We had heard a lot about Kerala cuisine, but never had had the chance to relish it. Our holiday gave us THE perfect opportunity to do so.
Last year, during the peak of monsoon season, my husband and I spend the most amazing 10 days in Alapuzza, Kerala. And lucky us, our holiday happened during Onam.
We had heard a lot about Kerala cuisine, but never had had the chance to relish it. Our holiday gave us THE perfect opportunity to do so. A permanent order whenever we go to an Arabic place.
A very delicious, succulent barbequed minced meat, char grilled with vegetables and served with pita bread and a garlic sour cream. The origin of kebab may lie in the short supply of cooking fuel in the Near East. Tradition has it that the dish was invented by medieval Persian soldiers who used their swords to grill meat over open-field fires. According to Ibn Battuta, a Moroccan traveler, in India, kebab was served in the royal houses during the Delhi Sultanate period (1206-1526 CE), and even commoners would enjoy it for breakfast with naan. Bon Appétit This was the first arabic dish I tasted on one of the middle eastern flights and WOW did it turn out to become one of my all time favourites! Simple as it can get with all textures needed to keep you wanting for more. My most favourite part of this salad is the toasted/fried pita breads. What a perfect ingredient to break any possible monotony in the salad.
A little information about this great dish: Fattoush is a Levantine* bread salad made from toasted or fried pieces of pita bread (khubz) combined with mixed greens and other vegetables. Fattoush belongs to the family of dishes known as fattat (plural) or fatta, which use stale flatbread as a base. *Levantine a part of the Ottoman Empire which includes current countries of Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Israel, Syria, and parts of southern Turkey near Adana, Gaziantep, and Antakya (the former Vilayet of Aleppo) and northern Iraq and Cypriot. Bon Appétit What a perfect meal for a nice hot summer day !
Fresh salads with a mix of fresh fruits definitely make it very refreshing. This is one of my favourite salads as it has a perfect blend of crunchy salad leaves, sweet n sour orange chunks, enough of carbohydrates by the beans, nice creamy taste of the feta cheese and a perfect tangy orange oregano dressing! Feta Cheese is traditionally made in Greece. It is a crumbly aged cheese, commonly produced in blocks, and has a slightly grainy texture with a very rich creamy taste. It is used as a table cheese, as well as in salads (e.g. the Greek salad), pastries and in baking, notably in the popular phyllo-based dishes ("spinach pie / cheese pie"), or served with some olive oil or olives and sprinkled with aromatic herbs such as oregano. It can also be served cooked or grilled, as part of a sandwich, in omelettes, or as a salty alternative to other cheeses in a variety of dishes. Bon Appétit |
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