A good Kerala Sadya, especially during Onam, will have pineapple pachadi on the menu. The sweet yet tangy taste adds a tropical feel to our meal on the banana leaf. I have grown up eating pineapple pachadi at home, and it was always a favorite for me and my sister. It is normally had with other…
Category: Appetizers
Barley & Candied Winter Melon
With soaring temperatures everywhere we all turn to juices and drinks to keep cool. Barley and winter melon are both cooling agents and the combination make the perfect drink for summer! Candied winter melon can be easily found at a local Indian Store or Chinese Store. At the Indian store, it goes by the name Agra Petha….
Spicy Sprouts Salad
Bean sprouts make a refreshing salad. Add some chilli powder to that and you got yourself a dynamite dish! I love spicy food even though I can’t handle it at times. There is something incredibly satisfying about SPICY hot food that makes you go Argh! That’s a tongue numbing, mouth-watering, tear jerking, awesomeeee dish. This is one…
Oven Roasted Green Beans
Green beans are loaded with fiber, copper, calcium, iron, and vitamins. With all those benefits, it is no wonder that they make a popular side dish to many meals. They can be cooked in multiple ways but I tend to enjoy green beans that are crispy and well seasoned. This recipe fulfilled both those requests. I…
Asian Cucumber Salad
I eat Asian food a lot! Morning…mid day….afternoon….midnight….it tastes good anytime of the day. I had a lot of extra mini cucumbers in my fridge the other day and was wondering what to do with it. Fast forward 10 minutes and BAM! I had a crunchy, Asian-inspired salad that was so on point. I’m going…
Kerala Shrimp Fry
Kerala has long been known as a spice haven and is referred to as the “Garden of Spices”. It was the largest spice exporter in the world for a long time, going all the way back to 3000 BC. This made it one of the busiest trading ports in the world. When Columbus set sail…
Lettuce Almond Crunch Salad
My family requests that I make this salad for get-togethers. It’s crunchy and very good; everyone goes back for seconds! I prepared this on a day when I found that my refrigerator had very few ingredients remaining to cook with. So the best solution was to put a salad together and finish it all. It…
Sriracha Honey Wings
As usual, this weekend brought about the time to try some chicken wings. But there was nothing ‘usual’ about these wings. While they were baking in the oven, the aroma that filled the home made me drool. Yes, I’m a foodie, but these wings will make almost everyone drool. They are saucy and crispy on the…
Aam Ka Panna
This raw mango drink is a traditional summer drink in India, especially in the northern parts where the temp soars high during the summer. It is refreshing, rejuvenating and will keep your body temperature cool. Raw mango drinks have the added benefit of being rich in vitamin C and iron. Try this for the summer…
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