Jackfruit chips - Chakkavaruthathu (Malayalam) - Goro Thollolo( Konkani)

This is an extremly popular seasonal chips of Kerala - especially when fried in coconut oil. The flesh of the jack fruit bulbs are cut in thin slices and fried adding a dash of salt to make these chips. They are tasty and addictive. I always wonder how fast a tin of these chips vanish when my husband and son are at home. Luckily / unluckily these are seasonal. These are quite popular among Kerala...

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PHOTOS OF '' KANIKONNA '' & VISHU

Vishu and KanikonnaWondering why didn’t I update this blog for a couple of days last week?. I had been for a holiday with family to the GOD’S OWN COUNTRY , Kerala. The weather was wonderful and was just right – neither cold nor hot.Among other places we visited the capital Trivandrum ( Thiruvananthapuram), Kollam, Alleppey ( also known...

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PHOTO OF JACKFRUIT & JACKFRUIT GASSI [ PONSA GASSI- A KONKANI DISH ]

Jackfruit is the largest tree-borne fruit in the world, reaching 80 pounds in weight and up to 36 inches long and 20 inches in diameter. The exterior of the compound fruit is green or yellow when ripe. The interior consists of large edible bulbs of yellow, banana-flavored flesh that encloses a smooth, oval, light-brown seed. This is a seaonal fruit and now is the season. I used the raw Jack fruit...

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PHOTOS OF MAKING ARABIAN SHAWARMA

Shawarma (Arabic: شاورما‎ or Hebrew: שווארמה‎, also spelled Chawarma, Shwarma, Shuarma, Shawerma, Shoarma or Shaorma) is a Middle Eastern-style sandwich usually composed of shaved lamb, goat, or chicken. Less commonly, it contains turkey, beef, or a mixture of meats. Shawarma is a popular dish and fast-food staple across the Middle East, and is consumed across the rest of the world as well. Shawarma...

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