Tag: Lunch Recipe

Okra/Vendakaai Poriyal

Okra/Vendakaai Poriyal Prep Time: 10 mins | Cook Time: 15 mins | Serves: 3 Ingredients Okra/Vendakaai – 500 grams choppedOnion – 1 chopped finelyShredded coconut or desiccated coconut – 1/4 cupChilli powder – 1 tspTurmeric powder – 1/2 tspSalt – as needed To Temper Oil – 1 tbspMustard seeds – 1 tspChana dal – 1…

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Pacha Theeyal

Pacha Theeyal Prep Time: 10 mins | Cook Time: 15 mins | Serves: 4 Pacha Theeyal (Pacha here means Raw). This theeyal is one of the authentic Kerala cuisine. I have tasted this recipe prepared by my athai and also by my mom. Whenever we go to Kerala we usually board the night train as…

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Mediterranean Buddha Bowl

Power packed lunch with loaded veggies and quinoa. This recipe is adapted from here. The original recipe calls for oven roasted chickpeas. As my oven was under repair I couldn’t follow that exactly. Would love to try the roasted version of chickpeas. This recipe has little bit of background 😉. In my hubby’s office they…

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Pulikaichal Thogayal

Pulikaichal Thogayal Prep Time: 5 mins | Cook Time: 10 mins | Serves: 2 My mom makes thogayal more often at home. I love her coconut thogayal and Pulikaichal thogayal. After marriage and coming to US I don’t get much opportunity to make thogayal as my hubby is not a big fan of thogayal varieties….

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