Alright, you want a flavour sensation AND want it bottled to enjoy at each meal? I've got you covered. Sweet and Spicy Ginger Pickle, or Inji Curry, is a staple for Onam Sadya (essentially a vegetarian smorgasbord served on a banana leaf in celebration of Kerala's harvest festival). It's usually served right beside a tangy pickle and, to be honest, it's always the inji curry I eat last. Gotta save the BEST for last right hehe :P Inji Curry So, naturally, I HAD to try making

You want a warm wholesome dish with soft bursts of flavour with each bite? By "bursts of flavour", I mean literal BURSTS of flavour. The pearl onions are mini taste explosions. We've just found our new favourite way of making sambar. Sure, this recipe may say it serves 4, but what I mean to say is, please try and find it in you to portion it out into four meals. "Try" being the operative word :P It didn't work for me, but here's to hoping someone else will find the advice hel

In this post: Pumpkin Spiced-Curry Recipe & details about our Kerala Tour! It doesn't seem it, but, it's winter in Hong Kong. Which means, pumpkins are in season! Not going to lie, I'm usually not even a fan of pumpkins... unless I'm pretending to be basic and sipping on a pumpkin spiced latte. I did it once. never again. I mean, let's be real, I love spices, but please, why mess with my caffeine?! So, you get the picture, pumpkins are (or shall I say, "were") rarely on the m

I love the weekend. Not because it's a two day respite from the mundane but, since becoming vegetarian and taking more of an interest in traditional Kerala cooking, and actually cooking more, I seem to have awakened Amma's (translation: mum) dormant love for cooking. So now, weekends have turned into mini cooking projects. By 'dormant' I mean my mum's a great cook but sometimes let's just say she doesn't have the patience to be cooking up meals that requires a lot of steps an

Pillow-soft idlis? Ummm yes!! Which you can make at home anywhere in the world? Wait, what?! What sorcery is this?! Just when you've accepted that soft, fluffy idlis are just a dream, to be had when you visit South India, you bite into these airy dream-come-true idlis that practically melt. In. Your. Mouth. Magic? Not quite. The secret, my friends? Cooked, flattened rice (aval/ poha). Yep, game changer, and a few other additions too. Read the tips below, or scroll down to the

Thank you December for the sugar-rush good times, now it's time to get back on the healthy New Years' Resolutions bandwagon. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day and it just so happens to also be my favourite. I tend to reach for the comfort of oats and fruits right after a large mug of warm lemon water with a dash of salt to kick start a working day. Why? Just because it's easy and in the morning rush, easy comes naturally. So, following in that same vein, I decid

HAPPY NEW YEAR!! May 2017 be YOUR year, grab 'em by the .... cookies!! :D *Either read on to learn more about the Cookie Science or simply scroll to the bottom of the page for the recipe* Disclaimer: In my quest for the perfect cookie, I've done a bit of cookie-research. So this post is a little longer than the rest as I share with you what I've found during my online cookie adventure. Hope you enjoy! <3 This year I decided to spend New Years Eve with family friends who were