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.

Appam / Hoppers

Appam is a very popular breakfast item in Kerala & Tamil Nadu. This also prepared in Sri Lanka where it is called Hoppers. This is a type of pancake made with fermented rice & coconut water batter. This is usually a breakfast item, but its also had for dinner. There are many variations of Appam such as Kallappam, Vellayappam, Milk Hoppers, Egg hoppers etc. Appam goes well with Chicken curry, Egg curry, Stew etc.

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

Cabbage Thoran

Moru Kachiyathu / Yoghurt curry