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  Idiyappam and Pattani Curry- Kerala Breakfast Recipe  Are you looking for a healthy and comforting breakfast? Idiyappam/  string hoppers is a much-loved traditional breakfast of Kerala. String hoppers are healthy and a fun recipe to make. It is steamed rice noodles, delightfully soft and springy.  It tastes delicious with mild stews, vegetable kurma, or green peas curry. If you like to serve it as dinner, try spicy egg curry or chicken curry. It is simple, satisfying, the very definition of comfort food. You might be surprised to find out that it is super easy to make at home.  Today's recipe is my best go-to for making soft and fluffy idiyappam. It goes well with this delicious dried peas curry. The sauce is versatile and is good with any vegetable of your choice, lentils, or beans. The gravy consists of coconut milk and grounds coconut paste. It adds a nutty flavor and tastes like kurma. It is a delicious and healthy vegetarian/vegan recipe , that you will b...

    Crispy Masala Dosa-South Indian Crepes with Potato Filling Are you looking for a healthy and filling breakfast? Then why not try this classic Indian style crepe recipe. Dosa and sambar is a popular South Indian breakfast that everyone loves.  It is a comforting and homey breakfast.  Masala Dosa has a delicious potato filling and drizzled with a generous amount of ghee. The melted ghee/clarified butter makes it irresistibly appetizing. I grew up eating dosa for breakfast, and crispy dosa served with warm sambar is absolute comfort food. But sometimes, I love making a restaurant-style breakfast combo with crispy dosa and potato masala filling, vada , sambar , and chutney. It is a great way to start your day and keeps you satisfied until lunchtime! The recipe I am sharing today is my best go-to recipe to make crispy and tasty masala dosa at home. At least once a week, we make the batter to make idlis and dosas. To make dosas, the rice and lentils are soaked in adv...

Jack fruit Puttu- Chakka Puttu Puttu is a traditional breakfast of Kerala. Steamed puttu- rice cake- with kadala Curry/black chickpeas curry is a favorite combo and it is healthy. Chakka puttu or jack fruit is not something we make often. It is because the jack fruit is seasonal. So whenever jack fruit is available we make this type of puttu. Have you ever tried jack fruit puttu? Well, you're in for a tasty and healthy treat! It is a great way to start your day! Jack fruit puttu invokes childhood memories. Mornings often start with the inviting aroma of steamed puttu and curry. So imagine waking up to the sweet aroma of steamed jack fruit rice cakes. Jack fruit has a distinctively strong fruity aroma and is naturally sweet. It adds sweetness to the puttu. You do not need any curry to eat this puttu. Steamed jack fruit becomes soft, infusing the puttu with its unique flavor. Gently mash and mix and just enjoy your breakfast treat. Why Jack fruit is good for you...

Karikku Appam/Tender Coconut Appam Soft and fluffy appam with stew or egg curry is a favorite breakfast among Malayalees. Appam or laced rice crepes is a popular breakfast and is made with fermented rice and coconut batter. It is crispy at the edges and soft in the center. This recipe of Karikku appam makes delightfully light and fluffy appams. It is a yummy way to use tender coconut meat, and it is full of flavor. Does this sound exciting? Then check the recipe, it is super simple to make this delectable and healthy breakfast. Tender coconut meat has a natural sweetness and adds a creamy, rich taste to the appam. Added to this is the flavorful tender coconut water. To make appam soaked rice and coconut is grounded into a smooth thin batter. Yeast aids the fermentation process. You can also use baking soda. Back in Kerala, it was easy to get a tender coconut. Coconut is quintessential in Kerala cooking. Street vendors with heaps of tender coconuts are a regular sight on the roa...

Semolina Vegetable Puttu  Puttu is steamed rice cake and is Malayali's favorite breakfast. Puttu can be made with rice flour or wheat flour. This recipe uses semolina and is made even healthier by adding vegetables. I clicked this picture when my mother-in law made this for breakfast. Thanks Ammachi for sharing this recipe. Ingredients  Semolina-2 cup Grated vegetables- 1 cup (a combination of shredded carrot, beetroot, chopped beans and green peas) Coconut - 3/4 cup Sugar-1 tsp salt- 1/3 tsp water- 1/2 cup Chop vegetables and  keep aside. Take semolina in a bowl and add grated coconut.Rub in coconut using your palm.Mix sugar and salt in 1/2 cup of water and sprinkle it little by little into the semolina mixture. Mix to form a course damp mixture without lumps, resembling wet sand. To check  moisture  press handful of mixture in form of balls. It should hold together and also easily break off when crumbled. Mix in the vegetable and let...

Kerala Duck Egg Roast/Tharavu Mutta Roast Today's recipe is a delicious breakfast. Eggs for breakfast are filling and a great way to start your day. Duck egg curry/ Tharavu Mutta roast is a much-loved traditional breakfast of Kerala, a perfectly tasteful treat with soft lacy appam. This spicy egg curry is finger-licking good. The beauty of this recipe is its simplicity. Eggs are cooked, in a delicious caramelized onion tomato gravy. The gravy has the sweetness of caramelized onions and the acidity of tomatoes. Curry leaves, fennel, and coconut oil add to the flavor. You can also add coconut bits or cashew nuts for an extra crunch. It is an absolute comfort homey food. What goes with the Kerala duck egg roast? In Kerala, egg curries are often made for breakfast, and relished with soft spongy appam. It tastes best with Vella appam. Appam is soft, and spongy laced rice and coconut crepes are popular breakfast. Idiyappam/string hoppers are steamed rice noodles, and they taste de...

Green Peas Egg Curry Egg and peas taste delicious, and this simple, breezy curry is my best go-to curry for breakfast. In Kerala, egg curries are always made for breakfast and relished with soft spongy appam, idiyappam, chapathi, or bread. Every home has its easy egg curry, and it goes with almost anything. The recipe I am sharing today is mildly spicy curry flavored with coconut milk. It adds flavor and creaminess to the gravy. Kerala-style egg peas curry is made with dried green peas/ Pattani. The fresh tender green peas (garden peas/ English peas) are sweet and mild, but they are seasonal. The dried green peas are matured green peas pods with complex flavors. It is protein-rich, with a sweet nutty taste. Eggs are also protein-rich. So here you have a perfectly healthy breakfast that keeps you satisfied till lunchtime. I often do meal preps for the week to help reduce cooking time, on busy mornings. Peeled hard-boiled eggs are super easy food you can prep each week. They a...

 Puttu and Kadala Curry Puttu and Kadala Curry have steamed rice cakes with black chickpeas curry combo- a favorite and quintessential Malayali breakfast recipe. The combo is classic, healthy, and super delicious. It is the most common and favorite breakfast in Kerala,  made in every home throughout Kerala. Black chickpeas or Desi chickpeas are the best to make Kerala-style kadala curry. It is protein and fiber-rich with a warm earthy flavor. Kadala curry also goes well with appam or chapathi. The sauce is versatile and is good with any vegetable of your choice, lentils, or beans. The gravy consists of roasted ground coconut and aromatic spices. Puttu is simple to make with roasted rice flour and grated coconut. What makes it hearty and filling is the combinations that go with puttu, like black chickpeas curry, green gram, pappadam, bananas, etc. For those who like fiery spice, like my grandmother, crispy fried salted dried chilly and pappadam makes the meal complete. Anoth...