Janitha Sukumaran
No Oil Fish Curry
Everyone expects Indian cooking, especially curries, to use a generous amount of oil for the sautéing portion, but here's a healthier way...
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Janitha Sukumaran
Jan 29, 20233 min read
Shortcut Butter Chicken
When the kids were younger I made a mildly spiced butter chicken, but as their taste buds became more armoured to heat and I was left as...
Janitha Sukumaran
Jul 18, 20212 min read
Mutton Ghee Roast
This recipe is very similar to the chicken ghee roast recipe with some modifications. One of the key things to remember is that although...
Janitha Sukumaran
Jun 15, 20212 min read
Jeyaranee's Char Prawn Varuvel
My mum-in-law maintained a simplistic, back-to-basic style of cooking and that is exactly what she dished out with this very dry...
Janitha Sukumaran
Jun 2, 20212 min read
Dry Chicken Masala Curry
Chicken curry generally comes with lots of gravy that you can pour over steaming rice to pretty much drown it, but sometimes you just...
Janitha Sukumaran
Oct 15, 20203 min read
Dry Indian Crab Curry
A friend likened cooking crab to "adult cooking" and how true! It has taken me 30 years of independent cooking to finally attempt crab...
Janitha Sukumaran
Sep 16, 20202 min read
No Fuss Egg Curry
Sometimes when we have had too much meat but we are not ready to go vegetarian, I make egg curry, expect that instead of using hard...
Janitha Sukumaran
Aug 14, 20202 min read
Keema
The word keema means minced meat in Urdu and is associated more with Northern India into Pakistan. It is usually eaten with flat breads...
Janitha Sukumaran
May 4, 20202 min read
Sardine Sambal
For ease of appreciation, I am calling this sardine although I always use canned mackerel cause I don't like the canned sardine that we...
Janitha Sukumaran
Aug 14, 20192 min read
Tuna Cutlets
If the only protein you have is a can of tuna, you won't go hungry. You can make simple dishes with canned tuna such as pasta, a dry fry...
Janitha Sukumaran
May 24, 20192 min read
Garam Masala Mutton
Amma's dry mutton is a highly popular dish during special occasions. This is in fact a family recipe that was passed down to her by...
Janitha Sukumaran
Apr 30, 20194 min read
Thick Mutton Curry
Ah..Mutton Curry, God's gift to curry lovers. Making mutton curry can appear tedious, but with some practice, I promise you, it will...
Janitha Sukumaran
Feb 13, 20191 min read
Chicken Varuvel (Spicy Masala Chicken)
This recipe can be used for both chicken or pork. Ingredients: 3 chicken breasts (deboned and cut into 1cm cubes) 2 tbsp pepper corns...
Janitha Sukumaran
Sep 18, 20182 min read
Dry Fried Ladies Fingers/Okra
I don't know why it is called ladies fingers. I wouldn't want my fingers to look like them, but it is what it is. Also known as okra, it...
Janitha Sukumaran
Sep 13, 20181 min read
Lazy Errisery (Kerala Pumpkin Curry)
If we are doing a proper Malayalee vegetarian meal, especially for Onam and Vishu, one of the key dishes that makes a cameo appearance is...
Janitha Sukumaran
Jun 6, 20182 min read
Rasam
One of the first dishes I was ever taught to make is rasam, a South Indian spiced-sourish soup that is tamarind based. The western...
Janitha Sukumaran
Jan 28, 20181 min read
Pepper Coconut Chicken
In true Keralite style, this pepper chicken recipe calls for coconut. Definitely not for someone who dislikes coconuts, as you can...
Janitha Sukumaran
Sep 28, 20172 min read
Squid Paratel
I loved my mother's squid paratel, but cooking squid can be daunting to the uninitiated. I am glad that I first made it while amma was...
Janitha Sukumaran
Apr 26, 20171 min read
Spicy Kerala Style Pork
Ingredients: 2 lbs lean pork - remove fat and cut into small cubes 1 large onion - chopped fine 5 pips garlic 3 cm ginger 2 tbsp chili...
Janitha Sukumaran
Jan 30, 20171 min read
Dry & Spicy Carter's Corned Mutton
Thanks to my sister-in-law, Ananthi, who supplies me with these Carter's corned mutton from Singapore. Ingredients: 1 tin Carter's...
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