Salt and Spice

Every non-vegetarian should try this authentic Kerala recipe! The ginger, garlic and curry leaves gives it a very unique aroma! In the original recipe; ginger, garlic and the spices are ground to a fine paste along with salt and lime juice. It is then mixed with curry leaves and applied to the fish pieces. In [...]

Cheera Mezhukkupuratti Here is a simple and tasty recipe to make spinach. I’m sure your kids will love it! In this recipe, I have used the variety called cheera/arakeerai . Here in Bangalore, there is a boy who brings greens of all varieties on his bicycle to my house. He comes everyday around 8 a.m [...]

My children love pasta. Here is a pasta recipe which is a wholesome meal. I have used ‘Spirali’, you can use pasta of your choice. Ingredients: Pasta (Spirali) – 250 gm Onion -1 chopped Garlic paste -1 tsp Pasta sauce -3 tsp Tomato sauce -1 tsp Oregano -1 tsp Pepper powder -1\4 tsp Chilli flakes [...]

Vendakka Mezhukkupuratti This is my mom’s recipe for Lady’s Finger Stir Fry. It is very simple and easy to prepare. It goes well with rice and rotis. Ingredients: Lady’s Finger -1\4 kgOnion -1 slicedGreen chillies -2 slitTurmeric powder -1\4 tspPepper powder -1\4 tspSalt -to tasteOil – 2 tbsp Method: Wash and clen the Lady’ fingers. [...]

This is a typical Kerala style fish curry. I have made it using Pomfret, but any type of fish will do. We like hot fish curry. You can reduce the amount of chilly powder if you want it milder. Kudampuli or Kokum is used in the central and southern parts of Kerala to make fish [...]

Palappam or Vellayappam Hello people, I am back after a long holiday visiting Dubai, Malaysia and Singapore. So here I am posting one of Kerala’s authentic breakfast recipes ‘Palappam’. It is also known as Vellayppam. In olden days, it was made using toddy which we now substitute with yeast. It can be served with mutton/chicken/beef [...]