Syrian Christian Mappas Curries The Mappas style gravy is one of my favourite curries. It is a dish that has come from Kerala’s Christian community (or Syrian Christian reflecting their original heritage). It makes a feature of fennel and coriander and is a great example of how South Indian cooks vary their spices for colour […]
Cooking the trips
Brand New! South Indian Home Cooking Classes in Canberra!
South Indian Home Cooking and Thali Feasting Without Leaving Canberra! My greatest food joy when I travel to India is Indian regional home cooking. It is so flavoursome and much lighter than we are used to eating in restaurants in Australia. Using wide ranging ingredients and cooking techniques, it is a delight to all the […]
Syrian Christian Style Kerala Chicken and Vegetable Stew
A family-friendly Indian Dish that Everyone will Love The cuisine of Kerala in South India is varied and diverse. This delicately spiced Chicken Vegetable Stew recipe comes from the Christian community who migrated to Kerala from Syria centuries ago. The spices of India, the Dutch East Indies and Ceylon; cinnamon, star anise, cardamom pods, fresh curry […]
Kerala Fish Curry (Meen Mollee)
A Delicious Fish Curry from Kerala, South India I first learnt to cook this Kerala fish curry from Chef Nitin at the gorgeous Brunton’s Boatyard in Fort Kochi. It’s a spicy yellow gravy traditional to Kerala in Southern India and uses turmeric, tomato, coconut, spices and curries leaves. Ingredients (serves 8) 1&1/2 Tbsp coconut oil 1/2 tsp […]
Can you cook Kerala Appams at home?
Traditionally these wonderful rice pancakes are eaten for breakfast with either a vegetable coconut based stew or dipped in sweetened coconut milk. So Yummy! I enjoyed them often in Kerala for breakfast , lunch and dinner and miss them terribly! So I was very excited when my friend Maya taught me to cook Kerala style appams back […]