Come Christmas, home cook and culinary expert Marina Charles is busy baking her signature Orappam, a dessert that is must at homes in St. Andrews, a serene, beachside village, 14 kilometres from Thiruvananthapuram. Rice flour is cooked in coconut milk with sugar and ghee till it achieves a thick paste-like consistency. A little fennel is … Read more
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has said signs of the Portuguese regime should be wiped out, with the State having been liberated from its rule more than 60 years ago. “We need to start afresh,” Mr. Sawant said during an event on June 6 and hailed Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj for stopping the destruction … Read more
Muttamaala, a signature dish from Malabar | Photo Credit: K. Ragesh Heaps of golden-coloured noodle-like strands served on a whitish marble-like base make their appearance in many bakeries in Kerala during this time of the year. It is only made on special occasions or during Ramzan, Called Muttamaala, the literal translation of which is ‘egg … Read more