Kichadi

Onam (Malayalam: α┤ôα┤úα┤é) is a Hindu festival is also known as Vamana Jayanthi celebrated in the Indian state of Kerala. The festival commemorates the Vamana avatar of Vishnu and the subsequent homecoming of the legendary King Mahabali. It falls during the month of Chingam (AugustΓÇôSeptember) and lasts for ten days starting on Atham and ending…

Olan (pronounced [o╦Élan]) is a dish that is part of the Kerala cuisine of South India. It is prepared from white gourd, coconut milk and ginger seasoned with coconut oil. Olan is usually served as part of a Sadhya. Recipe Kerala style Ingredients     Black-eyed beans – 1 cup     White pumpkin – 1 cup…

Puliyinchi (α┤¬α╡üα┤│α┤┐α┤»α┤┐α┤₧α╡ìα┤Üα┤┐)  In Malayalam ‘puli‘ means tamarind and ‘inchi‘ means ginger. So as you would have guessed, ‘puliyinchi‘ is a combination of tamarind and ginger with some jaggiri added in order to counter the spiciness of ginger. It is used as pickle and the taste is so good with a combination of hot chillies, spicy…

Sambar or sambhar or sambaaru or kuzhambu (Tamil: α«Üα«╛α««α»ì᫬α«╛α«░α»ì,α«òα»üα«┤α««α»ì᫬α»ü; Konkani: αñ╕αñ╛αñéαñ¼αñ╛αñ░αÑçαñé, αñ░αÑïαñ╕, α▓òα│èα▓│α▓«α│ìα▓¼α│ï (pronounced ‘koLmbo’); Kannada: α▓╕α▓╛α▓éα▓¼α▓╛α▓░α│ü, α▓╕α▓╛α▓░α│ü; Malayalam: α┤╕α┤╛α┤«α╡ìα┤¬α┤╛α┤░α╡ìΓÇì; Telugu: α░╕α░╛α░éα░¼α░╛α░░α▒ü) is a dish in South Indian and Sri Lankan Tamil cuisines, made of pigeon peas. A variant of sambar called pappuchaaru (Telugu: α░¬α░¬α▒ìα░¬α▒üα░Üα░╛α░░α▒ü) is more common in Andhra Pradesh. Sambar is a vegetable…

Pachadi (Telugu: α░¬α░Üα▒ìα░Üα░íα░┐, Malayalam: α┤¬α┤Üα╡ìα┤Üα┤ƒα┤┐) refers to a traditional South Indian side-dish. Broadly translated, it refers to food which has been pounded. The definition of the word ‘Pachadi’ is different among different South Indian regions. While in Kerala and Tamil Nadu, pachadi is a side-dish curry similar to the north Indian Raita, in Andhra Pradesh,…

Koottukari or Koottu curry is a prominent dish in the “Sadhya” of Kerala, south India. It is a yellow curry featuring one or two vegetables such as banana and coconut, and has a hot and sweet taste. Post Views: 162