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Oil free chicken fry roast recipe. This zero oil chicken fry is cooked in coconut milk without any extra added oil. A 100% oil free chicken recipe for the health conscious. The whole process is detailed in my video including making homemade garam masala, grinding fresh masala gives a nice flavour to the chicken roast. This is one oil free chicken recipe that you can enjoy without any guilt. I know I am not consistent in posting recipes here on my blog and imagine its been 8 long years since I started this small place of mine and its always a joy to share recipes with you. I am a little more active on my Youtube channel, so feel free to check my channel "Skinny Recipes" on Youtube. This chicken is cooked in coconut milk and roasted with freshly ground spices and can be paired with rice, roti, appam or even with puttu . How to make oil free chicken roast Ingredients: Chicken with bones (bone-in chicken): 900 gms for the garam masala: 1/2 tsp saunf 1/4 tsp jeera...

Malabar style chicken dum biriyani is popular in the Muslim community of North Kerala. A korma is made with chicken and spices and that is layered with flavoured cooked rice and baked to perfection. This is slightly different from Hyderabadi dum biriyani and if you are living in Kerala you must have tasted this biriyani atleast once. This recipe is actually from a very close friend of my amma's and she has been making this for some 40 plus years and this is the biriyani I grew up on and amma only makes this biriyani. The cheat she does is when making the korma, she grinds some cashewnuts, raisins etc with green chilies, shallots (cheriya ulli), and coriander leaves; which can also be ground separately. But since she has been making this biriyani from many many years, amma just made the whole biriyani process easy and simple; which you can understand when you watch my video. Do not get put off by the long ingredient list; its because of the whole spices used in korma and rice....

Masala egg fry or egg masala fry, is a quick and easy starter or appetiser from Malabar . Usually, whole boiled eggs are roasted in coconut oil and masalas and most "chayakada" (tea shop) or "thattukada" (street food stall) does proudly display masala egg fry. I have asked around my neighbours and friends for the authentic recipe of Malabar mutta masala fry and like all other food each family has a different style. Some like to use only red chilli powder and some use a little bit of coriander and garam masala powders. But towards the North side people use sauf and red chilli powder as the main ingredient and if you add too much coriander powder it will over power the other spices....atleast that was the advice I got. I have been making this for some time and came up to a recipe which has more of red chilly powder and a fat pinch of the other spices but I must admit the saunf and the coconut oil is the main flavour maker. I also like to slice the eggs into h...

Aval Milk or Milk Avil or Milkaval or Avil Milk or Aval Milkshake also popularly known as malappuram muttayi is a popular malabar milkshake made with aval or avil (beaten rice flakes), pazham (plantains), and roasted peanuts. The bliss of living in Kozhikode is being able to indulge in milkshakes; every street or bakery has a popular milkshake parlour to boast about. It will be injustice to name a few here; almost all the cool bars serve this milkshake. But, if you travel to the interiors of the district; aval milk is made slightly different, they simply put one pazham into a glass with some sugar and with a wooden blunt spoon it is mashed and then roasted aval and peanuts are added and then topped with cold milk. Somehow, I do not like that version and I prefer this version which many cool bars in the city makes and having noticed this method in popular cool bars near medical college and Manachira, I tried at home for my kids and they simply loved it. So, sharing this easy and h...

Beef curry recipe , Kerala style beef curry is a simple every day curry made with freshly ground spices. It can be served with almost anything; like bread , appam , puttu , rice, roti etc. The freshly ground spices makes this curry very flavourful and also gives a thattukada style beef curry touch. Talking about thattukada (roadside stalls); I have posted a Malabar style thattukada beef curry earlier, which is also one our family favourite and is an absolute yummer with kannu vecha pathiri  Beef curry recipe video: Ingredients: Beef: 750 gms Onion: 2, sliced Green chilies: 2 Curry leaves: 2-3 sprigs Ginger: 1 1/2 inch ginger Garlic: 16 cloves (small ones) Tomatoes: 2, chopped Kashmiri chilli powder: 1 1/2 tbsp Turmeric powder: 1/2 tsp Coconut oil: 2 tbsp Water: 2-3 tbsp or as needed Vinegar: 1 tsp Salt to taste Whole spices to be ground: Coriander seeds: 3 tbsp Saunf/perumjeerakam: 1 1/2 tbsp Cinnamon: 1 stick Star anise: 1 A small strand of mace ...

Poricha Kozhi or whole chicken fry with spring chicken is another family favourite which I mostly make on the weekends when Nidhi comes home from hostel.  Spring chicken are small and each weighs under 500 gms, though I do not know whether this chicken has any other name (if you know, pls let me know). Poricha kozhi translated as chicken fry is very popular in Kozhikode;  there is a hotel near the beach known as the Bombay Hotel and they serve amazing poricha kozhi (whole chicken fried) and they stuff with boiled eggs and then deep fry. If you ever get a chance, do visit that hotel and enjoy pure Malabar dishes. No, I did not stuff anything when I made this as, I am addicted to easy and quick cooking when Nidhi is home, I try to cook everything fast and try to be with her as much as possible. So, this one is a really quick and easy recipe and can also be a show stopper at the dinner table. Video Recipe of Whole Chicken Fry (Poricha Kozhi) Ingredients: Spring...

Thattukada style beef curry - A delicious Malabar style beef curry flavorful with the spices of Kerala Kerala is blessed with thattukadas (road side eataries), in my last post I mentioned that we had been to Ali bhai's thattukada here in Calicut and it was from there I lasted this amazing thattukada style beef curry along with kannu pathiri. Malabar style beef curry or beef varatti as they called in their thattukada tops the most sought after dish there. Homey and kids simply loved it and I had a chance to take a peek-a-boo while the chef was making this beef curry. I noticed that he did not use any chilli powder and all the ingredients he used where easily available ones and I took a mental note of the ingredients and re-tried the same curry at home and the rest is history. I know what you are thinking, Kerala beef curry without chilli powder?? yucks! I am out of here!! I cant blame you, because that is what I thought too when I saw the chef making this...NO! C...

Chemeen pathiri recipe, how to make chemeen pathiri or chemeen pathal or chemeen ada (Malabar Style). Chemeen pathiri  is one of the best kozhikodan dish and very healthy too. Chemeen ada is easy to make at home, these days you get them in thattukadas to star hotels, such is its popularity here in Malabar. Each family has their own version of chemeen pathiri; some like to make it the real traditional way with grinding parboiled rice (puzhukal ari) and then cooking it to make the ada which is ofcourse time consuming and difficult to make in the mixie grinder, some put rice flour into the boiling water and mix, but I have made this in my own easy way without compromising tradition and taste. Even the filling is different from home to home; some like to fry the chemeen (prawns) and then add to the onion mix, though I prefer cooking it with masalas and then adding to the onion mix. Some, like to grind coconut with green chilies to add to the chemeen mix, and I prefer adding...

Kozhi ada, how to make Malabar style kozhi ada (chicken hot pockets). Kozhi ada  is a popular Malabar Muslim snack. During the time of Ramadan; if you are travelling through the National highway and passing through Malabar, kozhi ada is something which you should try, the makeshift food stalls on the roadside at the time of Iftar will be selling hot kozhi adas. The best way to get the taste of Malabar food. Kozhikode city is no exception, kozhi ada tops the bakery snacks at this time. Nidhi is fan of Malabar food and that's why authentic and traditional Malabar food finds its place here on the blog. One of her friend's mom introduced me to Malabar food; and she told me that kozhi ada is the most popular snack during Ramadan time. It seems, kozhi ada was a native of Koilandy (a small town near Calicut) and during the olden days sundried meat was used to fill in and can be stored for longer periods. But, you can also slow roast the chicken for 1 hour and do the same.....

Chicken spring rolls recipe - how to make Malabar style chicken spring rolls. Chicken spring rolls recipe (malabar style) is a perfect snack for Iftar.  Unlike the Chinese chicken spring rolls, the filling for these spring rolls are made with Indian spices. A favorite snack among Muslims in Malabar region. Living in Malabar, has given me some good friends and are always willing to share Mappila Cuisine recipes. Again, this recipe is from Nidhi's friend Amra's mom; which has become a family favorite. My kids love to have this as an after school snack and I am sure it will be your favorite too :) How to make Malabar chicken spring rolls. Other recipes you may like: Malabar chicken samosa recipe Malabar chicken fry Malabar style cauliflower fries Malabar Chicken Spring Rolls - Iftar Recipes PREP TIME : 10 mins     |  COOK TIME : 20 mins     |  AUTHOR: : NISA HOMEY       INGREDIENTS Bo...

Chicken kurma recipe , how to make easy Malabar style chicken korma. Malabar chicken curry  is also known as chicken kurma/korma is a coconut based chicken curry which is perfect with idiyappam, puttu , roti , rice, or even bread. Living in Malabar has introduced  to their cuisines like chicken samosa , malabar biriyani, cauliflower fries etc and this korma is one such recipe which a friend gave me. The korma gravy is thick and creamy by grinding coconut; but no nuts are added and yes it is a bit spicy, but then you can adjust that according to your taste.  What I like about this chicken korma is the ease at which it can be made and all the masalas are grinded along with the coconut, so no need for any extra garam masala. With summer at its might; I hate to spent time in the kitchen during daytime and prefer to cook early morning or late evening which does hamper photographing them.  School has started for my son and cant believe that he is a lanky te...

Nadan chicken fry, Kerala style chicken fry with easy step by step pictures. Restaurant Style Kerala chicken fry or nadan kozhi varuthathu  is a very popular Kerala chicken recipe. This chicken fry recipe is made with grinding some spices and that gives a unique flavor and very restaurant style. The grounded spices form a light crumb coating and the fried chicken is so juicy; that they vanished  within minutes. I used bone-in-chicken but you can use boneless too though I prefer bone-in. Curry leaves add an extra flavor. Overnight marination is what I prefer for this chicken fry; but if you are in a hurry at least two hours will work too. Kerala chicken fry, step by step pictures. Gather the spices and pulse them in the dry ginger once it is coarsely grounded add in ginger and garlic. Then grind again. Add the cleaned chicken into a bowl, dunk in the grounded spices, Kashmiri chilli powder, turmeric powder.. Add in salt and squeeze in one whole le...

Mutton biriyani recipe ; Malabar mutton biriyani is the most popular Muslim biriyani in Kerala. This mutton biriyani is made with instant biriyani masala . Living in Calicut has introduced me to Malabar food through friends, neighbors etc. I also got introduced to Ummi Abdulla's cookery book awhile ago through my daughter's friend, Amra's mother. Whenever I have a mood for Malabar cooking; I will ring up her and it is she who always helps me out, Malabar chicken samosa and cauliflower fries are examples. For this mutton biriyani, I followed her recipe and also referred Ummi Abdulla's cookery book "Malabar Pachakam". The main one thing which makes a Malabar biriyani stands out is the rice which is used; unlike in other biriyani where basmati rice is used, in Malaber biriyani its kaima rice which is used. Now the difference between Kozhikodan biriyani and Thalassery biriyani is mainly in the layering of the dum; Kozhikodans like to layer the me...