Kumbalanga Cherupayar parippu Curry / Ash gourd & Moong dal Curry

Here's another signature dish from God's own country! As the name says this is a curry made with Kumbalanga/ash gourd and cherupayar parippu / moong dal in Kerala, a mildly spiced comfort dish I make often with phulkas or plain rice that serves fine at any time of the day! The simple intro part is over ;) errr.. ...and can I proceed to the recipe directly? ;) (whew !! it relieves me quite a lot...

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Kaya Mezhukkupuratti / Stir-fried Raw Bananas

An easy to make side dish with raw banana made back home at my mom’s place in Kerala!The picture was taken in a lazy way and this had been sleeping in my drafts for a long time, eventually waken up as left with no other choice than this to update ;)Stir-fried Raw Bananas or Kaya MezhukkupurattiIngredients:Raw banana; the green skin removed and cut into inch long pieces- 2 cupsSalt- to tasteTurmeric...

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Molten Chocolate Lava Cakes!

I happened to read somewhere that chocolate lava cake was the result of a major culinary disaster; the dessert meant to be individual chocolate cakes which didn't get cooked well resulting in a soft runny chocolaty centre. The resulting "uncooked centred" cake was duly favourited by the baker as well his guests!Obviously being in my should-try-once list I was excited when Divya announced the recipe...

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Steamed and Stir-fried Okra

A much healthier version of okra I learnt to make from my ma in law; a simple dish which goes well with steamed rice or any Indian bread!The guilt free recipe of this side dish is again special as the veggie is steamed and later stir-fried in minimum oil to spice up in a perfect Tamil way!Ingredients:Okra / vendakkai / ladies finger- ¼ kgMarinate with..Turmeric power-1/4 tspSambhar Powder- ¾ tsp...

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