Avalose Podi/ Poora Podi

Avalose Podi/ Poora Podi
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Its a traditional and popular evening snack of Kerala and my favourite too. Most of the Kerala snack recipes ask for rice flour and coconut  since we have enormous paddy fields and coconut palms to provide the raw materials. Avalose podi is a combination product of  roasting raw rice flour, grated coconut,cumin seeds and kalonji.Give
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Malabar Kadala Parippu Payasam/ Split Bengal Gram Payasam

Malabar Kadala Parippu Payasam/ Split Bengal Gram Payasam
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Payasam and Malayali go hand in hand. “Payasam”, also known as “kheer”, the basic ingredients being milk or coconut milk and rice, wheat or lentils. It is usually sweetened with sugar or jaggery depending on the kind of payasam being made. This is a traditional Ramdhan special payasam during ifthar or nombuthura. Yet another exotic
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Chocolate Oatmeal Cake

Chocolate Oatmeal Cake
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Try out this chocolate favourite if you have kids who say, ” No oatmeal Mom”.   Ingredients 2 cups All purpose flour 3/4 cup Unsweetened cocoa 1 teaspoon Baking powder 1 teaspoon Baking soda 1/2 teaspoon Salt 1 cup Butter or margarine, softened 1 3/4 cups Sugar 2 teaspoons Vanilla 2 Large eggs 1 1/3
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Mango- Pineapple Supreme Cake

Mango- Pineapple Supreme Cake
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A delicious way to use your favourite tropical fruits on a simple plain cake and make it supreme….   Ingredients for the cake Butter 3/4 cup Sugar 1.5 cups Eggs 2 No Baking powder 2 tsp All purpose flour  2 cups Vanilla extract 1 tsp Milk 1 cup Ingredients for the cake topping Fresh Mango
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Stuffed Date Fritters/ Eenthapazham Nirachu Porichathu

Stuffed Date Fritters/ Eenthapazham Nirachu Porichathu
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Stuffed Date Fritters remind me of Ramdhan spent in Abudhabi, UAE. When Ramdhan falls during July-August, you get different varieties of dates from the farm that are sweeter than honey and give you a jump start  while breaking a day long fast from dawn to dusk. Some Arab farm owners may gift you few kilograms
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Prawn/Shrimp/Chemeen/Konchu Roast

Prawn/Shrimp/Chemeen/Konchu Roast
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The flavour of this Konchu/Chemeen masala will make you crave for more and more , especially when you combine it with Tapioca/Kappa Tarts.   Ingredients Prawns/Shrimps  2lb Turmeric powder   1/2  tsp Onion sliced    2 No Ginger crushed   1 tsp Garlic crushed   1 tsp Green chillies chopped   2 No Coriander leaves/Cilantro chopped  1 Tbsp
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