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.

Ghee Rice

Ghee rice is, rice cooked along with ghee and whole spices. Many variants are seen in India. The one I am trying today is a Kerala style Ghee rice with minimum Ghee as possible.

Preparation time- 20 mins

Paneer mutter masala

Paneer or Indian cottage cheese is one of the most favorite item for vegetarians in India. Paneer Mutter masala is an authentic Punjabi dish. It can be served with Riceor Indian flat Breads. It is a rich, medium spicy gravy.

Preparation time- 30 mins

Gobi Onion Bajji

Bajji is a spicy Indian snack. Many variants of this dish are there. Its a crispy, spicy fried snack that is served as a starter also. Many veggies can be used for bajji. Today I used Cauliflower (Gobi) and Onion for my amoeba-shaped (shapeless) bajjis. 

Preparation time- 15 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

Gobi Manchurian/ Cauliflower Manchurian

Gobi Manchurian is an Indian version of Chinese Manchurian with India`s most favorite vegetable- Gobi or Cauliflower. It is a two step process. First, deep fry the cauliflower florets in a thick batter. Make a hot & spicy sauce and add these fried florets. Gobi Manchurian is a favorite restaurant dish for most of the vegetarian Indians. It can be prepared as a dry starter or a gravy. Today I am making a semi gravy Gobi Manchurian.

Preparation time- 30 mins

Thakkali curry/ kerala style tomato curry

Thakkali (tomato) curry is as simple as its name, its tomato in coconut gravy. It is a typical Kerala dish served with boiled rice or chapati. It is a mildly spicy dish. Preparation is similar to a Kerala fish curry. Thakkali curry is a simple dish that takes only 10 mins to prepare. Coconut oil is a must for this preparation.

Preparation time- 10 mins
No of servings- 2

Vegetable pulav

Vegetable pulav is an authentic north Indian dish of vegetables in spicy basmati rice.  It is a complete meal served as lunch or dinner with Raitha, salad, pickle etc. The recipe am gonna share today is prepared N number of times at my home. I simply love this one as its healthy, tasty and very easy. One major advantage of this dish is, even if half of the veggies are not there, the final pulav is gonna taste awesome.

Preparation time- 40 mins
Servings- 4

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

Spinach chapati

A sneaky way to get some spinach to your little monsters. Also spinach brings a beautiful green colour to chapatis. Chapatis are Indian flat bread made with wheat flour. Its a super easy recipe. We are just adding spinach paste into ordinary chapati mixture. Instead of spinach you can also use cooked beetroot puree, carrot puree etc.

Preparation time - 10 mins
No of chapati- 2 nos

Cabbage Thoran in Microwave

Cabbage Thoran is a simple side dish served with boiled rice in Kerala. Thoran is an important dry dish in Kerala Sadhya (A grand Kerala banquet served on Banana Leaves). Almost any vegetables can be used to make thoran. Basically a dry dish with grated coconut is a thoran in Kerala. Even fish & meat are used for making thoran. See my Chicken Thoran for more details. Today I am preparing a Cabbage Thoran in Microwave. I am using burner for only tempering.

Preparation time- 20 mins

Kadala curry

Kadala curry is a thick, spicy coconut gravy with black chickpeas (bengal gram/ channa/ kadala). It is a favourite side dish for breakfast items such as Puttu , Idiyappam, appam, palappam etc. It is very healthy as chickpeas are rich in proteins. Puttu and Kadala curry is one of the first dishes that you have to try if you are not a keralite. 

Preparation time- 25 mins

Chiratta Puttu

Puttu is one of the healthiest breakfast in the world. This steamed rice cake is an authentic Kerala dish, prepared by steaming a mixture of rice powder and coconut in a cylindrical steamer. Chiratta puttu is a variety of puttu prepared in a coconut shell. After grating the coconut, a hole is made in the center of the shell and used for steaming. Nowadays steel/ aluminium chiratta puttu maker is easily available in the market, that can be used with a pressure cooker and I am using one of them. I will try to include the pictures of an original chiratta puttu ASAP. Puttu can be served with kadala curry, cherupayar, egg curry, steamed bananas etc.

Preparation time- 15 mins
No of Puttu- 1 no

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

Simple Kerala Pulishery

Pulishery is an authentic Kerala gravy made with Yoghurt & Coconut. In Kerala, from south to north you can find many varieties of Pulisherys differing in color, texture, ingredients etc etc.. but we all agree on one thing.... Pulishery is Sour, as its name. It is very similar to other Kerala currys like Moru Kachiyathu (Pulishery minus coconut) and Kalan (a thicker Pulishery). Pulishery can be prepared with Mangoes, bananas, ash gourd, pineapples etc. But today I am preparing a simple Kottayam style pulishery with only green chillies. I guarantee, it won't take more than 15 mins.

Preparation time- 15 mins

Easy Aloo Paratha

Aloo (Potato) Paratha is an Indian breakfast or brunch ( But I love to eat them anytime).It can be served with chilled Yogurt, Butter, a spicy Pickle or a Chutney or even Tomato ketchup. It is an Indian whole-wheat flat bread stuffed with potato filling. Do you have a picky eater at home? Then, this is a way to make them eat Potatoes. But  I love Potatoes & for this recipe I need to thank Gopal Bhai :) . Even though I have tried many varieties of aloo parathas, this is the easiest and healthiest of them all.

Preparation time - 30 mins
No of Parathas- 6 nos