Akshayapatram

Just got to know that guests are dropping in and you have had had time to spend in the kitchen??…Try this fool proof quick and easy shrimp recipe. A perfect snack ready in no time!

Shrimps / prawns – 500 gms (with heads removed, de-veined and washed)
Shallots (small onions) – 1 cup
Green Chili – 4-5 nos
Curry Leaves – 1 sprig
Ginger – ½ inch
Coconut Oil – 2 tbsp
Chili Powder – 1 tsp
Meat masala – 1 tsp
Salt to taste

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Fish molee or meen molee is a preparation where fish is stewed in mildly flavored yellow coconut gravy and tastes very good with rice

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This one is called Kozhi (chicken) Mappas and is one of the many traditional chicken preparations. You can serve this with anything pathiri, puttu, chappati, rice or puttu….

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Chemmeen in Malayalam Prawn is quite a sought after seafood amongst malayalees

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Appam Pic Credit: Priya Q

Appam or rice pancakes with coconut milk is my favorite. Mostly I have it with chicken or vegetable stew… but in the month of September I will be sharing various other non vegetarian recipes that can be served with these rice pancakes or appam.

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One beautiful thing about Kerala food is that basic ingredients like oil, spices etc can be used in moderation and hence make not only healthy options but tasty too…

Pumpkin – 250 gms
Small onions – 7-8 (or 1 small regular onion)
Grated coconut- 2 Tbsp
Turmeric – a pinch
Red chili powder – ½ tsp
Salt to taste
Coconut oil – 2 tsp

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Gooseberry chutney

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Make delicious chutney in no time!…

Gooseberry (amla) – 3 nos (deseeded and chopped)
Green chili – 1-2 nos
Cumin (jeera) – ½ tsp
Grated coconut – 1 tbsp
Sour curd – 2-3 tbsp

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1. Grind all ingredients except curd to a smooth paste
2. Add the paste to curd, season and serve

This one is made without any coconut milk. Quick to make one will find many Keralites preparing this for their general afternoon meal. However, the one made especially for Onam festival is more elaborate and made with coconut milk recipe for which I have already shared with you…

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1. White pumpkin – 2 cups – chopped (the outer skin should be light green and soft)

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Tomorrow is Onam and I have shared with you few of the recipes for food made especially for the festival like

Avial , Kalan, Thoran, Sambar, Olan, Kootukari,Pachadi, Erissery, Pulinji, mango curry and payasam.

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Pumpkin -  2 cups (cubed along with the skin)
Tuar / Arhar dal (pigeon peas) – 1 cup
Turmeric – ½ tsp
Chili powder / pepper powder – ½ tsp
Grated Coconut – 3/4 cup (keep 2-3 tsp aside)
Cumin (jeera) – 1/2 tsp
Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
Coconut Oil – 1 tsp
Curry leaves – 1 sprig
Salt to taste

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