A Little Bit of Spice

Seafood

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Kerala Style Mussels Fry (Kallumakkaya Varattiyathu)

    Mussels sauteed with ginger-garlic and spices. A spicy dish, and very common in Northern Kerala (Malabar). It can be served as an appetizer or as a side dish with rice. It tastes the best with coconut oil.

  • Kerala Style Fish Fry ( Meen varuthathu)

    Fish steaks marinated with spices and then shallow fried. It’s an easy and a great appetizer and also goes well with rice.

  • Kerala Prawns/Shrimp masala (Chemmeen/Konchu masala)

    Prawns/Konchu cooked and roasted in spicy onion tomato gravy, flavored with cocum. A yummy side dish for rice, pulao, ghee rice, Chapati/Indian bread.

  • Fish Biriyani (Kerala Style)

    An Indian one pot meal. Fish marinated, fried, cooked in spicy masala gravy and then layered with rice. A really delicious one 🙂 I used pomfret which turned out awesome. You can also try seer fish or king fish.

  • Paella ( Spanish rice )

    Rice based Spanish One Pot meal with meat, seafood and veggies. This is specially dedicated for non-veg lovers 🙂

  • Fish Molly / Molee (Fish Stew – Kerala Style)

    Appam with fish molee is a favorite of every malayalee. An all time dream breakfast!! Fish simmered in coconut milk with onion, ginger- garlic, pepper and tomatoes. It goes well with Idiyappam and bread also. This recipe is adapted from my mom-in-law. One of my favorite recipe from her collection. P

  • Coriander Crusted Tuna with Creamed Cabbage and Fried Leeks

    A Sashimi grade tuna by Chef Rebecca Jean.

  • Kerala Style Fish curry with coconut milk (Meen vevichathu)

    Fish cooked in chilly, coconut milk and cocum. A great combination with rice 🙂 Recipe adapted from my mom.

  • South Kerala red chilli shrimp pickle

    My mom’s creation, favorite the world over. It gets over the minute I show this to my friends. Quick recipe.

  • Kerala Style Prawns/Shrimp Roast (Chemmeen / Konchu Olathiyathu)

    This is a spicy dish, well flavored with cocum and pepper. It's an easy chemmeen roast/fry preparation. It goes well with rice.

    This is a spicy dish, well flavored with cocum and pepper. It is a simple and quick chemmeen roast preparation. It goes well with rice.

  • Kerala Style Fish curry / Meen curry

    Fish curry cooked in red chilli, spices and well flavored with cocum. It is the typical Kottayam style fish curry. Served with rice or kappa (tapioca/yuca). Tastes better after a day.