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Soya Beans and Kozhi (Chicken) Varutharacha Vechathu refers to one of the foods in Kerala, India made of Chicken meat (Kozhi) and Soya beans simmered in coconut milk and lots of spices. like Turmeric, Chili, Black mustard seeds, Cumin, and Curry leaves.
It is a soya beans and chicken Curry.
Varutharacha means the dish is made with roasted and ground coconut paste.
My "adopted Mom" made this dish when she was able to purchased fresh Soya Beans from the vegetable market
Sharjah Shake or Sharjah Milkshake refers to a popular cool beverage made with bananas and a malted (Horlicks) drink. It is very much loved in Kerala. Sharjah shake is a kind of milkshake made from small bananas (Njalipoovan variety) and Horlicks and is commonly sold in Kerala juice shops and bakeries. This one is with added chocolare syrup and ice cream and sometimes with grinded cashew nuts as toppings.
Below is a close up photo of fancy Sharja which I enjoyed very much when I was in Allepey, Kerala, India. I found it a bit different from other milkshakes I already tasted probably because the version from Kerala is made using Horlicks.
Please see other photos below of the different Sharjah sold in various foodshops, Chaya Kada and bakeries in Allepey, Kerala, India
Below is the picture of one of the most important ingredients in making Sharjah, the Horlicks (please see article about Horlicks)
Sukhiyan/Sukiyan/Sughiyan is a typical traditional Kerala sweet, state of South India made from cooked mung beans, spices, usually cardamom mixed with jaggery . They are formed into pingpong size balls , dip into a batter the deep fried in coconut oil.
Moreover, it is also spelled as Suhiyan or Sugiyan (Moong beans fritters ) deep fried moong dhal/green gram or Cherupayaru
These sweet snack shaped like pingpong-sized balls are made from the mixture of cooked (roasted) whole green gram or cherupayar, jaggery, grated coconut, cardamom powder, ghee and flour.
Green Gram or Moong (Mung) Bean is known as Cheru Payaru or Cherupayaru in in Malayalam, the language of Kerala.
Below are pictures of the Sukhiyan while it is being made and after they are deep-fried
Picture below is the closer view of the Sukhiyan and a scene in Chaya Kada (teashops) in Allepey, Kerala, India
