Long Beans Stir-fry (Achinga Payar Mezhukkupuratti)
A traditional vegetarian and vegan side-dish from Kerala – uses only turmeric, chilli powder and green chillies for spice. A simple dish that goes well with rice and is healthy and flavorful.
Pomelo Salad
This recipe is my adaptation of my mom’s Pomelo salad recipe and other Vietnamese pomelo salads. It has some lime juice for extra zing, coconut palm sugar to tone down the bitterness and carrots to up the veggie quotient of the recipe. It is vegan, dairy-free and gluten-free but contains peanuts.
Easy Cabbage and Peas Masala
This simple stir-fry of cabbages, peas and onions is tasty and makes a good side dish for roti or rice. My mom used to make this in the microwave for my office lunch. This stir-fry is ready in a jiffy and is easy to make for busy-workday meals.
Peanut Masala
I have loved boiled peanuts since childhood – nothing compares to the joy of shelling peanuts that have been boiled with salt! I used to beg my grandmother to buy peanuts from the visiting vegetable vendors (what an alliteration!) and then boil them in a big “kalam” or pot for me 🙂 Peanut masala is … [Read more…]
Easy Cabbage and Peas Stir-fry
This simple stir-fry of cabbages, peas and onions is tasty and makes a good side dish for roti or rice. My mom used to make this in the microwave for my office lunch. This stir-fry is ready in a jiffy and is easy to make for busy-workday meals.
Pomelo Salad
This recipe is my adaptation of my mom’s Pomelo salad recipe and other Vietnamese pomelo salads. It is vegan, dairy-free and gluten-free but contains peanuts.
Long Beans Stir-fry (Achinga Payar Mezhukkupuratti)
I’m not really a fan of green beans but I can gobble up these long beans any day 🙂 This dish makes me feel nostalgic about my childhood and vacations spent in Kerala. This stir-fry is a traditional recipe that goes well with rice accompanied by dal curries, spiced buttermilk curries or even just plain ghee! I hope you will … [Read more…]