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

Vegetable cutlets

Keralites admire Indian coffee House cutlets.  Cutlets are yummy snack for a hungry school kid as well as an unavoidable starter for a christian wedding feast in Kerala.  Today am trying a vegetable cutlet. You can add vegetables of your choice in this recipe.

Preparation time: 30 mins

No of servings: 10 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

Green peas 'N Carrot Pulav

When your kitchen is running low on vegetables, this recipe comes handy. Its is a simple pulav with just carrot or/and green peas.

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