Kanyakumari - Famous Food Recipe - FISH CURRY (Meen Kolambu)- Part-4

Meen Kolambu is one of the favorite foods of Kanyakumari. Meen Kolambu or fish curry is a non-vegetarian dish. To prepare this dish, one will require fresh fish and an array of condiments. Meen Kolambu can be served with the main meal of the day. This dish can be served with rice.

Kanyakumari recipes are easy to prepare. To cook Meen Kolambu, first of all, fish is to be washed properly and to be marinated with limejuice and salt. In the mean time, garlic, ginger, poppy seeds, grated coconut and tomatoes should be blended together. To save time, it is better to keep aside the separated pulp of Tamarind after soaking it in water for sometime.

In a pan, oil is to be heated. Then, onions should be stirred till it turns golden brown. Mustard seeds, chilly powder, coriander leaves and turmeric powder are to be added and stirred with the onions. After some time, grated coconut, salt and Tamarind water to be added. Sufficient amount of water is to be added to these ingredients. Once the ingredients come to a boil, fish cut in small pieces, are to be put in the pan. Now sprinkle a little amount of cumin seeds and fenugreek seeds as decoration, and Meen Kolambu is ready to be served.

Ingredients for Meen Kolambu

• Fish 800 gm
• Coconut 225 gm
• Ginger 1 piece
• Garlic 6 pod
• Onion 350 gm
• Tomato 450 gm
• Lime Juice 2 nos
• Poppy seeds 6 top
• Mustard seeds ¼ top
• Tamarind 2 top
• Coriander Powder 1 Teaspoon
• Curry Leaves
• Cumin Seeds - ¾ Teaspoon
• Fenugreek Seeds - ¾ Teaspoon
• Chili powder 2 Teaspoon
• Oil ½ cup
• Salt

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Kanyakumari - Famous Food Recipe - SEMIYA PAYASAM - Part-3

Semiya Payaasam is a popular dessert prepared in Kanyakumari. This sweet dish is generally served after a meal. On the other hand, eating Payasaam is considered to be very auspicious by the Indians. The Kanyakumari recipe for Semiya Payaasam is very easy to prepare. At home, Semiya Payaasam can be prepared for the loved ones.

Ingredients Required for Semiya Payaasam

Semiya or Vermicelli 55 gm

Fat 30 gm

Saffron one pinch

Milk 250 gm

Cashew nut 30 gm

Raisin 30 gm

Cardamom

Sugar 55 gm

Semiya Payaasam is one of the favorite foods of Kanyakumari people. To prepare Semiya Payaasam at home, one needs to heat ghee or fat in a pan. In the melted fat, Semiya or Vermicelli is to be fried for sometime. In this same pan, required amount of milk is to be poured and it is kept until it comes to a boil. Before turning off the fire, sugar is to be added in the boiling milk. The mixture requires to be stirred occasionally until sugar completely melts in the milk.

Then in another pan, raisins and cashew nuts are to be fried in ghee. The fried dry fruits are to be added to the Semiya Payaasam. Then crushed Cardamom is to be sprinkled over Payasaam for flavor and garnishing. Further garnishing to this dessert can be done with pinch of Saffron, raisin and cashew nuts. Semiya Payaasam can be served while it is hot or can be cooled by keeping it in a fridge for some hours before serving.

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Kanyakumari - Famous Food Recipe - Valakkai Porial - Part-2

Valakkai Porial is one of the popular dishes of Kanyakumari. This dish is a preparation from vegetables. The basic ingredients of this South Indian dish are coconut and banana. This is a very simple dish and can be easily prepared at home for the near and dear ones.

Kanyakumari recipes are very easy to cook and the procedure of cooking a dish of Valakkai Porial is not very time consuming. To prepare Valakkai Porial, one will require those ingredients that are easily available in the households.

Ingredients Required for Valakkai Porial

1/2 Coconut

250 gm Raw Banana

Channa Dal-1/2 top

Urad Dal-1/2 top

Curry Leaves

2 Onions

3 Green Chilies

One pinch of Turmeric

Oil--2 tablespoon

1/2 tablespoon of Mustard Seeds

Salt - according to taste

Procedure to Prepare Valakkai Porial

Foods of Kanyakumari are very tasty and they are prepared from very fresh and healthy products. To prepare Valakkai Porial, one is required to grate coconut. It should be kept aside for the time being. In the mean time the raw bananas are required to be peeled. The bananas should be cut into small cubes. In a pan, banana cubes are to be cooked, adding sufficient amount water. Salt to be added according to taste.

In another pan, oil is to be heated. When oil in the pan is enough hot, Urad Dal is to be added, followed by Channa Dal. Green chilies and Turmeric powder are to be added in the ingredients in the pan. Lastly, grated coconut is to be added. A few Curry leaves are to be sprinkled for flavor and taste.

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Kanyakumari - Famous Food Recipe - AVIAL... Part-1

kanyakumari Avial recipe

Avial, a side dish made with different type of vegetables and coconut is not only tasty but also a nutritious vegetarian sidedish and is eaten with steam-cooked rice or adai.

This vegetarian food Avial is a side dish eaten with steam-cooked rice is a common food in especially Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. It is easy to make and is very nutritious as it is made of different types of vegetables, and coconut which contains omega-3 fatty acids.

This specific avial recipe is a speciality of kanyakumari district, which borders the Indian subcontinent down south.

The Ingredients

The kanyakumari avial recipe

Vegetables needed:
Green plantain(raw) - 1
Brinjal - 3
Carrot (small sized) - 1
Cucumber - 1 fist-sized piece
Elephant Foot Yam (senai/karunai kizhangu) - 1 big fist -sized piece
Mango - 1
Snake gourd - 1 fist-sized piece
Big onion - 1
Small onions - 6

Other ingredients:

Grated coconut - 2 full cups
Cumin seeds - ½ Teaspoon
Garlic cloves - 2
Green chilly - 2
Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
Mustard seeds - 1 Tsp
Coconut oil - 2 Tablespoons
Curry leaves, salt to taste.

Preparation method

The kanyakumari Avial Recipe

1. Cut the vegetables into 2 inch long pieces.
2. Pour oil in pan, when hot, add mustard seeds.
3. After mustard seeds crackle, add curry leaves and sauté.
4. Add onions, sauté till it is slightly transparent, then add plantain, brinjal (egg plant), snake guard and sauté slightly.
5. Now add the other veggies, pour some water, mix in the turmeric powder, salt and allow it to cook on high flame. Stir it occasionally.
6. Now grind the grated coconut, green chillies, cumin seeds, garlic cloves to a very coarse consistency.(a swing or two of the mixer will do).
7. When the veggies are cooked, add the ground mixture, mix it well, cook for 45 seconds, and turn off stove.

Delicious avial is now ready to serve.

Tips For Perfect Taste

1. When adding water to the veggies, be careful not to add too much, because then you would have to wait till the water level to subside which spoils the taste.

2. Do not overcook the veggies. Do not cook after adding the coconut mixture for more than one minute.

3. Be careful so you do not grind the coconut mixture too much, just a swing or two will do.

4. Use coconut oil.Do not compromise.

5. Use Fresh veggies.

6. After switching the stove off, add some curd and mix it well after letting the product to cool for 10 minutes.


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