Cooking & Spices

Answer-first guides on Kerala spices, storage, sourcing, flavor differences, and practical kitchen use.

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Which Spices Go Into a Kerala Sadya?

A Kerala sadya is light on heavy spices. The spices across sambar, rasam, avial and payasam, and where cardamom and pepper come in.

Which Spices Go Into a Kerala Sadya?

A Kerala sadya is light on heavy spices. The spices across sambar, rasam, avial and payasam, and where cardamom and pepper come in.

Kerala Mushroom Pepper Fry (Vegetarian)

A vegetarian Kerala-style pepper fry with mushrooms, shallots, curry leaves and lots of freshly crushed black pepper. Quick, dry and full of flavour.

Kerala Mushroom Pepper Fry (Vegetarian)

A vegetarian Kerala-style pepper fry with mushrooms, shallots, curry leaves and lots of freshly crushed black pepper. Quick, dry and full of flavour.

Kerala Vegetable Stew: Mild, Fragrant, Easy

A mild Kerala vegetable stew with coconut milk and whole spices, kept pale on purpose. Ingredients, method and common mistakes.

Kerala Vegetable Stew: Mild, Fragrant, Easy

A mild Kerala vegetable stew with coconut milk and whole spices, kept pale on purpose. Ingredients, method and common mistakes.

Kerala Mutton Stew With Whole Spices

A mild, creamy Kerala mutton stew with coconut milk, whole spices and pepper. The spice list, method, and why white pepper suits this dish.

Kerala Mutton Stew With Whole Spices

A mild, creamy Kerala mutton stew with coconut milk, whole spices and pepper. The spice list, method, and why white pepper suits this dish.

Kerala Fish Curry Spices: What Goes In and Why

The spices used in Kerala fish curry with amounts for 500 g of fish, why whole spices are kept to a minimum, how red curry, moilee and coconut fish curry...

Kerala Fish Curry Spices: What Goes In and Why

The spices used in Kerala fish curry with amounts for 500 g of fish, why whole spices are kept to a minimum, how red curry, moilee and coconut fish curry...

How Much Cardamom for Payasam (and When to Add It)

How much cardamom to use in Kerala payasam and pradhaman, when to add it, and how the amount changes for each type.

How Much Cardamom for Payasam (and When to Add It)

How much cardamom to use in Kerala payasam and pradhaman, when to add it, and how the amount changes for each type.

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