tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382625508268634925Mon, 19 Jan 2026 07:20:13 +0000Kerala RecipesKerala SnacksDesserts-Cakes-CookiesSadyaFinger FoodsMalabar RecipesKuttanadan RecipesFestival SpecialsRice BowlReaders CornerLittle KingMusings-This n That..BeveragesCraftsFruit PreservesSweet WinesCentrepiecesEthnic Restaurant-Food ReviewsCulinary TravelLittle PeanutRekindling The Memories & Recreating The Forgotten Taste...http://kitchenmishmash.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Mishmash !)Blogger172125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382625508268634925.post-4824193900056782117Fri, 02 Dec 2011 05:04:00 +00002011-12-02T01:02:00.939-05:00   I heard you squealing and bursting with laughter, when Appa said , "sharkbait hoo ha haa .." I saw you blushing everytime i let you complete "Ring of .....F I R E" I enjoyed thoroughly , when you charmingly said " neme..neme..nem" to my question , where is Nemo's house? I was dazzled every-time you chuckled, watching  Marlin  sharing the joke of sea http://kitchenmishmash.blogspot.com/2011/12/happy-to-you.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mishmash !)22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382625508268634925.post-4342131430360218916Wed, 16 Nov 2011 04:00:00 +00002011-11-15T23:37:52.374-05:00Little KingLittle Peanut It was a spring morning early this year….. I was enjoying the glint in his eye as Little King watched one of his favourite songs, “Mine” by Taylor Swift. As we watched the video ,capturing some  picture perfect  family moments of a young couple with two little boys running around the beach, doing pillow fights jumping up and down on a bed, I heard CJJ asking me, “ nammalum ethu pole http://kitchenmishmash.blogspot.com/2011/11/september-surprise.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mishmash !)61tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382625508268634925.post-3335730491261184925Sun, 30 Jan 2011 18:37:00 +00002011-01-30T22:26:36.871-05:00Desserts-Cakes-CookiesKerala RecipesCherupayar Payasam – A rustic beauty from the home kitchens of my native land where in, the green pearls get dressed up in the silky coconut milk , along with the seductress dark beauty, jaggery and perfumed by the sweet scent of crushed cardamom and divine ghee. A favourite of mine and someone else too….. none other than the first man in my life, my father. Along with the many passions he http://kitchenmishmash.blogspot.com/2011/01/cherupayar-payasam-traditional-dessert.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mishmash !)55tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382625508268634925.post-4326859022104482916Mon, 17 Jan 2011 06:10:00 +00002011-01-17T01:53:32.063-05:00Kerala Recipes“……..Amma has her version of Unakkameen chathachathu, which is so good and lasts very long! “ wrote Ria on my last post. Her words hit me like a twister. My hankering was strong that I secretly wished I had not trashed that last packet of dried fish my parents got me when they visited us year before last. Yet, I rummaged around the refrigerator, hoping that my memory was wrong and I would find http://kitchenmishmash.blogspot.com/2011/01/unakka-meen-chathachathu-crushed-dried.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mishmash !)24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382625508268634925.post-2305699752972836390Thu, 13 Jan 2011 06:08:00 +00002011-01-13T01:48:46.779-05:00Kerala RecipesKuttanadan RecipesStart the first recipe post of the year with something sweet…..weave the words with a poetic touch…… speak from the heart and write to my glory .....hmmmm. Well, sat at my desk few days back, trying to find my missing writer’s cap and kept wondering when that auspicious moment would strike me like the streak of heavenly lightening from the sky. Nothing magical happened and the blank screen http://kitchenmishmash.blogspot.com/2011/01/unakka-meen-curry-dried-fish-cooked.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mishmash !)15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382625508268634925.post-6479854533762437895Sat, 01 Jan 2011 05:11:00 +00002011-01-01T00:20:51.372-05:00Festival SpecialsWith hopes for a healthy and happy year ahead ....Shn, CJJ & Little King.http://kitchenmishmash.blogspot.com/2011/01/hopes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mishmash !)12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382625508268634925.post-3570308128086882598Tue, 21 Dec 2010 05:39:00 +00002010-12-21T16:14:08.624-05:00Desserts-Cakes-CookiesFestival SpecialsWe have’nt met you…..We don’t know who you are……We don’t know where you are ……Yet…You make us smile , You make us laugh,You shower us with words of love and warmth,You make us feel special !We wish we could celebrate these holidays with you! We send you a box full of season’s best wishes and some rum balls to spike up the holiday spirits!LuvShn, CJJ & Little Kinghttp://kitchenmishmash.blogspot.com/2010/12/for-you.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mishmash !)20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382625508268634925.post-592048364402895021Wed, 15 Dec 2010 05:15:00 +00002011-01-13T13:32:53.205-05:00Kerala RecipesI woke up last Saturday with a head full of plans…….soak fruits and nuts for the fruitcake, finalise the goodies for the gift basket, check the availability of orange blossom water in local shops to make the Moroccan fekkas that has evoked my curiosity ever since I saw it here, wrap up the weekly shopping before the blizzard hit the ground and finish cooking for the week ahead. Instead, that http://kitchenmishmash.blogspot.com/2010/12/mulaku-curry-chilies-peppers-in-sweet.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mishmash !)14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382625508268634925.post-3131106450649198226Thu, 09 Dec 2010 06:15:00 +00002010-12-09T12:59:20.161-05:00Kerala RecipesWords seem to have deserted me……thoughts seem to have left the shore long time ago…..yet there is an honest desire to breathe some life into this space. I remember reading an article sometime back, about blogger's block and according to the author, one of the options to handle the crisis is to start writing and posting again even if they come out boring. Well, that sounds like a plan to me, if http://kitchenmishmash.blogspot.com/2010/12/carrot-achaar-pickled-carrots-simple-is.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mishmash !)23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382625508268634925.post-5880669427314891049Fri, 03 Dec 2010 04:33:00 +00002010-12-03T14:53:58.958-05:00Little KingYour eyes sparkled everytime you saw that yellow little thing with orange beak on the diaper caddy…Your third word was “du..dda” and you blushed with excitement everytime you got it right….You woke up from nap saying “du..dda” and you had the winning smile again that melted my heart ….I wanted to see that same twinkle in your eyes and blush on your cheeks one more time last week when we were http://kitchenmishmash.blogspot.com/2010/12/for-you-little-kingfor-your-duckie-love.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mishmash !)39tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382625508268634925.post-4607265842834721465Wed, 15 Sep 2010 04:01:00 +00002010-09-17T11:41:37.305-05:00Kuttanadan RecipesLittle King“Small Talk said...I m from Kainakary...its a hamlet in Kuttanaad...with immense love and warmth I extend a warm invite to visit our beautiful land...all the stories tht u hv heard...and the images people painted for u will be dwarfed wen u see it for urself....if Kerala is Gods own Land...Kuttanaad is the street the he lives on....Until very recently western vegetables like cauliflower.beans http://kitchenmishmash.blogspot.com/2010/09/glimpse-into-day-to-day-life-of-people.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mishmash !)30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382625508268634925.post-8977902537180471687Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:37:00 +00002010-09-09T17:03:55.827-05:00It would be really unfair if I start today’s post with an opening line that I do not fancy chocolates but I love the simplest things like Jeerakamittai/Candied cumins and Kappalandi Mittai/Candied groundnuts. I am sure , even before finish reading the line CJJ would give me that , “ helloooo….are u sure? “ look and smile considering the current situation that I have eaten more than my share fromhttp://kitchenmishmash.blogspot.com/2010/09/jeerakamittaicandied-cumins-colours-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mishmash !)10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382625508268634925.post-4461853954756245313Mon, 30 Aug 2010 04:25:00 +00002010-08-30T00:01:31.514-05:00Kerala RecipesKerala SnacksReaders CornerA guest post by Soja Suresh, from the Readers Corner...I might be repeating myself but I can’t help emphasising this point that it is always the people behind food and the taste memories associated with the same that gives most dishes a character and uniqueness of its own. As we try to replicate those dishes, either to savour a comforting memory or to connect to one’s roots, whatever be the drivehttp://kitchenmishmash.blogspot.com/2010/08/uzhunnappam-local-specialty-from-scenic.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mishmash !)11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382625508268634925.post-5670167732609793344Mon, 23 Aug 2010 22:04:00 +00002010-12-21T16:14:25.688-05:00Festival SpecialsWanted to wish you all in advance......yet I believe there 're a couple more days left before you forget the beauty,togetherness and deliciousness of the season Onam brought.....Hope all of you had a fabulous time and we wish all our dear readers, friends and families the prosperity of the season!LuvLittle King, Shn & CJJhttp://kitchenmishmash.blogspot.com/2010/08/straight-from-heartthough-bit-late.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mishmash !)13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382625508268634925.post-7416570061219371892Sat, 21 Aug 2010 04:19:00 +00002010-08-23T17:15:04.771-05:00Finger FoodsKerala RecipesKerala SnacksLittle KingFriday evening….more specifically, one of those days I had that I-want-to-feel-good itch. And I had made plans. I wanted to go to the riverside , show Little King his favorite duckies, stroll by the yacht club and sit somewhere, relax and drench in the beauty of the blue canvas dotted with fleet of yachts and watch the hawking seagulls flying on that clear blue sky…….I was playing with Little http://kitchenmishmash.blogspot.com/2010/08/i-crave-parippu-vada-chaaya.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mishmash !)19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382625508268634925.post-5175792039318986389Mon, 16 Aug 2010 04:22:00 +00002010-08-20T10:56:45.911-05:00Kerala RecipesThey may not have a velvety skin as those blushing apricots……..yet that mellowed shade of yellow makes them handsome right at the time they ripen and mature….….and unlike apricots, they have a beautiful heart that’s laced with natural red designs woven by Mother Nature herself….…….and put them in the company of feathery light freshly grated coconut, rosy pearl onions and slender green chillies http://kitchenmishmash.blogspot.com/2010/08/jaathikka-chammanthi-ground-coarse.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mishmash !)13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382625508268634925.post-897323504680277589Wed, 11 Aug 2010 03:54:00 +00002010-08-11T08:55:23.027-05:00Kerala RecipesAlmost a fortnight ago, on one of my routine calls to home, my mother filled me in on the gathering they had at her brother’s place earlier that day. They were meeting my uncle’s family after several years and my mother was quite delighted to see her nephews and niece after such a long gap. With bursts of excitement, she went on talking about them and how all three of them have blossomed into http://kitchenmishmash.blogspot.com/2010/08/kerala-pork-fryolathiyathu.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mishmash !)17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382625508268634925.post-4981359967909092550Wed, 04 Aug 2010 07:06:00 +00002010-08-04T21:16:11.349-05:00Finger FoodsKerala RecipesKerala SnacksOnce again, I felt like that little girl who walked into the classroom , after a long leave of absence, fearing if friends would welcome her back into their group ,share same level of closeness or feel some sort of disconnect and to her surprise, she was delighted to notice that warm smile on her friends’ faces. That’s exactly what I experienced, a note of reassurance and support, while surfing http://kitchenmishmash.blogspot.com/2010/08/ari-vada-easy-savory-donut-shaped.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mishmash !)26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382625508268634925.post-7138606444218071353Wed, 21 Jul 2010 01:42:00 +00002010-07-20T21:17:51.130-05:00Desserts-Cakes-CookiesLittle KingIt’s been more than 7 months since my last post!! I don’t know where to start.....it would be an understatement if I say, I was overwhelmed seeing your messages on my last one and the bunch of emails I received…..those thoughtful wishes, messages loaded with words of love and prayers, kisses and hugs sent across for our little boy, that bit of happiness you felt for us brought a lump in my http://kitchenmishmash.blogspot.com/2010/07/helooooo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mishmash !)44tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382625508268634925.post-7871345203057977013Mon, 14 Dec 2009 03:20:00 +00002009-12-13T22:25:57.742-05:00Little King..... with a blessed gift from God...Our precious little pea...Our Little King ...born on a late November afternoon... :)LuvShnhttp://kitchenmishmash.blogspot.com/2009/12/santa-came-early.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mishmash !)189tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382625508268634925.post-7173496799093232088Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:28:00 +00002009-11-30T21:30:46.190-05:00Kerala RecipesKerala SnacksTypically, a steamed round rice cake leavened with yeast, sweetened with sugar and flavored with the wonderful aroma and taste of cardamom, dotted with golden brown cashew nuts and plumped up raisins, that satiated my hunger innumerable times as a “Naalumani palahaaram” for those after-school tea time sessions, because of the ease with which my mother could whip it up by just steaming the http://kitchenmishmash.blogspot.com/2009/11/vatteppamvattayappam-keralas-queen-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mishmash !)28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382625508268634925.post-5978187901488305169Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:39:00 +00002009-11-23T13:26:17.706-05:00Festival SpecialsKerala RecipesKerala SnacksMalabar RecipesReaders CornerA glance into a mesmerizing temple festival basking in the old world charm of rituals and practices and a simple traditional food that gains a personality of its own because of all the tales and rituals associated with it……I had one such gem in my mail box early this week from Revathy, who shared with us the recipe for Kannur Style Kalathappam/Kalthappam. Here’s excerpts from a couple of mails http://kitchenmishmash.blogspot.com/2009/11/pooram-ada-festival-specialty-linked-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mishmash !)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382625508268634925.post-8860586606522292332Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +00002009-11-20T00:49:51.429-05:00Desserts-Cakes-CookiesKerala RecipesKerala SnacksAs I wrote in my previous post, I fall in love with recipes that comes with a story and history, which gives them a soul and character of its own, no matter how simple the recipe is. Such recipes take me to a bygone era I have not been part of. That’s what happens most of the time when I approach the elderly men and women in our family for recipes and dishes cooked during their childhood……at http://kitchenmishmash.blogspot.com/2009/11/achappam-kerala-style-rosettes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mishmash !)33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382625508268634925.post-1000858030981735770Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:28:00 +00002009-12-03T13:32:42.058-05:00BeveragesKerala RecipesMalabar RecipesReaders CornerA simple unpretentious drink by description yet the moment you gulp down that first sip the suspicious glance hidden at the corner of the eyes earlier, turns into one of a pleasant surprise followed by nodding of head in agreement. And if such a down to earth blend is accompanied with some vivid tales and imagery from the past, that’s a recipe to win your hearts. Such recipes come with a soul andhttp://kitchenmishmash.blogspot.com/2009/11/chakkara-vellam-simple-drink-from-olden.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mishmash !)16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382625508268634925.post-4264740788892158250Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:43:00 +00002009-11-11T00:43:05.568-05:00Kerala RecipesKerala SnacksMalabar RecipesReaders Corner“Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter…” How eloquently Keats captured the power of imagination in those beautiful lines!!!! And I must admit , when it comes to food, never tasted or seen, my imagination has no bounds, especially if the food in discussion is painted with a heightened magical image through someone else’s words………..that was the case with Kinnathappam (Kannur http://kitchenmishmash.blogspot.com/2009/11/attempt-to-make-kannur-style.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mishmash !)24