Parippu payasam is another version full of delicious flavor. It’s made using green gram (moong dal) and sabudana (tapioca pearls) with ghee-roasted coconut, raisins, and cashews then stewed in jaggery and coconut milk.
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Kerala Chicken Fry (Ularthiyathu)
For those nights when you want some authentic tasting South Indian food, but you don’t feel like adding in a ton of ingredients, this Kerala Chicken Fry (Ularthiyathu) is perfect.
White Chocolate Coconut Cheesecake w/ Matcha Pista Cookie Crust
This White Chocolate Coconut Cheesecake w/ Matcha Pista Cookie Crust has some of my favorite ingredients. It’s creamy, but not overly sweet and offers some tanginess from the lime, and some earthiness from the pistachios and matcha.
Kerala-Style Chicken Curry
It’s here. The chicken curry recipe that gives off nostalgia-inducing aromas. And, if you’ve never had a Kerala-style chicken curry, well, you’re in for a treat because this is the original Foodie Cutie’s recipe, or as I call her, mom (amma).
Kerala Kappa & Beef
Kappa (more commonly known as tapioca or yuca) and Beef is like the better version of steak and potatoes. This dish is simple to make, but FULL of delicious flavor.
Hot Shrimp & (Turkey) Bacon Pasta in Sweet Basil Tomato Sauce
You know what the best thing about spin class is? No, it’s not those painfully tiny seats you sit on for 45 minutes, it’s the fact that you NEED carbs to power up and give your all in each class. At least, that’s the reason I will be going with when I stuff my face with this Hot Shrimp & Turkey Bacon Pasta in Sweet Basil Tomato Sauce.
Kerala Vattayappam
One (Christian) Kerala Easter tradition is to make Vattayappam on Holy Thursday. Vattayappam is a fermented coconut and rice batter spiced with cumin and cardamom then topped with ghee-roasted cashews and raisins.
Kerala-Style Fish Molee
Fish molee is one of those dishes you’re bound to see at a South Indian dinner table. It’s basically fried fish stewed in a spiced coconut milk.
Roasted Chicken Noodle Soup
There is nothing better than the feeling of a warm bowl full of homemade roasted chicken noodle soup cupped in your hands. It’s one of my favorite ways to beat the winter chills!