🥥 Coconut Milk

Ingredients:

• Thick coconut milk – 1 cup

• Sugar – 1 tsp (optional)

• A pinch of cardamom powder

Method:

Mix all together and serve chilled or warm with hot appams.

🍛 Veg Stew

Ingredients:

• Mixed vegetables (carrot, potato, beans) – 1 cup

• Thin coconut milk – 1 cup

• Thick coconut milk – ½ cup

• Green chilies – 2 (slit)

• Ginger – 1 inch (julienned)

• Curry leaves – a few

• Salt – to taste

• Coconut oil – 1 tsp

Method:

1. Cook vegetables in thin coconut milk with salt and green chilies.
2. Add ginger and curry leaves.
3. Finish with thick coconut milk and a dash of coconut oil.

🌱 Kadala Curry

Ingredients:

• Black chickpeas (kadala) – 1 cup (soaked overnight)

• Onion – 1, sliced

• Tomato – 1, chopped

• Ginger-garlic paste – 1 tsp

• Coconut – ½ cup (roasted and ground)

• Spices – mustard, curry leaves, chili powder, coriander, turmeric

Method:

1. Pressure cook kadala.
2. Sauté onion, tomato, and spices.
3. Add kadala, ground coconut paste, and simmer.

🍯 Jaggery Syrup

Ingredients:

• Jaggery – ½ cup

• Water – ¼ cup

• Cardamom – 1 pinch

Method:

Melt jaggery in water, strain if needed, and simmer with cardamom.

🧄 Garlic Chutney

Ingredients:

• Garlic – 6 cloves

• Dry red chilies – 3

• Tamarind – a small piece

• Salt – to taste

• Oil – 1 tsp

Method:

Grind all ingredients to a smooth paste, sauté in oil briefly.