Salt and Spice

Remember the ‘Red-hot Kerala Fish Curry’ Arundhati Roy had described in her Booker Prize winning novel “The God of Small Things”…?  ‘Meen Vattichathu’ is something Kerala Christians, especially those from Central Kerala love to have everyday with hot rice!  This mouth-watering fish curry is usually prepared in an earthen pot or ‘manchatti’ which makes it [...]

‘Unakka Chemmeen Chammanthi’ is a very tasty chutney which is usually served with ‘kanji’ or ‘rice porridge’.  It is so easy to prepare and is a great side dish for rice too! Ingredients Dried Prawns – 1 cup Grated coconut – 2 cups Dry red chillies – 7 Ginger – 1″ piece Shallots – 6 [...]

‘Karimeen Roast’ is my MIL’s special fish recipe.  She preferred making this delectable roast whenever we bought Karimeen at home!  I have never seen anyone making this type of  ‘Fish Roast’.  So, I want to share with you all this very tasty dish which goes well with rice, appam, idiyappam and chappathis! This special ‘Karimeen [...]

‘Prawns curry’ is a yummy dish which is so easy to prepare.  You can serve it with rice, pulao, chapathi, paratha, bread, appam or idiyappam.  If ‘kudampuli’ is not available, substitute it with tamarind paste or tomatoes. Ingredients Prawns – 1/2 kg Onion – 1 sliced Ginger – 1 tbsp chopped Green chillies – 2 [...]

My dear friend Bharathy had asked for the recipe for ‘Fish Pickle’.  But due to some inconvenience I couldn’t post it immediately.  Anyways here is the recipe for the lip smacking ‘Fish Pickle’.  It is a hit in my family and I think many of my readers will also like it very much!  You can [...]

‘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 [...]

‘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 Fish fillet – 200 gm Onion – 1 small Carrot – 1/4 cup Zucchini – 1/4 cup Capsicum – 1/4 cup Pineapple – 1/4 cup Tomato – 1 Ginger – 1″ piece chopped Garlic – 1 chopped Water – 1 cup + 1/4 cup Corn flour – 2 tsp Dark soya sauce – 1/2 [...]

Ingredients Cabbage – 2 cups shredded Prawns – 1/4 cup Onion – 1 small sliced Garlic – 1 chopped Bird’s eye chillies -3 Curry leaves – 1 sprig Mustard seeds – 1/4 tsp Cumin seeds – a pinch Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp Water – 1/4 cup Salt – to taste Oil – 1 tbsp [...]

Ingredients Salmon steak – 250 gm Mustard seeds – 1/4 tsp Onion – 1 sliced Ginger – 2″ piece chopped Garlic – 2 chopped Green chillies – 2 slit Curry leaves – 2 sprigs Kashmiri chilly powder – 2 tsp Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp Coriander powder – 1 tsp Tamarind – 1 gooseberry size [...]