The Kerala Kitchen April 2012 - Event roundup

Thank you everyone for participating in the Kerala Kitchen event. I really enjoyed hosting the event and loved all the recipes that were sent to the event. Thank you, Rose for giving me the opportunity to host the event. So here are the yummy dishes for the roundup...

BREAKFAST

Uthappams by Rajani.

Ragi Idly and Tomato Garlic chutney by Jaleela

Onion Uthappam from Chandrani

Wheat pleated porotta by Faseela

A complete Breakfast platter by Rajani.Being a lazy cook, I can only dream of making such a wholesome breakfast.

PICKLES, CHUTNEYS  AND PODI

Kannimanga achar/Tender mango pickle  by Reshmi Mahesh

Mango pickle by Misha

Idli podi/Parippu podi by Faseela

Thenga podi by Rasya Srinath

Ginger coonut  chutney by Roshni

Coriander roasted  gram chutney by Jaleela

                                                

Tomato coconut chutney and Coconut Chammanthi by Faseela 

                                           


                                                 

  THORANS AND STIR FRIES

Broccoli thoran by Julie

Carrot Cauliflower thoran by Reshmi Thomas

Vazhakoombu thoran by Reshmi

Mathanga thoran by Suja Manoj

Vazhakka thoran by Roshni

Beetroot thoran by me

Kovakka stir fry with parippu podi by Faseela

Spicy Soya stir fry by Julie

Sweet potato thoran by Kaveri

SIDE DISHES

Avial by Roshni

Channa Dal by Roshni

                                                     Pumpkin mango pachadi by Rosh

Kumbalanga pachadi by Julie

Manga pachadi by Kaveri

Mambazha pulishery by Roshni

Olan by Prathibha Sreejith

Pavakka kichadi by Roshni

Puli inji by Prathibha Sreejith

Puli inji by Misha

                                                                      Puli inji by Sobha

CURRIES

Parippu kari by Roshni

Kadala curry by Roshni Chandrasekhar

                                                       Moong gram stew by Reshmi

                                                            Drumstick curry by Rathai

                                                      Orange peel pulikachal by Kaveri

                                                    Muringakaya curry by Suja Manoj

Tiffin sambar by Rajani

Lemon rasam by Roshni

Coconut rice by Sona

A traditional sadya by Rajani

EGG & NON-VEG

Special egg roast by Faseela

Egg and potato curry by me

Fish fry by Reshmi Thomas

Squid thoran by Faseela

Fish molee by Nisa Homey

Fish curry by Amina

Koonthal/squid sambar by Faseela

Chemmeen achar by Julie 

Prawns varattiyathu by Me

Chicken potato stew by Follow Foodie

Chicken handi by Rashida Shaik

Kozhi nirachathu by Julie

Varutharacha kozhi curry by me

Beef fry by Faseela

Erachi choru by Faseela

SNACKS AND DESSERTS

Gothambu Ela Ada by Sobha

                                                    Ari unda and Ellu unda by Faseela

Nendram pazha nurukku by Kaveri

                                               Cake rusk and Rice burfi by Faseela

Sukhiyan by Swathi

                                          Kozhukatta /Steamed Rice dumplings by Julie

Pazham pori by Roshni

Sukiyan by Reshmi

Uzhunnu vada by Julie

Vattayappam by Sobha

Ari payasam by Faseela

Semiya Ice by  Faseela

Badam Semiya payasam by Roshni

Mint tea by Faseela

Ginger mint tea by Jaleela

THANK YOU all for sending these yummy entries. Please feel free to display this badge on your blog...

Coming to the awards...

Top contributor award goes to Faseela Noushad for contributing 17 recipes to the event. 

Now for the next two awards of Best Dish and Best Pic. It was really very difficult to choose the best one, because there are a lot of entries that qualify. Here are the winners...

Best Dish award goes to Nisa Homey's Fish Molee recipe. Fish molee is a traditional kerala recipe which is often paired with appam or bread. Her post is well explained with stepwise pictures.

Best Pic award goes to Roshni's Pazham pori, the favourite tea time snack of malayalees around the world.

Congrats to all winner and thanks everybody for participating

Jehanne is hosting this month's Kerala Kitchen event. Rush in your entries to her..

Oats Pakoda / Oats fritters

Ingredients:

1.Oats - 1 cup

2.Besan/gram flour/Kadalamavu - 1 cup

   Rice powder - 1/2 cup

3.Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp

   Chilly powder - 1/4 tsp

   Onion - 1, chopped

   Green chillies - 2, chopped

   Curry leaves - a sprig, chopped

4.Water as required

    Eno fruit salt - 1/4 tsp (or use baking soda)

5. Oil to deep fry

Preparation:

1. Powder the oats in a mixie. Transfer it to a bowl along with gram flour and rice powder. Combine well. Add ingredients listed as 3. Add enough water to make a thick batter. Add eno fruit salt and keep aside for 10 minutes.

2. Heat oil in a pan and drop the batter into oil using a teaspoon. Shape doesn't matter. Deep fry till golden brown and the pakodas are crisp. Drain to tissue paper.

3. The pakodas can be stored in an air tight container after it cools down completely.

Events:

Kerala Kitchen - May 2012 hosted by Jehanne of The Cooking Doctor. Check the Kerala Kitchen page here

ABC Series: GOURDS

ABC Series is back after a month's break. I enjoyed hosting the Kerala Kitchen event last month and would be posting the roundup soon. Thank you, Rose for providing me the opportunity to host this series.

From next month, ABC Series is open for guest hosting. Please mail me at events.ramyasrecipe@gmail.com if you would like to host the event for a month.

The theme for this month is Gourds. Gourds are very healthy veggies. The commonly used gourds I know are Bottle gourd (Lauki/Churakka), Ridge gourd(Tori/Peechinga), Bitter Gourd(Karela/Pavakka), Ivy gourd (Tindora/Kovakka), Snake gourd(Padwal/Padavalanga), Ash gourd(kumhada/kumbalanga), Chayote etc...If you know other gourds,let me know and I will add to the list.

Rules for the event:

1. Cook and blog any veg or non-veg recipe with gourd as main ingredient.The recipes must be posted on your blog between May 1 - May 31, 2012.

2. Please link back to this announcement page and use the logo above. The use of logo is appreciated as it helps spread the word about the event. To participate, all you need to do is to link the recipe using the inlinkz tool. 

3. You may send any number of entries. The more, the merrier ! Archived entries are most welcome. Please re-post it with a link to this announcement page and use the logo.

4. If you have any issues in linking, please post a comment or send a mail to events.ramyasrecipe@gmail.com.