A Little Bit of Spice

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  • Palada Payasam

    Rice ada is roasted and boiled in milk, sugar and flavored with cardamom. Rice ada looks like small pasta chunks and made of rice flour. Palada payasam can be otherwise called Indian pasta pudding.

    I have a sweet tooth and love all types of payasam/kheer. But my most favorite one is palada payasam / palada pradhaman. Palada payasam from Vinayaka, Cochin would be the best one I ever had. An easy and delicious palada payasam made in Instant Pot. In this recipe, Rice ada is roasted and cooked in […]

  • Kerala Chicken Curry with Roasted Coconut (Varutharacha Chicken Curry)

    Chicken curry well flavored with roasted coconut and spices. This recipe is a Malabari delicacy. It goes well with pathiri, kerala porotta, any sort of rice variants (ghee rice, pulao, normal rice), chapathi, appam or any other Indian breads.

    Chicken curry well flavored with roasted coconut and spices. This recipe is a Malabari delicacy. It goes well with pathiri, kerala porotta, any sort of rice variants (ghee rice, pulao, normal rice), chapathi, appam or any other Indian breads. For more Kerala chicken recipes, check out: Chicken curry without coconut Chicken curry with coconut milk […]

  • Instant Pot Indian Beef Fry

    Beef marinated in spice mix, pressure cooked in an Instant Pot and then stir-fried with coconut slices and curry leaves. Authentic Kerala style beef fry / Beef Ularthiyathu is an easy and delicious appetizer or a great side-dish with rice. Beef Varattiyathu is one of the favorite dishes of Malayalees. An excellent touching for alcohol too

    Beef marinated in spice mix, pressure cooked in an Instant Pot and then stir-fried with coconut slices and curry leaves. Authentic Kerala style beef fry / Beef Ularthiyathu is an easy and delicious appetizer or a great side-dish with rice. Beef Varattiyathu is one of the favorite dishes of Malayalees. An excellent touching for alcohol […]

  • Kerala Style Red Cowpea and Pumpkin Curry with Coconut (Mathanga Erissery)

    Red Cowpea(payar), pumpkin and raw banana cooked in flavorful coconut gravy. This dish is called Mathanga Erisseri in Kerala and one of the popular recipe for Onam/Vishu Sadya. This is an easy and delicious Red Cowpea, and Pumpkin curry and goes well with rice.

    Red Cowpea(payar), pumpkin and raw banana cooked in flavorful coconut gravy. This dish is called Mathanga Erisseri in Kerala and one of the popular recipe for Onam/Vishu Sadya. This is an easy and delicious Red Cowpea, and Pumpkin curry and goes well with rice. Check out more on Onam/God’s own festival. Here are other Onam/Vishu […]

  • Easy Brazilian Flan with Condensed Milk

    This Brazilian flan with condensed milk is one of the best desserts I have ever made. It has always been a hit with the guests. The highlight is, it’s so easy to make, and you get a delicious dessert as a result. A must try for dessert lovers!

    This Brazilian flan with condensed milk is one of the best desserts I have ever made. It has always been a hit with the guests. The highlight is, it’s so easy to make, and you get a delicious dessert as a result. A must try for dessert lovers! Flan is a popular dessert in Brazil. I […]

  • Kerala Style Beans Stir Fry (Beans Mezhukkupuratti)

    Kerala style beans stir fry with spices, ginger, and garlic. This Beans Mezhukkupuratti or Beans Olathiyathu is a quick and healthy side dish that goes well with rice.

    Kerala style beans stir fry with spices, ginger, and garlic. This Beans Mezhukkupuratti or Beans Olathiyathu is a quick and healthy side dish that goes well with rice. Mezhukkupuratti is made with different vegetables and is very common at a Kerala home. And it’s one of the side dishes for Kerala Onam Sadya. For more […]

  • Happy Birthday Cupcakes

    Moist and rich white chocolate cake with white chocolate frosting. It almost melts in your mouth. It's excellent as happy birthday cupcakes and an alternative to the regular vanilla cupcakes. It's suitable for any other parties, baby shower, wedding or even to snack at home :)

    Moist and rich white chocolate cake with white chocolate frosting. It almost melts in your mouth. It’s excellent as happy birthday cupcakes and an alternative to the regular vanilla cupcakes. It’s suitable for any other parties, baby shower, wedding or even to snack at home 🙂 I baked these cute pink and lavender themed cupcakes […]

  • White Chocolate And Cream Cheese Frosting

    Easy and delicious white chocolate and cream cheese frosting recipe. This frosting is sweet and tangy and is the best with white chocolate cake. White chocolate and cream cheese combination make it the best.

    Easy and delicious white chocolate and cream cheese frosting recipe. This frosting is sweet and tangy and is the best with white chocolate cake. Check out First birthday Cake recipe and White Chocolate mud cake. White chocolate and cream cheese combination make it the best. Easy and delicious white chocolate and cream cheese frosting recipe. This […]

  • Kerala Prawns/Shrimp Fry

    An easy and mouthwatering Prawns/Shrimp shallow fry which you can prepare in 30 minutes. This Chemmeen/Konchu fry is a great appetizer, and it also goes as a side-dish with rice. The best part is, you need just five ingredients!

    An easy and mouthwatering Prawns/Shrimp shallow fry which you can prepare in 30 minutes. This Chemmeen/Konchu fry is great as an appetizer, and also goes as a side-dish with rice. The best part is, you need just five ingredients! The recipe inspired by our uncle’s prawns fry preparation for our family get-together. Here are other kerala […]

  • Hungarian Mushroom And Ground Beef Soup

    Creamy, tangy and delicious soup with mushrooms and ground beef. It has got right flavors on one plate. This mushroom soup is filling and easy to make. The best Hungarian mushroom and ground beef soup ever!

    Creamy, tangy and delicious soup with mushrooms and ground beef. It has got right flavors on one plate. This mushroom soup is filling and easy to make. The best Hungarian mushroom and ground beef soup ever! Among the soup recipes I’ve cooked so far, this one is my most favorite! We make it regularly at […]