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A simple Kerala meal

13 11 2006

Clockwise from left: Tomato chaaru curry, vanpayar mezhukupuratti, green tomato thoran.

After being on vacation for about a week, we were craving some home cooked food. Owing to delayed flights, we reached home at 3am instead of 9p.m. Las Vegas had some amazing restaurants and we had some great food. But after a week of eating out, it was time for a simple home cooked meal.
Satish had to go to work in the morning. I vaguely remember him leaving, and I was off to sleep again. It was about noon when I finally woke up. I had some toast and then started making some Kerala food. I made a thoran ( dish with shredded coconut), a mezhukkupuratti( curry sauteed in oil) , and a chaaru kari ( curry with gravy). It has been a while since I made 3 dishes to go with rice. I loved the first 2 dishes, but the chaaru kari was not that great. I am hoping that it is going to taste better tomorrow.

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Date : 13 November 2006
Categories : By Cuisine, Indian Cooking- By Region, Indian Food, Kerala, Vegetables

12 responses to “A simple Kerala meal”

14 11 2006: pri (09:21:23) :

Hi,
Do you use fresh coconut when you make thoran ?Have you tried with dessicated coconut?Do they taste the same?
Thanks
14 11 2006: Trupti (12:23:35) :

Glad you enjoyed the trip despite the delayed flight…your Kerala meal looks very comforting. Home cooked food is the best isn’t it??

Cheers,Trupti
14 11 2006: giniann (20:40:37) :

Pri, Thanks for visiting. I use the frozen grated coconut that is available in Indian grocery stores. They are almost as good as the real thing. I like the ‘Daily Delight’ brand better than most. I don’t even dare try thoran with dessicated coconut. I am sure it doesn’t taste the same.

Trupti, It was indeed very comforting. Home cooked food is the best, but making it happen is the hard part.
15 11 2006: Bhargavi (07:06:44) :

Ur kerala meal looks so tasty.
Once I tried desiccated cocunut for “carrot kobbari koru”(an Andhra syle dish), it did not came out well.
I do not know whose fault was that,..was that me who spoiled the dish or the desiccated coconut.
15 11 2006: giniann (11:19:43) :

Bhargavi, I wouldn’t try dessicated coconut in any Indian curry. I think it is best suited to add to cookies and sweets. I think the fresh frozen coconut is your best option. It tastes ‘almost’ like the original.
15 11 2006: Meena (14:02:52) :

Your meal looks delicious Gini! I’m especially gearing otwards making the mezhukkupuratti, it lokks just awesome!
15 11 2006: giniann (16:38:31) :

Thanks Meena. I think it was the mezhukkupuratti that was the star of the show. It came out just right. I usually have a hard time getting the beans to be the right texture but it turned out perfect.
17 11 2006: shaheen (18:37:58) :

Gini, when we spent a week in Cape cod we came back with that same yearning for nadan food. Nothing beats a good rice meal after a journey , right?
17 11 2006: anonymous (21:04:35) :

Hi giniann,
I liked the pix of ur Kerala meal… i was looking for the recipes to make the 3 items… could not find it.Are there pix only?
20 11 2006: giniann (14:40:20) :

Absolutely Shaheen!

I didn’t post the recipes. Will post them soon.
17 05 2007: vinstan (21:37:50) :

Hey the recipes look delicious is there any way I could get some home delivery… reminds me of home… sweet home
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