I’m always looking for new fun Indian recipes and love this cabbage theeyal! Theeyal is a dish made from roasted coconut, spices and tamarind. I think theeyal litterally means burnt dish since the toast the coconut until it browns. This … Continue reading
For forever we’ve been using store bought coconut chutney which is very good, but the other day my husband said he was tired of it. So I thought it was time to make my own. What a refreshing change! Coconut chutney … Continue reading
LOVE this recipe for South Indian Mushroom Curry I found on Adventures of a Food Slut. It is decadent and delicious and a go to for mushroom lovers! I doubled the amount of mushrooms because mushrooms shrink so much and I didn’t … Continue reading
I have a cold! And the best thing for a cold is soup. I was going to make my mother in law’s rasam recipe which is delicious but I wanted something a little different, maybe a little creamy. I looked … Continue reading
Podi is a spicy powder chutney that you can mix with sesame oil or ghee and eat with idli or you can sprinkle it on a dosa. I loved it on idlis at my mother in laws in Bangalore. It is … Continue reading
Avial is a traditional stew from Kerala and Tamil of boiled vegetables with ground coconut and yogurt. I often find that boiled vegetables don’t have much flavor, but cooked this way in avial, they are delicious! I read that avial … Continue reading
Mmmm, ulli theeyal, a savory dish of pearl onions in roasted coconut sauce is one of my favorites! The first time I had ulli theeyal was at a Kerala restaurant in Bangalore called Karavali, but I didn’t know what the … Continue reading
This yogurt chutney goes amazing with rasam vada. It is a little sweet and tempered with urad dal, mustard seeds, green chilis and curry leaves. It is so addictive! 1 cup yogurt (thin out a little if thick) 2-3 teaspoons sugar … Continue reading
Vadas are South Indian fried fritters that can be made with gram flour (chickpea flour), potato, urad dal, etc. For rasam vada, a wonderful dish of rasam (a sour and spicy soup) served over vada, urad dal is ground and … Continue reading
Rasam is a South Indian soup that is tangy and spicy. It can be served over rice (rasam rice), as part of a traditional South Indian meal, as rasam vada (fried urad dal fritters with rasam poured over), or just … Continue reading