Recipe In style: Kerala Special Recipes

“Unity in diversity” or “Oneness in the varieties”.  These concept is mainly said about India. But as per my opinion, the best example for this concept is a family.   Each and every member of the family will have different taste, likes , dislikes etc in and each and every matter.  but instead of all these varieties they live together with unity…. That is family. You may be wondering why such an intro in recipe blog… Mine and my hubby’s tastes are  entirely different when it comes to food.  To most of the dishes I like, he turned his face away..   One example I would tell is Pickle. I like lemon pickle and don’t prefer mango and gooseberry much. But he lilke the later very much and tell No to Lemon. So this time I am going to prepare kadukamanga achar/Mango pickle which is very easy to prepare but tasty too… Kadumanga achar /Instant mango pickle is a traditional kerala style of preparation. The mango season has arrived.  This is my mother’s Recipe, Hope you will

Vindhalu or erivirachy, the favourite dish for a malayali, especially among christians.. prepared with vinegar and spices, this dish is spicy and tangy at the same time. This recipe's credit goes to my sisters mother in law ..she is master in cooking. whatever she prepares, veg or non veg..all are finger licking ... Earlier i dont like pork dishes..but once i had a chance to have pork vindhalu prepared by mummy..from there i become a fan of pork dishes, like vindalu, pork fry etc..  still i would say my recipe cannot be compared with her because she is blessed with  real kaipunyam.. I am sure you will try it once and become your favorite ingredients are as follows. Pork -1kg Turmeric -1/2tsp Pepper powder -1ts Salt - to taste Small onion - 10 to 15 Mustard seeds- 1tsp Fennel-1/2tsp Black pepper + 1tsp Chilly -3nos Ginger-3 small pieces Garlic-1 pod Cardamon -4 Cloves-5 Cinnamon -2 small pieces Chilly powder - 2tsp Vinegar- as required(1/

Some dishes can be prepared only by an experienced chef .. This was my attitude but later I realized that If there is passion for cooking, nothing is a rocket Science. Once my hubby brought  BDF at home and he challenged me whether I can prepare Beef Dry Fry.  I took the challenge and researched for recipe and prepared, But he commented “Not up to level👎 ” If I wish to prepare the same dish again, I need to check for those recipes which I tried last time. It require too much ingredients and colours which we dont use in our regular dishes. As per my opinion, dishes need to be healthy other than being attractive.   So I thought it is better to prepare a simple BDF. So, Let’s go for a try. Ingredients. Meat – 1 kg Chilly – 6 Nos Ginger – 3 inch Garlic – 12 cloves Small Onions - 10 Nos Salt – to taste Garam Masala – 1 tsp Chilly powder – 1 tsp Pepper Powder  - 1 tsp Turmerci Powder – ½ tsp Vinegar – 2 tsp

It gives me immense pleasure when somebody tell my dishes tastes great..because for me it is a passion ... Preparing dishes with love, for the people we love, the feeling is just amazing.. The reason for my intro is because I prepare this fish pickle/meen achar  that too in kerala style for my cousin who lives abroad. My relatives are the real fan of my dishes.. As someone tells  “the way to a someone's heart is through his/her stomach “  I tried to prepare fish pickle/Meen Achar  with variety of Fishes. Once I tried Sardine, it was good. So this time decided to go with Tuna. To Marinate Tuna or any other fleshy fish  - 1 kg Ginger & Garlic paste – 1 tsp Pepper Powder – 1/2  tsp Turmeric Powder – 1 Tsp Chilly Powder – 2 Tsp Salt  - a pinch Vinegar – 2 tsp Cut tuna into small square pieces. Clean it well and drain all the water.  Now for marinating,  Put fish pieces in a large bowl and add the above ingredients. Mix wel