Salt and Spice

‘Fish Moly’ is a Kerala Christian delicacy which is made as a breakfast dish and served with appam or bread on occasions like Christmas, New Year and Easter.  It is also an important dish served as the first course for lunch and dinner during marriages, baptisms, engagements and all other important occasions.  ‘Fish Moly’ is [...]

‘Uzhunnu Vada’ was my Mom’s favorite snack!  From her I started getting a liking for this crispy outside but soft inside snack.  Now it has become a comfort food for me!  So here is my version of the recipe.  You will love the flavor of peppercorns and the tiny bits of coconut while munching on [...]

This is a yummy and delicious Brinjal Curry which goes well as a side dish for rice, dosa, chapathi, puri and paratha. Everyone in my family likes it. Even if you are someone who doesn’t like Brinjal, try this recipe once and see for yourself how tasty it is!
This recipe goes to Sanghi’s event “FIL [...]

This recipe is for all those who love Mexican food!  ‘Mexican Beans and Rice’ is a very tasty  dish which is quite easy to prepare.  Here I am posting my version of the recipe.
This recipe goes to Sunshinemom who is hosting “MMLA – 13″ which was started by Susan

Ingredients
Basmati or Long grain rice – 2 [...]

I am sending this authentic South Indian Breakfast to srishkitchen for the event “EFM – Breakfast Series”

Idli
Ingredients
Idli rice/ Boiled rice – 2 cups
Dosa rice/ Raw rice – 1 cup
Urad/ Black gram (skinless) -1 cup
Uluva/ Methi/ Fenugreek seeds – 1/2 tsp
Salt – to taste
Method
Wash and soak the rices together and urad and methi, separately in water [...]

‘Karimeen Curry’ is an authentic Kerala Fish Curry.  It is one of the tastiest Fish Curries I have ever made!  I usually make it with Mangoes but you can also use Kudampuli, Tamarind or Tomatoes.  It goes very well with rice, rotis and bread.  So dear friends make ‘Karimeen Curry’ and enjoy a delicious meal!!!
Ingredients
Karimeen/ [...]

‘Puttu and Kadala Curry’ is a classic breakfast in Kerala, especially among Christians.  Usually, Black channa/ Bengal gram is used to make the curry to be served with ‘Puttu’.  But I prefer ‘Kabuli Channa Curry’, because it has a sweet taste which makes the combination much more tastier!  ‘Puttu’ can also be served with chicken [...]

This is my 75th post and thought of posting something sweet to celebrate the occasion!  So here comes the ‘Carrot Cake’ which is healthy as well as yummy.  It is a hit in my family and will vanish within no time once I serve it…!
Ingredients
All purpose flour/ Maida – 3 cups
Carrots – 2 cups grated
Sugar [...]

Mango season is here and this is the right time to enjoy them by making variety dishes out of them.  It is also good that you pickle them, so that you can enjoy Mangoes even when the season is over.  Here is a recipe for ‘Mango Pickle’ which I made few days ago.  The plus [...]