Theeyal was made at our house only ‘ on demand’. It does take a bit of time and is not suited for those ‘curry in a hurry’ moments. When we think of coconuts and some delicious Kerala dishes to go with it, theeyal definitely is the one for me.
We make this with shallots, bittergourd [...]
Archive for December, 2006
26 Dec
Brinjal theeyal
24 Dec
Merry Christmas to All!
Wishing everyone a happy Christmas. Happy holidays!!!
That snowflake was handmade and given to me by one of my dear patient’s wife. That was the whole reason I even put up a tree this year.
23 Dec
Radish curry- saute with onions, garlic and chili.
This curry follows the basic principles of making Kerala style mezhukkupuratti. The addition of garlic is not common, but we do add it while making plantain mezhukkupuratti.
Recipe:
Ingredients
A bunch of red radish – contains 6 to 8 radishes.
Onion- one small, sliced.
Garlic- 2 or 3 small cloves crushed
Green chilis – 8 small, crushed
Turmeric powder- a pinch.
Oil for [...]
21 Dec
Coconut ’sammanthi’
Sammanthi or chammanthi – this was a debate that was always going on in my head, but till now it hasn’t surfaced to the open.
Coconut sammanthi (thenga sammanthi ) is how we call it in our house, but I strongly believe the real word is chammanthi. All I can say with 100% surety is that [...]
13 Dec
Photos: Grand Canyon
Yaay! School is over for this semester. Couldn’t wait to come home and relax with a cup of tea. I still have to be working, but atleast there is no stress of exams. Atleast for the next 3 weeks.
Our trip to Grand Canyon was last month. It was one of the most incredible places I [...]
12 Dec
G is for Gooseneck Loosestrife
Aren’t they beautiful? They are summer bloomers.
These plants spread very fast, and they have long roots that can travel for some distances. Don’ t be surprised if you try to uproot one plant and then end up pulling at the roots for a long time.
Again, no maintenence. May want to control them from spreading [...]
4 Dec
Chicken biryani – Malabar ishtyle.
Chicken biryanis are no longer a lot of hardwork. This was not always the case.
There used to be a time when cooking a biryani at home meant someone special was invited or something special was happening in the house. We would wake up in anticipation of the big day. “Today we are having biryani for [...]
