Showing posts with label Kerala style. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kerala style. Show all posts

Tuesday, 12 February 2013

Avial (kerala style)






Ingredients:

  • Vegetables -1cup(carrot,yam,cucumber,beans,drum stick)
  • sour curd -1/2cup
  • coconut -1/2cup
  • cumin seeds -1/2tsp
  • green chillis-1 big
  • coconut oil -1/4cup
  • turmeric powder-1/2tsp
  • salt to taste
  • curry leaves
Procedure:

  • Grind the coconut, green chillies and cumin seeds together to make a fine paste, adding very little water and keep aside.
  • chop all the vegetables into 3-inch lengths and Cook the vegetables separately with very little water and turmeric powder in a heavy-bottomed vessel.
  • When the vegetables get cooked add the ground coconut paste and curd into it and heat through, taking care to prevent curdling.
  • Finally add the coconut oil and curry leaves immediately switch off the heat.
  • serve hot

Monday, 11 February 2013

Egg curry (kerala style)



Ingredients:



  • Eggs - 4, hard boiled, peeled
  • Onion - 1, finely sliced (large)
  • Tomato -1(chpped)
  • Green chilies - 2, slit lengthwise
  • Ginger and garlic paste -2tsp
  • Curry leaves - 1 spring
  • Chilli powder -1/2tsp
  • Garam masala powder - 1/4 tsp
  • Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp (optional)
  • Cumin powder -1/2tsp 
  • Coconut milk - 2 cups(thick and thin milk)
  • Cloves -2no
  • Cinamon -1"stick
  • Fennel seeds -1/4 tsp
  • Coconut oil - 1 1/2 tbsps (or any oil)


  • Procedure:

    • Heat oil in a heavy bottomed vessel, add the cloves,cinamon,fennel seeds,1/2 of spring curry leaves and allow them to splutter.
    • Add sliced onions,ginger and garlic paste and saute for 5 minutes.
    • Add the tomatoes and saute for a min when tomatos get totally cooked add salt to taste and add chilli pwd,coriander pwd,cumin pwd and little turmeric .saute till the raw smell leaves.
    • Now add the coconut milk and cook on low to medium flame for 7- 8 minutes. Stir once in a while.
    • Add the eggs and cook for 2 mts and add garam masala powder, remaining curry leaves and coriander leaves.

    serve with aapam,idiyappam,dosa,idli.