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Omelette Kerala
2 eggs beaten, 1 medium red onion (very finely chopped), 1 green chilli (also very finely chopped), 1 piece of fresh ginger about the size of your thumb nail (peeled and pounded to a pulp), 1 dessertspoon fresh coriander leaves, salt. Sauté the onion, ginger and chilli in some cooking oil. In Kerala this would Continue reading
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Gobi Manchurian
A tasty variation on cauliflower Continue reading
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Prawn dumplings (Undaputta)
The dough for these dumplings is made from rice flour and water. It needs to be fairly stiff. To make the filling, sauté some prawns with onion, garlic, ginger and freshly ground coconut. Add a little chilli powder and a pinch of turmeric. Allow the filling to cool. Break off pieces of dough of a Continue reading
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Curried Carrot Dal with Coriander Coconut Chutney
Serves 4750g Carrots 1 Tbsp Cumin Seeds1 Tbsp Curry Powder Onion 3 Cloves of Garlic Knob of Ginger 1 1/2 Tsp Turmeric 300g Split Red Lentils 1 Green Chilli Bunch of Coriander 3 Tbsp Desiccated Coconut 6 Tbsp Coconut or plain Yoghurt1 Lime SaltPepperVegetable OilThere are 3 stages to this: carrots, dal and chutney. Carrots: Preheat the oven to 180⁰C. Peel the carrots and cut them Continue reading
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Meen Mulakittatku (Fish in red chilli)
Any firm fleshed fish works with this recipe. Continue reading
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Aromatic Rice
To prepare enough aromatic rice for 4 people wash 8oz basmati rice and put it in a pan with 16fl oz cold water, a big knob of butter, a pinch of saffron, 4 crushed green cardamoms, 4 cloves and a piece of cinnamon. Cover and cook on the lowest possible heat until all the liquid Continue reading