#the naadan kitchen

[b2dplate]

𝐊𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐢𝐭 𝙎𝙄𝙈𝙋𝙇𝙀 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝙎𝙄𝙈𝙋𝙇𝙀 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞🤗

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It's a 𝐒𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐋𝐄 lunch scene at my end

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👉naadan chor (parboiled rice)

👉varutharacha chicken curry ( kerala chicken curry  )

👉pickle and pappad

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This kerala chicken curry is a very basic and very simple chicken curry with a perfect blend of roasted coconut and spices that makes it very rich and flavourful...adding in a hint of methi seeds (uluva) lifts the flavour of the curry to the next level

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Check the blog for detailed recipe

[foodloosein]

Increasingly there are studies which point that the chances of you contracting COVID-19 through food deliveries is very less as the viral load exposure won't be much .So I am more than comfortable ordering through @swiggyindia . The other day I was browsing through it when I came across this outlet called Dingan's Kitchen listed. Dingan is kind of an iconic mouse Superhero which made its appearance in Malayalam Children's magazine Balamangalam in 1984 . Eventhough I was more of a Balarama Mayavi fan than Dingan, I was really piqued by the name as Dinkoism , an atheist movement parodying religious fallacies had gained popularity in recent years. Yuktivadis or Rationalist Advocates are a tribe which had pretty much led to a lot of social reform in Kerala . So to think that someone could name his restaurant after this was pretty interesting to me. The most interesting dish on their menu was the Uppumavu Kizhi. Uppu Mavu in Malayalam means Salt Dough . Uppumavu gained prominence in Kerala because semolina was widely used post 1960 in the mid day meal scheme to be fed as breakfast to children. That again was immortalised in the movie Doore Doore Oru Koodu Kootam ( 1988) where a student asks Mohanlal what is the English word for Uppumavu. He feigns a headache only to come up with Salt Mango Tree, a literal translation which makes Menaka burst out laughing. Coming to the Kizhi Uppumavu , It had semolina which had been roasted rather well so that their texture started mimicking really fine couscous. This uppumavu was enveloping a delicious melt in mouth Beef Masala making it almost like a Upma Biryani encased in a banana leaf. It was packed with a side of acidic cucumber, cabbage & tomato salad which really helped cut through all the heat. The overall thing was so good that even my parents couldn't stop raving about it. I think I am ready to worship Dingan too! #foodloose #dingan #kitchen #beef #uppumavu #keralam #atheist #movement #semolina #naadan #couscous #balamangalam #dinkan #dinkoism #supermouse #comics #comichero #saltmangotree #mohanlal #menaka (at Dingan Kitchen) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCD5X5qFlj9/?igshid=19qid88ai4v5y

[nimshaskitchen]

Hi Friends... I have started a new youtube channel - Nimshas Kitchen. Todays recipe is Naadan Chicken Curry. If you like my videos, please click subscribe, like and SHARE with your friends :)

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[indiantiquest]

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[dishkyaon]

How to Hack Your Will Power

My Story with Will Power

My whole life, I’d been a couch potato who watched/read multiple movies/books per day. We never had sports in school because of sexist school rules (long story for later), and college was more or less the same.

I followed this lifestyle as a working woman too. Owing to work and general laziness, I had been eating restaurant food almost every other day. Until a few months back, when I joined the gym. Within a few weeks, I was eating clean continuously for a few days at a time! (WHAT). Not one sugary or junk food for a few whole days. What the actual fuck?! Was this actually me?!

After much deep thought, I came to this genius conclusion: I was so into my work out routine that I didn’t want to set myself back by eating junk. It was all me!

“It is all my hard work at the gym. I don’t want to let myself down” (lies) “I can say no to tasty, sugary, carb-filled food because I have so much will power” (damned lies) “I went to the gym for two weeks for the first time in my life, and that’s all that matters!” (fake news)

The Reality

After a few days, there was a revelation. Let me explain.

I was returning home from a friend’s place. While I was walking on the road to get my cab, I saw this pettikada (Literal meaning: a shop that’s the size of a box). Like all pettikadas, this one had these strings on which were multiple layers of chips — Cheetos, Bingo and my childhood favourite, Piknik (I swear it was the best).

I was drooling, but I didn’t give up. Here’s the chronology of the events that night:

I resisted the urge to buy a packet of chips, for the way back home — yes, will power!

Further along the road. I passed a cafe, a burger shop, and finally, the biriyani shop where I asked the cab driver to wait (Funny how I remember all the restaurants on the way, to later direct cab drivers). Again, I resisted the urge to buy something from one of those places — will power!

During the drive back home, I noticed quite a lot of restaurants. There was Zaitoon, Coal Barbeques, Aasife Biriyani, Dominos, Pizza Hut. Not once did I consider buying dinner from one of those restaurants — will power!

By the time I got home, I was super hungry (no thanks to all these things that had been tempting me). I resisted the urge to order food online — will power! — I went to the kitchen, fixed some food for myself, and had dinner.

And that was when it happened: B had ordered takeout from the neighbouring Mallu restaurant — Porotta and Beef Roast (Much Mallu, Such Cliche). I looked at him eating — the crispy porotta, that naadan whiff of curry leaves, the gravy and of course, the beef that’s cooked just right. [Watch video for full effect]

My willpower shattered — I simply couldn’t resist. I dug into his dinner, and didn’t stop until I felt like crap. (Which is when you normally figure out that you’re full). I ate the porotta not out of hunger, but out of failed willpower.

It didn’t matter that my stomach was full. My brain had had it with the resistance, and body could do nothing about it.

So, what just happened?!

How the Hell Did I Do It?

It was a few days after this incident that I saw Simon Sinek’s interview, where he talks about smartphone addiction.

And I pondered — how did I manage to eat clean for those few days anyway? Why was my will power strong for those few days?

The answer: it was a coincidence. My ‘strict diet’ coincided with my working from home. And working from home had its ‘advantages’

Since I wasn’t traveling to/from work, I was exposed to zero pettikadas, zero restuarants, and zero hoardings. Just me and the four walls of my apartment.

Since I wasn’t traveling everyday, I found more time and energy to cook. Having food at home is a great deterrent to eating out.

If I did have any free time, I went to the gym.

And even if I had time after gym, I would be too tired to go out for anything, let alone food

I was merely not seeing enough junk food, and because of that, it was easier for me to eat healthy. I wasn’t distracted by flashy ads or red logos. That.was.all — there was nothing about my willpower. It has always been a weakling, and will always be.

My Will Power is a Limited Resource

That night, on my way home, I said ‘NO’ to myself multiple times. I used my will power against my natural response of “Eat all the things.”

From the limited amount of willpower that I had, I used some at the pettikada, some on the way home, and by the time I fixed dinner, I was completely drained out of will power!

While devouring that porotta and breaking my healthy diet, I still knew about ‘my hard work at the gym’, and that ‘having junk food would set me back’. But none of these thoughts really mattered when I had full access to that porotta, beef and curry leaves right in front of my eyes .

Lesson Learnt: My will power is a limited resource — and I will not use it unnecessarily.

How to Hack Your Will Power

It’s simple: Avoid contact.

Each time you say no to yourself, you are using your will power. If you frequently keep getting into situations that force you to say no, your will power reserve goes down too much too fast. And you’re closer to giving in. The mission is to reduce the number of siutations in which you have to use your will power.

Trying to eat healthy?

Throw out all junk from your kitchen and fill it up with healthy groceries

Stop walking through the food court when you visit the mall. Not even to crack a joke. Years and years of research have gone by, before these businesses perfected their logo and colour schemes, that have been scientifically proven to increase excitement and heart rate.

While commuting, don’t look outside. Either look directly on the road, or at your phone, or close your eyes and get some well-needed rest

Schedule time for grocery shopping and cooking, make yourself forget about ordering food

Trying to save money?

Do not visit the mall

Do not add stuff on your Amazon wishlist

Do not Facebook, YouTube or Google about things you need to buy — retargeting will come back and bite your ass

Invest in a dance class or some online course, so that you’re busy during the weekends

Trying to feel less depressed and more positive?

Take a few whole hours and unfollow/click ‘Hide this Post’ on all negative posts that come up on your news feed. It will be a LOOOOOOOONG process, but it will be worth it. (Trust me)

Slowly stop talking to friends who only have negative things to say (Harsh, but true)

Join that dance class or online course to keep yourself busy during the weekends

Trying to excel in school or work?

Don’t hang out with people who aren’t working hard. (Harsh again, but true)

Distract yourself and keep yourself busy- don’t give yourself time to even consider the thing you’re trying to avoid.

Do something and distract yourself with something you’d enjoy. Like an adult colouring book. (If you hate going to the gym, please DO NOT make that your distraction. You will not even make it there, you will simply stay back and do more depressing things).

And please, for the love of God, do not consume/click ads that deal with something you’re trying to avoid.

To Conclude

There are two steps to hacking your will power reserve:

Swear off something you want to avoid. Remove it from your homes, your work environments and (most importantly) your newsfeeds. Walk away from it when you ever see it from a distance,

Distract yourself with something else, which isn’t self destructive, and which you don’t hate doing

We are not fucked, fellow millenials. We just need to hack our way out of this.

Disclaimer: This post is cross-posted from my personal blog

[foodloosein]

One of the interesting facets of Christianity is that it really adapts to the local traditions and becomes quite a unique thing on its own. Syrian Christians in Kerala is believed to trace its origin to St.Thomas who landed in present day Pattanam near Kochi in AD 52. He is supposed to have converted a lot of Brahmin families and to this date Syrian Christians have a lot of practices in common with the Hindus of the region , even the early architecture of the region. No wonder an Achayan Sadya makes so much sense for Christmas which I ordered through @spicehaustrivandrum thanks to Jaideep . Acchayan sadya is a meaty take on the ubiquitous sadya. Along with sadya regulars like Naranga Achar ( Lemon Pickle), Pappadom , Parippu ( Coconut Dal), Avial & Cabbage Thoran , it also had some not so common elements like Challah ( an onion and carrot salad tossed in vinegar and coconut oil) , achinga mezhukkupuratti ( stir fried yard long beans) & chemmeen chammandi ( dried prawns chutney powder) The meaty elements were in the form of erachi cutlet ( something I always associate with a Syrian spread), kozhi porichathu ( blackened chicken fry), meen Mulakittathu ) & erachi ularthiyathu . All the items tasted quite good , though I felt the non vegetarian sides were a bit stingy in portions. The beef cutlet was my favorite along with the gambooge ( kudampuli) flavored fish curry. Lathika George calls it yesterday's fish curry in her book Suriani Kitchen for the simple fact that in the absence of coconut , this dish stays unspoilt for even a week and tastes better as it ages! The ularthiyathu refers to the method of slow cooking meat in its own juices and dry roasting it in coconut oil with thin slivers of coconut. The chicken had been fried to a crisp which I think is not necessary as it doesn't retain its juiciness, but this kind of frying ensures it says unspoilt for a longer time. The mellow parippu is a nice contrast to all the spice and I quite enjoyed the slice of moist Christmas cake which seemed to have a hint of alcohol. So glad I am finally having a naadan Christmas after a decade! #foodloose #achayan #sadya #christmas #merrychristmas #xmas #feast #bananaleaf (at Kaffeehaus) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJN7h7iFfUQ/?igshid=d4nn6oabvvib

[foodloosein]

Some days before I asked others to identify a new fish we had bought from Matsya Fed called Thathamma Kilimeen . Most people thought it was navara ( threadfin bream), @sneha_lata_saikia thought it was not fresh because of the eyes, but turns out that is the reason why the fish is named blotch eyed soldier fish. After frying the head that day, today mom took it out & made something which she calls her version of asam Pedas which she had in Kuala Lumpur. Turns out she has only made a typical Kerala style meen mulakittathu. What she had incorporated from a Pedas though is the use of okra . Meen mulakittathu is pretty unique for Kerala because it uses no Coconut in its preparation & probably the only Keralan fish curry which doesn't use it . It just relies on the flavor of turmeric, chilli powder , ginger & Gambooge for that smoky sour flavor which makes you draw a parallel with asam pedas. This is often relished with Puttu or Appam for breakfast in Central Kerala & Malabar .@butterfly.street & I did have it last summer in Teekoy, Saket , Delhi. Not surprisingly Lathika george refers it to as Yesterday's Fish Curry in her wonderful book Suriani Kitchen, because it progressively gets better as days pass even in the steaming Keralan summers. The film of extra virgin Coconut oil & the spices acting as the preservative which did make one South Delhi socialite shudder that he will lose his size zero status 😅 #foodloose #meenmullakkitathu #yesterday #fishcurry #delicieux #naadan #blotcheyesoldierfish #kilimeen #foodmemories #keralafoodie #asampedas #southasian #foodporn #foodgasm #localfood #homemadecooking #glutenfreelife https://www.instagram.com/p/B_j1c2UF4Z5/?igshid=fhkbwe78s8io

[indiantiquest]

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[foodloosein]

Meeting a friend after a decade calls for a celebration in the form of a nice meen curry. Described by Lathika George in her fantastic book Suriani Kitchen as yesterday's fish curry, this is unique because it is the only Keralan fish curry which doesn't use coconut . That is also the reason why it doesn't get spoilt easily , infact gets better with days upto a week The spices, kudampuli , ginger and coconut oil ensures that it stays perfect .Kudampuli (Garcinia Cambodia) gives the lovely tart and smoky signature flavor of this dish. For a change, we had it with some flaky parottas . #foodloose #chembur #naadan #spicy #tangy #fish #curry #keralan #amazing #gorgeous #kerala🌴 #mumbai #mumbaigram #happydiwali #dairyfree #indiancuisine #divine #zomato #kudampuli #

[foodloosein]

Now this has become a routine. Everytime we are going from Cochin to Trivandrum or vice versa , we make it a point you stop at this place which has a small menu but delicious home style Travancorean food, Mother's kitchen . This time since it is on eve of Thiruvonam , they had an even smaller menu , with only egg , chicken and fish curry along with idiappam, appam and chapati. I lunged at the idiappam the moment I saw it, the delicious wine hue due to the use of matta rice . The best thing had to be the fish curry though, now this is a bit different from the usual fare. It is a spicy curry made of roasted coconut Masala and coconut milk flavored with smokiness of kodampuli . The egg curry was a thattukada style thin curry made of caramelised onions and a classic Kerala style chicken curry with slivers of toasted coconut. No wonder even @noamchomsky couldn't help but make a stop over! #foodtalkindia #curry #malayali #dinner #fish #mackerel #stringhoppers #appam #naadan #southindianfood #amazing #delicious #delish #indianfood #kerala #foodgasm #foodporn #feast #vsco #vscofood #vscocam #foodloose #meaty (at Mothers Kitchen)