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Pineapple Bread Pola Bread pola is a popular sweet/ snack of Malabar made with left over bread. It is an easy snack with a texture that resembles bread pudding moist and tender.The star ingredient here is caramelized pineapple.It is an egg based dessert and is slow cooked on stove top. This helps to infuse the flavor of pineapple. Try this you will surely love it. Ingredients Bread slices- 8 Eggs- 4 All purpose flour- 2 tbs Milk-3/4 cup Pineapple chopped- 1 cup Ghee- 2 tsp Cardamon powder- 1/2 tsp Sugar- 1/2 cup ( according to your sweet preference) salt- a pinch Cashew nuts- 8-10 Raisins- 2 tbs   I used an 8 inch pan for this recipe. First add the bread slices into a food processor and pulse a few times to make it course and crumbly. Set this aside. Heat ghee in a pan and fry raisins and cashew nuts. Drain and keep aside. In the same pan add the chopped pineapple and saute and fry till it changes color to golden brown for about 5-6 minutes. Add ha...

Kozhuva Pepper Fry/Anchovies Pepper Fry Anchovies when fried are crispy and super tempting. This can be served with rice or as an appetizer. It  has the spicy kick of pepper and the flavor of curry leaves. You can use either green peppercorns or ground black pepper. Try this crispy and tasty fish fry, you will surely love it. Ingredients Kozhuva/ Anchovies- 1/2 lb Egg white-1 Green pepper corns- 1 tbs (or ground black pepper according to taste) Turmeric powder- 1/3 tsp Ginger- thin slice Curry leaves - 2-3 springs Coriander leaves- 3 tbs chopped Corn starch- 2 tbs salt and oil for frying   Make a fine paste of pepper corns, ginger,curry leaves and coriander leaves. Into  this add turmeric powder, egg white and corn starch and make a smooth batter. Clean fish and marinate with this paste and set aside for five to ten minutes. You can either deep fry or shallow fry the fish. This one above is shallow fried and will take 2-3 minutes on each sides...

Chakkakuru Muringakka Thoran Today's recipe is yet another simple thoran that can be served with steamed rice. Jack fruit is a seasonal fruit in Kerala and there are several sweet and savory dishes prepared with jack fruit. Chakkakuru is jack fruit seeds and is used in curries and thoran/stir fry.Drumsticks/muringikka makes it more healthy and flavorful. Try this simple thoran, you will surely love it. Ingredients Chakkakuru/jack fruit seeds- 15-18 Drumstick- 4 nos Shallots sliced- 5-6 (Or one onion- medium finely chopped) Coconut grated- 3/4 cup Green chilly-3-4 Turmeric powder- 1/3 tsp Cumin - 1/2 tsp Chilly powder-1/3 tsp Garlic - 2 pods Mustard seeds- 1/2 tsp Curry leaves- 2 springs salt to taste Coconut oil- 2 tbs Wash chakka kuru/jack fruit seeds. You can cook in a pressure cooker. Cook with one cup water and salt in medium flame for 6-8 minutes ( one whistle). When it cools down,gently peel off the top white skin and the bottom red skin. Cut i...

Arabian Bukhari Rice Arabian Bukhari rice is  aromatic and delicious chicken and rice. This is a one pot meal and a sure winner. It is different from the elaborate chicken biryani,but equally tasty and great for weekend lunch .Try this,you will surely love it Ingredients 1) For the rice Basmathi rice- 3 cups Onion-2 medium Tomato puree- 1 cup Chopped carrot- 1 cup Dry lemon/black-2 (optional) whole spices-Cinnamon- 2 piece,Cloves- 4,Green cardomon-2,Bay leaves-2 Salt to taste Oil 2) For the chicken masala Chicken - 1 kg Garlic- 5-6 Chilly powder- 1 tsp Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp Pepper powder- 1/2 tsp Cumin powder- 1/2 tsp Masala powder-Cinnamon- 1 piece, Cardamon-2, black cardamom- 2,clove- 2-3 nutmeg- a small piece, Dry ginger 1/2 inch piece, galanga powder- 1/8 tsp 3) For Garnish Thinly sliced onion- 1 Pine nuts-2 tsp Raisins- 10-12 Make a fine powder of all the masala listed in group (2) under chicken masala. Mix in chilly powder, turmer...

Pori Unda/Sweet Puffed Rice Balls Puffed rice is a good tea time snack in itself. Pori unda is yummy balls made with puffed rice and jaggery. These ladoo/balls are yummy and  crispy to munch on. I  have nostalgic memories about this snack. We used to buy them at temple festival fairs. Vendors used to carry around baskets filled with pori unda and they were super yummy. At home too we make them on special occasions like Onam, Diwali and Karthika Deepam. For sweetness you can also use caramelized sugar. Try this you will surely love it. Ingredients Puffed rice/pori- 5 cup Jaggery powdered- 1 cup Water- 1/2 cup Ghee- 1 tbs Cardamon powder- a pinch Dry ginger powder- 1/8 tsp (optional) Heat jaggery and water and allow it to melt. Strain the impurities and return to stove. In medium heat allow it to boil and thickens to one thread consistency.  Reduce the flame and simmer  for another 5-6 minutes till it thickens. To test the perfect syrup consis...

Apricot Mango Juice Chilled mango apricot juice is fresh flavored and refreshing summer drink. Since it is season we are getting lots of fresh mango and apricot in the market. Mangoes and apricot goes well together with the creamy sweetness of mango and the musky sweet and tart taste of apricot.Apricot like mango is a healthy fruit with fiber and beta-carotene Try this,you will surely love it. Ingredients Ripe mango- 2 medium Apricot-3 Sugar- 1 tbs Lemon juice- 1/2 chilled ice water In a blender/food processor add peeled and chopped mangoes. Take off the kernel of apricot,roughly chop and add to the blender. Add sugar,lemon juice and ice chilled water or a few ice cubes  and pulse till nice and smooth. Serve chilled. Try this, Hope you will all enjoy!