KERALA RECIPES

Being from the God's Own Country,I would like to share those recipes which I have had in my childhood days (mom's cooking).And many of you might also have numerous sweet memories associated with these recipes.Hope you enjoy the taste of each of these recipes as I do and I have added a few recipes which are strictly not kerala recipes like broccoli thoran,asparagus thoran which I found it here in US and made it as the same traditional thoran style.I have also added the important festive recipes of Kerala ;Christmas,Onam & Vishu recipes below mentioned too.Also ,have added some party appetizers too in the list.Thanx for dropping by this page and hope you enjoy the recipe tour-

BREAKFAST-

• Ada-

1. Ottada ,
2. Ela Ada

• Kozhukatta/Steamed Rice dumplings
• Puttu
• Idiappam(String Hoppers)
• Yellow Vegetable Uttapam'
• Paniyaram- Potato stuffed paniyaram ,Kuzhi Paniyaram (Savory Unniyappam)
• Dosa-

1. Masala Dosa , 
2. Omelette Dosa ,
3. Oats Dosa
4. Ghee Roast Dosa

• Appam-

1. Vattayappam(steamed rice cake),
2. Laced Rice Pancake/Vellayappam/palappam

• Idli Upma
• Pancake-

1. Pancake (modified) ,
2. Ari Pathiri

• Chutneys for dosa/Idlis- 

1. Peanut Mint Chutney, 
2. Tomato chutney ,
3. Coconut Chutney ,
4. Cilantro Dates Chutney,
5. Ripe Mango chutney

• Jams-

1. Home made grape jam ,
2. Homemade Apple Jam

STARTERS / APPETIZERS

• Chicken 65
• Cutlets- Baked Chicken Cutlets ,Soya Cutlets ,Vegetable Cutlets, Fish Cutlets
• Special Tandoori Basil Fish Tikka ,
• Chicken Tikka in an oven
• Soups- Chicken Carrot Coconut Milk
• Manchurian- Soya Manchurian ,Prawns Manchurian
• Chicken Puffs
• Hot Chilli Gobi
• Tandoori Chicken
• Easy Honey Chicken
• Baked Fish Sticks
• Stuffed Mushroom

LUNCH/ DINNER

• Rice-

1. Kanji/Gruel Rice 
2. Egg Roasted Pulao ,
3. Chicken Dum biriyani, 
4. Simple Prawns Biriyani ,
5. Minty Vegetable Biriyani ,
6. Fish Biriyani,
7. Egg Fried rice(Chinese Style)
8. Quick Chicken Pulao

• Kappa Vevichathu /Mashed tapioca
• Kappa Puzhungiyathu (Boiled Tapioca)with 

1. Red Chillies Chutney
2. Spicy Chilli Dip/Mulakku Udachathu

• Chammanthi(chutney)-

1. Avocado Chammanthi ,
2. Nellika Chammanthi(goose berry) 
3. Pacha Manga Chammanthi ,
4. Chammanthi Podi(kerala style)

• Veg Curry-

1. Chembu Astram/Colocassia Curry ,
2. Thakkali Curry/Tomato curry, 
3. Theeyal- Ulli Theeyal, Mushroom Theeyal ,Vendakka(okra) Theeyal, Pavakka(bitter gourd)Theeyal , Bread Fruit curry/Kadachakka theeyal ,
4. Pullissery-Mambazha Pullissery ,Pineapple Pullissery, 
5. Drumstick(muringakka) Curry
6. Varutharacha(roasted coconut )sambhar,  
7. Mathanga Erissery ,

• Curry with Coconut Milk- 

1. Fish Molly, 
2. Chemmeen Manga curry , 
3. Chicken Stew , 
4. Prawns curry in coconut milk
5. Fish curry with raw mangoes

• Thoran/Poriyal-

1. Vazhakoombu Thoran(Banana Flower) 
2. Broccoli Thoran ,
3. Capsicum-EggStir fry , 
4. Beet Leaves Thoran,
5. Paneer-Green Onion Stir fry, 
6. Asparagus Egg Thoran ,
7. Green Onion Thoran ,
8. Celery Thoran ,
9. Nutrela Gram Stir fry ,
10. Methi Leaves Thoran ,
11. Carrot Thoran , 
12. Drum Stick -Tuna stir fry'
13. Pacha Thakkali(green tomato) Thoran
14. Kadachakka (bread fruit)Thoran

• Baked-

1. Stuffed Chicken (Kozhi Nirachathu) 
2. Meen Pollichathu ,
3. Tandoori Chicken

• Non veg Curry & Roast- 

1. Fish Curry , 
2. Spicy Chicken dry Roast ,
3. Prawns Ullarthiyathu, 
4. Pasted Chicken,
5. Chemmeen Manga curry , 
6. Chicken Curry ,
7. Dry Beef Roast, 
8. Thattukada Chicken fry  ,
9. Easy Beef Curry ,
10. Nadan Kozhi(chicken)Curry ,
11. Chicken Sausage Ullarthiyathu ,
12. Prawns ullarthiyathu ,
13. Kallumakaya Roast ,
14. Prawns pepper Fry,
15. Mathi(Sardines) varuthathu, 
16. Egg Pepper Roast
17. Meen Vatticha Curry
18. Nadan Prawns fry
19. Egg Curry
20. Mutta Avial  
21. Squid (kanava)Curry 

• Mezhukuparetti/stir fry- 

1. Carrot Mezhukuparetti ,
2. Kovakka Mezhukuparetti ,
3. Mushroom Fry ,
4. Baked Bittergourd fries ,
5. Cauliflower Pepper Fry ,
6. Spicy Soya stir fry,
7. Lima beans/ avaarakka mezhukuparetti
8. Broccoli Stir Fry

• Side dish-

1. Kumbalanaga Pachadi ,
2. Thamaravalaym Pachadi ,
3. Inji Curry ,
4. Sweet Pachadi

• Kondattam- 

1. Thairu Milagu Kondattam

• Pickle-

1. Naranga Achar /Lime Pickle ,
2. Chemmeen Achar(Prawns)
3. Dates Pickle |Eenthapazham Achar

SNACKS-

• Sweet snacks-

1. Kappalandi Mittai/ Peanut Chikki, 
2. Vettu Cake/Fried Sweet Cake, 
3. Acchappam/Kerala style Rosette Cookies, 
4. Pazham Pori(Ripe Plantain Fritters), 
5. Fruit Halwa,
6. Aval Vilayichathu(Sweet Poha) ,
7. Sweet Plantain Puffs ,
8. Sweet Bag ,
9. Coconut Stuffed Buns ,
10. Fresh Orange Halwa ,
11. Dilkush(bread with coconut filling) , 
12. Vattayappam(steamed rice cake) ,
13. Sweet Moongdal Puffs ,
14. Unniyappam,
15. Stuffed buns with nutella fillling, 
16. Gujjiya/ Madakku San
17. Munthiri kothu

• Savory Snacks-

1. Parippu Vada ,
2. Uzhunnu Vada ,
3. Puffs- Vegetable puffs ,Chicken Puffs ,
4. Ribbon pakavada (baked & fried)
5. Masala Biscuits ,
6. Vazhapoo Pakoras, 
7. Stuffed buns with potato filling ,
8. Paniyaram- Potato stuffed paniyaram, Kuzhi Paniyaram
9. Mulakku Bhajji
10. Corn Flakes Mixture ,
11. Kuzhalappam|Tubular Crisp snack
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• Cakes ,cookies & pastries-

1. Kerala Plum Cake ,
2. Eggless Chocolate Cake ,
3. Eggless Marble Cake,
4. Easy Chocolate Cookies ,
5. Red Velvet Cake ,
6. Cashew Cookies , 
7. Dates Cake(eggless) ,
8. Butter Cream Biscuits ,
9. Butter Cake ,Carrot Cake, 
10. Tutty Fruity Cake, 
11. Oreo Cookies ,
12. Apple Upside down cake
13. First Fondant Cake
14. Pineapple Pastry(eggless) 
15. Pound Cake

• Sweets- 

1. Coconut Laddu , 
2. Kappalandi Mittai/ Peanut Chikki, 
3. Mango Coconut Laddu ,
4. Dates Sweet Balls
5. Semiya Laddus
6. Paal Pidi

• Halwa- 

1. Papaya Halwa
2. Fresh Orange Halwa
3. Fruit Halwa

• Payasam(kheer)-
1. Parippu payasam ,
2. Semiya payasam(Vermicelli) ,
3. Ada Pradhaman ,
4. Papaya Pradhaman ,
5. Palada Payasam
6. Paal payasam

SADYA DISHES/ONAM /VISHU DISHES-

• Thoran-Broccoli Thoran , Carrot Thoran
• Erissery-Mathanga Erissery
• Sambhar-  Varutharacha(roasted coconut )sambhar 
• Kalan -Nendrakai Kalan 
• Pullisery- Mambazha Pullissery ,Pineapple Pullissery,
• Side Dish- Kumbalanga Pachadi ,Thamaravalayam Pachadi ,Inji Curry , Sweet Pachadi
• Achar-Lemon Pickle (Naranga Achar), Mulaku Uppilitta achar
• Payasam(kheer)-

1. Parippu payasam ,
2. Semiya payasam(Vermicelli) ,
3. Ada Pradhaman ,
4. Papaya Pradhaman ,
5. Palada Payasam
6. Paal payasam

• How to make ada for ada pradhaman at home ?(Two methods of preparing)

CHRISTMAS RECIPES-

• Cakes- 

1. Kerala Plum Cake ,
2. Eggless Chocolate Cake ,
3. Eggless Marble Cake ,
4. Red Velvet Cake, 
5. Apple Upside Down Cake,
6. Eggless Dates Cake ,
7. Marshmallow Fondant Cake
8. Chocolate Almond Cake
9. Neapolitan Christmas Cake

• Snacks-

1. Acchappam/Kerala style Rosette Cookies,
2.  Gujjiya/ Madakku San
3. Kulkul

• Cookies

1. Christmas Wreath Cookies
2. Piped Butter Cookies

• Wine-

1. Pure Grape Wine
2. Ginger Wine

• Appam- 

1. Laced Rice Pancake/Vellayappam/palappam

• Stew- 

1. Corn Stew, 
2. Chicken Stew,

• Rice -

1. Chicken Dum Biriyani, 
2. Egg Roasted Pulao ,  
3. Simple Prawns Biriyani , 
4. Minty Vegetable Biriyani ,
5. Fish Biriyani, 
6. Prawns dum Biriyani
7. Thalassery Chicken Biriyani with Dates pickle & Biriyani chammanthi

• Non Veg (chicken)-

1. Kozhi Nirachathu,Nadan Kozhi Curry , 
2. Thattukada chicken Fry ,
3. Chicken Curry

• Non Veg (Beef)- 

1. Dry Beef Roast, 
2. Easy Beef Curry 

• Non Veg(fish)-

1. Fish curry,Fish Molly ,  
2. Chemmeen Manga curry,  
3. Prawns ullarthiyathu 
4. Kallumakaya Roast ,
5. Prawns pepper Fry ,
6. Meen Vatticha Curry
7. Baked Fish Sticks
8. Fish curry with raw mangoes 
9. Squid (kanava)Curry

• Non Veg (Egg)

1. Egg Curry
2. Egg Pepper Roast
3. Mutta Avial