Grind the grated coconut, pearl onions, green chilly, turmeric powder, chilli powder and salt together into a coarse paste without adding water. Place an earthen...

Cut chicken into medium pieces and clean well. Grind together the ginger, garlic, green chilli with little water in a mixer grinder/food processor and make...

Soak tamarind in ½ cup of warm water for about 10-15 minutes. Then extract the juice and set aside. Grind together the ingredients mentioned in...

Clean and wash well the horse gram. Soak it for 2-4 hours. In a pressure cooker add in the soaked horse gram, 2 cups of...

Marination and Cooking Procedure: Clean well the chicken pieces and drain the water completely. Marinate the chicken pieces using ginger-garlic paste, salt and the powders...

Cooking Rice: Wash and soak the rice for 30 minutes. Then drain the water completely and set the rice aside. Fill a medium saucepan with...

Clean moong dal and keep it about 30 minutes in cold water. Cook the moong dal in a pressure cooker along with 1 ½ cup...

Cooking Plantains: Wash the ripe plantains and wipe them with a paper towel. Cut off both ends of the plantains, place them in a steamer....

Dry roast the split dal until it changes the color slightly and a nice roasted aroma comes. Remove from heat and wash well. Drain the...

Blend together the ingredients mentioned under ‘For marination’ along with little water and make it as a thick fine paste. Marinate prawns with the masala...

Heat oil in a pan, splutter mustard seeds. Add in the coconut bits and fry till light brown in color. Add curry leaves, chopped onion,...

Clean and wash the fish pieces. Drain the water completely and set aside. Heat the coconut oil in a pan or terracotta pot and splutter...