sponge cake

If you are a beginner in baking then this is the first cake that you will try. There are thousands of ways to make this. Here goes the basic vanilla sponge cake recipe that worked for me :)

Preparation time: 1 hr

Chicken biriyani

A Kerala cook book is incomplete without chicken biriyani recipe.  In India you can find many varieties like hyderabadi biryani, Thalashery biriyani, kashmiri biriyani, Sindhi biriyani, karachi beef biriyani etc etc. Originally, it is a Persian dish, Indians adopted during the time of Mughal rulers. Making a Biriyani can be a controversial issue when it comes to the ingredients that goes in. A large no of spices along with pineapple, rose water, cashews, raisins, saffron .. etc etc are used. Today I am preparing the simplest among the many recipes I have seen, with a biriyani masala that you get from stores.

Preparation time- 60 mins

Varutharacha Kozhicurry

Kerala's own cuisine - Varutharacha kozhi curry is a traditional chicken curry with  roasted coconut. Again different variants are there but this is how my Amma cooks it. It is time consuming, becoz of roasting and grinding, but lets make it easy by using our microwave and grinder. I am trying the easiest way to get the authentic taste. It can be served with ghee rice, chapati, boiled rice, kerala paratha, appam, idiyappam etc

Preparation time- 45 mins

Kerala Egg Roast

Kerala egg roast is serving hard boiled egg along with a caramelized onion curry. Caramelized onions are best way to bring flavor to a curry.This is a spicy roast. You can make it milder by adding Coconut milk. Kerala egg roast goes best with Puttu and Appam. It can be served along with other Indian flat breads also.

Preparation time- 25 mins

Servings- 2

Egg Chapati

Egg chapati is something I fell in love with, at my "ex-office-snack-corner". This can be a perfect 4-O'clock snack or quick breakfast. Its quiet simple & my toddler loves it :). It is egg on chapati. You can also try this when you are lazy to make a curry for Chapatis.

Preparation time- 10 mins

Chicken Kebab

Chicken Kebab is, chicken cubes marinated in yogurt cooked in a tandoori oven or electric oven. I am trying a deep fried chicken starter with the same ingredients. Fry these chicken pieces, only few minutes before serving. It has a crispy outer coating and a soft inside. It can be served as a starter.

Preparation time- 20 mins

Chicken 65

Chicken 65 is a spicy Andra dish. According to Google, when a restaurant menu  card misprinted "Chicken 65" instead of "65. Chicken red chilly" (ie on the menu card, 65th item was a chicken dish), the dish got its name. The authentic chicken 65 has red chilly paste in it. It is served as a starter or as a side dish along with roti, chapati, nan or rice. It is a dry dish.

Preparation time- 40 mins.

Egg fried rice

Fried rice is a Chinese rice item that is popular worldwide. This dish has vegetables, meat and Chinese sauces sauteed in high flame and mixed with boiled long-rice. This is a complete meal. It can be served with other Chinese curry like chilly chicken, Manchurian etc. Among the many varieties of fried rice am gonna try a simple Egg fried rice.

Preparation time- 45 mins
No of servings- 4 nos

Pepper chicken wrap

Pepper chicken wrap is a simple dish that you can make with left over chapatis. It is an easy way to sneak in veggies for your picky eater. Its a perfect 'after-school-meal' for a hungry kid. The same filling can be used for sandwiches and spring rolls. If you have left over chicken pieces in a curry, dig it out and use it directly in this wrap. Else, you need a small chicken breast piece to make two mighty wraps.

Preparation time- 20 mins
No of wraps- 2 nos

Pepper chicken fry

Pepper chicken fry is an easy starter that can win you guaranteed applause all the time. Its a spicy dry dish with pepper and red chilly powder. You can serve it with lemon wedges and onion rings. Also it can be a side dish for Indian breads like chapati, rumali roti, kerala Paratta( porotta) etc.

Preparation time- 20 mins

Kerala Omelet

Yes.... You heard me right.. Keralites have their own version of omelets also :). This is a very basic recipe that anyone in Kerala would know. Again many varieties are there, this is the one I prefer. Its not only a breakfast item in Kerala, we serve it along with lunch & dinner. In a Kerala Omelet we would definitely add coconut. And the rest of the recipe goes something like this...

Preparation time- 5 mins

Chicken Thoran

Chicken Thoran is a Kerala style dry dish served with rice. Its a spicy side dish with grated coconut and shallots. It must be cooked in Kerala`s very own Coconut Oil or it wont taste the same. Though, different versions of Kerala chicken preparations are there, this is one of my all time fav :D

 

Preparation time- 30 mins