During mango season, you will find mangoes on the table from breakfast to dinner as fresh cut to curries, pickles and dessert. You will find hundreds of varieties of mangoes and certain mangoes used for certain dishes. This is a traditional recipe from Kerala. For this you will need mangoes which are not too sweet…
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Brinda’s Homestyle cooking
These recipes are from my sister-in-law, Brinda. Brinda is a horticulturist who of course loves to garden. She is a researcher and worked in some of the best botanical gardens in Tamil Nadu. She has now retired and has an amazing terrace garden. She is also a good cook and makes the best Mysore masala…
Chakka Pradaman/ Jackfruit Payasam
Happy Vishu! Vishu is the beginning of the New Year in the state of Kerala. You can read more about Vishu here. This is a creamy sweet dessert which can be eaten hot or cold. With pieces of fried crunchy coconut, this is heaven! Try it! You can make this vegan by leaving out ghee…
Chakka Varatti (Jackfruit Jam)
Jackfruit is a fruit one either loves or hates. It looks like durian and is sometimes mistaken for one. It can be eaten both raw and ripe. You can prepare side dishes with the young raw jackfuit as they are not sweet. This is considered as the new super food and is called the new…
Chai With Preethi 