Tag Archives: cardamom

Desserts/Puddings, Malabar cuisine

Malabar Kadala Parippu Payasam/ Split Bengal Gram Payasam

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 payasam recipe that comes with love from the world of Malabar cuisine.

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Preparation time  15 minutes

Cooking time  30 minutes
Serves  6

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Baker's Corner, Cakes/Cupcakes/Muffins/Pies, Diabetic Diet, Sugar Free Recipes

Eggless Shah Jeera and Cardamom Cake

An eggless cake flavoured with shah jeera and cardamom which will definitely become one of your favorites. This is a nice basic recipe to have on hand for folks who need an eggless cake for various reasons whether health, allergic, religious etc.

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Preparation Time 15 minutes
Cooking time 45 minutes
Yields 12 servings

Ingredients

All Purpose Flour 1 and 1/2 cups
Baking Powder 1 and 1/2 tsp
Baking Soda 1/2 tsp
Salt  1/4 tsp
Sugar/Splenda 3/4 cup
Butter, Softened 1 stick or 8 ounce
Unsweetened Applesauce  1/4 cup
Yogurt 2%  1/2 cup
Milk 3 Tbsp
Vanilla Extract 1/2 tsp
Ground cardamom 1 tsp
Shah Jeera 2 tsp

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Desserts/Puddings, Malabar cuisine, Veg Recipes

Ethapazha Curry / Kaayi Curry/ Sweet plantain curry

My beloved mom used to make this sweet plantain curry every Eid for breakfast along with Puttu. She got this recipe from my paternal grandma . She kept the century old tradition after she got married and now we are following her. The first thing that I would do when I get home from Eid prayer, is to chill some of these sweet curry and share with my cousins while waiting for the palakkadan delicious biriyani.

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Ingredients

Ripe plantains 2  No
Coconut milk 2 cups
Sugar 6-8 Tbsp
Rice flour 2 Tbsp
Cardamoms crushed 5
Water 2 cups
Salt a pinch
Cashewnuts 5-6
Kismis/Raisins  5-6
Ghee 2 tsp

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Baker's Corner, Cakes/Cupcakes/Muffins/Pies, Desserts/Puddings

Tropical Pie Pudding

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I wanted to make something that has an American twist but with a tropical flavor. So, I decided to create a pie dessert that has ripe plantains,cardamom,and grated coconut. Enjoy!

 

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Ingredients

3 Very ripe plantains, steamed and mashed
1 Egg, beaten
½ teaspoon Ground cardamom
1 cup Instant vanilla pudding
3 Tbsp Grated coconut
½ cup Sugar(adjust to the sweetness of ripe plantain)
2 Tbsp All purpose flour
Almonds for garnishing

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Breakfast, Malabar cuisine, Sweet snack

Jackfruit(Chakka) Ada

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Jack fruit( chakka) Ada is my all time favorite. In Kerala, you get to have chakka ada, chakka varattiyathu,chakka chips during summer(March to May).When you live in a temperate zone where few arils of Jack fruit cost you $5….then you tend to rely on canned Jack fruit imported from Thailand or Philippines. I used the frozen banana leaf from Philippines for this recipe. Chakka ada takes me back to those nostalgic memories of my school summer vacations.

 

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Ingredients:

1.Roasted Rice flour-2 cups
2.Ripe Jack fruit pulp – ½ cup
3.Jaggery- 1 cup
4.Grated coconut – 1 cup
5.Salt- a pinch
6.Cardamoms -3 No
7.Cumin seeds- 1/2 tsp
8.Shallot- 1 No
9.Banana leaves( Vazhayila) for wrapping the Adas

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