Salt and Spice

Ingredients Whole Wheat flour – 3 cups Salt – to taste Water – as needed Ghee – as required For the Filling Potatoes – 4 boiled Onions – 2 finely chopped Ginger – 1 tsp finely chopped Green chillies – 4 finely chopped Cumin seeds – 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp Garam masala [...]

‘Rava Appam’ is a yummy snack which my Mom used to make.  It is a family favorite and I make it whenever there is leftover bread at home.  Kids will love this soft and nutritious snack! I am sending this snack to Priya for the event “Sunday Snacks – Snacks with Breads” Ingredients Rava/sooji/semolina – [...]

‘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 [...]

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 [...]

‘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 [...]

‘Vellayappam’ is a must for Christmas, New Year and Easter in the Christian homes in Kerala.  It is also made as an everyday breakfast dish and is served with stew or egg roast.  Here is a recipe to make quick and easy ‘Vellayappam’.  In this recipe, rice flakes/ aval is added and coconut is totally [...]

This is a breakfast dish you can prepare in just 15 minutes!  Adding carrots and coconut makes the ‘Upma’ delicious.  If the rava is really fresh, no need to dry roast it before making the ‘Upma’. I am sending this recipe for the event: “15 minute Cooking!” hosted by Mahima of ‘Indian Vegetarian Kitchen“. Ingredients [...]

Happy Diwali to all my Indian Foodies!  I am amazed to see the number of people visiting my blog everyday, in spite of me not blogging for a long time!!! This gives me a lot of inspiration to share my recipes with all my friends around the world…  I am glad to tell you all [...]

Among the different types of ‘stews’ that I make, ‘Beef Stew’ is my favorite! I follow my Mom’s recipe which I think is quite unique. In Kerala Christian homes, it is served for Breakfast along with ‘Appam’. But I would go for ‘Bread and Beef Stew’, if given a choice! Ingredients Beef cubes- 1/2 kg [...]