Maroli

Dosa Festival - is back at Maroli

2011-07-22T11:58:00.002-04:00

Dosa the delicate crepe made of rice and urd dal, has always been a staple food and a favourite among Indians. But recently the fame of this exotic dish has spread world wide that people all over the world crave for this delightful treat. Taking this into consideration Maroli showcases ,the dosa festival again on 28th and 29th july 2011.Come and join us to enjoy different varieties of Dosa, Uttapam, vada and Appam.

Dosa festival

2011-06-20T09:30:00.004-04:00

Summer calls for festivals and Maroli show cases for the first time the Dosa Festival on 23rd and 24th june. Our chefs have created a unique and delicious menu comprising of a variety of Dosa, uttappam, Appam, Idli and Vada. From the scrumptious Tikka masala Dosa to the Spicy Mysore Masala dosa you will be pampered by a south Indian delight . Come join us for this festival and experience the taste of south India at Maroli.

Time : 11.30 Am to 10:00 PM

Carving

2011-05-02T20:44:00.006-04:00

Carving a Swan out of an ice block or carving vases and flowers out of vegetable is totally a marvellous job and can be done only by a few gifted people. We are lucky to have in our team people who can excecute this work of wonder.

Did you ever imagine to make a beautiful swan out of a piece of ice ? Well thats were the creative minds work and the talented hands will see to it that the work is done to the perfection,giving great importance the minute detailing.

As said by the great poet John Keats " A thing of beauty is a joy forever " . Creating this beautiful structure out of relicate fruits and vegetable is a rare talent which deserves a big applause and appreciation.

Malabar food festival

2010-11-19T12:23:00.005-05:00

Its time to get ready to treat yourself with the authentic Malabari dishes. Just one more week for the most awaited Malabar food festival at Maroli. Show casing the authentic Malabri dishes lke the typical kerala kappa and fishcurry,crabcurry cooked in roasted coconut, Kozhikodan Biriyani and the melt in the mouth appams,idippam and puttu. With variety of appetizers, meat and seafood dishes and dessert ,Maroli for the 4th time is bringing all the Malabar flavour to Toronto. So come in and join us on 27 and 28th from Noon to 10 P M.
Let your belly rule your mind !!!

Halloween Pumpkin Carvings

2010-10-23T12:24:00.008-04:00

"Mirror Mirror on the wall, who is the scariest pumpkin of all". And the mirror replies " The pumpkins at Maroli sure is the scariest of all"

For this halloween , we display , the most finest and scariest pumpkin carvings. Did anyone ever imagine to carve a skull out of a pumpkin? Well, yes, the imagination and the artistic hands of the Chef George has created this marvellous carving which is sure going to astonish you. So make your evenings more special, Dine In at maroli as you can view the artistic talents of a creative mind.

Maroli - The Best Indian Restaurant 2010

2010-10-17T12:10:00.008-04:00

Maroli is awarded " The best Indian Restaurant in Toronto" for the year 2010 By Dine.To. This blog is dedicated to all our Staffs,friends and wellwishers without whom this achievement wouldn't have been possible.

I would like to thank Dine.To for giving an opportunity to achieve this award and all the people whose votes have made this possible. Most of all a a big thankyou to our Staffs, the team, as this is the result of their hardwork and commitement, especially our head chef - RAJ.

And last but not the least our friends and family, who have supported us , encouraged us, and stood by us . Thank you all. We are so grateful to all of you.

Haunting "October madness"

2010-09-19T15:34:00.013-04:00

Its almost the end of september and the fall is here to greet us. October, the month of spookiness,ghosts and goblins, and at Maroli we have lots of promotions in store for you. October madness will let you treat your tummys with delicious malabari cuisine without emptying your pockets.

Throughout October we give dicounts for all those who dine in at Maroli ( A 10,15 or 20 percentage discounts depending on your bills). So this beautiful fall we offer a value added meals to make your season more beautiful and special.

Maroli is sure to haunt your taste buds , with the scrumptious meals, at a discounted rate.Halloween lets you for a'trick or treat', and here at Maroli we offer unique and exclusive treats , very gratifying and 100 % satisfying. So make your fall a memorable one and step into maroli to experience the captivating flavour of the authentic malabari cuisine

Malabar Chicken - Maroli's Signature dish

2010-07-05T16:22:00.008-04:00

"Bland is a bad word" says the slogan of malabar chicken , the signature dish of Maroli. Sixteen different spices are combined to give the chicken the harmonious flavour that surpasses the flavour of any other fried chicken. Its crunchy outside and jucicy inside texture makes it a perfect finger food for any occasions.

Nourish your taste buds with the delicious flavour of Malabar with each and every bite of Malabar Chicken.Order two and get third one for half price.
NOT a batter fried and NO not at all greasy, but yes a fried chicken but fried in pure vegetable oil, which makes it Zero trans fat.
Can any other fried Chicken taste as good as The Malabar chicken???

Butter Chicken- The celebrity

2010-05-26T11:24:00.011-04:00

Butter chicken, the celebrity among the indian dishes, is an all time fav . Its fame has spread so much around the entire world that when we say "indian cuisine" people associate it with Butter chicken. The melt-in-the mouth Butter chicken is actually the tandoori chicken cooked in creamy cashew onion,tomato sauce and flavoured with cumin,kasoori methi and cilantro.

It is the best Seller at our restaurant as we follow the authentic indian recipe. This dish would gratify the taste buds of both spice loving and as well as those who would rather go for its milder version. It has a lovely orange hue, mostly garnished with some cream and cilantro .The Butter chicken served with fluffy basmathi rice is always a treat.

Vendakka Thoran (stir fried okra)

2010-05-09T17:48:00.005-04:00

A very healthy and easy recipe. Thoran refers to the keralite style of stir frying the vegetables with grated coconut . So here is the recipe for Vendakka (okra) Thoran.

Ingredients
Okra(cubed) - 1 cup
Onion - 1 no chopped
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
Curry leaves - 5 or 6 nos
green chilly - 2 0r 3 nos(sliced)
grated coconut - half a cup
salt - to taste

Wash and cut the okra into cubes. Heat a pan with little vegetable oil. when the oil is really hot splutter the mustard seeds and curry leaves . Now add the chopped onion and salt and saute till it become light brown. Now add the ginger garlic paste and cook till its raw smell is gone . Add the cubed Okra and the grated coconut and stir fry till the okra gets cooked.
Serve hot with rice . Enjoy !!!

Malabar food festival 2010

2010-05-04T21:57:00.017-04:00

On May 1st and 2nd we hosted the third Malabar Food festival in Toronto. Maroli showcased a variety of malabari dishes . From the appetizers to the main course and the dessert we presented for more than 35 dishes .
For the appetizer we had malabar chicken, Pakora , Thiru vada , and kozhi ada.

Like previous times we presented a variety of seafood and meat dishes ,the highlights being the Mathi fry, squid thoran , crabcurry etc

And the desserts were Ladu,jelebi,Payasam and Mango pudding kinnathappam etc.

We were extremely glad to spread the flavour of Malabar once again in Toronto and happy as everybody enjoyed this unique and delicious cuisine of ours.

Third Malabar food festival in Toronto

2010-04-29T14:29:00.004-04:00

Maroli is conducting the third malabar food festival in Toronto on 1st and 2nd of May, 2010 from noon to 10 PM. Showcasing the unique dishes from the land of Malabar.

Veggie Pakora

2010-04-15T20:37:00.013-04:00

Its snack time and want something Yummy and at the same time easy to make ? How about some pakora !!!
Pakora is a delicious crispy snack can be made with all veggies or chicken or meat and even paneer.So here is the recipe for mixed vegetable pakora.

Ingredients :

1cup Chickpea Flour (Besan)
1 tsp Ground Cumin
1 tsp ajwain
2 Chopped Green Chillies
1/2 cup Water
1 carrot grated
1 onion sliced
half cup sliced cabbage
1 capsicum sliced

Method of preparation :

Mix the chickpea flour, cumin ajwain, salt and water.
Add the vegetables and mix in evenly.
Heat some oil in a deep pan and deep fry the mixture .
Serve them hot and crispy with tamarind or mint chutney .

Thank you.

Egg Curry & Appam

2010-04-01T10:24:00.008-04:00

Appam with Egg curry is a favourite breakfast dish among the keralites. Appam , a bread made with rice ,grated coconut, sugar and yeast is a " pretty lady " so delictae and beautiful with its lacy frills. Its one of our best sellers and what other than a typical kerala egg curry goes to compliment this Beauty.

So here is our recipe for the delicious Egg Currry

Ingredient

Egg Boiled - 4 nos
Beaten Egg - one
sliced Onion - 2 no (medium sized)
sliced tomato - 1 (small)
corrainder powder - 2 tsp
chilly powder - half tsp
green chilly- 3 or 4 nos
ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
curry leaves - 3 or 4 numbers
corrained leaves - a pinch
coconut milk - half cup
salt - to taste
black pepper (powder) - half tsp

Method

Heat the pan with little vegetable oil .Add the sliced onion and curry leaves and saute well. When the onion turns turn brown add the ginger garlic paste and saute well. Now add the turmeric powder, corrainder powder, Red chilly powder and green chillies and saute well.Now add the slices tomato saute well till the tomato is half cooked.Add a little water and coconut milk to this mixture and let it boil. Let it cook and when the gravy gets thick add the boiled eggs, salt . when it boils add the beaten egg stir fast and add the black pepper corrainder leaves and turn off the fire.
Serve it with Appam ...it will sure be a delicious treat.
Thanks

Curried Salmon (Kerala style)

2010-03-31T18:11:00.013-04:00

Salmon is a great tasting fish . Lets give it more flavour by spicing it up in our kerala style of cooking.So here is the recipe for the delicious "Salmon Curry"

Ingredients :

Salmon - 1 lb
Garlic - 10 gm
Ginger - 10 gm
Curry Leaves - 5 nos
Shallots (sliced) - 10gm
Green chilly - 3 nos (sliced)
Onion - 1 no
turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
Cocum (kodum pulli)- 3 nos (soak in hot water)
coconut milk -1/4 cup

Method :
Heat a pan and add little vegetable oil . When the oil gets hot add the mustard seeds and when it spultters add the curry leaves,shallots,crushed ginger and garlic and saute well. Add the sliced onion to it and saute .When the onion turns golden brown add the turmeric powder and chilly powder and saute well.Add some water to this and when it boils add the cocum (soaked in hot water) and salmon pieces to it. Let it cook well for sometime and add the coconut milk to thicken the gravy.

Its a great tasting dish.Hope you all will enjoy this !!
Have a great easter hols .

Gift Of Malabari Cuisine

2010-02-19T09:14:00.000-05:00

Marolis gift card is now availbale , a perfect gift for someone you care. A beautiful card depicting malabri theme gives you a value of $120 when you pay only $100.Save 20 dollar every time you load your card with $100.
Say it be a Birthday an anniversary or just a get together ,Marolis gift card will always be a valuable gift.
And for those who visit us regularly ,you can save 20% when you pay us $100 in advance and gift yourself a dicount of $20 .You neednt carry cash or bank card every time you come.Just pay in advance ,save money,and swipe the card whenever you feel like having a malabari food. A beautiful,handy, money saving "Gift of Malabari Cuisine".

Slideshow

2009-12-12T11:39:00.001-05:00

Malabar food festival-2009

2009-12-11T18:40:00.000-05:00

The Malabar food festival held at Maroli on 28th and 29th of November was a grand sucess.This post is dedicated to all our wellwishers,friends and customers who have helped to make this event a wonderful memorable time.

we peresented a variety of seafood and meat dishes like Squid Thoran,Fish Moilee,Crabcurry,Mutton curry ,chicken roast ,mussel fry,thoran,kadala curry,oyster stew and a lot lot more.

A variety of starters like fish cutlet,arikadukka,pakora and a variety of breads like appam, idiappam,puttu made the torontorians say WOW .

A variety of pickles,mango,fish,mussels and lime

And last but not the least the desserts and sweets burfi,jelebi,kinathappam ,payasam were all a wonder to torontorians and we were glad that we saved them a trip to Malabar coast by hosting a food festival here .

With the helps of our experienced and hardworking chefs and our wonderful friends who supported us we were able to present a variety of malabari dishes to the people of toronto.It was a pleasure to watch people taste the cuisine of our land in this far away land.

Malabar food festival at Maroli

2009-10-29T11:49:00.000-04:00

With the inuagral food festival in 2008 becoming a huge success ,we have planned for the 2nd Malabar Food Festival for the year 2009 Hosted by Maroli Restaurant . The Malabar region of India lies along the southwest coast of the Indian peninsula and forms the northern part of the present-day Indian state of Kerala. Maroli holds the distinction of being the only Malabari (Kerala)restaurant in Toronto.

On November 28th & 29 th, Maroli will showcase savoury items from Malabar and allow visitors to taste unique Malabar cuisine, which has been influenced by Dutch, British, French, Portuguese and Arab culinary arts from various regimes in the 17th through 20th century.

Exotic dishes at the event include Oyster stew , Pan Fried Sardines, Malabar Fish Biriyani ,Fish Moilee , Appam, Shrimp Malabari ,Squid Thoran, Kallumakai Fry(Mussels) ,Kappa(Cassava) ,Nei Choru, , Chemeen curry(Shrimps) and Crab Curry .

A $25 .00 entry fee allows foodies access to this unique Indian culinary experience which includes viewing of live food preparation, as well relishing in intricately carved fruits and vegetables.This intimate experience is open to the public from Noon to 10pm on Saturday, November 28th and Sunday until 8 pm , November 29th at Maroli, Toronto's only Malabari & Indian restaurant.

Maroli- got rennovated

2009-10-28T12:16:00.002-04:00

I am back here at my blog after a long break.Maroli was getting rennovated and that was the reason for my absense.We changed the counter, the bar settings, the walls and the floor .And now since its done we are all ready to host a "Malabar food festival " at our place on 28th and 29th of November.

We will soon be adding more to our menu.And i will keep you posted about the changes on the menu very soon.Do have a look at current menu at our website www.maroli.ca.

Onasadhya at Maroli

2009-09-06T19:16:00.000-04:00

Its onam ( a festival) time back in kerala and we at maroli celebrated it by serving sadhya for lunch .Sadhya is a traditional kerala lunch.It is usually served on a Plantain leaf .It is a pure vegetarian meal consisting of starters,main course and dessert.Sharkara upperri (made with banana and jaggery) and bananachips were the starters.

And the main course consisted of rice,sambar(vegetables and lentil cooked with spices and tamarind and finished with corrainader leaves),pineapple pachadi (pineapple cooked in coconut,yougurt and spices), olan (winter melon and long beans in coconut milk ),mathan and payar curry (pumpkin and beans),Avial (carrot,Yam,rawnaana,drumstick cooked in coconut and yougurt and finished with coconut oil),pappadom ,Thoran (stir fried vegetables with grated coconut),puliinchi (ginger and tamarind),kalan( yogurt and coconut based curry) and rasam (a fiery hot water made of black pepper,tamarind tomato and spices) and spicy lime pickle.

And the sadhya is finished with a payasam ,parippu pradaman (moong dal cooked with coconut milk and jaggery and finished with coconut tidbits) and a small banana

We were pleased to serve our customers with a variety of vegetarian dishes thats is quite unique and which depicts our land and its culture.Onam is a festival of celebration and we were able to bring that celebation to a land far away from kerala.

Fruit carving

2009-08-31T13:32:00.000-04:00

Its been more than a week since i posted something in my blog...And today i am here with an interesting topic "Art on fruits or fruit carving ".
Knife have always been known for just cutting n chopping.But our chef Raj has brought out the creavity with the help of knife.Its an artists mind that has seen the possibility of creating a picture without the help of paint brush, pencil or a paper.
Isnt that an fabulous sight to see a flower carved out of a water melon.

Who other than a inborn artist could have imagined to have made a swan out of a cucumber, a watermelon and a carrot

The world of art is such a wide one and an artist mind serches for creating things that are unique and extraordinary and at the same time pleasing to our eyes and soul.
So here at maroli our chef Raj is ready to serve his creavity for any occassion say it a birthday or a wedding.
Make your guests say "WOW" !!!!! to see that wonderful art dispalyed at your grand party !!!

Maroli caters for any occasion

2009-08-29T15:21:00.000-04:00

Maroli has been in catering industry since 2004 .We have catered for more than 500 people.And today it was our priviledge to have catered for the wedding of the senior advisor of David Miller's (city mayor) office.

The menu being :
The celebrity among Indian dishes -"The Butter Chicken"

The creamy and rich " Palak Paneer "

The queen of all salads "Garden green salad"

Authentic Indian savoury salad " Raita "

Typical kerala beef fry-" Beef syrian "

Also accompanied by peas pulao and veg khorma . Our chefs Shiju ,Jagathy and Raj have always been at their best serving people from diffrent ethinicity.Its a team effort that brings success to us and we are grateful to our skilled staff who have always presented the best of their ability whether it was a catering a dine-in takeout or a delivery order.
All of our current staff have vast experience in food industry and have always and will continue to put a dedicated effort to serve the people.

Lunch Special

2009-08-20T14:16:00.000-04:00

When it is lunch time people look for food that is filling and satisfying, but, at the same time not too expensive.Here we serve lunch specials starting from $5.99 . A descent portion of meal consisting of butterchicken,Basmati rice ,lentil curry(dal) and green salad.
Isnt that a great lunch time meal ?? Filling and satisfying ,both your stomach and your pocket.
Or if you would like and get an addition of chanamasala and a pop to the special mentioned above for just $7.99.
Lunch specials are available at Maroli daily from 11.30 A.M to 3 P.M.So treat our tummy with a nice srumptious meal without emptying your pocket!!!

Chilly chicken - A Hakka chinese dish

2009-08-15T15:23:00.000-04:00

Hakka refers to chinese people who lives or lived in south eastern parts of china.When these people migrated to India they brought along with them their wonderful cuisine.Later this cuisine got fused with that of India and the result was Indian chinese.A wonderful fusion of two diffrent countries created complex and heavenly flavours.We at Maroli are pleased to serve "Chilly Chicken" one of the most popular dish in Indian chinese .

This delightful dish guarantees to take our customers a walk through the luscious flavours of Indian and chinese cuisine .
Enjoy the fusion of two wonderful lands at our family restaurant.
Our happiness is in serving our customers the best of everything.Hope you are having a delicious weekend !!!

Weekends - not the same anymore at Maroli

2009-08-13T21:49:00.000-04:00

Summer is in its full bloom and torontorians are all having fun, looking out for variety.
So we at Maroli have made some new addition, a variety,in our weekend menu.

Mushrooms cooked in coconutmilk and authentic malabari spices!!! A great way to cook mushrooms and people are just loving it .
How about the authentic kerala Crab curry in roasted coconut sauce ? ? ? Another exotic addition to our menu.

And what else can make us a complete malabari restauarant than the fiery hot kerala fish curry finished with a dash of coconut oil....
Everyone looks forward to weekends, and so do our chefs to serve the people with the total variety all from the south western Malabar coasts of India.

Vegans - welcome to Maroli

2009-08-12T22:34:00.000-04:00

Veganism is a lifestyle people choose to follow,avoiding the use of animal products (eg:meat,chicken) and their by-products (eg: egg,fish,milk products) in their diet,clothing and other accessories.Taking this into consideration we have added few dishes on our menu that are 100% vegan.The dishes like channa masala,Lentil curry,Kadai vegetables,Vegetable pulao etc caters well to vegans.The only ingredients that goes into them are onions,tomatoes,vegatables( for kadai veg),spices and yellow lentil( for lentil curry) and chickpeas(for channa masala).
So if you are a vegan never be hesitant to step into Maroli. We take the responsibilty for satisfiying your appetite with our vegan delicacies.

Kozhikodan Biriyani - at Maroli

2009-08-11T11:08:00.000-04:00

Calicut (kozhikode),a land of spices and food lovers is known for its Biriyani.Biriyani is a dish made with rice ,spices and meat/chicken/vegetables . The name is taken from the persian word ,beryan,which means roasted.It was intoduced to calicut many many years ago by Arabs.
It was later reinvented and modified by the foodies in calicut and the result was the " Kozhikodan Biriyani". People all over kerala crave for this heavenly dish.Its great aroma and gratifying flavour makes it the perfect Temptation. And to have that authentic dish in Toronto without losing even its minutest flavour ,is a real treat !!!

"Malabar Mutton Biriyani" , one of the most popular dish of Maroli.

So what are you waiting for??
Get yourself ready to treat your tastebuds, Royally !!!

Maroli- Indian and Malabari restaurant

2009-08-11T01:09:00.000-04:00

The team Maroli is proud to introduce the cuisine from south western part of India ,the region being Malabar.Malabar is the name given to the Northern part of Kerala which covers Kannur ,Kasargod , Calicut and few other cities.As everyone knows ,India is a land of diversity and so is its cuisine. The Malabaris are spice loving people and the spices plays an important role in their day to day cooking.Black pepper ,also known as the black gold , is one of the important spice in Malabari cuisine .Curry leaves and Coconut is also given as much importance as it is hard to find a house in Malabar which does not have curry leaf plant or coconut trees.But to admit ,its a land which has been influenced by foreign culture like that of Dutch,Portugese,Arabs,French and Europeans.And that influence is highly reflected in the cuisine. In the dishes like Biriyani,stews,Fish moilee u can taste that foreign influence. We at Maroli serve the people of toronto, for the first time, the authentic Malabari cuisine.

Beef cutlets or Beef cakes

2009-08-10T15:12:00.000-04:00

Beef cutlet, a popular evening bite among the keralites is now being introduced to torontorians by Maroli.Minced beef mixed with onions potatoes and spices,later bread crumbed and fried...
YUMMY !!!!is the apt word for that savoury scrumptious snack.
Come and enjoy your evenings at Maroli to spent time with ur family and friends munching on beef cutlet and sipping the authentic south Indian filter coffee.

Malabar Chicken-Chef Naveen's secret recipe

2009-08-08T10:32:00.000-04:00

Malabar Chicken is a signature dish of Maroli, chicken marinated overnight with 16 different spices and then deep fried.A secret recipe of Naveen polapady,the owner and chef of Maroli.And unlike the other fried chicken its fried in vegetable oil and that makes it zero transfat.Its a falvourful chicken which makes the people want more of it as an appetizer or as a main course. 'Bland is a bad word' says the sologan of Malabar chicken.
Born in a family where everyone is passionate about cooking ,Naveen developed his culinary interest right from his childhood.His talents were later polished by graduating in a culinary school in India.

After working for 5 years as an executive chef in hotels in India he decided to fly to Canada with a dream of opening a Restauarant in Toronto.As a first step to make his dream a reality he opened a small takeout place in Younge and Davisville .After making people aware of his skills he later relocated to Bloor and Bathrust upgrading to a casual dinning restaurant.
He gives the customers the best of his ability never compromising on quality ,authenticity and consistency.He explores the world of cooking adding new dishes to his menu and looking forward to the customer satisfaction in everything he serves to them.

Our specialities

2009-08-07T21:17:00.000-04:00

Customer Relations

2009-08-07T12:35:00.000-04:00

" Never be a stranger ,be hospitable" is what we follow inrespect to the customer relations.Customer satisfaction is our prior importance and we try our level best to cater to their likes and wants.As a reusult of this, we have many prominent figures like,the honourable, Adrienne Clarkson( the former governor general of canada ) and Mr John Saul (the famous writer)
as our regular customers.

Its a pleasure to see our customers coming back again and again ,and their suggestion is the key to our success. A smile of satisfaction is what we expect inreturn from our customers. They are our friends ,our strength and their support is important for us, now and forever.

What more can we ask than a satisfied customers who keeps coming back and gives us good suggestions and encouragement?Customer care and relationship is most important factor for the growth of a business and especially for a food industry ,that is the back bone .

Malabar food festival

2009-08-06T17:21:00.000-04:00

In the year of 2008 Maroli hosted, for the first time in toronto , the malabar food festival.The response was truly encouraging .It was a pleasant surprise to see that the Malabari spices could tickle the taste bugs of even those who were quite un familiar with the cuisine.The dishes being puttu,pathiri,idaippam,fish moilee,malabar fish curry,sardine fry,malabar biriyani and the list goes on and on. The reviews were great and here i s one of the reveiw http://www.snapdowntowntoronto.com/?option=com_sngevents&id%5b%5d=69687

We are planning to have similar event every year in the month of October or November depending on the convenient weather and schedules.