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Road trip to Goa, from Calicut (Kozhikode) 615 kms. The road trip was fun and memorable, right from the Malabar food to the beautiful beaches along the road. Mutta Masala, a Malabar special! Mahe Church: We had a stopover at Mangalore and started the trip again early next morning, had breakfast on the way at Murudeswhar... We had lunch at Karwar, roadside sea facing hotel and reached Goa at about 4 pm. We stayed at Ponda City, which is 30 kms away from Panjim. The best road trip we had made in a decade. We did not use google maps or any navigation device, we got directions from sign boards and by simply asking people. What road trip to Goa video.

Chocolate cookies recipe,  learn to make the best chocolate cookies . This Christmas, treat your loved ones with the easy homemade chocolate cookies . The beautiful marks on top stands this cookie apart and kids will not stop munching them. These chocolate cookies are not the fancy type, but simple with just the basic ingredients available in your pantry. I have been making these cookies for sometime now; its my never fail cookie recipe, and easy to make! You can chop in some cashew nuts and bring in a light nutty flavour or add a some chocolate chips for that extra chocolate punch, or just make it plain like I did....either way, you will love them. These stay fresh in an airtight container for weeks (if your kids let them) with the festive season around the corner; you can bake these simple cookies and gift them too. Video recipe for chocolate cookies below: Some More Cookies Recipe: Classic Peanut Butter Cookies Cherry Cookies Recipe My Ultimate Chocolate ...

Dragon beef or beef dragon is a restaurant style Chinese dish popular as an appetiser or as a side dish for fried rice. This sweet and spicy dish has all the flavours and the cashew nuts gives an extra nutty crunch. I made these more than a couple of times to serve with fried rice and each time I make the dish got better and better...and a dish so delish should be shared with you. Okay, let me mention a couple of things, first of all the meat which we get here needs to be pressure cooked for atleast 20 mins as it takes that much time to cook. So, I had to pressure cook the meat and then marinate and fry it, but if the meat which you get cooks pretty fast you can directly fry them. You can also make things easier by cooking and then marinating the meat a day before and refrigerate, what I meant is you can always plan and prepare. For this dish, meat should be cut lengthwise; be it chicken or fish...yes! dragon fish is one of my favourite and the sad part is I do not get a chanc...

Kerala christmas fruit cake recipe; this easy fruit cake is alcohol free and is also known as boiled fruit cake. Kerala plum cake is usually made with soaking soaking dry fruits in alcohol (rum) for weeks, but this fruit cake is alcohol free and almost instant fruit cake. Christmas is just around the corner and during Christmas time, the bakeries in Kerala will be full of fruit cakes; why not try this bakery style Kerala fruit cake. Caramel syrup is the reason for the rich dark deep brown color and I have shown it very clearly in the video and I hope it will help you. I have posted another fruit cake recipe ; which has alcohol and also how to soak dry fruits in alcohol , you can take a look at them too.  Back in December 2011, I shared a boiled fruit cake recipe and this easy fruit cake is adapted from it. Over the years I have made fruit cake countless times and have perfect it and I found that adding rich caramel syrup gives a dark color to the cake. Kerala fruit cak...

Pidiyum kozhiyum or kottayam style pidi is a traditional knanaya cuisine ; these rice dumpling have a thick gravy like sauce, unlike the dry versions of Malabar kakka roti or kozhi pidi. Knanaya style pidi is served with varutharacha kozhi curry. Traditionally, pidi is associated with baby shower ie when the daughter-in-law is sent to her parents house for delivery, it is customary for the mother-in-law to make kozhi pidi and we knanaya people still follow these traditions. My main aim is to preserve this recipe; so that the future generations can enjoy this wholesome dish. Pidi is rice dumplings which is simmered in water along with shallots, garlic, curry leaves, and coriander seeds; but I have used coriander powder instead to make the whole process easy. Amma mentioned that if using coriander seeds then; the water used to mix the rice flour should be sieved and that using fresh roasted coriander powder saves time. I have made a video recipe and I hope this you help...

Varutharacha kozhi curry is a traditional chicken recipe from Kerala and is popular among the Knanaya Christians of Kerala. This kottayam chicken curry is best served with Kerala appam or pidi (steamed rice dumplings). Pidi and kozhi curry is usually made for Christmas or Easter. I will be posting the recipe of traditional Knanaya Christian's "kozhi pidi" next which is a bit different from the usual pidi recipes. The recipe is from my octogenarian aunt, Sunny; whom I always turn for traditional recipes and her recipes never fail. Okay! back to varutharacha chicken curry...varutharacha means roasted and grinded...so here, the coconut is roasted and grinded and then added to the cooked chicken....thus you get the thick brown gravy. I have made this recipe as simple and easy as possible; so that all the novice cooks and bachelors can give this traditional dish a try. Video Recipe of Varutharacha Chicken Curry. Other Recipes: Kerala Appam Recipe Kerala Ch...

Kerala style fish cutlets is an easy and quick appetizer or snack for kids and adults alike. Cutlets are great party appetizers and refrigerator friendly; meaning, you can store some breaded cutlets and fry them up when needed. My kids love cutlets and when they were toddlers; cutlets were a huge favorite... vegetable cutlets was another way to trick them into having more vegetables; especially, Nidhi...who, as a toddler was a fuzzy eater. I used ayala or mackerel to make cutlets but then you can use any fleshy fish...though I have not tried with sardine or mathi...tuna is also excellent to make cutlets with. Video recipe on how to make fish cutlets . How To Make Fish Cutlets (Kerala Style) PREP TIME : 15 mins     |  COOK TIME : 15 mins     |  AUTHOR: : NISA HOMEY       INGREDIENTS Mackeral/Ayala: 3 (250 gms) Turmeric: 1/4 tsp Pepper powder: 1/2 tsp Vinegar: 1 tsp Salt: 1/2 tsp Water: ...