North Kerala Staple BESTEVER FISH CURRY RICE MEAL cooked by Queen of Malabari Cuisine Abida Rasheed

In the second episode of our North Kerala Food series, we are visiting the home of our gracious host Abida Rasheed Ji to savour a typical Malabari fish meal. She is one of Kerala's finest home chefs who is on a mission to bring Malabari cuisine into limelight through her marvelous culinary pursuits. Because of the proximity to the sea, fish is an integral part of this cuisine and we too were excited to try some of the traditional preparations.
On reaching there, with the warmest smile, Abida Ji welcomed us with pacha manga juice and erachi pathiri. The former was a raw mango and green chilli based sweet and savoury drink that turned out to be absolutely refreshing. Erachi pathiri resembled a chicken stuffed paratha, except for the fact that it had an egg coating.
After polishing off the welcome snacks we headed to the other part of the house for the meal preparation. There were four dishes to be prepared all of whose mise en place were in place. She started with the nethal thenga aracha curry. For this she took an earthen pot and added water, tamarind, tomatoes and green chillies into it and nicely mashed them all by hand because it brings out more flavour. Next she brought it to a boil and added coconut paste followed by anchovies. When it was ready she tempered it with shallots and curry leaves fried in coconut oil.
Next was the turn of meen porichathu or Malabar style fish fry which is a household favourite thing. For this she took three varieties of whole fishes, Mackarel, red snapper and sardines. Abida ji has curated a special range of spices for authentic Malabari dishes and she used the porichathu masala to marinade all the fishes. Those were then fried in coconut oil along with garlic and curry leaves.
The last dish was muru kurumugulagu varathiyathu. It was a simple yet incredible dish made with just three ingredients-fresh oysters, coconut oil and lots of black pepper. We weren't sure how it would taste but honestly it turned out to be a stunner. Finally we were done with all the cooking and it was time to dig into the delicious spread. There was parboiled rice as accompaniment. Food was served in earthen plates as Abida believes that earthenware enhances the flavours manifold times.
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[@turkeysandwich001]

Ma’am has such amazing command over Hindi. I say that with a sense of respect. How many of us from north understand different languages from India.

[@satanshameer690]

She was in Hyderabad i guess for a long time. They speak Hindi and Urdu there

[@faithfood5042]

Well said,

[@modiji7148]

I am from kerala. In state syllabus we learn 3 languages. Malayalam Hindi and English. Because Hindi our national language. In Hindi speaking states they only learn minimum 2 languages

[@jjjishjanardhanan9508]

We keralite are more literate and abid mam worked in taj as chef.

[@Faizalrafi-hx5rh]

@@modiji7148 Hindi is not our national language. We don't have a ayathinal language.

[@sudipt6162]

Beyond the food, I could sense a motherly love and that was amazing!

[@ashutoshniranjan9757]

i didn't even a non veg, while the wisdom & nuances of cooking of Abida ji intact me fully. her behavior & knowledge has a class. need more from abida ji kindly do more series with her if she has time.

[@kavitamanesh9332]

Happy to Listen you talk Hindi so fluently Respect for you Dear Ma'am.... you Make keralalites proud..... stay blessed always Dear May Allah bless you with happiness and prosperity ❤️😊

[@marymartina8741]

Excellent. Good way of expressing and explaining. Thanks. Mam. Keep Kerala proud.

[@swatidas432]

This is my favourite episode sir& special thanks to Mam..i feel like seeing God 's own country from the eyes of God's doughter🥰

[@nidhigoyal3865]

Hello sir...I am watching ur video since u have started ur vlogs...many people came to ur vlogs as the guests who introduced you to their state's food but this time mam wins the whole history of guest appearance...with so much passion she took you to shopping and then in her ancestors house ....she is the most bindaas lady I have ever watched.

[@incredibleme323]

she is the best host,her knowledge her friendliness ,she know how to gv good service to her guest..she treating him just like own family.

[@faithfood5042]

I appreciate your guest, she is lady BOSS 🙏

[@SanuKumar-hg8kv]

Aunty ekdum Maa jaise khilati h vaise khila ri h. Ekdum pyaar se... Dil se... Sb kuch samjha samjha k. Humko toh lga hum baith k kha re h vaha. So pleasing to hear her voice.

[@sanasharmin4295]

Very nice n simple recipes

[@senguptasamrat2]

Aunty is a gem , god bless her

[@prasadpasumarthy2965]

She’s known for her food,thanks amma your humbleness has floored me and infact felt I’m also part of the show enjoying your hospitality,Anubhav it’s always a different and good anubhav every time

[@MelonHusk7]

Aunty is pure love ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ I wish I was in kerala. ❤️

[@shailendrasingh3118]

Host outshined Abhinav rarely happened good to see so much of warmth and brilliant recipe.

[@ahsankhan248]

Fantastic.... Fish then Fish again Fish More Fish and only Fish...wow, what an mouth watering spices were added Amazing. Believe me this madam is really a Queen ♛ of unique food recipes.Great Anubhav Sir, you really surprised us. Thanks for sharing your experiences. Love you from Ahsan. Karachi, PAKISTAN 🇵🇰❤

[@legalright7879]

Chechi is so sweet 🙏🙏🙏 reminds me of my days when i was posted in Kochi.... Really she is very humble and sweet... GOD Bless

[@muhdsahal6390]

Abidhatha❤ Such a humble person she is❤ One of the best chef in kerala❤

[@HotelGoldenTree]

Amma is really in love with food, it's showing in her love and affection for food.it shows in her illustration and knowledge. 👍🏻🙏

[@mumbaijazz]

Thoroughly enjoyed this episode! The Lady is a Master Chef and everything was so simply explained! Flavours of North Kerala are the best ! Can't wait to visit again!

[@vishnutkclt]

Hey welcome bro

[@chandanachakrabarti6967]

Mam is so graceful yet so down to the earth❤️ from Excellent episode.🙏🏼

[@rashmidattani3117]

So many things... The mango chilli drink.. The 'mitti' utensils... The patient narration about, coconut oil,, spices, recipes, boiled rice, kerel lifestyle, n about fishes, oyesters (though some wud look for pearls in there :) n fishing... To add to tht the beautiful landscape... !

[@Its_me_eshaaal]

The rice name is Chamba, it’s boiled normally most commonly there are 2 types Vadi and Matta (Palakkadan Matta) the white rice are many types as we know in south kerala we use Jaya, suregha, kuravaa, Thanchavoor Ponni and many more

[@pervinkapadia2487]

Your hostess is very pleasant and made delicious fish and fish curry. Thanks for this video.

[@vinithvikram2259]

Loved the way Abida mam explains everything. Nothing hidden, mam’s recipes tastes good when tried at home. DELICIOUS.

[@vijaymahanteshvm2461]

Mouth watering.. Host is great and very gentle human being 🙏👍

[@kcm4554]

Wow fluency in both languages Hindi & English , so beautiful understandable simple lucid English and Hindi so sweet all amazing. Similarly mam recipes is unique excellent delicious as like mam ability on dielectric in both languages. Wow indeed amazing wondrous.....thank both of you so much for bring out &sharing such a tongue watering eyes soothing and stomach contenting mind blowing recipes ❤️👌👍🙏❤️.

[@vandanagiroh3735]

I loved this video a lot...i live watching aunty like how she talks...how she gives information about food... absolutely loved it....♥️ For Aunty

[@zahidchoudhryzahidchoudhry7452]

Your host's caring attitude is amazing

[@360arun]

Wow Anubhavji I liked this episode very much and Madam is so down to earth person very simple and proud of their culture this is what unity in Diversity Love you Madam Love from Bengaluru.

[@gitanjaliramani9318]

Aesthetically appealing, wonderfully explained, many thanks

[@sandeepporka3100]

Am I the only one who feels this as a student and a Teacher food vlog♥️

[@iBeeRaut]

Appreciate your efforts & passion about food. As always love your narration style, Good on you

[@faseelahussain3867]

I love the Ways abida ma'am treated you &good listener also

[@ghausiaqamar3147]

Amazingly simple n yummy recipes. Ma'am Abida's recipes are a treat to watch. I HV just started watching it. Don't know how many I hv missed! Thank you for introducing this wonderful chef to us who knows so much about the cooking tips n tricks n explains so well as she's too good in both Hindi n English👍👍 Love from Pakistan ❤️

[@everywhere1518]

All your videos truly dedicated for cooking...comes with lots of knowledge...cultural and regional information and styles used for cooking... Great content🔥❣️

[@Sanjayphoto]

Thanks Anubhavji and team for an EXCELLENT vlog with minutely description by madam Abidaji 😊🌹🙏🙏

[@vasantkerai6814]

Vasant Kerai from London hi and Namaste 🙏 very nicely presented keep it up we also like to view out side environment as well for more enjoyable vlog, for your support,

[@deepanarayanan5578]

Awesome Aunty.... Ur knowledge of food brings a lot of respect for you naturally in our minds.. lots of respects

[@mohammadarhaan5819]

Very Nice video and Nice welcoming Kerala Abida ma'am.... Thanks for your support

[@ritupatil4721]

God bless her she is so adorable and sweet.

[@bentreez]

Anupam I have been watching your blogs for a long time . And I like your simplistic style to showcasing food and I feel it is genuinine. This episode was awesome and I really liked the way you savored the fish dishes.

[@pradipabehera5056]

Knowledge about food just awesome, thanks anubhav ji

[@anshujay4078]

I love to eat fish from different region recipe ♥️big love to abida ji n Kerala

[@mickeyrocks2002]

Awesome tips aunty. You're an angel. Thanks Anubhav bhaiya🙏

[@BAHAREAHARwithPrabir]

Thank you for sharing this delicious recepe 👍❤

[@parinismail9520]

Awesome episode my favorite frayed fish look delicious mouth watering thank you

[@maxiheuer5639]

Coconut was used/consumed in oil, milk, raw, dried and any other kind of forms faaaaaar before there was even the idea of nutritional "science" and far before the high rates of degenerative diseases we have to deal with today, so I highly doubt that coconut oil contributes in any way or form to the promotion of those high rates 😃🙏. Love your culture, food and the content of this channel ! ❤️🙏💪

[@junemendessingh8925]

Wow enjoyed yet another great video

[@libastonprograms]

Nice video. It looks really delicious and fun. Thank you for your sharing. Have a good time my friend

[@rahulm4490]

Man I love Kerala food. And aunty is so sweet...mazaa aa gaya. solid episode. By the way, were the small fried fish podimeen? Podimeen used to be my favourite to eat with sambhar and brown rice....man, watching this episode is torture for me.

[@manumehra929]

What a host and another gem of a video from anubhav, man really good work. Something other travel/food channels can learn from him 👍🏻

[@Fdux]

🙏 Auntyji is a blessing 🙏

[@rajattalnikar6507]

Aunty ji was an Amazing host...she should probably start her own KZbin channel.

[@kle0oooooo]

@@rajattalnikar6507 she has a channel 🙂

[@johneli495]

Coconut oil is one of the oils known for being anti inflammatory, anti microbial etc. But of course everything in moderation. Even water consumed in excess is unhealthy

[@johnutube5651]

This is same as we make at home in South Kerala.

[@MaheshKumar-zs1mw]

Wow ! Yummy ! All I can say my mouth is watering 😋

[@mrjadeja2546]

Jabarjst very good nd totally higenic food 👌

[@maheshdhaimode441]

Kerala style fish🐠🐋🐟 curry🍛🍛🍛 is tasty😋🍲🥗

[@emerald.m1061]

Madam is as cute as a baby. Love u ma'am🙏🏼

[@chanda003]

anubhav today you have the food from the hand of mother chef grate job you went there and you met her

[@kk-wp7gj]

Maam's knowledge of coconut oil and cold pressed oil is so logical...better than the so called nutritionist who dont cook themselves and get funded by refined oil companies

[@kaushalarora]

Great 👍

[@activitycorner3583]

Love you aunty 😘 I'm 12 years old from pakistan

[@vishnutkclt]

Love from india

[@marymiranda9045]

😍😍😍

[@RealChristianTV]

Aunty ji is so good😊

[@vishnutkclt]

Chechi your the gem of calicut

[@mehzbeensadriwala1527]

This is just awesome ☺️

[@Vin_1985]

Very interesting episode

[@apednekar19]

illaichi mix nahi kee hain lagta hain PANHA mein... superbb taste with elaichi...

[@tajinderkaurgurudatta1632]

Very nice waheguruji blees you all be happy ❤ 😊 😃

[@sonadsouza9256]

It's not a tuna sir It's a meckral sir love from goa❤❤❤❤

[@shwetasantosh4705]

And its Ayala in Malayalam, Mackerel in English, not Aykoora and Tuna

[@navab25n]

Welcome to kerala Nice to meet you

[@chandrapalverma4784]

NYC video 😍.....can somebody please identify what is the brand of the gas stove she is using ?

[@Push1234]

Too good sir ji 🙏

[@poonamdag]

Hlo Sir, this episode is going to be one of your BEST 🌺🪂

[@Pavitrapooh007]

Awesome 👍

[@rahulvermarahulverma1340]

Sir ji kerla food ki bhi bideo bnya kro plz jisme khana bnana bhi sikhate ho

[@uttamkumarroy7337]

Bahuuti undha 👌

[@sachinpanwar8086]

Great knowledge of maam

[@chandymohapatra]

Excellent!

[@favashajrlandscape]

malabari ❤

[@jayashreeshreedharan7853]

My daughter s favorite ammam Panna

[@arunrana6019]

Shaandar,zabardast, zindabad....

[@RenuDevi-yq8nz]

Nice cooking mam like teacher. Very nice vlog

[@apednekar19]

kokam also again is from Maharashtra...curry leaves though are medicinal reduces the flavour in non-veg food in south specially KERALA and TN..

[@priyaavinash3816]

Kokam is not used in Kerala cuisine. The one we use in Kerala is Cambodge. It's called Kudampuli in Kerala. Kokam and Kudampuli are different in taste and texture.

[@GoodPalate]

@@priyaavinash3816 yeah I was about to comment regarding this. Abida ma’am made a mistake I think by saying kokam. Kokam is usually used in Konkan area , malwani folks and even Goans. Keralites use kudampuli/ Garcina cambogia.

[@sameerbhave6353]

Wonderful

[@TheDd4477]

Anubhav please do an episode on Nanjilnad cuisine.

[@Push1234]

Sir ji fry fish deakh ke mu me pani aa gaya 😜

[@rajshreeharde3885]

Aap ki ye episode simple thi. Bt behad achhi thi. Mam to achhe Lage hi, bt Anubhav ji iss episode me aap fish me chilli powder dekh kar aap thode dar gaye,bt the way aap ne khud ko sambhala that too funny n amazing too

[@Skumàr639-69ds]

V niceeeeeeeee episode

[@zyzyzx3352]

5 star chef.

[@lekharaju8100]

aunti.... oister cleaning video idamo

[@amanjoseph1920]

Ab jabalpur kab aaoge sir vapas

[@ismaillakdawala2217]

Take Little More Rice U have More Gravy Feel like Mother Giving Food To His Son

[@shashankzagade4033]

sir this is my request to you plz make one special episode with madam only her more delicacy and more good conversational thoughts to learn more spectacular things that we where never heard.

[@bhargavi711]

Hi Anubhav, I would like to Invite you to Ahmedabad Come here during Uttarayan, we can make do a video of surti undhiyu and other winter delicacies Along with that the experience of old city

[@delhifoodwalks]

I would love to. My instagram is @anubhav.sapra

[@soniyajohnson4082]

Waiting you to cm in kerala

[@waseemdass5542]

Love it Waseem tahir Nottingham uk 🇬🇧

[@Sim-ti3kb]

How come such a heavy door behind moved at 6:10 ? Feels creepy... But the food was amazing 👍

[@sunherav8813]

Bahut achchhi receive thi 😊❤️👌🏻

[@rajshreeharde3885]

Anubhav ji aap to sarso tel fan hai,cocy coconut oil tastes kaisa laga

[@johnutube5651]

Kya pata, sarson ke tel me alag se bana ke diya hoga

[@rajshreeharde3885]

Mam 🏠 is so beautiful. N she is very interesting lady