Lemon Rice

Lemon rice is popular in south India. It is prepared by adding Lemon Juice in Cooked rice and seasoned with pulses.

INGREDIENTS:

• Raw rice - 1 cup 
• Lemon juice - 2 tbsp
• Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp 
• Chopped Green Chillies - 1 tsp 
• Chopped Ginger - 1 tsp 
• Asafoetida - ¼ tsp
• Gingely oil - 1 tbsp 
• Red chilles - 2 nos 
• Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp 
• Urad dal - 1 tsp 
• Chana dal - 1 tsp 
• Broken cashew nuts - 1 tbsp 
• Curry leaves - few
• Chopped  corriander leaves - 1tbsp
• Salt to taste

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Cook rice and allow to cool.
• Heat oil in a pan.
• Add mustard seeds and red chilly and let it splutter.
• Add urad dal and chana dal and fry it.
• Once urad dal becomes golden colour add cashew nut and fry it.
• Add asafoetida,turmeric powder, green chilly, ginger and curry leaves into the oil and turn off the stove.
• Slowly add rice into it and mix.
• Add Lemon juice in to the rice and mix well.
• Garnish with chopped  corriander leaves and serve.

Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Pappadam/Chips and Raita.

Curd Rice

Curd Rice is easily prepared by simply mixing boiled rice and curd.It is then seasoned with fried chopped green chillies, ginger, and curry leaves.

INGREDIENTS:

• Basmati rice - 2 cups
• Curd - 2 cups
• Milk - ¼ cup
• Chopped Ginger - 1 tsp
• Chopped Green chillies - 1 tsp
• Asafoetida powder - a pinch
• Urad Dal- 1 tsp
• Mustard seeds - ½ tsp
• Red chilly-2 nos
• Curry leaves - A few
• Salt to taste
• Oil/Ghee - 2 tsp

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Cook Rice and allow it to cool.
• Pour milk into cooled rice and mix well.
• Add the Curd and Salt to the rice and mix well.
• Heat Oil/Ghee in a pan.
• Add Mustard seeds and Red chilly and let it splutter.
• Add Urad dal and fry it.
• Once Urad dal becomes golden colour add Asafoetida, Green Chilly, Ginger and Curry leaves into the oil and turn off the stove.
• Pour this seasoning in the Curd rice and mix well.

Recommended Combination: Serve with Papppadam, Chips , Pickle.

Coconut Rice

Cocunut Rice, a popular Tamil dish is prepared by mixing grated coconut with rice and seasoned with nuts and other ingredients like chillies, curry leaves, mustard seeds etc.

INGREDIENTS:

• Basmati rice - 2 cups
• Grated Coconut - 1 cup
• Chopped Ginger - 1 tsp
• Chopped Green chillies - 1 tsp
• Cashew nut -1 tsp
• Asafoetida - a pinch
• Urad Dal- 1 tsp
• Channa Dal - 1tsp
• Mustard seeds - ½ tsp
• Red chilly-2 nos
• Curry leaves - A few
• Salt to taste
• Oil - 2 tsp

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Cook rice and allow it to cool.
• Heat Oil in a pan.
• Add Mustard seeds and Red chilly and let it splutter.
• Add Urad dal and Channa Dal and fry it.
• Once Urad dal becomes golden colour add Cashew nut, Asafoetida, Green Chilly, Ginger and Curry leaves into the oil.
• Add grated Coconut and roast it for 2 -3 mins.
• Add Salt and cooked rice and mix well.

Recommended Combination: Serve with Pickle and Pappadam.

Mutta Porichathu / Omlette

Omlette is a popular dish all over the world.
This dish prepared by cooking beaten egg, mixed with onion and grated coconut in a frying pan

INGREDIENTS:

• Shallot/Pearl Onion(finely chopped)-6 nos
• Green Chilly(finely chopped)-3 nos
• Grated Coconut-1 tbsp
• Eggs - 4 nos
• Salt to taste
• Chopped Curry leaves - 1 tsp
• Oil- 1 tsp

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Squeeze chopped Pearl Onion, Green Chily, Grated Coconut, Curry leaves and Salt with hand.
• Add egg into it and beat well.
• Pour some Oil in a frying Pan with little Oil.
• Pour one spoon full of egg mix in the pan and spread it like a dosa.
• When one side is cooked and turn the other side and cook it.

Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Rice.

Mutta Roast / Egg Roast

Egg roast is a typical spicy kerala curry served during breakfast. This curry will go together with Idiyappam, Paalappam or Appam, Pathiri or Chappathi.

INGREDIENTS:

• Eggs - 4 nos
• Sliced Onion - 1 nos
• Ginger and garlic paste - ¼ tsp
• Slit Green chillies - 4 nos
• Red Chilly -2 nos
• Coriander powder - 1 tbsp
• Red chilly powder - 1 tbsp
• Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
• Chopped Tomato - 1 no
• Oil - 1 tbsp
• Mustard seeds -1 tsp
• Curry leaves- few
• Salt - to taste

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Boil eggs, break the shell ,slit it and keep aside
• Heat oil in the pan.
• Put Mustard seeds and red Chillies and allow to Splutter.
• Add Curry leaves.
• Add onions, green Chillies, ginger and garlic paste.
• Fry onions till it turns slight brownish color.
• Add tomatoes and sauté well.
• Add red chilly powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder and salt sauté well.
• Add eggs into it.
• Slow down the flame and cover the pan and let it cook for 5 mins.

Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Paalappam or Appam, Idiyappam, Pathiri or Chappathi

Egg Curry / Mutta Curry

Eggs are a good source of low-cost high-quality protein.It plays a role in weight management, muscle strength, healthy pregnancy, brain function, eye health and more.
Egg Curry is a spicy curry made of Egg, Onion and Tomato in thick gravy.

INGREDIENTS:

• Eggs - 4 nos
• Sliced Onion - 1 nos
• Ginger and Garlic paste - ¼ tsp
• Slit Green chillies - 4 nos
• Red Chilly -2 nos
• Coriander powder - 1 tbsp
• Red chilly powder - 1 tbsp
• Turmeric powder -¼ tsp
• Perimjeerakam -½ spoon
• Chopped Tomato - 1 no
• Water - ¼ cup
• Oil - 3 tbsp
• Mustard seeds -1 tsp
• Curry leaves- few
• Salt -to taste

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Boil eggs, break the shell ,slit it and keep aside.
• Heat oil in the pan.
• Put Mustrard seeds and red chillies and allow to Splutter.
• Add Curry leaves.
• Add onions, green chillies, ginger and garlic paste.
• Fry onions till it turns slight brownish colour.
• Add tomatoes and saute well.
• Add red chilly powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, perinjeerakam powder , salt and stir well till the masala‘s raw smell goes.
• Add little water and let it boil.
• When the gravy gets thick add eggs to it.
• Slow down the flame and cover the pan and let it cook for 5 mins.

Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Chappathi,Appam,Pathiri,Fried Rice.

Scrambled egg with Chicken

Scrambled egg is a dish made from beaten egg.
This dish contains Onion, eggs and cooked miced chicken.
We can use leftover cooked chicken( boneless).

INGREDIENTS:

• Eggs - 4 nos
• Finely Chopped Onion - 1 nos
• Pepper Powder - pinch
• Minced Chicken(cooked) -5 tbsp
• Oil - 1 tsp
• Mustard seeds – ½ tsp
• Red Chilly-2 nos
• Curry leaves - few
• Salt to taste

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Beat the eggs and keep aside.
• Heat oil in a pan.
• Add mustard seeds and Red chilly and allow to splutter.
• Add the chopped Onion and saute well till the Onion turns transparent.
• Add the beaten Egg, minced Chicken, Salt, Curry leaves and Pepper Powder and stir continuously.
• When the egg becomes dry, remove from fire.

Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Rice.

Pepper Chicken

This is a Gravy-less Chicken receipe prepared by using Crushed Pepper.

INGREDIENTS:

• Boneless Chicken Breast(Chopped) -500g or 1 lb
• Sliced Onion(length wise) -1 nos
• Chopped Tomato -1 nos
• Ginger- Garlic Paste -1 tsp
• Crushed Pepper - 2 tsp
• Turmeric Powder-¼ tsp
• Mustard Seed - 1 tsp
• Red Chilly - 2 nos
• Oil- 3 tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Curry leaves

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Heat oil in a Pan.
• Put mustrard seeds and red chillies in to it and allow to Splutter
• Add onions, ginger-garlic paste, curry leaves and saute well.
• Add Tomato and saute it for sometime.
• Add chicken, turmeric powder,salt and let it cook without water(Water in the Chicken and Tomato is enough to cook the chicken).
• Once the chicken cooked very well and water dries up,mash the chicken and add crushed pepper and stir well.
• Cook 5 more minutes in low flame.

Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Chappathi, Rice, Fried Rice.

Mutta Thoran / Scrambled Egg

Mutta Thoran or Scrambled eggs is a dish made from beaten egg.
This thoran contains Onion, Chilly and Grated Coconut.

INGREDIENTS:

• Eggs - 4 nos
• Finely Chopped Onion - 1 nos
• Finely Chopped Green Chillies - 3 nos
• Grated Coconut - 2 tbsp
• Oil - 1 tsp
• Mustard seeds – ½ tsp
• Red Chilly-2 nos
• Curry leaves - few
• Salt to taste

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Beat the eggs and keep aside.
• Heat oil in a pan.
• Add mustard seeds and Red chilly and allow to splutter.
• Add the chopped Onion and Green Chillies and saute well till the Onion turns transparent..
• Add the beaten Eggs, Salt, Curry leaves and the Coconut and stir continuously.
• When the thoran becomes dry, remove from fire.

Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Rice.

Mutta Aviyal / Egg Avial

A variety egg dish prepared using Onion, Tomato and Coconut paste with hard boiled egg.

INGREDIENTS:

• Boiled Eggs - 4 nos
• Chopped Onion - ½ cup
• Chopped Tomato - ¼ cup
• Slit Green chillies - 2 nos
• Grated Coconut -½ cup
• Coriander powder - ¼ tsp
• Red chilly powder - ½ tsp
• Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
• Aniseed Powder -½ tsp
• Curry leaves -few
• Salt to taste

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Cook Tomato, Green Chilly and Onion in little water along with turmeric powder and salt.
• Grind together Coconut, chilly powder, corriander powder and Aniseed powder.
• Slice the egg into pieces.
• Add egg slices and coconut mix into the cooked Onion and cover the pan.
• Reduce the heat and cook it for few minutes.
• Remove from fire and add curry leaves.

Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Rice / Chappathi / Appam

Chicken Omlette.

Chicken Omlette is a type of Omlette prepared by using minced boneless chicken(we can use leftover chicken curry) with Egg and Onion.


INGREDIENTS:

• Shallot/Pearl Onion(finely chopped)-6 nos
• Pepper Powder - pinch
• Minced Chicken(cooked) -2 tbsp
• Eggs - 4 nos
• Salt to taste
• Chopped Curry leaves - 1 tsp
• Oil- 1 tsp

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Add chopped Pearl Onion, Curry leaves, minced Chicken and Salt into eggs and beat well.
• Pour some Oil in a frying Pan with little Oil.
• Pour one spoon full of egg mix in the pan and spread it like a dosa.
• When one side is cooked and turn the other side and cook it.

Recommended  Combination:Serve hot with Rice.

Broccoli Mutta Thoran / Broccoli Egg Thoran

Broccoli Thoran is a tasty dish.
Main ingredients of this thoran are Broccoli, Onion, Egg, grated Coconut.

INGREDIENTS:

• Finely chopped Broccoli - 1 cup
• Onion(finely Chopped)- 1 nos
• Chilly Powder - ½ tsp
• Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
• Grated Coconut-¼ cup
• Mustard seeds – ½ tsp
• Red Chilly-2 nos
• Egg - 3 nos
• Salt – to taste
• Oil - 2 tsp
• Curry leaves- few

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Beat the eggs and keep aside.
• Heat 1 tsp oil in a pan and allow mustard seeds and Red chilly to splutter.
• Add Chopped Onion and saute well.
• When Onion turns transparent add sliced Broccoli along with turmeric powder, Chilly powder,Curry leaves and salt and saute well.
• Once the Broccoli become soft, add Coconut and mix well.
• Add the beaten egg and stir continuously.
• When the thoran becomes dry, remove from fire.

Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Rice.

Aavoli Varuthathu / Pomfret / Butter fish Fry

Butterfish or Pomfret is popularly known as Aavoli in Kerala. It is marinated and fried in oil to make a tasty fry dish.

INGREDIENTS:

• Butter Fish/ Avoli - 5 nos
• Turmeric powder - ½ tsp
• Chilly powder - 1 tbsp
• Garlic pods -2 - 3 nos
• Ginger - A small piece
• Shallots - 2
• Pepper powder - 1/4 tsp
• Curry leaves
• Salt to taste
• Oil for frying

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Clean the Fish and make diagonal slits through the fish .
• Grind the chilly powder, turmeric powder,garlic, ginger, shallot, pepper powder, curry leaves and salt.
• Marinate the fish with the mix and keep aside for 20 minutes.
• Fry the fish on both sides over a low fire.

Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Rice.

Soya Fry

Soybeans are sources of complete protein with all eight essential amino acids. soybeans are rich
in soluble fiber which helps to eliminate cholesterol from the body.
Soya Fry is gravy less dish.

INGREDIENTS:

• Soya Bean chunks - 1 cup
• Onion(finely chopped) - ½ cup
• Onion(Slice lengthwise) - ¼ cup
• Slit Green Chillies-4 nos
• Red Chillies -3 nos
• Ginger-garlic paste - 1 tsp
• Chilly powder - 1 ½ tsp
• Coriander powder - 2 tsp
• Pepper powder - ½ tsp
• Garam masala - ½ tsp
• Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
• Mustard seeds - ½ tsp
• Oil - ¼ cup
• Water - 1/4 cup
• Curry leaves
• Salt - As reqd

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Soak soya chunks or in hot water for 15 minutes.
• Drain the chunks and put them in cold water.
• Squeeze the chunks out of water and keep aside.
• Cut each balls into 2 pieces.
• Heat 3 tbsp of oil in a Pan.
• Add onions, green Chillies, and saute well, till they turn transparent.
• Add the ginger-garlic paste in to it and saute for sometime.
• Add turmeric powder, chilly powder, coriander powder, pepper powder and garam masala and stir till raw smell goes .
• Add Soya Chunks, Water and Salt in to it and allow to cook.
• Cook well until the water dries up.
• Heat the remaining oil in a pan.
• Put Mustrard seeds and red chillies in to it and allow to Splutter.
• Add Curry leaves.
• Put the Sliced(lengthwise) Onion in to the oil and fry it.
• Once the Onion turns brown add cooked Soya into it and stir well.
• Soya and Onion get fried well in oil for few minutes.

Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Chappathi, Rice