Chuvanna Cheera/Red Spinach/Amaranth Aviyal Travancore style

Amaranth is a very nutritious leaf vegetable found commonly in the tropical regions. The leaves are very good source of vitamins & minerals & hence its good to include this nutritious leafy vegetable in your diet. In different parts of Kerala, this leaf is used to cook different dishes. One of the most popular one being cheera aviyal. This is made by cooking the amaranth leaves & mixing it with ground coconut & spice mixture and tamarind. Amaranth leaf is also used to make cheera thoran which is yet another popular menu item in a malayali household.

Banana Peanut Smoothie

Banana Peanut smoothie/milk shake... You can call it whatever you like... It is a refreshing, healthy, nutritious and tasty drink that can be made in no time. This is very similar to the Sharjah shake that we get in bakeries & fresh fruit juice joints in Kerala.This smoothie is made by blending banana, peanut & little sugar (optional) to a smooth consistency. Due to the presence of all healthy ingredients, this is one of the guilt free smoothies that you can have. 

Potato Koottu Curry/Potato Curry

Potato Koottu curry is what we call the potato curry in the southern part of Kerala. This is a popular accompaniment for idiyappam, appam, chapathi/roti etc in Kerala. Different versions of koottu curry are available. Some people make it adding coconut milk, some make it adding urad dal vada/ uzhunnu vada which is a special occasion delicacy. Here I've made yet another version of potato koottu curry thats cooked without the coconut milk or uzhunnu vada. The recipe includes Big Onions, potatoes, Spices, Masalas etc. It can be eaten with Chapathi/Roti, Idiyappam/String Hoppers, Idly, Dosa etc

Prawns Fry/Prawns Roast

Prawns Fry is a very popular & tasty side dish accompaniment for rice or chapathi/roti. Due to its lower cooking time, this is one of those seafood dishes that can be prepared in a hurry, but will still taste delicious! The interesting part is that this dish requires very few ingredients such as Prawns, Big onions & spices. This is a very popular dish in Kerala.

Perumpayar / Vanpayar / Red Beans Thoran

Vanpayar thoran is a very quick & easy to make side dish. This is a highly nutritious & healthy dish. In this recipe, the vanpayar is cooked & then mixed with a ground coconut mixture made of garlic, cumin seeds & spices. This mix is then cooked & combined well with the cooked vanpayar to be relished with rice. This thoran goes well with matta rice.

Daal Tadka

Tadka daal is a very popular north indian dish. It is usually eaten as a side dish for roti/chapathi, rice etc. The daal is cooked & then a tempering of mustard seeds, onions & spices gives this dish a beautiful aroma & flavour. This dish can be prepared using different varieties of daals/lentils available in the market.

Muringa ila thoran / Drumstick leaves thoran/ Moringa leaf thoran

Muringa ila or drumstick leaf is a very nutritious leaf. It is rich in vitamins, protein & other essential nutrients. The drumstick tree is one of the most common tree found in the rural household kitchen gardens in Kerala. The tree also yields a fruit called drumstick, the meat of which is widely used in cooking along with its leaves. Its a fact that muringa leaves can fight malnutrition especially in kids & nursing mothers. Muringa ila thoran is an easy to prepare dish like most thoran recipes. All you need to do is to first cook the muringa leaves & then combine & cook it with the ground coconut, garlic, cumin seeds & spice mixture.

Travancore style Anchovy / White Bait / Netholi Fish Curry

Parippu / Kerala Daal Curry

Parippu is an unavoidable dish for any sadya menu in Kerala. The preparation of this dish is entirely different from the north indian daal.

Travancore Style Naadan Chicken curry

Travancore Fish Curry

Cabbage Thoran

Moru Kachiyathu / Yoghurt curry