A Little Bit of Spice

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  • Kerala Style Mixed Vegetable Curry with Spiced Coconut (Avial)

    Avial is easy to prepare and a yummy side dish that goes well with rice. This mixed vegetables curry with coconut is one of the must side dishes for Kerala Sadhya

    Mixed vegetables cooked in spiced coconut and yogurt based gravy. Avial is easy to prepare and a yummy side dish that goes well with rice. This mixed vegetables curry with coconut is one of the must side dishes for Kerala Sadhya, which is popular during festivals Onam and Vishu. Check out more on Onam/God’s own […]

  • Indian Style Paneer Puff Pastry

    Bake at 400F for around 12 minutes or until the top is golden brown.

    Paneer/Indian cottage cheese cooked in spicy masala gravy, and wrapped in flaky puff pastry. This Indian Paneer Puff Pastry is easy to make if you have store-bought Puff Pastry Sheets in hand. It’s always a big hit in the parties! You will definitely love this one. Here are other delicious paneer starters: Paneer Masala Fry […]

  • God’s Own Feast-ival!

    Onam sadya served on banana leaf. Matta rice with avial, sambhar, pachadi, kichadi, olan, kaalan and chips

      By Ramya Menon Illustrations by Sajeev Kumarapuram he pitter patter of a shyly receding monsoon, greeted me as I stepped out from the airport. Loud hoardings screamed the divinity of the state of Kerala, my homeland. Everywhere I looked people were scrambling about in distracted joy, for it was party time in the toddy […]

  • Ina Garten’s Chocolate Cake without Butter

    moist and delicious Chocolate cake without butter

    Incredibly moist and delicious chocolate cake without butter! This one is perfect for chocolate lovers. Another Ina Garten classic cake! The most intense chocolate cake I ever baked. Incredibly moist and delicious chocolate cake! This one is perfect for chocolate lovers. Another Ina Garten classic cake! The most intense chocolate cake I ever baked.

  • Indian Style Chicken Puff Pastry

    This is an image of indian chicken puffs with tea on the side, ketchup as dipping and some tapioca chips

    Chicken cooked in spicy masala gravy, and wrapped in flaky puff pastry. Meat puffs are one of my favorite bakery item in Kerala. It’s easy to make if you have store-bought Puff Pastry Sheets in hand. It’s always a big hit in the parties! You will definitely love this one. You can check out Paneer […]

  • Potato Hash with Mushrooms, Chicken and Egg – Indian Style

    This is a very simple variation of the famous American Potato Hash. We've made it into an Indian style that all of our friends love. It is made of very simple ingredients that you have at home.

    This is a very simple variation of the famous American Potato Hash. We’ve made it into an Indian style that all of our friends love. It is made of very simple ingredients that you likely have at home. The only thing you need in addition is a baking oven or a microwave that can do convection. […]

  • Eva’s First Birthday Cake

    Moist and rich white chocolate cake with white chocolate cream cheese and raspberry filling, and frosted with white chocolate ganache. The white chocolate cake is our family favorite cake recipe, and I went with the same flavor for my daughter Eva's first birthday cake.

    Here is a very happy post! I wanted to make a little something special birthday cake for my daughter Eva’s first birthday, and here it goes. This homemade birthday cake is from scratch. Moist and rich white chocolate cake with white chocolate cream cheese and raspberry filling, and frosted with white chocolate ganache. The white […]

  • Tandoori Chicken In Oven

    Chicken marinated in yogurt and spices and then baked in an oven. This Indian Tandoori Chicken In Oven recipe is straightforward to make at home with minimal ingredients

    Chicken marinated in yogurt and spices and then baked in an oven. This Indian Tandoori Chicken In Oven recipe is straightforward to make at home with minimal ingredients. One of my favorite appetizer! Tandoori chicken has its origin from Peshawar which was part of pre-partitioned India, and now in Pakistan. This dish is well known […]

  • Pumpkin Chocolate Swirl Cheesecake

    Pumpkin chocolate swirl cheesecake with oreo crust which is rich, delicious and has an amazing pumpkin pie spice flavor. Melted Chocolate chips swirled into pumpkin cheesecake mixture gives it a marbled effect.

    This pumpkin chocolate swirl cheesecake with oreo crust is rich, delicious and has an amazing pumpkin pie spice flavor. Melted Chocolate chips swirled into pumpkin cheesecake mixture gives it a marbled effect. I used homemade pumpkin puree in the pumpkin cheesecake mixture. Otherwise, you can use the canned pumpkin puree. Easy and yummy dessert which […]

  • Kerala Style Prawns/Shrimp Curry with Roasted Coconut

    A spicy dish, made with roasted coconut and spices, flavored with cocum. A simple and quick Kerala style prawns/shrimp curry preparation

    Varutharacha chemmeen/konchu curry – A spicy dish, made with roasted coconut and spices, flavored with cocum. It is a simple and quick Kerala style prawns/shrimp curry preparation. It goes well with pathiri, any sort of rice variants ( ghee rice, pulao, normal rice), chapathi, appam or any other Indian breads. Curries with roasted coconut base […]