• Meat Recipes

    Pork Curry Without Gravy

    Unlike regular pork meat, pork stew meat has less fat.  If you are not a fan of having fat and borns in your pork curry, this recipe is for you. The secret ingredient in this curry is the lemon juice that we squeeze on top at the end.  It brings out the best flavors of this curry. Pork curry can…

  • Meat Recipes,  Rice Recipes

    Chicken Fried Rice

    Indian chicken fried rice is more like an Indo-Chinese recipe. The delicious basmati rice, combined with cooked chicken, vegetables, and eggs makes it a complete meal. The basmati rice makes it Indian, and the soy sauce marinated chicken brings out the Chinese flavor.  The rice tastes even better, if you make it the day before, and refrigerate overnight.  Kids love this…

  • Rice Recipes

    Plain Basmati Rice

    Basmati rice is typical in the northern part of India.  It is famous all over the world because of its flavor and texture. In South India, basmati rice is also used to make biriyani, fried rice, and many other dishes made for special occasions. Basmati rice is rich in carbohydrates which is essential for exercising muscles. Cuisine: Indian Course: Main…

  • Vegetarian Recipes

    Homemade Yogurt

    Homemade yogurt is creamy, healthy, and delicious. It is not very thick like the store-bought yogurt. It’s filled with calcium and many other nutrients.  Why would you buy yogurt, when you could make healthy yogurt at home?  It is effortless, simple, and free of preservatives. If you have plain yogurt at home, you can make many different recipes with it.…

  • Breakfast and Bread,  Vegetarian Recipes

    Whole Wheat Pancakes

    Pancake is an American recipe served for breakfast. You can make this with all purpose flour or with whole wheat flour. This pancake recipe is made with whole wheat to make it healthy. 100% whole wheat flour has impressive health benefits.  Whole wheat has vitamin B, folic acid, calcium, phosphorus, zinc, copper, iron, magnesium, and fiber.  Whole wheat combined with…

  • Egg Recipes,  Onam recipes,  Stir-Fry Recipes,  Vegetarian Recipes

    Kerala Cabbage Stir Fry (Cabbage Thoran)

    Cuisine: Kerala Course:  Side Dish Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook time: 15-20 min Servs: 4-8   Ingredients  2 tablespoon vegetable or coconut oil 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds 1 onion, diced 3-4 cloves of garlic, minced 1 jalapeño or 2 green chiles (optional) 1 sprig curry leaves, stem removed 1/2 of a medium cabbage, shredded 1 cup grated coconut 1 teaspoon…

  • Onam recipes,  Vegetable Curry,  Vegetarian Recipes

    Lemon Curry

    Lemon curry is a very ancient curry from Kerala, India. Some people still make this curry. Lemon curry recipe is my mom’s famous recipe. Almost everyone who tried this curry at our home asked us for the recipe.   You can make this curry with fried coconut gravy, sautéed onions, and lemon juice.  It’s delicious and easy to make compared…

  • Vegetable Curry,  Vegetarian Recipes

    Beetroot Pachadi

    Beetroot pachadi is very nutritious, delicious, and colorful. It is must have curry for Onam Festival, which is the harvest festival of Kerala, India. It’s easy to make this curry, because you don’t have to cook this curry for too long. Beets are a high source of many vitamins and minerals. Beets contain vitamin A, B, and C. It is…