Salt and Spice

‘Curd Rice is a comfort food for sure!  It is a quick fix dish which can be made using left over cooked rice.  And also a light meal, especially good for the sick.  ‘Curd Rice’ is best served chilled, garnished with grated carrots, seedless green grapes or pomegranate arils. Yummy ‘Curd Rice’ is off to [...]

Hi dear friends!  This is my 100th post…  I never ever thought that I would post so many recipes!  It is because of your love and encouragement that I am able to do so….!  My FireStats shows 68902 visits and 164033 page views as I am posting!!!  This is one reason why I want to [...]

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 [...]

‘Vegetable Pulao’ is an all time family favorite!  It is a North Indian vegetarian rice dish.  Here I am posting a simple method to make a really tasty ‘Vegetable Pulao’.  Serve it with any chicken, mutton or veg side dish or simply enjoy it with raita, pickle and pappad! I am sending this recipe to [...]

‘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 [...]

‘Peas Pulao’ is quite easy to prepare and I have made it simpler by following the rice cooker method.  It is a delicious dish and can be served with mutton or chicken curry or simply with raita, pickle and pappads.  I always add coconut milk to makes it tastier! This goes to ‘WYF: Quick Meal’  [...]

Wish you all a Happy Easter! Ingredients Basmati rice – 3 cups Bay leaves -2 Peppercorns – 6 Cinnamon – 3 (1″ pieces) Cardamom – 4 Cloves – 4 Curd/yogurt – 1 1/2 cups Water – 4 1/2 cups Salt – to taste Ghee – 2 tbsp Onions – 2 sliced Cashew nuts – 1/4 [...]

Chicken Pulao is a South Indian Dish in which chicken is cooked along with rice. In Kerala, we make only Chicken Biriyani in which the chicken is prepared separately and then rice and the chicken are arranged layer by layer and then put on dum or baked. I learnt to make Chicken Pulao only after [...]

Pachoru is an ancient Christian delicacy. It is usually made during Church Festivals. In olden days, when one’s wishes come true, people used to make Pachoru and take it to the church and distribute it to the devotees, on the festival day. It is served with melted jaggery and can be eaten as a snack [...]

This is a special payasam made with chakka varatty (jackfruit jam) and aval (rice flakes). When you add jaggery and coconut milk, the payasam is called pradhaman. My husband had brought me three packets of Sara’s precooked chakka varatti from Kochi. I had some aval at home, so here came the idea of making this [...]