Chicken Curry

This is a hot and spicy kerala Chicken Curry .

INGREDIENTS:

• Whole Chicken(Small Pieces) - 500g or 1 lb
• Diced Onion - 1 cup
• Diced Tomato - 1 nos
• Green Chilly(Slit) - 4 nos
• Ginger-Garlic Paste- 1 tsp
• Chily powder-1½ tbsp
• Corriander Powder-2 tbsp
• Garam Masala Powder- 1 tsp
• Turmeric powder- ¼ tsp
• Pepper Powder - ¼ tsp
• Mustard Seed -1 tsp
• Red chilly- 3 nos
• Sliced pearl onion - 1 tbsp
• Coconut oil - 2 tbsp
• Water- 1 ½ cup
• Salt -to taste
• Curry leaves - a few

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Heat 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 chilly powder, coriander powder, pepper powder and garam masala, stir well till raw smell goes.
• Add chicken and saute it for 2 minutes.
• Add water, turmeric powder and salt and allow to cook.
• When chicken is fully cooked add tomato and allow to boil .
• Turn off the flame when the gravy gets thicker.
• Heat oil in a pan put mustrard seeds, red chillies and curry leaves in to it, allow to Splutter.
• Add sliced pearl onion into it and fry it.
• Add this into the chicken curry and mix.

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

Koon Mutta Thoran / Mushroom Mutta Thoran

Mushtoom can be used in combination with Egg to prepare delicious thoran.
It can be served with any dishes during any day time of the day.
The main ingredients for Mushroom Mutta Thoran are Onions, eggs and Mushroom.

INGREDIENTS:

• Eggs - 4 nos
• Finely Chopped Onion - 1 nos
• Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
• Pepper Powder - pinch
• Finely chopped mushroom -2 ½cup
• Green Chilly(Chopped) - 3 nos 
• Grated coconut - 4 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, green chilly and saute well till the Onion turns transparent..
• Add chopped mushroom , turmeric powder, salt and allow to cook.
• Cook the mushroom well and when water has dried up.
• Add coconut and mix well.
• Add the beaten egg and scrambled it well.
• Stir continuously till the egg is well cooked and dried up.
• Add curry leaves, pepper powder and stir well.

Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Rice / Chappathi

Avocado Salad

Avocado is rich in fiber, monosaturated fat and Vitamins such as B, K and E.
One of the recepies include mashed Avocado salad, similar to Guacamole, which is popular around the world.

INGREDIENTS:

• Ripe avocados - 1 big
• Finely chopped Garlic - ½ tsp
• Chopped onion - 1 tbsp
• Chopped Tomato -1 tbsp
• Lemon juice - 2 tbsp
• Chopped Corriander leaves - 1tbsp
• Salt - to taste

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Cut avocados in half.
• Remove seed and scoop out avacado from the skin.
• Mash the Avacado.
• Add Onion, Garlic, Tomato, Lemon juice, Corriander leaves and Salt and mix it well. 
• Refrigerate before using

Recommended Combination: Serve with Chappathi or tortilla chips

Vellarikka Pachadi / Cuccumber Pachadi

Vellarikka Pachadi is typically made of cooked Vellarikka and Green Chilles added in Coconut paste and Curd.

INGREDIENTS:

• Chopped cuccumber- 1 cup
• Grated coconut - ½ cup
• Green chillies - 4 nos
• Cumin seeds - ¼ tsp
• Curd - 2 cup
• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Red chilly - 2 nos
• Water - ¼ cup
• Fenugreek Powder- a pinch
• Curry leaves - A few
• Salt - to taste
• Coconut Oil -1 tsp

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Cook chopped cuccumber and green chilly in water along with salt.
• Grind the coconut and cumin seeds to a fine paste and crush ½ tsp mustard.
• Add this paste and crushed mustard to the cooked cuccumber and allow to boil.
• When it starts boil,turn off the stove and allow to cool.
• Add curd to the mixture and stir well.
• Heat oil in a Pan.
• Add mustrard seeds and red chillies into it, allow to Splutter.
• Pour the seasoning over the pachadi and add Curry leaves.
• Sprinkle fenugreek powder, add curry leaves and mix well.

Recommended Combination: Serve with Rice.

Mathanga Pachadi / Pumpkin Pachadi

Mathanga Pachadi is made of cooked Pumpkin and Green Chilles added in Coconut paste and Curd.

INGREDIENTS:

• Chopped Pumpkin - 1 cup
• Grated coconut - ½ cup
• Green chillies(roundly cut) - 4 nos
• Cumin seeds - ¼ tsp
• Curd - 2 cup
• Turmeric powder - -¼ tsp
• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Red chilly - 2 nos
• Fenugreek Powder- a pinch
• Water - ¼ cup
• Curry leaves - A few
• Salt - to taste
• Oil -1 tsp

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Cook Chopped Pumpkin and Green Chilly in water along with salt and turmeric powder.
• Mash the cooked Pumpkin with a spoon.
• Grind the coconut and cumin seeds to a fine paste.
• Add this paste to the cooked Pumpkin and allow to boil.
• When it starts boil,turn off the stove and allow to cool.
• Add Curd to the mixture and stir well.
• Heat Oil in a Pan.
• Add Mustrard seeds and Red chillies into it, allow to Splutter.
• Add this to pachadi.
• Sprinkle Fenugreek Powder, Curry leaves and mix well.

Recommended Combination: Serve with Rice.

Ethappazham Pachadi

Ethappazham Pachadi is typically made of cooked Ethappazham and Green Chilles added in Coconut paste and Curd.
It tastes sweet and sour.

INGREDIENTS:

• Ripened Banana(Finely chopped) - 1 cup
• Grated coconut - ½ cup
• Green chillies(roundly cut) - 4 nos
• Cumin seeds - ¼ tsp
• Curd - 2 cup
• Turmeric powder - -¼ tsp
• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Red chilly - 2 nos
• Sliced Shallot - 1 tbsp
• Fenugreek Powder- a pinch
• Water - ¼ cup
• Curry leaves - A few
• Salt - to taste
• Coconut Oil -1 tsp 

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Cook Chopped Banana and Green Chilly in water along with salt and turmeric powder.
• Mash the cooked banana with a spoon.
• Grind the coconut and cumin seeds to a fine paste.
• Add this paste to the cooked Ethappazham .
• When it starts boil,turn off the stove and allow to cool.
• Add Curd to the mixture and stir well.
• Heat Oil in a Pan.
• Add Mustrard seeds and Red chillies into it, allow to Splutter.
• Add sliced shallot and fry it.
• Pour the seasoning over the pachadi and add Curry leaves .
• Sprinkle Fenugreek Powder and mix well.

Recommended Combination: Serve with Rice.

Vazhakoombu Thoran / Banana Flower Thoran

Vazhakoombu means Banana Flower.
Its rich nutritious dish and is very tasty.
This thoran is prepared using finely chopped Banana Flower with black-eyed beans. Its a dry dish.

INGREDIENTS:

• Blackeyed Beans(Van payar) - ½ cup
• Finely chopped Banana Flower - 2 cup
• Grated coconut - 1 cup
• Cumin seeds- ¼ tsp
• Garlic pods - 2 nos
• Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
• Chilly powder - 1 tsp
• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Urad Dal - 1 tsp
• Red chillies - 3 nos
• Salt to taste
• Coconut Oil - 1 tbsp
• Curry leaves - A few

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Cook Beans in a Pressure cooker with water for 3 -4 whistle.
• Put chopped Banana flower in water for 15 minutes.
• Rinse and squeeze Banana flower from water.
• Cook Banana flower along with the cooked beans, Turmeric powder and Salt.
• Crush Coconut, Cumin seed, Chilly Powder and Garlic.
• When the banana flower is cooked well and water dries up, add Coconut mix and cook for 2 minutes.
• Remove from fire.
• Heat Oil in a Pan.
• Add Mustrard seeds and Red chillies into it, allow to Splutter.
• When it starts to splutter, add the Urad dal and fry it.
• Add Thoran and Curry leaves and stir for a minute and remove from fire.

Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Rice.

Vazhaakka Thoran / Banana Thoran

Vazhakka Thoran is a tasty nadan dish.
Banana and Grated Coconut are the main ingredients for this thoran.

INGREDIENTS:

• Diced Raw Banana - 2 nos
• Green Chilly -3 nos
• Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
• Grated Coconut- 1 cup
• Cumin Seed - ¼ tsp
• Garlic -2 nos
• Salt – to taste
• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Urad Dal - 1 tsp
• Red chillies - 3 nos
• Oil - 1 tbsp
• Curry leaves- few

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Cook the banana with turmeric powder, salt and water.
• Crush Grated Coconut, Cumin seed, Garlic and Green Chilly.
• Once the Banana is cooked well, add crushed Coconut mix and mix well.
• Remove it from the fire after 2 minutes.
• Heat Oil in a Pan.
• Add Mustrard seeds and Red chillies into it, allow to Splutter.
• When it starts to splutter, add the Urad dal and fry it.
• Add Thoran and Curry leaves and stir for a minute and remove from fire.

Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Rice /Kanji.

Palak Thoran / Spinach Thoran

Spinach is an source of many vitamins,minerals and anti-oxidents.There are different types of Spinach.Kerala Spinach is red in colour and has less water content . Palak is green in colour.
Spinach thoran is made up of Spinach,Grated Coconut and garlic.It is very delicious and easy to make.

INGREDIENTS:

• Finely Chopped Spinach - 2cups
• Grated coconut - ½ Cup
• Chilly Powder - ½ tsp
• Red Chilly -2 nos
• Rice - 1 tsp
• Garlic - 1 nos
• Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Oil - as needed
• Salt - to taste

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Heat a pan and add spinach, salt, turmeric powder and mix well.
• Cover the pan and cook for 2 mins.
• Crush coconut, garlic and chilly powder and add to it.
• Mix well and slow down the flame and stir well till the water dries up completely.
• Heat oil in a pan.
• Add mustard seeds and red chilli and let it splutter.
• Add rice and fry it.
• Once rice becomes crispy add cooked spinach and mix well. 
• Remove from fire.

Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Rice.

Urulakizhangu Thoran / Potato Thoran

Potato thoran is a tasty dish. It is easy to make.
Potato,Onion and Grated Coconut are the main ingredients for this thoran.

INGREDIENTS:

• Diced Potato - 1 ½ cups
• Diced Onion- ½ cup
• Grated Coconut - 3/4 cup
• Chilly Powder - 1 tsp
• Corriander Powder - ½ tsp
• Aniseed Powder -½ tsp
• Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
• Red Chilly - 2 nos
• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Black gram -1 tsp
• Salt - to taste
• Oil - 1 tsp
• Curry leaves - few

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Cook Potato and Onion with Turmeric powder, Chilly Powder, Corriander Powder, Aniseed Powder and Salt in water.
• Add grated coconut to the cooked Potato and mix it well.
• Heat oil in a pan.
• Add Mustard seeds and Red chilly and let it splutter.
• Add Black gram and fry it.
• Once Black gram becomes brown add Cooked Potato and Curry leaves.
• Stir well and slow down the flame and cook it for 2 mins.

Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Rice.

Padavalanga Thoran / Snake Gourd Thoran

Padavalanga Thoran is a tasty dish. It is a combination of cooked vegetable and toor dal.
Snake gourd,Toor Dal and Grated Coconut are the main ingredients for this thoran.


INGREDIENTS:

• Chopped Snake gourd/Padavalanga - 2 Cup
• Toor Dal/Thuvaraparippu -¼ cup
• Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
• Chilly powder - ¼ tsp
• Grated Coconut-3/4 cup
• Cumin Seed - ¼ tsp
• Garlic -2 nos
• Urad dal/Black gram - 1 tsp
• Mustared Seed- 1 tsp
• Red Chilly - 2 nos
• Salt – to taste
• Oil - 1 tsp
• Curry leaves- few

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Soak Toor dal in water for 15 minutes(for easy cook).
• Cook the Chopped Padavalanga and toor dal with Turmeric powder, salt and little water.
• Crush Grated Coconut, Cumin seed, Garlic and Chilly powder.
• Once the Padavalanga and toor dal is cooked well, add Crushed Coconut mix.
• Heat oil in a pan.
• Add Mustard seeds and Red chilly and let it splutter.
• Add Urad dal and fry it.
• Once Urad Dal becomes brown add Thoran and Curry leaves.
• Stir well and slow down the flame and cook it for 2 mins.

Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Rice.

Koon Thoran / Mushroom Thoran

Mushrooms are very low in carbohydrates.It is a good source of niacin containing as much as in meat .
Mushroom thoran is made up of Mushroom, Onion, Coconut,and garlic.

INGREDIENTS:

• Sliced Mushroom - 2cup
• Onion(Chopped) - 1 nos
• Chilly powder - ½ tsp
• Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
• Grated Coconut - ½ cup
• Garlic -1 nos
• Mustard seeds – ½ tsp
• Red Chilly-2 nos
• Salt – to taste
• Oil - 1 tsp
• Curry leaves- few

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Heat oil in a pan and allow Mustard seeds and Red chilly to splutter.
• Add Chopped Onion into it and saute well.
• When Onion turns transparent add sliced mushroom along with Turmeric powder and Salt.
• Cover the pan with a lid and cook well.(no need to add water)
• Crush Grated Coconut,Garlic and Chilly Powder.
• Once the Mushroom cooked well and water dries up, add crushed Coconut mix.
• Remove thoran from the fire after 2 minutes.
• Add Curry leaves and mix well.

Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Rice.

Koon Maasala Thoran / Mushroom Masala Thoran

Mushrooms are very low in carbohydrates.
It is a good source of niacin containing as much as in meat .
Mushroom thoran is made up of Mushroom, Onion, Coconut and Masala.

INGREDIENTS:

• Sliced mushroom- - 2 cup
• Onion(Chopped)- 1 nos
• Green Chilly(roundly cut)-2 nos
• Chilly powder- ½ tsp
• Corriander Powder- ½ tsp
• Aniseed(Perimjeerakam) Powder- ¼ tsp
• Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
• Pepper Powder - ¼ tsp
• Grated Coconut-¼ cup
• Mustard seeds – ½ tsp
• Red Chilly-2 nos
• Salt – to taste
• Oil - 1 tbsp
• Curry leaves- few

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Heat oil in a pan and allow mustard seeds and Red chilly to splutter.
• Add Chopped Onion, Green Chilly into it and saute well.
• When Onion turns transparent add sliced mushroom along with turmeric powder and salt.
• Cover the pan with a lid and cook well.(no need to add water)
• Crush Grated Coconut, Aniseed(Perimjeerakam) Powder, Corriander powder and Chilly Powder.
• Once the mushroom cooked well and water dries up, add Crushed Coconut mix.
• Add Pepper powder and mix well.
• Remove thoran from the fire after 2 minutes.
• Add Curry leaves and mix well.

Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Rice / Chappathi

Muringakka Thoran / Drumstick Thoran

Muringakka Thoran is a dry dish. It is prepared using cut Drumsticks with grated coconut.

INGREDIENTS:

• Drumstick Cuts - 1 cup
• Chilly powder- ½ tsp
• Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
• Grated Coconut- ¼ cup
• Cumin Seed - ¼ tsp
• Garlic -1 nos
• Red Chilly -2 nos
• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Black gram -1 tsp
• Salt - to taste
• Oil - 1 tsp
• Curry leaves - few

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Crush Grated Coconut, Cumin seed, Garlic and Chilly Powder.
• Cook Drumstick along with turmeric powder, salt in little water.
• Cover the pan with a lid and cook well.
• Once the Drumstick cooked well and water dries up, add Crushed Coconut mix.
• Heat oil in a pan.
• Add Mustard seeds and Red chilly and let it splutter.
• Add Black gram and fry it.
• Once Black gram becomes brown add Thoran and Curry leaves.
• Stir well and slow down the flame and cook it for 2 min

Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Rice.

Kovakka Thoran / Tindora Thoran

Tindora contains Carbohydrates, Fibre, Vitamins and Minerals. It is a good source of nutrients too.
Tindora thoran is made up of Tindora and Coconut.

INGREDIENTS:

• Chopped Tindora - 1 cup
• Grated coconut - ¼ cup
• Chilly Powder - 1 tsp
• Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Black gram -1 tsp
• Red Chilly -2 nos
• Salt - to taste
• Oil - as needed
• Curry leaves - few

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Cook Tindora with turmeric powder and salt in little water.
• Crush Coconut ,Chilly powder and add to cooked Tindora and mix it well.
• Heat Oil in a pan.
• Add Mustard seeds and Red chilli and let it splutter.
• Add Black gram and fry it.
• Once Black gram becomes brown add Cooked Tindora and Curry leaves.
• Stir well and slow down the flame and cook it for 2 mins.

Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Rice.

Ethakkatholi Thoran / Banana Skin Thoran

We prepare this thoran by using Raw Banana skin and black-eyed beans.
This delicious Thoran is a Kerala dish. Its a dry dish.

INGREDIENTS:

• Blackeyed Beans(Van payar) - ½ cup
• Chopped Banana skin - 2 cup
• Grated coconut - 1 cup
• Cumin seeds- ¼ tsp
• Garlic pods - 2 nos
• Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
• Chilly powder - 1 tsp
• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Urad Dal - 1 tsp
• Red chillies - 3 nos
• Salt to taste
• Coconut Oil - 1 tbsp
• Curry leaves - A few

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Cook Beans in a Pressure cooker with water for 3 -4 whistle.
• Put chopped Banana skin in water for 15 minutes.
• Rinse and squeeze Banana skin from water.
• Cook BAnana skin along with the cooked beans, Turmeric powder and Salt.
• Crush Coconut, Cumin seed, Chilly Powder and Garlic.
• When the banana skin is cooked well and water dries up, add Coconut mix and cook for 2 minutes.
• Remove from fire.
• Heat Oil in a Pan.
• Add Mustrard seeds and Red chillies into it, allow to Splutter.
• When it starts to splutter, add the Urad dal and fry it.
• Add Thoran and Curry leaves and stir for a minute and remove from fire.

Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Rice.

Achinga Payar Thoran / Long Beans Thoran

Payar thoran is made up of Long Beans, coconut,and garlic.

INGREDIENTS:

• Chopped Long Beans - 1cups
• Grated coconut - ¼ Cup
• Chilly Powder - ½ tsp
• Red Chilly -2 nos
• Rice - 1 tsp
• Garlic - 1 nos
• Cumin Seed -¼ tsp
• Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Salt - to taste
• Curry Leaves -few

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Cook Achinga payar with turmeric powder and salt in little water.
• Crush Coconut ,Chilly powder,Garlic and Cumin seed and add to cooked Payar and mix it well.
• Heat oil in a pan.
• Add mustard seeds and red chilli and let it splutter.
• Add rice and fry it.
• Once rice becomes crispy add Cooked Payar and Curry leaves.
• Stir well and slow down the flame and cook it for 2 mins. 

Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Rice.