Recent Recipes

Rasam and Charu

Garlic Rasam

Garlic Rasam blends strained tomato and tamarind juices with coarsely ground spices and crushed garlic, simmered until boiling. Finish with mustard-curry leaf tempering and coriander; serve hot with rice.

Sweets

Caramel Payasam

Caramel Payasam is a rich, creamy dessert made by blending caramelized sugar into boiled milk, then thickening with rawa or rice flour. Finished with ghee-fried cashews, it’s best served hot.

Breakfast

Puttu Payaru

Puttu Payaru, a common breakfast in Kerala is prepared with specially processed puttu (rice) flour and served with kadala curry, papad and bananas

Rasam and Charu

Carrot Rasam

Carrot Rasam blends strained carrot-tomato puree with tangy tamarind extract, simmered with turmeric, asafoetida, and salt. Finished with roasted spice powder, curry leaves, mustard tempering, and coriander.

Chutney

Ginger Coriander Chutney

This chutney goes well with idli/dosa.  You can spread this chutney over the dosa, place a tablespoon of potato masala and make it as “Malli Masala Dosa”.  It can also be mixed with hot steamed rice along with a teaspoon of gingelly oil/ghee and served as “Malli Rice”.  Or just […]