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Cucumber Raita – Kerala style | Cucumber Kichadi

September 14, 2016

Recipe for Cucumber Kichadi | Onam Sadhya Recipes | Kerala style cucumber raita, totally different from your regular Cucumber Raita!

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beginner, Coconut Recipes, Curry, Easy Indian Cooking, Festival Recipes, Glutenfree, Vegan, Vegetables, VegProtein

Onam Specials: Pumpkin Erissery | Kerala style Pumpkin & cowpeas stew

September 12, 2016

Onam Recipes | recipe for Pumpkin Erissery | Pumpkin and Cowpeas stew with coconut  -Onam Sadya recipe

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beginner, Curry, Easy Indian Cooking, Festival Recipes, gluten free, Glutenfree, Vegan, Vegetables, vegetarian

Kaya Mezhukkupuratti | Kerala Style Plantain stir fry | Vazhakka Mezhukkupuratti

September 12, 2016

 Recipe for Kerala Style Plantain Stir Fry | Raw Banana Stir Fry | Kaya Mezhukkupuratti | Vazhakka Mezhukkupuratti  – a most delicious preparation using raw bananas, a must have in the Onam Sadya spread.

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beginner, Coconut Recipes, Curry, Diabetic friendly, Easy Indian Cooking, Festival Recipes, gluten free, Glutenfree, Healthy, Vegan, Vegetables, vegetarian

Cabbage Thoran from Kerala

September 8, 2016

This cabbage thoran, thanks to the flavours of shallots and cumin seeds, and the fragrance from fresh coconut, is an effortless way to make cabbage taste good.

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beginner, Coconut Recipes, Diabetic friendly, Easy Indian Cooking, Glutenfree, Healthy, Salads, Vegan, Vegetables, vegetarian

Easy Shredded Carrot Salad with Coconut

June 14, 2016

Recipe for an easy Shredded Carrot, Coconut and Cucumber Salad. Takes less than 15 minutes to prepare, vegan and gluten-free too.

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Super Moist Eggless Apple Cake Using Coconut Sugar

September 25, 2015

The perfect cake to kick off fall, or to use up apples – either way this Super Moist Eggless Apple Cake is the perfect tea cake, and reasonably healthy too. You’ll find a secret here to keeping it super moist despite not using eggs. Read on to find out 🙂

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Health Benefits of Coconut | Pumpkin Coconut Oats Squares

July 22, 2015

Pumpkin Puree, Desiccated Coconut and Oats come together in this super simple and healthy bake. Cut into squares and enjoy with tea, guilt-free.

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Healthy Baking : Savoury Rosemary Coconut Cookies

October 29, 2013

A cookie with not-so-common flavours of rosemary and coconut married off in a savoury cookie. If you don’t have a sweet tooth, this one is for you!

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Vattayappam – Steamed rice cakes from Kerala

August 28, 2007

I first tasted these fluffy rice cakes when my ex-boss got them in her lunch box. She said her mom made them with ground rice and yeast and it is quite simple. Several google searches later, trying all possible spellings, I landed on this recipe given by a forum member of Forum Hub, which was dug ou

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beginner, Coconut Recipes, Desserts, Sweets, vegetarian

Mango Coconut Ice cream without Ice Cream Machine

June 4, 2007

Mango Coconut Ice cream combines two tropical flavours in one delicious bowl. No ice cream machine or ice cream maker required. A must try recipe when mangoes are in season.

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How to store grated coconut | Coconut Recipes

May 11, 2006

While I love using coconut in South Indian cooking, there’s never a chance to use the whole coconut. I end up using a couple of tablespoons while grinding a masala or a teaspoon for a garnish over a light Tambrahm style stir fry. One coconut, broken open and scraped / grated can be used in multipl

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Baking, Coconut Recipes, Easy Bakes, Eggless Baking, Snacks, Teatime Treats

Coconut Tea Cake

April 16, 2006

This coconut and tea cake makes for a perfect bite along with a cup of tea or coffee. I was tempted to try out Fat Free Vegan’s Coconut Chai cake from the word go ! On the day I was to go to mom’s house- I found the perfect excuse to bake this one. I just tweaked the ingredients a bit, as per their

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